The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-05-10
ORPHAN
|NItTOBACCO DRIVE
I.rpe ONE AND ALL,
nm REPORTS OF I'M
ITnrNG CAMPAIGN,
IposIJJM OF DISAvOWALS

l. Methodist Board and Other
I:,.+ions of Intention to War
4 LADY, Nicotine. No Reform
HAS Been Planned
E1NGToN, May Another 70 !,
,.ode has been repudiated
l,sional reiormers'
>; tobacco movement, suppos-
t,a tbe full and enthusiastic
n many il not all the national
formations, has gone the
|tbe Sunday blue law" cam,
i. i djsowned and dlscredited
slleged authors
Eniornation is contained in a
H. Of disavowals issued by
Of temperance, prohibition
Blic morals Of the Methodist
1 church. itself one of the most
Aof the reform bodies in Amer
plv does the Methodist board
Il it is a party to any move
the prohibition OF the per-
Of tobacco by adults, but 1t
he Women's Christian Tenn
Union to the same effect; it
h. International Reform Blu
Anti-Saloon League, the
Cooperative League and the
Reform Association as being
ted in any plan to deprive the
woman of the privilege Of
or chewing tobacco or OF
snuff.
rts Seem Well-Founded.
he success of the prohibition
IA reports spread through the
that a campaign would be in
against the nicotine evil as
against the drug habit. These
seemed to be we'll founded
ti-tobacco legislation appeared
klber OF state legislatures, par
in Utah and Idaho.
agitators went 50 far as to
that an amendment to the fed
ktitution ought to be adopted
ould prohibit the manufacture
Of tobacco in the same sense
manufacture and sale of intox-
fquor had been prohibited. The
the Women's Christian Tenn
Union was associated with this
fine movement.
b by these suggestions the
t board has found it desirable
Pre- the country that the more
OF the public moral bodies
ping to do with the campaign
obaccO, except perhaps as that
Is used by minors.
what the Women's Chris
pperance Union is quoted as
National Women's Christian
bee Union brands as untrue
e that it is engaged in a Sc
palgn for an amendment to
tuition prohibiting tobacco.
however, continue its educa-
lPalgn; it will urge the strict
fnt OF the laws forbidding the
oacco to minors; it will con-
protest against untruthful and
advertisements and against
sing habit OF smoking among
ethodlst board then adds:
llltude Of other reform or
IS practically identical with
Ne T board and the Women's
temperance Union. 1t is not
me prohibition of the per-
Of tobacco by adults; it is
10 secure prohibition OF
ing on Sunday; it is not try
' rure a national Sunday law
, ! whatever.
Reform Drive Planned.
l !! Reform Bureau
HI. III lor a good deal of criti-
"', ~ !. and presumably it is
{radlcal. But DR.. Crafts
-, 'ial while they are circu-
u %'% IJ branding tobacco as a
Eno oody and mind, and while
Exporting existent and pro-
Sid 10 to keep tobacco from
~ %aoIts we do not, nor do
" tb,' any national reform or
h ," a; aoes advocate anything
ii n O. tobacco prohibition.
con raIooh League has denied
-l WSiIa :. Cooperative League
t %i.le It does not look upon
lo ouaGco with favor they do
r sSoaSl against the use
5i ;mrspt to prevent the sale
~ Reform Association
bitior - no movement to Sc
dn1tn ;, OF o. personal use of to-
e5t therefore, sa the anti-tobac-
weed ~ lar as it relates to
an. Nobo!y, adults, is a legis-
ap. NOBODY =; is willing to ad-
h. VI VI 1t or to serve as a
lave paroo - propaganda
Be- be- Ape APPEARED in the arena
iTdS'lng their time and
Say gS', dags.a crusade that the
uoeS not exist.
effect Husband"