The Washington times., 1910-10-12
Alleged That President Taft
Requested Ants Be De
MED Admission.
ACTION WAS TAKEN
TO INSURE HARMONY
Presiding Officer Stllman Declines
to Affirm or Deny the
Rumor.

barred from bringing their cause to the
attention of the international Humane
- Conference, and that this is largely the
result OF an agreement reached between
President Taft and DR.. William .. Still
man, president Of the conference. is the
sensational statement made today by
persons interested in the anti-viviscc-
ton movement.
Dr. Stillman. when seen today. admit
ted that the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. have
purpcsely been prevented from bring
ing their fight before the conference.
He declared that this was done I'm the
interest OF harmony.
ReSa riding the charge that President
Taft is principally responsible for IL,
hOweveT. Dr. Sulman would make no
statements.
Il see no reason for bringing a third
party into this he said. Il will nei-
Their affirm nor deny that the President
has had anything 10 do with H..
President TAFT IS honorary president
or the conference. and is said to D."
deeply interested in the humane move
ment throughout the world.
Desire for Harmony.
The Presidents stand in regard 10 the
anti-vivisection matter is understood 10
be the result OF his desire that the con-
ference be marked by harmonious pro-
ceedings, although there Is some differ
ence Of opinion among the auti-vivisec-
tionists as TO why he should have made
the alleged request Of Dr. Sullman, and
the whole matter regarding his attitude
is clothed with considerable doubt
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. declare that
the President conferred with Dr. Still
man, when the program for the confer
ence was being arranged. and secured
promise from him that tine anti
vivisectionists would not be given an Up-
portunity 10 get their fight before the
delegates FOR consideration or action of
any kind.
Whatever may have been the agree
rnent, il any. between the President
and DR.. Stillmar, II is certain that the
observation-disclosures nave been most
effectively barred from forming an
alliance between their movement and
that OF the humane societies.
They declare that President Stillman
approached them on the subject. and
notified them that. in the interest Of
harmony, il was desired they make no
attempt TO introduce their subject AT
the conference.
This. say the vivisectionists. they
bring dissension into the conference.
or interfere in any way with the line
OF action mapped out for its delibera-
tons.
That the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. have
been barred from the conference was
admitted today by Mrs. Diana Belais.
president OF the New York Auti-Nivi-
section Society
Disappointment Is Shown.
We were told 10 be nice and agree
able and not to bring up the subject
OF anti-vivsection." said Mrs. BeIais,
and that is what we propose 10 do.
or course. 1t was disappointment 20
us that we were forced into this posi-
ton, bur there was no help for it.
President StilIman informed us that
the introduction Of the subject would
make for anything for harmony i'm the
conference, and we did not care 10 be
blamed with having interferred in the
good work that doubtless viii be ac-
complished by the delegates along
many other lines.
we have no complaint to make that
We have been badly treated since the
opening Of the conference. This was
ell determined previously and we came
down knowing what 10 expect. do
not think there is a disposition on the
part Of any Of the observation-disclosures
20 introduce the subject. even Indirect
". after Or. Stillman's stand in the
matter"
Dr. Sjulman, who is an active prac-
tiuoner in Albany. y. y, declared that
t. is principally the disscnsion among
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. themselves that
LED 10 their being barred from gettin-
their fight before the humane confer
ence-
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. do not agree
among themselves he said They
have many societies that are in conflict
with each other. It would have been
2 ruinous policy for us TO have per
mitted them to get their fight before the
conference as it, doubtless, would have
reduced a WranSle, and resulted IN
much consideration on other important
humane matters being sighted. II was
simply In the interest Of harmony that
We barred the observation-disclosures
President Stillman would not refer 20
President Taft's stand in the matter IN
any way. He SAID y was not due 70
the President that the conference Sc
cured the National Museum building
IT, which 10 hold its sessions, but that
the use OF The building was donated
by the Smithsonian institute.
Moving Pictures Discussed.
4 discussio' or motion picture houses,
y liCn fOt-5llAhNfI the principal iNdNAlA
~ this mornings session of the confer
tnce. developed opinions and sugges-
lions for remedial legislation similar 70
those expressed BY the members Of The
Washington Times party vino visited
some Of tine Capitals motion picture
houses last week and whose impress
siors gathered arc being published
daily in The Times.
The only new feature brought out was
contained in a speech made by MasuJiro
Honda, OF Tokyo. who declared that
motion pictures which are. intended to
give children wrong Impressions con
corning other naticn2lities should not
be permitted He referred 10 such pic
lures as those depicting japanese spies
IN the act OF stealing valuable Govern
ucnt secrets. Films OF that nature, he
declared, were unfortunate. but none
the less disastrous.
The discussion concerning motion pic
lures was opened b. Thomas H. Agnew,
OF Kew Orleans. who read paper in
which he enumerated the various evils
that may be attributed 10 this amuse-
n1ent in stitution. While declaring that
motion picture houses may be a great
factor for good. as NJ present cousti-
tuted, a majority OF them are in need
OF reform
lie suggested the following rules which
should be observed for their regulations