New-York tribune., 1920-11-27

Only to Ride,
Is Bowlby Plan
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will be placed before our board of man.
ayers looking to the introduction in
the state Legislature of a measure to
bring about very noticeable reduction
OF Sunday traffic"
Steam railroad companies are also to
be asked to cut all unnecessary trains
from their Sunday schedules, ,v.special-
ly excursions, which are considered
particularly baneful by the blue law
proponents.
"These cheap-rate and widely adver-
Washington and Gettysburg are q stim-
illus to lead people away from their
duty of worship and the quiet home
life"
Would you prohibit the use of auto
mobiles for Sunday pleasure trips,
along with the denial of Sunday ex-
cursions to persons who do not own
automobiles ?" DR.. Bowlby was asked.
1--WE would appeal to automobilists to
observe the Lords day" he explained.
This moral suasion on motorists
would be abetted," be continued, "by
making gasoline stations few and far
between"
Pending their efforts to bring the
traction companies into line for Sab
bath observance, the alliance is going
TO exert lot of pressure on the 1921
Legislature and the Board Of Alder
men to repeal the laws and ordinances
permitting Sunday movies and base
ball Jacob Rupert, president of the
Yankees, and Samuel Rothafel, man
aging director Of the Capitol Theater,
limited yesterday that organized opposi-
ton to this aim would soon be under
way.
Opposes Sunday Papers
Like transportation companies, news
paper publishers are to be urged to
abolish their Sunday editions, DR..
Bowlby disclosed.
streets on Sunday" he said, "ia an in
suit to the decent. intelligent, Chris
tian observers Of the Sabbath. 1t is
IN American, because the newsboys
ought to be in Sunday school and in
the quiet Of their homes, learning to
be good citizens"
The alliance believes that the only
sure way to make the American peo-
PIE behave is to remove temptation
from their way, it was gathered from
DR.. Bowlby's statements to a Tribune
reporter. That is the theory upon which
lfs lobbyists are going to work this
winter IN the capital of every state
that has a session Of its Legislature
ana at Washington, where a bill to
clamp down the Sunday lid in the Dis
trlct of Columbia will be pushed.
Reterendums, whereby the voters Of
. state might determine the degree of
sunday observance, if any, they de-
Bowlby declared
You can't amend the Fourth Com
Inandment," he asserted mo state
has the right to amend Gods law
downward. If anything they should
strengthen His laws"
Sinai and Plymouth are the rocks
upon which the movement is based. Dr.
Bowlby intimated when he held up the
example, Of the Pilgrim Fathers in
their adherence to the letter of the
sabbath law as the one to be followed
I'VE wouldn't nave this great, free
country If it had not been for the Pill
erims,' he said, "and, therefore, it is
unpatriotic and un-American, as we'll
as lrreligious, to violate the Sabbath. i"
Dr. Bowlby exhibited glee in calling
attention to a recent decision bv the
Supreme Court of Maryland striking
from the ballot referendum by which
the Maryland Defense League had
hoped to obtain popular expression
of opinion on the Sunday laws of that
state. Inc league DR.. Bowlby said,
mas raised $4,000 TO fight the Lord $
HC"S enhance 0lIu mas COmDlneO with
like organizations in Eastern Pennsyl-
vanla and Southern New Jersey to com
pat the movement and bring about
legallzed Sunday movies.
May Seek Amendment
Mark me-" said DR.. Bowlby. "if thi,
sort of things continues we will have
no alternative but to ask for an amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States"
"Asde from the question of resting
from work on Sunday" DR., Bowlby was
asked, isn't there a difference Of opin.
ion among processing Christians as ia
the manner of their resting on that
day? Wouldn't some Christians con.
tend that they had right to be trans
ported to Coney Island for recreation
on Sunday, or to visit Washington OF
Gettysburg on an excursion?"
They can't believe that and bt
Christians" the secretary of the Lord.
Day Alliance replied. Remember the
Sabbath day to keep it holy the com.
mandment says"
How about the Jews, who obsery,
Saturday thc Cahbo+l,