The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-02
J0YALTY SIGNS
IN U. S. MOVIES
Films Exhibited In Dominion Show
friendship of Canadians

,t,oing mixtures furnish "a medium
....yn,ving the feeling that exists in
,,.,.,do for the United States. Being
,,., across the border the moving
,..,.,r.s shown In Canadian cities,
,,.,,, "a few exceptions, are at American
..,,,,f,rturc and depict scenes in the
l,.ned states Across the screen march
.....,ldicrs aud oven them waves the
.,,..r. aud stripes. II is that flag that
cutters over many buildings and waves
o,.,. many battlefield. When, almost
,.i,tout exception. the hero dies for his
e...u is the Red, White and Blue. And
ok. the men of Uncle sam who arrive
.,,,, frontier post i'm time Ia save the
hero and the heroine.
e. ge the scenes move along. one
allie 10 gauge the feeling of the peo-
,r. whose opinions are unofficial for
This country There is no doubt that
,bera exists deep in the minds of
many canadians the thought that tn,
trr,r,d states Is constantly watching
,or the opportunity 10 annex Canada.
Many of those who hold Ia this belief
loveyer. are settlers who Went into tie
country years ago. and not all of them
came from the so-calied mother
.ouutry. These do not stop To reason
the possibility OF such step or the
reasons that lie behind the sentiment.
There are others who openly express
jealousy of the United states, aud viii
tell an who care To listen that the
States are fun of robbers, only waiting
Il, dash across the border and rob Cam
ada of her commerce ana her natural
resources These opposed reciprocity.
Also they point To Alaska as a terrible
example.
The feeling of resentment AZ the
emitted States is shown more I'm NOV
ing picture halls i'm Eastern Canada
tbor In the Western part Of the coun-
Try" a traveller recently returned from
Canada said yesterday. During my
stay I'm that country | have visited at
least % hundred moving picture places
and II has been interesting to study the
effect Of the photoplays that dealt eX-
vlusiyely with scenes laid i'm the United
states. and pictures that were repre-
sentative of life on this side of the
border I'm Eastern Canada ! have seen
such scenes received i'm silence or with
uuduhlc expressions Of disfaVor. Not
IlNayS is the disapproval a sign of i'll
feeling once i'm Winnipeg when n
weekly was being shown and scene af-
Ter scene from san Francisco to New
York appeared, man next Ia me turn
ed Ia his companion Why don't they
give as pictures of what is going on in
England Now. that man was simply
hoursick he had watched picture ar
Ter picture and there was nothing of
The happenings ut home In this re-
spca he feeling that moves an Eng
lishmau is the same that would move
SVrdc lurnberiack up in Michigan
Both simply want home scenes.
This feeling is recognized, and an
attempt is now being made To satisfy
10 special English European news
service Of moving pictures Is being
Hiyen throughout Canada. The films
are shown upon certait nights each
WIN. dllO hlf i'N'i l'n'hs ~ ~ wv ~
roes an audience that is mostly hungry
for news from home As against this
canada Is filled with Americans who
az, lust as anxious to zee scenes from
the United States Ore popular iiln
hoWu IN Canada was mt much for the
stOl. unrulded or for artistic accom-
pushment but il filled a want. ana a'
such was cheered 1t was Captain
Someb0dy IL. ~. hero handy viii
his hrsts who resented IN insult To hi'
Gag. lie came upon Il bunch OF drunk
'n picnickers stamping Ipon the uni"r
Jack, ana with the assistance Of a small
bat willing MILDLY starred in To clear
mp the party. lie w.t overcome by
numbers and was beini roughly han
dIcG when a Detachment of sailors ar