South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-18
RELIGIOUS ISSUE INDUCTED
INTO COP. CAMPAIGN FILM
APPEALING To CATHOLICISM
thicket. disrobed and otherwise as
saulting them.
Company Dropped Reid.


Company Dropped Reid.
Reid is proud OF his accomplish
ment Nearly all the information OBJ
tanned regarding the film was obtain
ed from Mr.. Reid himself. Mr.. Colby
acknowledged that he had been aid
ing in the direction and approved
the parts of the film he had seen.
1t was he who explained how the dis
tribution was 10 be accomplished
through the various republican state
organizations In addition it is
learned that the Universal Film
Manufacturing corporation. because
of the picture. found it advisable to
dispense with the further services of
Reid. and the executive vice presi-
dent of the concern, Robert II. Coch-
rane. politely declined 10 witness the
first run of tie film.
1t is also learned that some OF
Reds friends when told OF his new
photoplay, expressed themselves in
substance as follows
Il do not believe that / have ever
listened to anything that shows such
real rottenness in politics as this
idea OF the republican national COM
mittee IL is the most disgusting
thing / ever listened to- IL cOnsti-
stitutes a series of deliberate and
studied insults 10 the nations chief
executive"
Thinks IL Powerful Weapon.
q call il 'watchful waiting. " said
Reid at his new office at 1900 Broad
i oh al.
81 think it will go a long way toward
beating Mr. Wilson. First / show
Villa peering through the bushes.
Then there is a subtitle reading
about this. Why didn't Pres't Will
son stop the war in Europe by put
ting an embargo on all exports TO
all European countries alike, except
on food stuns?'"
Reid was asked whether this was
his own idea, or whether it had
originated with the republican ma
tional committee, as it would OBJ
viously have been of great interest
TO the business men OF the country
had the latter been the case. Mr..
Reid acknowledged that the idea
/ was his own, and added, Mr.. Wilson
could have stopped the war in a few
weeks if ne had done that
II often lay awake at night and
think Of the thousands who have
been killed and Of the blood that
has flowed simply because ne would
not put his pen TO such a document"
said Reid.
Having thus indicated the posses
sion Of an active imagination. Reid
went on telling of the scenario:
Next | show Vera Cruz. A launch
filed with American sailors is ap-
preaching the wharf. Close up. the
American in the boat is shown with
-ieXicans armed. standing on the
wharf and they fire on the boat.
show the officer in the boat picking
up the American flag riddled with
bullet holes"
Shown Asleep Many Times.
Reid explained that ne played the
American consul himself and de-
manded an apology from Huerta in
his photoplay. Huerta. played by
William Cone OF Flatbush. exclaims
dramatically:
If your gringo president wants an
apology. he can come here and get
1t, and then, said Reid with
pleased smile, I show the president
asleep at mis- desk. I show that all
through the picture. a dozen times
| OF more, the president is asleep. I
show il after the attack OF Column
bus and after Carizal. and after the
nuns are attacked"
But having gone a little ahead Of
his story, Reid returned to the Vera
Cruz incident
Il next show" he said. the flu
| neral Of the Il men who were killed
there. The funeral took place here
| You know. 7 show the funeral and
the president riding in a carriage.
and I follow that with this line.
And he had the effrontery TO attend
the funeral"
Reid went on 20 say that he had
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