The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-06
70 BAR PICTURES OF FIGHT
,URI>TIlN ENDEAJOR STARTS
,OI NTRYWIDE CAMPAIGN.
,nlrf sylvester % Washington Also Acts
Na,or SchwAb oG Cincinnati Joins
baltimore Heard From stimulates
Rarr Hatred IL the Main objection.


baltimore Heard Prom stimulates
Rarr Hatred IL the Main On JectIsn.
ro>ro~. July S.-The United Society
cp.H-,,t an Endeavor. which has branches
m every city and town in this country
&. vel as in many foreign countries. has
f.gln ~ campaign against the public
rslt pictures.
Tomorrow the Boston society. through
is secretary. william shaw. will address
4 r-titiOn 20 the Governor OF every state
IN the Union asking that the pictures be
barred from their respective States on
the ground that they are a reproduction
Of a form .. entertainment against which
there 10 a statute law and that the repro
duc,ion Ivy moving pictures is a. had as
The entertainment itself.
secretary shaw intends to put the
matter up TO Mayor Fitzgerald in person.
The Mayor he says, has the granting Of
all amusement licenses in this city and can
stop the reproduction OF the picture. u
he s.-a at.
Its intended by the Christian Endeavor
SoCsty 10 carry its campaign against
the pictures in every city and town where
It has a working organization.
WAsnuSoroS. July S. countrywide
movement To prevent moving picture
shows from exhibiting the views Of the
Johnson -Jetfries fisht at Reno has been
startsI in this city. Major Richard
sylvester. Chief Of Police Of Washing ton
And president of the International A.
.ociation OF Police Chiefs. IL behind
Major sylvester -aid tina, the In
irrational Association at it- last meet
Ing went on record in opposition To such
shows on the ground that they tended
10 encourage crime
-Read the press dispatches this morn
rns.- he said. -Johnsons victory melted
-at- In many towns. The fight was had
enough in itself, but the pictures woult
rrrk infinitely more mischief. II would
ing the scrap into thousands Of neigh
borhooda. and in cities like Washin Vt on.
With 4 large negro population. the Pic
'I-cs would stir up hatred. fights would
follow. and in their wake shooting ARRAYS
and other hwless acts
" tho last meeting of the International
Association Of Police Chiefs ". A. Pinker-
ton Of Chicago otferC a resolution IN which
Nas let forth that the police Of the coun-
~ should array itself against all moving
2. ture shows that cast ridicIle on the
rolIco or that In any way tended 10 en-
c1.rage crime. The association in this
-@solution deprecated aud condemned
.-uvtng picture shows that are making
- Representations 81 thu police to-
gcth.r with tragedies, burRlarIe> and all
other displays tending Ia corrupt uuhli'
morals, a. they tend Ia the encourage
nent Of crime.
In my opinion said Major sylvester.
~. fght pictures come under the class
- exhibitions condemned by the associa-
t,n. Two hundred chiefs Of police were
present when the Pinkerton resolu-
ton was adopted.
There are approximately I?s moving
.lCtur, shows IN Washington Mos; of
hem are neighborhood Affairs. although
u"ra ara twenty or more pretentious
ling picture show hous~s on the lad |
g tnoroughfare-. The managers pf al
'r.-.. concerns have been figuring ON a rich |
harvest Immediately on the receipt Of tho |,
E-ro light reels
Major sylvester - confident that the |
district legal authorities will put Ian on |
n. aght pictures.
JiNCISNATI. July Mayor Schwab |
s.f t,-day that the Johnson -Jehrie~ |
tg'' pictures will not BE- shown in Gin |
ornati He reached the conclusion 20 |
tar tho pictures on two grounds: That |
sry r-,rehght is had. and that this par |
'.-.'.r tight ~ calculated to stir mp race |
aat-ei The Mayor said:
{ will not allow the pictures ~ the |
Johnson -Jefres fight To he shown in
tr"Iunati I cannot share the opinion |
= ;hn-" who believe such an exhibit ION |
b.. any good effects in any manner. even |
70 rrrmoting physical culture do not |
INK u would be an elevsting TIA ing to
s..N these pictures to be shown IN the |
r...rg picture theatres 81 our city. II
v'.'i not h" consistent ca bar an actual
isa' and then allow a Photographic re-
-rdH.r.u
'R.' 'h"r.. ~ another reason for barring
-. Iarticular tight. IL will promote
a". hatred Thousands of earnest men
anG mon are and have been striving
'or wears =" eliminate. or at least soften.
~ ''rIiic" IN this country. and es-
r-"..v 300 tho South. Rut here comes
ssrg 'hr- fight. and while We may prn-
earn 'r-n IA" housatpp@ that u 10 not a
matte Of -acs'. vet the fart - that it IN
ihlc" -.un by tho lower elements 81 both
re.
- brow what strength | have to
ir"-'f'.Is any addition to this blunder
y '' age. md while ! am Mayor there
VI b.. ..,'r hilton " these pictures
h.rlv"HF July .. The police COM
vs. ar- have asked the Mayor To pro-
th' 20" Inhibition ~ moving psctrrua
Oh. J"rr.-.-JohnSon fizht. Police
N7'.. ftran ~ outspoken in his
-. o." said
~" ..." large color~d population
''' . '.." e,nihition - the pictures
,.-f. .. .... rt'.al troubles. Personally
...r." IN theSr boxing contests
N.f. and oolored pugilists or
vice. ..- ''..,.s' thore II always a Ioa-i-
'.."rr uart sans getting into alter
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