The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-14
A LIBERAL SABBATH
ALL NEW YORK IS STIRRED OVER
 SITUATION.
Ministers, Acters,. Labor Representa- lives And Citizens Appear Before The AIdermanic Board And
 Argue the Issue.

New York, Dec, 13-whether New Workers are to have more hnerai Sunday than is permitted under the present law as recently interprated py Supreme Court Justice o'Gorman, was debated at a public hearing before an aldermanic committee today.
 To this committee has been referred by the board of. aldermen a resolution designed, to qualify the present legal restrictions so far as they may pc modified without, bringing city or dinances into conflict with the penal code. The suggested charges which may be incorporated in the new city charter would allow such entertain- ments of a musical and intellectual order as would not violate the tradi- tional significance of the day. They provide for the opening of the theatres. opera houses other places where con certs have long been held on the Sab bath. ~ s~
 Proponents and opponents of the resolution were heard by the commit tee which will report to the full board next Tuesday What this report will be, if already determined, Is not known. Next Sunday will necessarily be "Blue" as was last, although the Eden Musee and some of the penny arcades have secured injunctions through which they will be able to do business as usual. The theatrical men generally will not force the issue but await the action of the board.
 Protestant, Catholic, German and Jewish societies and labor organiza- tions were represented today.
 Canon William S. Chase. of the Episcopal church. proposed q supsti- tute ordina nee permitting concerts after 4 D. m, on Sunday but not in the arf in HrnetI1rna and under the direction of commission to be appointed for that purpose.
 pr. F. c. Iglehart. representing some Methodist churches declares that money was the object of the advocates of the open theatre and that they wanted a Sunday which might be called a debauch.
 David J. Blaustein declared that the Yiddish theatres of the lower east side took the place of Divine services Tor many Jewish people. The stage was a moral necessity for them.
 For the United German Societies, Theo. sutro said that there should be @ clear distinction between the church and the government and that the government should not enforce church regulations. Keep all clean amuse- ments open" he added
 Walter Dan1rosh. declared that his musicians ulu not TeBdTu tAcii ouAApss concerts as work, and that the finan- cial end was of little consequence. "we claim the right of American citi- zens," he said. "We do not want a Scotch Sunday in America"
 Rev. Dr. Madison C. Peters advocated a sane Sunday and favored the re- opening of the theatres
 Representatives of the Actors National Brotherhood and the White Rats, the vaudeville organization. pleaded for reopening.
 A speaker for the Federation of Catholic Societies of New York said that organization favored modest, de- corous entertainments on Sunday and that the Catholic sentiment was not for 6 Puritanica1 but for Christian Sunday. -..
 Joseph Barondess. for the Fedora tion of Jewish organizations. asked that the theatres be opened. .,.
 A speaker for the Central Federated Union of 250. 900 workingnien also ask ed that the theatres be opened.