The Denver star., 1915-12-18
to Accept
Ohio Refuse.
Negroes Stop Birth Of Nation Force
Play Into Court
Later-Court Forces Denver to Accept Ohio
Cast Of. Comment L,ater We Must
Appeal to the Supreme Court

After months preparation. vigilance
and warning and after days and hours of agonzng and su
erng uncertainty utles efforts and deepest anxiety The
Star and the people of Denver through Monday af
the City Council Chamber of the crucial
in their community life Ismportantness. its result
ing effect whole future peace and happ
Denver Sunday afternoon the invitation of
the Commissioner of Safety The Birth of Nation had
been censored by sixty people of which twenty FIVE
the and respectable class of the Denver
Negroes They had been given square deal after
that vicious film had been witnessed We expected
had been promised discuss with the Commissioner of
Safety objections which he had write down and give
Ito some the door, What he did with objections
what he did with the white peoples recommendations
The Star is unable only that neither heard
lof them When the other Commissioners told
of and of the given
opportunity be heard the afternoon session of the
Board of Commissioners. The Commissioners assembled
and after dpatchng the routine business the committee
Birth of Nation opportunity be heard Dr.
d. T. Over c. w. Buford Mrs. E P. Costigan, Mrs. Alice
iD. Webb Atty. w. B. Townsend spoke. Fully five
hundred Negroes crowded the Council and after the
Commissioner his the body, and
ed that certain Objectionable scenes be elminated-some
thing refused do Sunday ghtthen another
asked be eliminated and the commissioner of Safety
suen and stubborn pedsng nothing and the Coun
Gil then moved and carried by for the suppression of
the film The Honorable Commissioner Clair J. Pitcher
the the w H. Crreenee, the second and
Mayor Sharpey voted People of Denver and Col
orado this the brightest in the history of all
Colorado for the best and lowest Of humanity These
VIII long ana SO 1t lies with
The Stars undivided and support.
Whatever they have done in the let wipe from
the Slate This a crisis and three real big American
white citizens born Q, worshippers of the
and compass ye defenders of friendship love and truth
brave with sword in hand American Woodmen and
all others who have knet before the sacred shrine
this correctly estimate the for these
stand and for despsed people, who
worthy peaceabe and deensees be the job
your white friends everywhere and all times something
good these giant oaks the small and spineless
l,he otba, fyho
aud nature spread peace harmony and prosperity among
and theirs during this yuetde period by commend
ing these Servant and women speak 20 your
employers porers talk the and let the world
know that friend in need is friend indeed Do not let
us forget have Townsend Rev. Over Rev Pope
Father Brown, Gross and Alice Webb Lizzie Froman
and Ida DePriest Mrs Alice Webb has done to
respectable attention be paid Negro womanhood
Iby honest white than single thing She
made valiant fight before the Counc she spoke strongly
and with wherever and whenever visited the
mssoners and State Official privately The Star proud
|o the work keen interest shown by all
We presented united front the enemy and swept lines
lbefore us To, much cannot be said of W. B. Townsend
lhs and his ability to do While passing
around don't forget the the Star played and
member il you believe in this kind Of journalism sub
scrbers advertisers We cannot tell all in this
The fight has only begun We have gone our limit
close down the play it is up the legal machinery
back up action.