Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01
Campaign Plans Include a Bureau
of Municipal Research to Fight the
Alleged Libeling of This City, With
Figures as to Matters Touched on
by Men and Religion Movement.
NEW BODY EXPECTS A BIG
BATTLE; is READY FOR IT


QUIETLY and osentatiousy Citizens League of Allan
- which has the appearance of being the most powerful
civic body that has been gotten together in the South
has been compacty md aggressvely organized.
1t is composed of the flower of Aantas business and
professional and captains of industry and has for its
and permanent object the establishment of effective
league municipal research object
recon the the situation of various evil results
arising exploitation and unwarranted advertising
abroad of imaginary degrading conditions in Atlanta
League Is Outgrowth of Tilt
The Citizens League undoubtedly the outgrowh
controversy Frederic and Forrest Ada
hand and the Executive Committee of the Men and
Religion Forward Movement the other with reference to the
famous bulletins published semiweekly by the latter
very well known that many of these bulletins have
been very offensive Of Atlantas leading
business
These men have held the bulletins to be very harmful
that they have beled the city, both in substance
and in form and have held the world municipality of
sin and evil far beyond its deserts.
The members say that they, particularly in their
outsiders felt this undeserved and
depressing influence that they willing longer that the
sweeping assertions and promulgaons of the bulletins shall
go unchalenged.
Citizens League therefore, proposes devote itself prf
mary to combating the misrepresentation Leagues
standpoint, up in the bulletin" "
Will Enter Politics if Necessary
To do this the League will take hand whenever is deemed
necessary local polcswhch the Men and Religion Move
ment already has done-openy and aggressvely.
Not only will the League take hand in politics aforesaid
politics frankly part of its immediate bus
ness and purpose.
proposes however back its every position with facts and
figures any position that backed
municipal research will be established
maintained this bureau will inquire exhausvey such
forth fac-nany which
League believes be fanacay erroneouswth eye
establishing truth with respect Atlanta but nothing
also will inquire many mentioned
IN the bulletins"
promoters of the League realize that their present
may precipitation of big fight in Atlanta they
ready willing go the limit in preserving they
it, good against unwarranted
saus moral and commercial conditions, who
what may become involved as the fight goes along
High Quality of Membership Shown
The personnel of the League forth Central
mitee the high quality its membership That
they decided quarey open to
fight Atlanas good and repue is indicative of the
purpose of the League,
Headquarters League will opened Monday at 713-
ia Peters Building
organization preamble and the platform of the principles
nuncated by the League extremely interesting and show
conclsivey just what the purpose of the League is
The organization signed by the membership which
already into the hundreds reads IS follows:
Atlanta built by which united progressive
just, tolerant and entirely free from fanatacsm.
Recently elements have appeared which, whether intended
only to disrupt and destroy the city.
The Citizens League of Atlanta formed for the pur.
uniting the citizens effort
the existing situation and prevent further injury It's
objects the sanity conservatism and
recognition of the rights all 1t will keep with
affairs both business political and