Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07
RACE PROBLEM NOW
MADE THE HARDER
London Newspaper Opinion of
Reno Frize Fight Result
Is Pessimistic.
NECESSITY SEEN TO
KEEP NEGRO IN CHECK
Admitted That Englishmen Would
Do Same Under Similar Conditions.
PICTURE BAN Is GENERAL
Biograph Reproductions Of Battle
Prohibited in Most American Cit
les as Against Public Decency
and Morals.
Admitted That Englishmen Would
Do Same Under Similar Conditions.
PICTURE BAN Is GENERAL

LONDON, July THE racial conflicts
following the Jeffries-Johnson fight al
Reno are the theme Of general discussion
in the British press. Varying opinions
are expressed, but the universal admis-
sion Is that Johnson's victory has made
the problem for the United States much
harder than before.
The Daily Telegraph in an editorial
says:
1T is useless to hold up the hand OF
reprobation here. These things are brutal
and vile. but behind them lies the abso-
lutte necessity to keep the negro race a
little in check, for If 1t once gets out
of hand there will be worse scenes under
the stars and stripes than have ever yet
been witnessed there"
The Times in an editorial contends that
the fight at Reno. which was conducted
creditably and in a fair and orderly man.
ner. proves nothing. A thousand picked
American whites. the paper says. would
probably beat on equal terms a thousand
picked negroes in any conflict or form
of physical endurance.
Must Recognize American Feeling.
1.-The American feeling must frankly
easy in England. where there is no color
problem. to express indignation at the
lynchings. If confronted with entirely
similar conditions there is much reason
to fear that Englishmen would not be
more tolerant"
The Times thinks that the pivot of the
whole question is the worldwide instinc-
tive feeling against color marriages. and
hopes that the conscience of the Ameri-
can people will in the future make itself
effectively felt against such exploita-
tions as the Reno fight.
Sir Howell Davies has given notice of
his intention to ask the home secretary
in the house of commons, Sin the interest
Of public decency," to prohibit the ex-
hibition of biograph pictures Of the JET
fries-JohnsOn fight
Barred in San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. July Mayor P.
H. Mccarthy announces that under no
circumstances would the exhibition of
the moving pictures of the Johnson and
Jeffries fight be permitted In San Fran
cisco. He said: "Inasmuch as the con-
test resolved itself into a prize tight pure
and simple. and was not boxing match.
the exhibition of the moving pictures
I will not permit them to be shown in
San Francisco"
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July Gov
Thomas r. Marshall said he was opposed
to the exhibition of the Johnson and JET.
fries fight pictures in Indiana.
IF there is any law to prevent the ex-
hibition it will be enforced" said tn,
governor. His legal clerk Is making an
investigation Of the statutes.
NEW ORLEANS. La, July Mayor
Behrman has issued an order to the CHIEF
of police to arrest the proprietor Of any
theater attempting to show the moving
pictures Of the Jeffries and Johnson fight
He also directed that the license of any
such theater be Cancelled.
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa. July 7.-Mayor
Wilson announces that If he received {
request to prohibit the exhibition Of tn,
Jeffries-Johnson prize fight pictures here
he certainly would take steps to STOP
them The Ministerial Association is Il
meet tomorrow to formulate a request
that the mayor prevent the exhibition OF
the pictures.
Pittsburg Ministers Act.
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