Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-19

people is past. That's no epigram; it is
fact. When the people of Atlanta ex-
press, as they will and are doing, that
they want the new charter, you will see
opponents to the plan taking to the tall
| timber as they say.
Sunday moving pictures? l am dead
against them and hope that | snail hear
! that they have been put out of existence
, when l reach London. Why? Because
| they serve no large measure of good
to the community. All this cloaking Of
the move to have open house in Atlanta
on the Sabbath under the guise Of
charity" is the merest fiimsy excuse.
Calls Move Opening Wedge.
Don't think for a moment that the
men behind the Sunday moving pic
ture plan have any philanthropic ideas
in their scheme. They are not philan-
thropists in any sense Of the word. It's
ridiculous to suppose that they will
keep on operating their places of bust
ness on Sunday without profit to them
selves. How utterly absurd. Their
stand is to simply get opened up; then
the rest-admissions and all that sort
Of thing come easy.
80 far as the enforcement OF the law
is concerned, these men will obey the
letter Of the law undoubtedly, but the
spirit of the law they will surmount
with the agility of the grasshopper
There's another thing I want to en-
phasize, and that is the accomplishment
Ia ID he
segregated zone. This work must not
stop where it is now. The Martha home
thank God, is the one step in the right
direction following the cleanup that has
proven worthy.
Urges War on Higher Sisters"
There are many steps to be taken
before the cleanup really becomes
cleanup. Stamp out the pandering and
the solicitation Of women in hotels and
cafes Drive these willingly wanton
them a haven In the so-called respect
able apartment buildings of the city.
These women are known. It 10 not
hard matter for the police to put
quick stop to their activities. Go
straight after these higher sisters Of
the crimson life and place them outside
of the city limits of AtlantA-yes, put
them a thousand miles outside of the
city limits.
Just another thing-then have Cos
siped enough. There must be a censor
of vaudeville and moving pictures put
to work in Atlanta. I am told on re-
liable authority that some of the films
shown in certain show houses on week
| days here are unbelievable in suggest
| iveness. There are some negro picture
| houses in Decatur street that are mere
refugees for men and women of loose
habits, I am informed.
There are some Peachtree and
Whitehall street pleasure palaces that
| have In their audiences each day in the
week young girls and boys who have no
business in such places at all. The pic
lures shown can not be classed as i'm
moral. but they can be classed as detri-
mental to the proper bringing up Of
children and they should be overseen,
piucked from moving picture programs
and the proprietors of such places taken
| to task
Plans to Sail Saturday.
That is all l have to say regarding
what Atlanta most urgently needs now.
| There are many things she needs But
| il seems to me that the best thing for
| Atlanta to do is not TO cross her bridges
before she comes to them-to keep up
| her fight for a cleanly city and stand
firm in the conviction that the cleaner
she stays. the faster she viii expand
and grow great.
q shall sail from New York Saturday
on the Atlantic transport liner Mishe
waka. | will arrive in London the fol-
! lowing Saturday
81 have enjoyed my visit here more
than words can tell. I shall not attempt
| to describe just how / have enjoyed if,
The conference meetings We're great
success. They were beneficial to me
personally. I have received great in
/ SEPARATION from these meetings and will
take back to London nothing but the
memory Of having spent two weeks Of
work and pleasure that I know will be a
blessing to me in every way.
Just express my love for Atlanta,
tell the readers Of The Georgian that.
| God willing. I shall be here again next
wear and that even though miles Of sea
divide us am here in spirit. IL not in
flesh to fight their battles always on
the side of God and the truth"