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

people is past. That's no epigram; it is
| a fact. When the people of Atlanta ex-
press. as they will and are doing that
they want the new charter, you viii see
timber, as they say.
| Sunday moving pictures? I am dead
against them and hope that l shall hear
! that they have been put out of existence
1 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 flimsy 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 TSSL-dOIllSSlOnH anu al Nlldl SUI
of thing come easy
$50 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
Of Chief Beavers IN stamping out the
segregated zone. This work must not
stop where 1t 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 a
cleanup. Stamp out the pandering and
the solicitation Of women in hotels and
cafes Drive these willingly wsnton
women from the city. Do not allow
them haven in the so-oalled respect
able apartment buildings Of the city.
These women are known. It 10 not a
hard matter for the police to put a
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 thlng-then I have gos-
siped enough. There must be a censor
of vaudeville and moving pictures put
to work in Atlanta I am told on re-
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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. l 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 det1i-
mental to the proper bringing up OF
children and they should be overseen.
plucked from moving picture progra ms
and the proprietors Of such places taken
to task.
Plans to Sail Saturday.
That is all I have to say regarding
what Atlanta most urgently needs now.
There are many things she needs. But
it 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 Clearly city and stand
firm in the conviction that the cleaner
she stays. the faster she will expand
and grow great.
81 shall sail from New York Saturday
on the Atlantic transport liner Mishe-
waka. I will arrive in London the fol-
lowing Saturday
81 have enjoyed my visit here more
than words can tell. l shall not attempt
to describe just how I have enjoyed it.
The conference meetings were a great
success. They were beneficial to me
personally. I have received great in
spiration 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, If not in
flesh. to fight their battles always on
the side of God and the truth"