Show THE ANTI Ll LAW 1 j J To To- tinker or not to t tinker tinker that that thatis is qi question It conCo confronts item item- leg slature of b hers bers rs of tho nth legislature the state the te teof of- of Utah Utah which b will meet two weeks two fl from m The tf tink- tink k- k is the pre present anti 1 law J says says the Sa Salt t Lake Tribune Ju Just t now so solar far as can an bc bet learned learn learn- ed d opinion opinion bot n le an anti and outside o o of seventy SCY seventy five five men lUC who ill fill be he the fifteenth legislature legislature barri barring barring ig of course election contests contest is Is y divided into into three camps amps There m. m are who wile wo would rather endure those ills we have than titan fly lly I 1 to tJ its others L that we wot riot not of There is a second camp camp composed of men who think think think-It- it would be more preferable to present unenforceable then Ulen- iol tor at r r ast ie forc T 1 laW taken taken- orr off the the statute books Then Theis TJi n they say if IE PI public sentiment nt will not condone lle a r return turn to former Cornier oI ner con conditions adopt the the Iowa Iowa plan Plait of or U licensing the sale of cigar ts requiring requiring ing ing ig U that at the licensee pay a tax tar ta of so 50 much uch per pac package age and let let- the tho revenue rev rev- Cli e go go to the proper pr proper per enforcement the of-the law against the tho sale of tobacco e co co to minors They aver aver that even a of taVor 1 1 cent a package pa luige on 5 fill not trot only provide an ample fund for the st strict lct enforcement of or s 's such a a law v but will furnish a c comfortable e surplus to turn to f turn into the state general gener gener- al fund which it is confessed is sadly sadly sad sad- ly iy in need of any revenue revenue- revenue revenue-it it attn And there is a third camp said to tobe tobe tobe be gaining strength daily as the time for forr the session approaches es which would so to speak to-speak speak revise the the present law upwards upwards meaning meaning jj tty by that that the they propose propos to to extend the I law to cover covel tobacco in all its forms and t to rid id Utah of the smoke nuisance for on once e and all J Lice up 11 up I Uncertain ln J Just st how y strong this movement isor Is Isor isor or is likely to o become becom will yllI probably not HOt be definitely certain m until after the J legislature has lias u met diet t. t It is certain certain tain ever hO however that SOl some B members of the legislature re said to be from fron outside outside outside out out- side cou counties leJ have at least indicated indica- indica ed that they are seri consIdering consider consIder- considering ing a proposition The tobacco trade itself Is giving some attention to the Iowa plan but buto soS so o far as as has lias been Jeen learned the merchants mer chants are not anxious to lo pr precipitate any any light fight at all aIL at tl the e coming legis legis- lature laturo This however at least one merchant was wa willing to admit was nut not because se they do riot not feel strongly strong strong- ly on the subject ct but because so far faras faras fars as s their in investigation has gone they are are not assured that the they would eV even l have a fighting chance for success They did not f feel like feel like trying to lo knock knockdown a wall heads down clown a stone slone with melr However should the school of of thought snow now much nuch Sh strength there Is little doubt that those to such laws would at least seek to carry the war into the enemy's country by the introduction of some such plan in Quandary The situation of the time dea dealer er in to tob tobacco tobacco to- to b bacco cc at at present it Is pointed out is not a very enviable one If It he lie sells iw- iw he always awas awa's lua has the consciousness con con- SCIO that he Is breaking the law lav even ven If he so far so o- o far hits hats not had m much rea to f fear foai h prosecution when Jt it conies come Acquittals have be been n uniform once such prosecutions prosecutions got before a j jury However the reputable lie merchant would much notch prefer to r. to g go to go-to to s sonic some me trouble to 0 the Ill law law- lawthan V. than to break It wit wittingly As for the consumer r he Is Ot 1 not only on on- only ly breaking the law when he buys a package a I age of over tho the counter countI count count- counter I er cr but he is also also compelled to pay bootleg prices for his smokes The I tobacco merchants are aio not noL noL- dh disposed ose i I to cut margins on a n. commodity the thes s sale le of oC which ma may at any time limo ren- ren ren 1 I each liable to I Isay a good stiff fino fine to toS S say the least I There Thore Is ono one of the strong argal- argal of the Iowa licensing l plan lau As understood in Utah now n now w that plan ylan calls or or a tax of or one-cent one a pac package age ageon on It is declared that if the ille dealer lealer were assured that he Ile was within l the law v he could pay sucha such a ta tax tai and and still supply the at a price 0 appreciably under the present priceS prices charged for Ey Even Eyen ll a cent one tax It is stated would net the state general fund a revenue of a year on present business In Utah So that It is argued argued argued ar ar- gued such a provision would benefit benefit bene bene- fit the state the dealer and the consumer consumer con con- sumer alil alike e It could It Is pointed out provide a special fund Rind for supervision supervision super super- vision Islon of or the enforcement of salutary salu salu- lary tary regulation of traffic in tobacco and to the correction of those misuses misuses mis mis- uses led to the passage of ur the present legislation lon while It is contended contended contended con con- tended the present ent la law w has las las' proved its inefficiency n really correcting ng those evils 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