South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-19
Frantic Efforts Are Made to
0iSavow Responsibility Fol-
lowing Story Published
in New York World.
CIRCULARS WERE READY
FOR WIDE DISTRIBUTION
Film is Painted in Glowing
Terms But Criticism Re-
suits in Shift of Re-
publican Plans.
News-Tlmes specia1 &c

NeWs-Times Special Service
NEW YORK. Sept. 19.-ExpOsure
OF the republican national campaign
committees plan TO represent in
motion pictures Pres't Wilson asleep
at his desk, while Catholic nuns are
assaulted by villa bandits. has caus-
ed CONSERVATION and chagrin in re-
publican circles here.
Frantic efforts were made 10 dis
avow responsibility, but the New
York World today follows up its eX-
posture by printing a circular sent
out from republican headquarters
Offering the film for production.
Tuesdays World story in part is as
follows
Having censored the moving pic
ture film entitled 'Watchful Waiting
10 such an extent that most of the
work described in yesterdays World
will have 20 be done over again,
some of the members OF the repub-
lican national committee yesterday
denied that the picture as described
had ever been approved
Colby Makes Denial.
Former Sen. Everett Colby OF
New Jersey in charge OF the repub-
lican moving picture campaign. was
the spokesman for the committee.
His statements were to the effect
that il was preposterous 10 say that
anything indecent would be pro-
duced. and while he refused 10 give
any details whatever of the picture.
he had viewed earlier I'm the day, ne
inferred that If il did contain the
scenes spoken of in the World the
committee would not for one mo-
ment sanction IT,
The World has come into posses
sion Of a circular prepared at repub-
ucan national committee headquar-
t-rs i'm which the Hal Reid photoplay
is described.
Circular Has Been sent.
This circular was 10 be sent ia
county chairmen all over the coun-
try. That it has been generally dis
tributed is not asserted. but az least
one copy OF IL has been sent 10 a
town far distant from New York
This is the way the republican ma
tioual committee describes its pro-
posed campaign move i'm It's circular.
a story OF Mexico and United States
under a Wilson administration. 4
dramaticsm OF historic facts involv-
ing Huerta Cara MA. Villa. Wilson
Roosevelt and Huges.
The story begins with the betro-
thai OF John Martin and Marion
Lombar John Martin is a United
States trooper and is called 20 Mex.
leo He is killed hy one of villa.
followers
Upon the death OF her betrothed
Marion becomes sister OF charity
and is sent 10 Mexico TO nurs,
wounded soldiers. Ia the meantim,
the followers of Huerta shoot dOWr
the American flag. arousing all tru,
Americans 10 action Not So. Mr.
Wilson. Ever consistent 10 his policy
OF "watchfui waiting" Mr. Wilson
organized fleet OF battIeships which
ne sends To Vera cruz at cost o.
over one million dollars 90 deman,
that Huerta apologize and that h,
salute the American flag but With
orders 70 the United States marine
TO withhold fire. The only apology
that Mr. Huerta made was 20 sen,
back Il dead marines 20 New Yorl
city. nor did he ever salute the flag
still after all OF these outrage
Mr.. Wilson permitted Mr. Huerta Z,
live in peace and comfort on Lon.
Island.
Sometime later Villa and his fol
lowers. fully organized. made "a nigh
attack on Columbus. New Mexico
burning the homes Of the unsus
pected Americans numbering then
and with a licenuous purpose fl
mind. dragging the women away q
a fate more horrible than death.
Immediately follows the Carriza
nSht. Again Mr.. Wilson yawned an.
stuck 20 his method OF 'watchfu
waiting. villa and his follower
make an attack on the convent an,
DRAG the sisters In 20 the brush. usin,
them 20 suit their purpose end leav
ing them 20 die. Marion. rather thai
meet such fate. kills herself Mis-
sionar!es are dragged from thei
homes and killed
The heads Of both Protestant auD
-.~,-.--,-, 500, nNr nafsr a. .sr-F~t-N-