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

people is past. That's no epigram; 1t is
a fact When the people of Atlanta ex-
press, as they viii 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? am dead
against them and hope that I shall hear
] that they have been put out of existence
, when | 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 meUest 1imsy 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.
so far as the enforcement or the law
is concerned. these men will obey the
letter of the law undoubtedly, but the
spirit of the law they viii 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 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 a
cleanup Stamp out the pandering and
the solicitation Of women in hotels and
cafes Drive these willingly wanton
women from the city. Do not allow
them maven in the so-called respect
able apartment buildings of the city
These women are known. 1t is not a
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 AtIanta-yes put
them a thousand miles outside of the
city limits
Just another thing-then 7 have Cos
siped enough. There must be a censor
Of vaudeville and moving pictures put
to work in Atlanta. I am told on re-
q,
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 he 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 proprletors of such places taken
to task.
Plans to Sail Saturday.
That is all ! have to say regarding
what Atlanta most urgently needs now.
There are many things she needs. But
il seems 10 me that the best thing for
Atlanta to do is not TO cross her bridges
before she comes to them-to keep upI
her fight for cIeanly city and stand
firm In the conviction that the cleaner
she stays. the faster she will expand
and grow great.
! shall sail from New York Saturday
on the Atlantic transport liner Mishe-
waka. | will arrive in London the fol-
lowing Saturday.
Il have enjoyed my visit here more
than words can tell I shall not attempt
to describe just how / have enjoyed it,
The conference meetings were great
success. They were beneficial to me
personally ] 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 as / am here in spirit If not in
flesh. to fight their battles always on
the side Of God and the TRUTH