The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-13
TAFT TO Be ASKED
TO AID IN BETTER|NG
MORALS OF CAPITAL
Men and Religion Executive
Committee Will Frame
-. Plans.
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lIUnllnueu IEOln tlTSI IaBe.)
Why shouldn't it be a beautiful city
from n moral view?'
Today the Rev. DR.. Donald c. Mac
Leod, chairman of the eight-day cam
paign committee of the Men and Rel-
gion Forward Movement, in session at
the First Congregational Church. read
telegram from Chicago bearing on
vice conditions in Washington, urging
that the movement take the matter d.
rect to President Taft. DR.. Wilbur +.
Crafts, of this city, was in Chicago
last night attending meeting of the
Methodist pastors of that city.
Charges of Craft.
Speaking of conditions in Washington,
DR.. Crafts said:
1.-THE red light district of Washington
practically surrounds our Capitol and
is a national disgrace. We want this
condition changed before the Inaugural
ton of another President People in
Washington say that the vice district Is
not in the residential part OF the city.
No, 1t is not among the rich, but among
the poor
Chicago Mcthodists PASSED resolutions
on the conditions in Washington, and
today wired Dir. Macleod, asking that
the local workers seek a conference
DR.. Macleod reds: "ChiCaGo Metho-
tlists preachers meeting and Willar
Hall mass meeting ask Men and Religion
Forward Movement forces to request
president Taft to apply findings of the
Chicago and Minneapolis vice commits
sions by requiring police to abolish UNI
lawful segregation in National capital
as good example to other cities and
preparation foT inauguration.
Would Ban Evil Cards.
Touching on the citys moral standing
a communication from the Aloysius
Truth Society, representing the Catholic
clergy and laitY of the city, also was
read. II reads as follows:
Recognizing the prestige and inhu-
ence of the Men and Religion Forward
Movement, promoted as II is by the
greatest leaders among non Catholic
clergy and laity, the AlOysius' Truth
Society, representing the leading Catho-
lie clergy AMI laity Of The Capital City.
earnestly requests that your OrganlLa-
ton. during the eight-day campaign
which is being started today, give i'm
petus to the local campaign against the
sale and exhibition of immoral posters,
post cards. and pictures.
THE members of or organization
are jealous for results. and VIC care not
by whom the results are brought about.
We simply proclaim an apparent fact
i'll Saying that vigorous action by
leaders of the Men and Religion For
ward Movement. especially during the
campaign which now is attracting
widest attention, would produce results
in favor of the cause of public morality
the extent of which would be meal
Culablc
1T is needless to say that the object
of your campaign, namely, that of
bringing the men and boys of this
country into closer touch with Christi
anity and of caring for the religious
interests of boys and young men, has
among it's worst enemies the immoral,
suggestive. and lewd bill posters, post
cards, and pictures which are to be
found on all sides Certainly the young
men of this or any other city will not
become associated with the church when
they are being led into other paths by
the tempterS to immortality.
- I'VE therefore appeal to YOU to use
every effort to have a public moral
crusade. especially with regard to the
matters above referred to. established
by the Men and Religion Movement in
Washington. We feel sure that our mo-
tives in calling this important subject
to your attention will be thoroughly
understood. and that the result of this
appeal will be a City-wide movement
promoted by representative leaders of
all Creeds, against immoral post cards
and pictures, as we'll as against exhi-
billions which flOut the accepted Chris
tian standard Of morals"