The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-06
Christian Endeavor Society
TeIegraphs City Authorities
Asking Them to Put Films
Under Ban.
RACE RIOTS CAUSED
IN MANY BIG CITIES
Police Chiefs in Cities Along
Mason and Dixon Line Have
Already Issued Prohibitive
Orders.
tAmerican News Service,

tAmerican News Servfce)
Boston. July "a worldwide pro-
test against the exhibition OF the Jaf-
fries-Johnson fight moving pictures
was sent out today from Boston by
William Shaw, general secretary Of
the United Society of Christian En-
deavor. Every force of the church
element is being concentrated In
movement against the pictures and
against pugilism, such as has never
before been seen. The pictures are
already barred in seven cities and Mr..
Shaw believes hundreds OF others will
join.
The international association Of the
Christian Endeayor here Is being en-
ployed in the anti-fight pictures cam
paign and Mr.. Shaw has sent telc.
gram of protest to President Taft.
Theodore Roosevelt, the governor Of
every state and the mayor OF every
important city in the country as well
as points abroad.
This telegram reads:
Race riots and murder already fol-
low the announcement OF Johnson's
victory. Moving pictures OF the prize
fight will create more violence VIII
you join In appeal to authorities, city
and towns to prohibit pictures az law
requires. Help save our young people
from these demoralizing shows. Wire
answer
Scores Of kilograms were received at
Mr. Shaw's headquarters today from
prominent people In various parts OF
the country and abroad pledging sup
port to the movement.
THE time has come" said Secre-
tary Shaw. for the christian and NOR
al forces of the country to rise up and
demand the suppression of these NOV
ing pictures. The city and town au-
thorities have the power to forbid tho
exhibition OF immoral and degrading
pictures under penalty Of revoking the
license. No additional laws are need
ed. All that is required is an arous-
ed public sentiment that will demand
immediate action on the part OF tho
authorities before the food gates are
opened"
Secretary Shaw believes that as the
prize fight itself is barred by practi-
| cally every state in the Union, the
hight pictures should be outlawed -
well, and the campaign he is making
and which he Is pushing as rapidly ~
possible has this object In view.
In a communication he II sending
out he tells about the work along
these lines that is being done In
Michigan and Wisconsin, and the sen
timent that has already been aroused
in other states. He urges that =
| meeting OF the pastors be called imme-
diately and that . committee be ap-
pointed to wait upon the proper au-
thorities with a demand that the Tight
pictures be prohibited.
Arouse public sentiment" he says.
"in every legitimate way and get Il
to express itself. Let us give the prize
fight the knockout blow by destroying
the money making feature OF It
Advices received today by Mr..
Shaw led to the declartion that the
| fight films would not be shown IN
Baltimore, Atlanta, Washington, BoS-
ton, st. Louis, Cincinnati and 10
hannesburg, South Africa. The bar
ring Of pictures In these places gave
announcement to the leaders Of the
| movement, who asserted that every
big city in the country would b
brought into line.