The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-10


Editor world: "Old Subscribers" letter
abou, editorials and the Purtat sabbath is in
terost.ng. lie writes: Really, editorials Of 4
small inland city are out OF place In IA newspa.
Irr." Does he mean that editors In small inland
lie questions because OF geosraphi.@5'l reasons
Are they necessarily OF the "hck" type ana
therefore not up to "Od Subscribers" standard
OF shought? II he does entertain that notion he
is to say the least, mentally warped
Any sane American knows that all our intel
lect, as nation has not been sesresatcd IN
the big cities. 1t IL distributed quite generally
without regard TO locality. The country editor.
the country teacher. the country worker In any
line. is capable OF showing efficiency The ma
jority OF the big men OF America started ON the
farm or In the small village The foundations
of their character, their knowledge and energy
laid in the outlying districts. far from
OF odd subscribers" letter that I wish to deal
with. II Is too idiotic to merit serious attention.
wickedness OF the pictures. And It can be said
that there are silly screen production th,l
should be barred from exhibition. But the
place to rectify that evil is in the headquarters
Of the state ccnsors, appointed to regulate sueh
spectacles. A bad picture Is bad on any day.
day. 50 the matter really constitutes an issue
corrupting the public mind, regulatory laws
can be passed and enforced, the legislation TO
be effective every day OF the week.
The persons who clamor most loudly Tor
abolition of moving pictures are usually narrow
minded individuals who see sin In everything
they look at but their own performances, AZ a
rule. sane people are able to look at the aver
age moving picture without sustaining any dam
In reputable show places are not dangerous
Some of them are capable of excrtins good i'm:
pressions as to right and wrong. However. II
they need editing" the censurs should be forced
to engage in that uplifting activity.
"Old Subscriber should 30 to the fountain
head of the matter under discussion. II is
away beyond a onc-day morality, movement
brace himself more firmly against any sort o:
temptation. He must learn to turn his gaze
"a m 'n wnSS ns cc ana n ,hn END
OF the phantom drama on the screen. Others
less self consciously susceptible to the weakness
OF the flesh. may look at the mushy scene
and laugh at 1t without sustaining the slightest
injury to their plain everyday morals
Some people worship on saturday yet the
promoters OF tho Puritan sabbath would force
these individuals to accept the first day Of the
at Determination; 1t is an attack on the
right of the individual to worship according
For ages orthodox Russia regulated it's
people The sequel Is the hell OF bolshevism
tion against coercion there has been astound-
ing, Do we want anything OF that character in
among the working classes OF the United states
Debs, at the last election, received nearly 1900,
socialis, candidate for the presidency. In okla.
homa he received over $4,000 votes, What does
that mean? 1t signifies that the movement II
Socialism in America s not wholly bSshevk
Yet, but bolshevism orenated in socialism, or
communism. In word " is merely radical
socialism Its ndhcrents are individuals who
have become disgustcd with old customs OF
the country including religious customs mar
rowness and such things. by establish ng a Pu-
ritan sabbath the promoters of the scheme win
play directly into the hands OF the Reds"
The working man who believes he has n right
to some sort ot innocent pastimc on sunday viii
effort to deprive him of that righL, And he
,will naturaiiy support any pGhue1 orsaniza-
cise of personal freedom. Great numbers Of
citizens who are not strictly OF the laboring
classes Will be similarly Influenced against
political tyranny or religious Intolerance OF any
Kind or character