The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-06-12

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.nnt aan patty runs riot At times
i fAnada M.a American readers
are apAre II the prejudice against
tan showing II acenes American -
the moving picture houses aeFoss
,he border Not much objection car
b. raised against protest against
alms mat show American troops VIC
,oy.ous uler the British. for 4 =
poor taste which dictates such pie
tur.~ II such place, but even
,hsn there 10 no call for deliberate
tnspl,4 being offered The eensure
should BE- With the management q
me theatre that uses such poor inae-
ment In the choosing 81 Us films.
nut once ia q while there are out
breaks which have not even so much
excuse as in the case just cited euch
one occurred recently IN the city
~ Montreal. only few miles north
~ the international boundary me.
one a. the films thrown on me
screen VAS reproduction OF the IN
anguration or President Wilson.
s,,rel, this was picture that ought
!, have interest 10 any person, re
vaydless Of his nationality, for there
Is historical Importance IN the
.Aanee OF chief executives, which ex-
tends beyond the bonds OF this eoun
try There vas nothing IN II to give
nff.use 10 anyone. IL was purely
historical 10 It's nature. Likely as
~ Canadians We're present IN wash
..qton 10 see the event, even az
there wore visitors from across tne
ocean drawn for no other reason
than their desire 10 see the specta-
Gle.
But Montreal did moi treat II IN
broaa way. The picture was Kissed
No more fragrant display OF PAD
nanners could be imagined. Inc
moving picture audiences in the uh-
hed states are not afraid to see
nictures Of foreign events, The BIT
81 flag is not subjected TO he IN
nh ~ kissing when IL appears
here. On the other hand. II there
we're "a be any demonstration at an
the chances are big that II would
he most favorable. The pictures oil
The coronation and the Delhi Durbar
we're seen with interest in the Unite
States because they We're of true ms
.orical importance. Americans ala
pot see In them any excuse for the
,alang Of an Insult
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IA Canada is Ike the bumptous
Young chap who will thrash anyone
Who hls anything 10 say opposite
from his beliefs Canada concerns
herself more about getting all stirre
up about things American than Am
erica has time to devote 10 such ma
ters Canadian. II is pity that tht
country makes such a display oil II
set. FOR Il harms no one but itseh'
Canada takes itself too seriously ana
some day in the future II viii real
ia This and feel ashamed. And u
the meantime the United States VIII
ID along ignoring such child play as
iscurred in the Montreal theatre, con
toni III agreeing with Goethe. who
declared that no gentleman would u
sull him and no one who was not
gentleman could insult him 81 Al
na Messenger.