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Show PASTOR SCORES TOBACCO ANTIS Rev. Elmer I. Goshen Said Bill If Passed Would Be Disobeyed SALT LAKE, Jan. 29. -Characterizing the u.- ni tobarc o i a p. rHonal HUbJoct. Rev Klnier I. Qosnen 01 th I First Congregational churcb, yesterday yester-day speaklnf; to Salt I,nk buaini BB men at the Commercial club, denouno-ed denouno-ed the bill before (he legislature to curb the .sale of clgarets. "If you pass Iho anil tob&COO bill you'll put a law on the statute bonk i bal srlll not bo n ipt cted or obej ed but will only senre to bring all laws In this state Into Contempt," the pastor pas-tor said. SPEAKER APPLAUDED. His remarks were greetfd with out bursts ol applause. 'The tub.l'-ct upon which I was asked to speak this evening is "Mod oration," a word that the present age doesn't know much about. Never since the time that man first Inhabited Inhabit-ed this earth has Immoderation or fanaticism fa-naticism e.xlti-d as It does today "A few years ago the legislature of ibis state and other states, and flnallj I the federal government, enacted a measure of prohibition that could not be. enforced. The result Is that it has jmcouraged tntempr rr nee, the vrr thl&g that It eras Intended 10 prevent j You men know that You might not 'sny so. but it's the truth, nevertheless. "S nator T 10. McKay, president of the state senate, has just told you that (here nre jorne people whoso only in teres! in ihe legislature is to see that tho contingent expense bin is passed. Then they would Just as soon see It adjourn. I must frankly confess that I am beginning to feel that way m self. AGE OF FANATICISM. "This Is an age of fanaticism. I have been called upon to talk and I'm I going to lay tht cards out oh the ia-! ia-! bic. I hare do commercial interests at stake and I am going to say Just . what I think. "I have lived in this slate twenty-two twenty-two year- and 1 love Utah. The state i bus had many trials and It has been j both fortunate and unfortunate. But there is one thing that we should do land that Is to fight out our battles (right hero In Utah. It Is much more j desirable than to have It done by a' ' 1lil.tr. I Kor.li In Dliatlil - ,., 1 else, and we can do It. i "But I am fearful Why? You know as well as I do. V.v are not laying out our cards, to fight our own bat ties." j ''Gentlemen, don't enact legislation (that will arouse a spirit of antagonism outside this stale against us. 1 understand, under-stand, for Instance; thai you want lo prohibit the use of tobacco, (tn thiti question 1 want to si y that 1 hav friends in both camps, that is, smokers and nonsmokers. "I realize that there are men who Hmoke to excess. I know that it Is very offensive to one who doesn: smoke to have a smoker blow smok-.-In his face. There aro meetings, such as this, ut which It is not appropriate for oue to smoke But that is a matter mat-ter that should be governed by one's J conduct as a gentleman. It Is a personal per-sonal subject and not within the Jur Isdiction of any lawmaking body." At this point the Rev. (Joshen was interrupted by an outburst of applause. ap-plause. "If you pass the antltobacco bill you'll put a law on the Statute books lhat will not be respected . r obeyed, but will !-f-rv- onl to briiu all laws of the st:ue into contempt;" PROHIBITION IS FAILURE "I recall tonight that I attended a 'meeting In thll tery room a cornpara Lively short time ago when agitation in favor ol prohibition was rife in this State. It was stated by .he speakers on that occasion lhat when prohibition became effective it would put an end ; to poverty ncd crime. Ye have had national prohibition for more than a year cud this country is now In tho J midst of the greatest crime wave In j its history. "Durlne the vear 1'I20 Ihorr u-rrr 'more homicides In tho city of Chicago than th-rt were in England, Scotland , nnd Wales. Some atlribute this Amer j lean crime wave to an aftermath of Ithe war. but England. Scotland and J Wales were a great deal closer to the W'ar than we were. ANARCHY ENCOURAGED "We must look at ili-.- tilings as they are. Don't try to 'kid' yourselves Into thinking that thv are as we : would like to have them When you write a law so drastic that It canuot be enforced, you encourage anarchy and disrespoct for law. "There should be legislation to pre vent children lrom using tobacco; but in the case of a man 21 years of ago it is entirely a personal matter I don't think that you will enact such a law I don't Ihlnk that you will be foolish enough to do that. Things are going along nicely. Why throw a monkey-wrench monkey-wrench into the machine? "I love this state It is a wonderful J state. In mineral resources and Industry Indus-try It 1b tho Pennsylvania Of the west Let's not go Into any fanaticism. Lot's J not do anything peculiar, or anythlDt; lhat will invoke criticism outside of the state." oo |