The evening world., 1913-04-07
He ISN'T FIGHTING
DECENT CABARETS,
MAYOR EXPLAINS
Isn't Even Opposed to the
Turkey Trot-That Is, if
Danced Properly.
HE'S AFTER THE ABUSES.
Bills at Albany Are to Correct
Unwarrantable License
and Depravity.
BY SOPHIE IRENE LOEB.


question.
Tho word cabaret Is not even men,
toned in Il, and have no objection % |
It Whatsoever - long as Il 10 carried !
On respectfully. But they continually |
.nsist on distorting and n,isconstruins |
this particular measure which want
to correct. in which they have over |
stepped the bounds of their licenses.
And also the purport Of this thing has
hesa greatly exaggerated by newspaper
reporters who do not Sc. ! to get the
real issue.
Personally I have never witnessed q
cabaret show. but I cannot see any
harm In q programme Of dancers and
singers performing on a platform while
people are taking their meals. provided.
OF course. that the amusement or en-
tertainmsnt does not ovsrreach the
bounds Of dscsncy.
Il realize the need Of amusement and
entertainment a. much as anybody and
] have no intention Of stopping any such
performance. And the fact Of the mat
ter 10 that t1sss cabarsts are not really
In operation after o'clock-ths regular
closing hours established by law.
wGLL-coNDUcrEp CABARET
sHoWs NOT ATTACKED.
go that my aim 10 not a. these well
conducted cabaret shows. Neither Do
l object to the turkey trot OF any dance
Il danced In the APART OF rsspsc table
amussmsnt and pleasure
For It is no doubt necessary that
people should be permitted to dance for
amusement and health and that places
should be provided for the purpose. But
these must be licensed and supervised
closing designated for their proper
maintenance.
NO hours have been established for
the closing Of these dance halls In the
amendment Of the liquor tax law Of 1910
when this bill was passed. The purpose
OF my new measure In Albany Is more
directed to the abuse Of these privileges
rather than the use OF tltem. The
trouble lies In the conditions that have
arisen lately when the dances came IL to
vogue.
After these cabarets are over people
repair to these places and In disgusting
manner 20 through these new dances.
They have exaggerated them to suggss-
,f<,a dca raaa q nd ynuuC uomap manu- -
respectable families. proceed to these
orgies under the idea that Il Is the
fashionable and up-to-date thing to do
and in the manner they are conducted
are certainly prone to get the effect Of
them to their later regret.
PUBLIC DANCE HALLS TO ALL
INTENTs AND PURPOSES.
1.-THE tendency OF these places u 10
assume the form Of public dance halls.
going on without license. which license
would put them under proper police
supervision. Men and women congre-
safe here and dance these various
dances in q lascivious fashion.
They have been conducted under the
protection Of the proprietor and have been
operated accordingly against the law
under which properly organized dance
halls are licensed. This to an intoler-
sable degree. and 1t Is at this exaggsr-
ated condition OF things that I am d.
recting the new bill.
In other words they have over
he 81 hAt Avtl
not only in this. but In the serving OF
drinks after the proper time. They &c
on tho theory that although wines and
LIQUORS are served In the room they are
not sold there but in the wine room o.
cellar from which they are paid for OF
brought from.
That Is where the sale and delivery
takes place. Proprietors should not b'
pcrmitted to remain under the delus!oI
that they can sell a quantity of nQuol
10 guests before one o'clock and ther
allow guests to remain all hours Of tn
night afterward and drink It and carr,
on the dances during the process.
IT this sort Of thing were allowed q
continue We would have a condition o
Affairs that would be intolerable. The!
should be stopped now and for all y!
inv and the hour for closing established
once ard for all
II think that people can eat enougl
And drink wine ana liquor enough up 4
,ns o'clock at night. At least. thes'
,eople conducting these places mus
realize that they cannot provide publ
dancs hail amusement when they hsv
no authority to do 90. uhs tendency o
watch has seemingly been wrongful u
Ne past and not 70 hssanstisasA"