New-York tribune., 1920-11-25


The alliance, which is said to repre-
sent sixteen Protestant denominations,
with total membership of 20,000O00.
aims to stop Sunday business of all
sorts, so far as possible.
eve won the fight to have the bur
den of Sunday work taken from post
Office employees" said the Rev. Harry
l.. Bowlby, secretary OF the alliance,
with headquarters at 1856 Fifth Av-
enue. "There is still much to be done
along the same line. The stores which
remain open on Sunday should be
closed. One company operating chain
of cigar stores closed voluntarily on
Sundays for six weeks. The MANAGER
told us he would have continued Sun
day closing, but could not on account
of the fact that business rivals kent
open.
Would Enforce Sunday Laws
eve are not aiming to fasten blue
laws on the people, said Mr. BowlDy
II here is no such thing as blue law.
The laws enforcing Sunday closing are
lnefe because The people wanted them
there, and we are going to try to see
tnat they are enforced. SO far as New
York Is concerned. the Sunday concer,
is q camouhage 70 get other things be-
tore the public under the guise of q
sacred name, and we are against it.
Motion picture places should not be al
lowed to operate on Sunday With re-
gard to baseball and other Sunday
sports, we believe that there is ample
time during other days of the week
especially under the operation OF dav-
hght saving. for every one to get plenty
OF healthful outdoor amusement. The
argument OF the professional baseball
people that they are working in the
interest of the laboriny man is nothing
more nor less than piiTie 1t is Just a
plea for the almighty dollar to line
their rapacious pockets"
Speaking OF Sunday MOTORING TO,
pleasure, Mr.. Bowlby said he thought
it would be sufficient if limited to af-
ternoon and evening, if not stoppcd
altogether.
The gasolineless Sundays during the
war were benefits in many ways" he
SAID. limiting pleasure riding on
sundays VIII tend to conserve a needed
product like gasoline and it will also
cut down the appalling number of ac-
SANN4iNo' -lNSt iNpOILdHl OF all, II Will
turn the thoughts of people to mora
t5emes on Sunday As a matter of fact
this IS simply the issue between the
American Sunday and the Continental
Sunday. We are going to carry oul
work to the people who land at oul
gates, many of whom want to escape
the evils of a Continental Sunday. The
Rev. Newell Dwight Hills is epito
mizing for us.a Sunday creed, printed
IN various languages, and this viii be
distributed among the people at Ellis
Island, to let them know what al
American Sunday really is. Further
Boishcvism and other evils that threat
en- the nation when we insist on The
strict observance of Sunday Laws. We
believe the peril of the Sabbath is the
peril of Bible study, the peril of Bib,
study is the peril Of the home, and the
peril of the home is the peril of the
nation"
Opposes Sunday Newspapers
A special campaign will be made il
Oregon and California, which are sale
to have no Sunday laws. The bill pre-
scribing strict Sunday laws for tn,
District of Columbia is now in tn.
hands of d Congressman, according t.
Mr.. Bowlby. Most states have Sunda,
laws. he said. which are being disre
garded These are to be enforced tt
the letter Not only will stores b'
closed and automobile traffic stoppe(
or cartailed. if the organizations plan
carry, but newspapers will be asked t.
pre- date their entire Sunday issues anC
have them distributed before Sunda.
really begins. Motion pictures ant
Sunday sports are the chief objects o
attack.
1--WE arc rot campaigning for ma
tional Sunday closing amondmcnt t
the Constitution" said Mr.. Bowlby
except as such an amendment ma.
come ,hrough Legislative enactment il
the various states. following the bene
fits of stricter local enforcement o