Show WE is THE TESTIMONY OF AN AMER ICAN IN LONDON gaston warns house of lords against the bribery tactics of tobacco trust 1 london july 3 edward page gaston of chicago testified today before the select committee of the house of lords on juvenile smoking that the worst article america sent to great britain was the american cigarette it Is worse ho said than chicago tinned meat mr gaston also warned british legislators isla tors against attempt at bribery on the part of the american tobacco trust in order to balk unfriendly leg isolation earl beauchamp chairman of the committee closely questioned mr gaston regarding the effect of the american laws against the sale of tobacco to alnora and he stated that nearly one fourth of alio population of the united states was now benefited through livin gunder anti cigarette jeg the proposed british bill which probably will receive the endorsement of the house of lords committee provides for a fine of 5 for the first of benso in supplying tobacco to minors 10 tor a second and the revocation of tho offenders license on a third conviction |