Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01
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
FIGHT AND IS READY FOR 1T


Professional Men Who Say They Have Felt
the Harmful Influence Of Atlanta's evil
Repute" in Their Dealings With Outsiders.
QUIETLY and unostenatiousy the Citizens League of Allan
- which has the appearance of being the powerful
body that has been gotten together in the South
has been compactIy and aggressively organized
composed of the very flower of Atlanas business and
captains of industry and has for its
permanent object establishment of effective
municipal and for its immediate object the
reon the league the situation of various evil results
arising from the undue exploitation and unwarranted advertising
abroad of imaginary degrading conditions in Atlanta
League Is Outgrowth of Tilt.
The League undoubtedly is the direct outgrowth OF
controversy between Frederic j. Paxon and Forrest Adair
hand Executive Committee of the Men and
Religion Movement the other with reference the
bulletins published semi-weeky by the latter.
1t very well known that many of these bulletins have
been very offensive in of Aantas leading
business
that they libeed the city both in substance
held up the world municipality of
sin and evil far beyond its deserts.
The League members say that they particularly in their
business relations with outsiders have felt this mdeservd and
depressing influence and that they willing longer that the
sweeping assertions and promugatons
nchallenged
Will Enter Politics if Necessary.
The Citizens League therefore to devote itself pri
mary combating the misrepresentation from the Leagues
standpoint up in the bulletins
To this League will take hand whenever it deemed
necessary, local poitcshich the Men and Religion Move.
already has done-openly and aggressivey
only will the League take hand in politics aforesaid,
but will make politics frankly part of its most immediate busi-
and purpose.
1t however to back its every position with facts and
figures abandon position that be backed To
this bureau of municipal research will be established and
maintained and this bureau will inquire exhaustvey such
the bulletins have forth of which
the believes be anatcay erroneouswh eye
establishing with respect Atlanta nothing
less also will inquire matters mentioned
in the bulletins.
Members Ready to Go the Limit
While the promoters of the League realize that their present
precipitation big fight Atlanta they
ready and willing go the limit in preserving they
it, AantaS good against unwarraned and unfair
sauts moral and commercial conditions who
what may become involved as the fight goes along
The personnel of the League, forth in its Central Com
show the high quality of its membership That
they decided squarey open
fight Aanas good and repute indicative of the
purpose of the League
Headquarters of the League will be opened Monday
ia Peters Building.
The organization preamble and the platform of the principles
enncaed by the League extremely interesting
concusvely just what the purpose of the League is.
The organization signed by the membership which
already into the hundreds, reads follows:
Atlanta built by a spirit which united progressive
just, tolerant and entirely free from fanatacism
Recently appeared which, intended