The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-10

THE SUNDAY SHOW DISPUTE.

HE SONDA1 SdOW OlOT y u.
Moscow has gone through tive
holly contested elections without {
1split" of the population into fac
tions and without leaving any rea
"sore spots" Now the third trial
which promises to be the severest Of
all is in progress. This is the ques-
ton of having Sunday shows. Al
ready strong personal feeling has
been engendered and charges of I'M
fairness have been made.
How prone we are to take our
selves too seriously. If others took
us as seriously as we take ourselves
what serious world this would be.
This fault is not confined to any par
ticular class. We all have it to a
more or less degree, depending upon
whether we cultivate and encourage
it or try to curb it.
There is no cause for any hard
feelings in this dispute. There is no
need for threats. There is no great
issue that will effect the future
growth of the city at stake. Some
persons are asking that they be per-
mitted to spend Sunday in their own
way while granting to every one else
the same privilege. This does not
necessarily brand them as undesir-
able citizens or outlaws or round
ers." Some of them may be just as
sincere as we are. Some of them
may be and in fact are, members OF
churches and believers in the "Fath-
erhood Of God and the brotherhood
of man." Because we may not agree
with them on this or some other. sub
ject is no reason why they are not as
good citizens as we nor that they
have less rights than we have. In
tolerance should not be permitted to
rule in any way.
There are many opposing the shows
who are absolutely conscientious in
doing so. They believe they are help
ing Moscow and it is wrong to charge |
that these people are trying to in
jure the town. There, as in many
cases of dispute, it is merely a ques-
ton of opinion.
Let us all be honest, fair and lib
eral Let us grant to those who have
opinions differing from ours the same
right that we insist upon retaining
for ourselves. The question is not
really vital one. Moscow lived and
thrived and grew when it had Sun
day shows. 1t has lived and thrived
md grown without them. A man or
! woman may be just as honest and
and fair as we are and yet
,ot see things as we see them. Let
is not quarrel with them for this.
~ r "a !
is MOSCOW A STACKER CITY?
Moscow has seldom been confront /,
d by a more serious condition than :
hat confronting her tonight. AS
arkness settles over the earth Mos
ow is being branded as a Stacker. :
he has had her opportunity and did
OF grasp it. She is far below her I
uota in the Victory loan drive. Her
itizens have failed to do their duty. =
Bovill, Deary, Potlatch, Princeton, =
+enesee have more than done their =
art. Bovill and Deary have been r
ard hit. Their quotas were placed n
le same as in former drives, yet IT
9TH have lost much Of their popula- a
on owing to stopping work in the O
mber. Their population was largely +,
eating. The committee felt this and !,
lnounced that it would COX" any
'ntribution made by those points Il
hich have always raised their quota N,
I'd more. But those towns have h,
'ide. They would not accept the Of a,
r and every point along the timber h.
lie has reported more than it's quota ~
Used. Deary has $4,000 more than 70
quota now. Moscow is far in ar or
ars. /,
A movement has been started by
Gorge Creighton and other men who nc
We helped to make Moscow the
lendid town she is, to hold meet
: Monday morning and raise the M
ota asked of Moscow. 1t is I'M tr
rstood that permission has been to
anted to finish the work Monday tn
'rning. Mr.. Creighton, who has W.
zen $4,000 of every issue, offers gu
take $4,000 more of this issue if VIZ
eral other wealthy men of Moscow tn