The Washington herald., 1916-11-07
Seen and Heard By George Miner.

Ceen ana Heard by George MINER.
New York, Nov. When moving picture
men get to fooling with international subjects it
is good deal like playing with dynamite. Some
well-intentioned films have gone off in an unex-
pected way and done a lot of harm.
Mr.. Harry Redfeld is just back from the Far
East and he has protest to register against the
Judgment Of Commodore J. Stuart Blackton and
the others who are interested in the film called
"The Battle Cry of Peace" This picture drama
was produced apd presented as an incentive to
American preparedness. The patriotic spirit be-
hind it has been highly commended all over the
United States, where it has been shown.
1t seems that the managers did not con6ne its
presentation to this country. They could do with
a little financial reward for their patriotism and
so they sold the film abroad, and that's what the
row is all about.
When Mr. Red6eld was in Seoul the capital of
Corea, couple of months ago, he went to little
Japanese moving-pcture house one night and
there saw thrown on the scren 1.-THE Battle Cry of
Peace"
Sitting sedately there in the theater," said he,
Il witnessed the humiliating defeat of the Ameri-
can troops in war of invasion in which New
York City was burned and the surrounding coun-
try was laid waste. My ears burned with shame
and felt like avengng the disgrace on an those
who witnessed it with me-
Hasn't the person who sends abroad films
like that showing America ignomnously dishon-
ored and disgraced, any better judgment? / saw
that same film in Washington last winter, and it
was received in the way it was intended to be re-
ceved 1t was all hight here in the States
But imagine the effect this picture play had
in theater full of Japanese An interpreter trans
lated the titles into the native language Happily
the appalling statistics comparing our defenses
with those of other nations had been omitted
hope they were omitted before they left the
States / had a difficult job to convince my
Corean guide that we were not getting the day
lights knocked out of u.s.
"The next time the movie men get out film
showing us getting trimmed, suggest that it be
kept in America. If they want to send something
of that nature abroad why don't they get out one
showing the American army doing the San Juan
Hill stunt or Dewey at Manila Bay? Then, even
though in foreign land, we could all sit back and
enjoy it and not be worked up to the pitch of
boiling indignation as was
The Japanese have no too great respect for us
as 1t is. Doubtless it would be just as well to
retain what little of it exists and not decry our
faults and proclaim Our weaknesses to outsiders
especially to the Japs, any other of the yellow
race.
That expression yellow race" got an English
man two black eyes and thoroughly good lick
ing the other day. This particular Englishman
talked too much and too indiscrminately and too
unwisely. Apparently he had forgotten that he
was in the United States instead of "dear old Lun-
non." He talked in the presence of an officer of
the Fourteenth Regiment which has recently re-
turned from the Mexican border
He said that the next war would be between
the two yellow races, the Japanese and Americans
That was as far as he had time to get. He was
kept very busy receiving a licking from then on
for several minutes 1t created quite scandal in
the cafe OF fashionable hotel where it accurred.
On his way back from Japan Mr. Redfeld
stopped at Manila and witnessed championship
baseball game between the school girls of Tipas
and Oroquieta. Although the game was not ad-
vertised, there was an attendance of nearly 5000
The star player little Igorot girl of 10,
barefooted, bareheaded and her hair in braid
She bundle of nerves and intensity The
bleachers went wild with enthusiasm over her
playing. No manager would ever dare say that
she threw the game"
Whatever pessimists may say about the ma
tional game losing its popularity here it certainly
has taken strong hold on the people of our
provinces. There is baseball nine in every
school in the Philippines. 1t is also the favorite
pastime in Hawaii and Porto Rico.
For that matter, all through Mexico and Cen
tral America the baseball fever rapidly spread
ing and in many localities has almost entirely
taken the place of the native sports.
There seems to be no doubt of the triumph of
the Liberal party at the polls in Cuba and the
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