New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-09
.GAYNOR'S TALKS RANGE
FROM FILMS TO Firms
Mayor Equally at Home Ad-
dressing Educators and Nov
ing Picture Men.
MEETS RUSSIAN VISITORS
Makers of Photo Plays Learn
Censor Is Unnecessary in
This Moral Town OF
New York"

Mayor Gaynor's versatility as a speaker
had another test yesterday when he made
two addresses In which he ranged all the
way from the condition Of women in FIN
land TO the tyranny of film censor IN
New York In the first address he talked
TO sixty-six Russian educators, VINO are
I'm this country to study American cduca-
tional problems. The Mayor paid his COM
pliments to the Russian system OF tech
nical instruction. In the second he ad-
dressed the delegates TO the Moving Pct
ure Exhibitors League of America tell
ing them what he. really thought about
those New Workers who wanted moving
picture films censored.
The MAYOR received the Russian visit
ors. who include twenty-five women and
who come from Moscow. at the city Han
In the morning They were introduced 70
him by William Marble, president or the
Merchants Association. and were accom-
panied by John n. Snodgrass. United
States Consul General at Moscow. and D
c. Mead. secretary OF the Merchants
Association. They included Journalists
and professional men In addition TO edu-
Gators The party plans TO study our so
cIal and institutional life in American
colleges and cities
The roint in which our educational
methods are deficient" the Mayor told
the delegates. us in technical instruction,
I'VE are now waking 10 the fact that OF
all things educational technical education
Is the most important. Heretofore our
BOYS have been encouraged 10 believe that
they will know how 10 do pretty much
everything without learning to do any
thing. We all know that is not so. They
must learn TO do something useful. UNI
derstand that your Educational Alliance
is following that idea In Russia, and you
are right"
The presence in the party OF the TWEEN
ty-two women drew from the Mayor
reference to Prince Kropotkin's book
which he said he had read year ago. IN
which the author declares there are more
women graduates from universities In
Russia than from any other country In
the world.
THAT speaks for itself. he said. Then
too. there is Finland. the most advanced
country I'm Europe Women have not a
vote yet I'm this state, but the Legislature
of Finland Is half fun OF women elected 10
that body"
when the Mayor appeared before inc
film exhibitors I'm the afternoon at Grand
Central Palace the cheers which greeted
him as the next Mayor Of New YORK
and President Of the United states en-
couraged him TO tell them how he had
always been their friend. Ills opposition
10 a hlm censorship proposed by those
people whose virtue is more exquisite
than that OF tho rest Of US came IN Tor
particular applause.
"Of course. each one Of those people who
favored the censorship he said, thought
I would appoint him censor. so that he
could see ali the pictures and decide wha'
ne would let us sec | know one OF them
whose head Is away up in the clouds, In
the northeast corner OF the Milky way
and Aurora Borealls. from which place
ne goes pcering around like 'Peeping Tom
~ Coventry meddling with other peo'
pies business.
"But now that We have succeeded IN
having an ordinance passed, the moving
pic,ure places here will be properly
watched. not improperly watched. Tha'
upholds the right Of the people 10 see
what they like. and | am sure that II any
manager of moving picture theatre
showed an indecent film that Kind OF a
show wouldn't live a week In this moral
town Of New York.