The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-09

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aid the chief we follow II up, and
we are always glad to receive com
4 plaints when they are well rounded
I'VE do the best we can. But we
cannot pass upon every picture that
4 a presented There are fourteen the
q atres in the city. II would take about
\ twenty of our men to look over sii
these We haven't the men TO spare
and II the committee expects TO take
the censorship from our hands ! hope
+ they will dc IT"
44 Before the matter was taken up for
! general discussion. an opinion from
the city attorney was read ii stated
& that the power or right to censorship
was not distinctly in the hands OF
.sthe police board, but could be used
Ina general way TO protect the morals
\ an0 good order Of the community.
The city attorney said also, the city
4 Council may legally create a board
OF censorship.
IA Endorse the Move
Letters from various organizations
and individuals endorsing the move
. ment for the board Of censors were
read. Among them were letters from
&c. r. Weaver Of the Boy Scouts; Rev
DIR. F. r NcFadcn Mrs J Allison
u Hodges, OF the civic Federation Miss
r. florence A<aAi ton. OF the elementary
b Teachers Association. and churchill
Gibson Chamberlin, prominen, school
\ teacher
The speakers who favored the or
dinsnce were. . : Morton OF the
4 First National Bank; Judge Kicks. of
the Juvenile nlr1- ReX-Dr- Ma
lachlan. Rev. Or Bowie Of ST Pauls
Church " r. Broaddus: Rev Dr.
w. Ashury Christian. Professor ". /.
.af t%1@ A..
Parham, Mrs. Iobsou. Mss Iawton
= Miss Adele Clarke
Walker II Cottrcll. member Of the
school board, opposed any action, he
ifeting that the prevailing condition
Of affairs warranted no modelling
The children of TO-DAY" said Mr.
tottreH. are better in many respects
than those Of yesterday. can see
no reason for creating board OF
censorship ! believe the present con
ditions are as good as we can expect.
and they are growing better all the
time"
Rev Or. Christian spoke al some
length He referred 10 pictures
which had been presented here and
which had received the most severe
concentration OF many of those who
saw them, He declared that The Vim
fsterial Union, which he represented
was not fighting the picture shows.
but was fighting the immoral and the
vulgar, and would fight until the Tlc-
lure shows are raised to the highest
point of morality and deeencv Ne
said that many Of the larger cities had
hoards and that the greatest care was
t7t-tf1f ft7td N 3HSrw JrK sTIrt CnrrHC6,
whore the strictest censorship pre-
walls
To Save tho Chill
Judge Kicks spoke from me stand
point ~ the welfare ~ THE cfild lie
said that the picture show had n
strong attraction for the rhi}l. ana If
kept clean would Nave tea iannt IN
HI Keep down the IN ri <t!ou to steal
q which has takrl posei,-'.,n vt nlan
& boys. 7 j., sensational 20. lures " hIrh
make heroes # bandits rnd helittle
the officers If the law rnpresseS the
youngster, and leads him astray. 49,,
The argument of al the epes lkers
was TO the end that immoral and sug-
gestt*e pictures must 20 and that
the best way - get rid 81 them was
e to have a baasd of ,ensoTs rl4y
u felt that the thcft"r ma Jafers them
selves would ssitdlg welcome Nupcr.
vision over the Sims which are sent
N them.
Members OF the committee auts-
TONED the various speakers eqrncetfv
Councilmau Welsh though children
= Ahnlild be reEtCICl,4- IAc4l- attend
anee. MIR English held = similar
view. Mr.. Paul = srcel t}rtt something
a ATOMS that lihe might he well Mr.
II Ferguson was Of the opinion that the
police department could handle the
propositon Nj. fadd could see no
special reason for the creation Of a
board OF ccnsors. with salaries Mt
tached.
In order TO give the committee the
Is opportunity 10 study the question moro
fully. MIR Welsh suggested that tho
papers in the matter he referred TO "a
subcommittee uf three. to report ba al.
W NJ next meeting. Mr.. English agreed
with him. and said that AS Congress
had a bill' before ii providing for the
esta hlishment of national board Of
censors that should he carefully loo'l-
ed into
On this point. however there were
Il but four affirmative VoteS--ATunst,
English. I.add and Welsh The noes
II were Ferguson. Christian, Cheat
wood, Puller and Paul,
Mr. PAU then presented the draft
OF the ordinance as suggested Ay pr.
81 Christian. and the matter was tabled.
II suggestion Of Mr. FERGUSON, TO
II next meeting