East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-24
THE PRICE OF SILENCE" is THE
"UNCLE TOMS CABIN" OF
TODAY.

1 n lew dBp LhAb SOhhAA
of ours was suffering from A MON
sTROUS MORAL ULCER that was
| POISONING ITS INDUSTRIAL So
CIAL AND POLITICAL LIFE.
Throughout a large section of the
Union, ONE PORTION OF THE POP
ULATIoN WAS HOLDING AN
OTHER PORTION. that had CHANGED
to have been born with black skins,
IN SLAVERY.
The men, women and children who
bore the yoke of bondage were treated
as chattels. They were TREATED
AS THOUGH THEY WERE MA
CHIMES OF FLESH AND BONE
AND SINEw. They were treated as
though they had no heart, no mind,
no sentiments no affections. They
were PUT UP AT THE AUCTION
BLOCK AND BOUGHT AND SOLD
AS CATTLE ARE BOUGHT AND
SOLD.
The law had put its sanction upon
this hideous institution because HUI
MAN MACHINES WE'RE WANTED
TO TILL THE FIELDS.
A WAVE OF REVULSION against
this iniquitous institution swept over
the country. But it LACKED THE
PUSH to sweep slavery out Of exist
ence.
Then there appeared a book, a story
book written by woman-"UNCLE
TOMS CABIN" It pictured the bru-
tality, the depravity of the sinister sys-
tenn It took into every home a pal
pitant picture of the sufferings Of the
slaves. 1t put the people into the
skin of the blackman.
| UNCLE TOMS CABIN GAVE
THE WAVE OF REvULSION THE
PUSH THAT 1T NEEDED. BLOOD
lCREsTED. IT SWEPT NEGRO
SLAVERY FROM THIS COUNTRY
OF OURS.
But the hideous institution of SLA
VERY is AGAIN HERE. SLA-
VERY MORE HEARTLESS, MORE
INFAMOUS THAN THAT WHICH
Is GONE.
THE YOKE OF sERFDoM IS
NOW BORNE BY CHILDREN.
Do you know that there are S95, 600
children between 10 and 3 years of
age in gainful occupations in the uni
ted States? That there are more
than 1,0OO. 900 between II and Is
years of age going to their daily
grind2
ALMOST 1000. 600 CHILDREN DE-
PRIVED BY THE GREAT GOD
MAAIMoN OF WHAT OUGHT TO BE
THE CHILD'S TNALIENABLE
RIGHT TO HEALTH AND HAP
PINEssl
The wave OF revulsion against the
slavery of American children has al
ready started on it's way. 1t has al
ready brought results. A federal
statute has been enacted forbidding
interstate traffic in goods that child
la Dor has in anywise helped to pro-
duce But even IL the Supreme Court
holds this statute constitutional the
evils of child labor will not by any
means all vanish. THOSE EVILS
WILL STILL RE LARGELY UNDER
STATE CONTROL, TO BE PER-
PETUATED OR ABOLISHED AS
THE STATES PLEASE.
Now there has appeared a photo
drama, A GREAT HEART-GRIP-
EING PHoToDRAMA, THE PRICE
Of SILENCE" It is a production of
that GREATEST OF PRODUCERS.
WILLIAM FOX. 1t stars that popu-
lar star. William Farnum.
THE PRICE OF SILENCE" is a
powerful story of love and renunci-
alton woven into a theme of BURN
ING PUBLIC TEREST-CHII4D
SLAVERY
What UNCLE TOMS CABIN did
for the NEGRO SLAVE. WILLIAM
FON'S THE PRICE OF SILENCE"
will do for the CHILD SIAVE!'
THE PRICE OF SILENCE" shows
with tear-compelling truth the M
FANNY of making the young toll in
the mills of MAMMON. II shows the
BLACK SHAMELESSNESS of this
misbegotten GREED.
THE PRICE OF SILENCE" will
take the HORROR OF CHILD SL.A-
VERY straight to every HEART.
THE PRICE OF SILENCE" will
give the wave of REVULSION the
PUSH that II needs TO SWEEP
CHILD SLAVERY from this country
of ours FOREVER.
In addition a Cartoon Comedy.