Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-10-14
"WatchfuI Waiting" Insult to
President SheIved by Ma
tionaI Committee. i
IT DRAGGED IN RELIGION
Picture Prepared by Hal Reid Showed
Convent and Sisters Of Charity
in a Story G~rotesquely
Revolving.

ioOSS lS" uutS dSO-d SlOlS VI Ill.,
methods to bolster up the political
fortunes of a fioundering candidate
According to the World the Republi-
can National Committee had a null
tiple reel film prepared, entitled
"Watchful Waiting" to be distributed
by the committee and displayed under
the auspices of, or by arrangement
with, the various Republican State
Committees. The Committees wen
had prepared circulars advertising the
picture to be sent broadcast over the
country to County Chairmen.
According to this circular, the
"mOvie" story begins with the be-
trOthal of John Martin to Marion LON
bard. Martin, a United States troop
err, is called to Mexico, where he is
killed by n of Villas followers.
Upon the death of her betTothed
| Marion becomes a Sister of Charity
and is sent to Mexico to. nurse wound
ed soldiers.
"In the meantime" says the circu-
lar, "the followers of Huerta shoot
down the American flag. Mr.. Wilson
organized a fleet of bat1leships, which
he sends to Vera Cruz TO demand
that Huerta apologize and' salute the
American flag, but with ord ers to the
United States marines to withhold
fire.
sometime later Villa and' his fol
lowers make a night attack OH Column
bus, N. Nj. Immediately follows the
Carrizal fight. Villa and his. followers
max an attack on the cOnvtnt and
drag the Sisters into the brush. leav-
ing them to die. Marion, rather thar
meet such a fate, kills herself.
1.-The heads of both the Prot eStant
and Catholic churches sent pet itionS
to Wilson, whose ears are deafen ed to
their entreaties, and he sleeps peace
fully at his desk.
"Views of both Col. ROOSEVELT and
Gov. Hughes will be taken in con-
junction with this picture. but cannot
be described at this writing"
Denounced by Reid's Own Friends.
That film was prepared at a cost
of $4,000 and its-director. Hal Reid,
years ago was sentenced to prison, on
q charge of assault on a variety tao
tress. He served thirteen months in
the Saltwater (MIinn.) Penitentiary
when he was pardoned and .eXonerated
of the charge.
Some of Mr.. Reid's friends, when
told of his new photoplay, expressed
themselves, in substance, as, follows:
81 do not believe that I have ever
listened to anything that shows so
much real r%ottenness in politics as this
idea of the Republican National COM
mittee."
1T is the most disgustingl thing [
ever listened to-"
at constitutes a series of deliberate
and studied insults to the Nations
chief executive"
Il think it will go a long way to-
ward beating Mr.. Wilson," said Reid
to a reporter for the World. "First. 1
show villa peering through the BUSH
es. Then there is subtitle reading
why didn't President Wilson stop
the war in Europe by putting an EN-
barge on all exports to all European
countries alike, except on fOods1uffS?'
"Next l show Vera Cruz. A launch
ullCu Will AIlcI d SdllO1S ~ SCSl
approaching the wharf. Then L show
the wharf and Mexicans, armed, tand-
ing there. They fire on the boat. 1
show the officer in the boat picking up
the American flag riddled with bullet
holes.
and then l show the President
asleep at his desk. l show that all
n lao1, no ~ Nnrn fhn
President asleep. l show it after the
| attack on Columbus and after Carri-
Zal and after the nuns are attacked"
The motion pictures were taken
near New York. Some of them were
prepared at a studio at Cliffside, N. J.
Some of the "Mexican'' scenes were
photographed at S%heepshead Bay,
near Coney Island. Other pictures
were taken at Rockaway Point-the
) Vera Cruz of the picture.
"A corker," Says Colby.
Everett Colby, as Chairman Will
cox's representative, was present at
the photographing of a number of
the scenes. He called the film "a
cOrker.'
Inc day following the worries eX-
pose, the film was privately screened
for George w. Perkins, Herbert Par
sons, James B.. Reynolds, Candidate
Hughes confidential secretary,
Chairman Willcox's private secretary
and other members of the Republican
committee. A pow-wow followed.
A couple of days later, an expurgat-
n1 lo,o%,ol ,,l .1,y;{o1i1oI edition
was thrown on the screen for men,