The Washington times., 1910-08-02
Parading White Female
Companion Before Public
in BraZen Manner.
WAR ON PICTURES
A MINOR MATTER
Films Not Raising as Much Race
Prejudice as Negroes
Conduct.

NEW YORK. Aug I'm view OF tnt
countryside agitation against the eAl'i
bi-ion Of the JohnsOn-JefIries fight pic
t,,res- as tending 10 stir I'D race preju-
dice todav's Morning TeIegr1Qh prints
a fvro-coIuvau/st story OF JOhnsoE's alleged
abandonment Of his white wife IN Chi
caao and his subsequent fragrant asso-
citation with another white woman. and
calls upon the police TO suppress this
exhibition BY the negro champiS@ as
FAR more subversive Of public morals
and conducive to race hatred
The telegraph makes the story lis
lead. and pleads in justification for It's
publication. the following
Lesson for AgitatoTS.
The case Of johnson and this woman
who vas born IN Brooklyn BY the
way. and brought I'D in New YOrk-and
Of Johnscn's white wife. whom he threw
out TO make place for his latest ann
fly, is simply cited TO show those eN-
r1ar7s .o,v newspapers which are daily
CRYING 10 Governor Hughes OF anyone
else in the world. to stop the prizefEht
p3ctures. that there are other things IN
connection with johnson that might
very well attract official inquiry and
prohibition"
The Teleeraph asks whether the pic
lures of the fight are more vitiating
10 virtue than the spectacle OF JACK
Johnson in real life paraGing a White
woman through the streets OF New
York IN a 90-horsepower automobile ana
displaying her in association with him
self IN pubic. though in very low
Wayz'
Johnson net his present. companion,
the Telegraph says. in this city, took
her TO Chicago with him. and installed
her in his home. driving out his legal
wife She IS the same woman. the paper
saws. who vas with the colOred champ
ion in his training quarters. Johnson 5
handlers not having the sense Of pro
priety even 10 exclude her from his cot
tage when Governor DickersOn. al Ne
vada paid his respects 10 the colOTed
fighter
Concerning Boston
The Telegraph says. Of Mayor Fitz-
gerald. Of Boston, who forbids the
fight pictures
DOCS not this mayor, who is evident
" suffering from Inflammation Of his
public conscience. know that 1000 white
women are married TO 1900 negI Oes?
Doesn't he further know that there
are 100 other white women inmates
Of resorts known as black and tan
visited entirely by negroes, or whites
who are Iower2 # he is not aware OF
these facts he viii be In full posses
sion OF them with the receipt OF this
paper, and can readily verify this
assertion. which IS that $500 white
women are maintaining either marital
relations. sO-Called, or open and no
toriusly criminal relations with ne
gToes in the city Of Boston. This sounds
like a dream dreamed by George KIb-
be Turner, but II Is not
"Is not this social condition in BOs-
ton much more harmful TO public
morals. much more OF a threat 70 the
peace, order, and the upIift Of Boston.
than would be the exhibition Of the
Jeffries-Johnson pictures-of twO-step
slow and solemn, rnIscaHed a dght2
''Wouldn't Il be better for this Nc
Gunig1e mayor OF Boston to clean up
the city Of culture on the Charles, TO
uproot the vice that already exists, to
reform the degraded and appalling con-
ditiOnS which every census taker and
every policeman IN Boston knows to
exist than 20 wOrry over the removing
by the exhibition Of shodowgraphs? %
IOuQlLlOQS II CnlCdg0.
IN reference to Chief Of Police
Steward. OF Chicago. who forbade The
pictures. the Telegraph says
out in Chicago Leroy T Steward,
chief Of police, has declared against he
exhibition Of the tight pictures Chica-
20 is the superior alone. in the United
States. with the possible exception Of
Philadelphia, 10 Boston in the matter
n
criminal inteTmingling Of races
These assertions are not idle Any
man, who has lived In Chicago long
enough to find his way TO lower State
street, beginning at Jackson and pro-
ceedtnS up 20 Tvventy-second street and
Is IN the slightest degree acquainted
with the district lying between these
knows that the intermingling of races
In Chicago Is not only tolerated but in
times past has even been encouraged bv
the authorities who levied assessments
upon the black or white thus associated
together
1T is said BY wise Chicago paDers
that Steward should be translated from
the police department to the board CT
education as assistant TO that excellent
educator. Mrs Ella Flags Young
Mrs. Young FavoTs Films.
Judging by his actions. Steward has
many more OF the attributes that vyouI5
make him shine as an assistant 10 a
ulatrOn Of an earnest purpose and quick
decision than IN the important job Ike
the chief OF police Mrs Ella FIagE
Young. superintendent Of the public
schools Of Chicago. seems to possess z
preponderance Of the virility and execu-
tive determination which is possessed 10y
the city administration
She Is quoted as saying, with refer
ence 20 the pictures Of the fight, that
she doesn't wish her boys-that is TO
say. sch0Oiboy-to become moIIyeod-
dies. the inference being that Mrs.
Young has sane ideas beneath her tx-
Quisitely parted hair and IS not 50 much
aEitated over theories as she is solicit
touS 10 turn out boys who could 90 cot
into the world men. and girls who could
20 forth women. able 10 Withstand he
1anClful invitations 10 vice that may be
oeduced from Witnessing the moving
pictures OF thoughtful Jefries hang