The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-15

District Of Columbia. n. -
California and the Distrses
only parts Of the Unitss
where, adequate Sunday
mot already exist. Whss 49,
chiefly 10 q campaign "a, f.
forcement Of laws alreaS,
books.
Dr.. Crafts has long b..
IN trying to induce CONF.
pass laws affecting thu NV =
ais, He knows to 4 nicst, ~
constitutional aid what 4 r..
how to claim the support =
ican tradition for his prn,ss,ss +!
does not take any positicrs 4.
which you can easily fput.s' q
Thus he is well aware 4 y ~.
the observance Of the Sahhssss
religious day compulsory 4 III
lation respecting religion. ~
is forbidden by the constitutis. .
by tradition, too. This Il No..
ically land of religions fr,s.s.s
Jews, Mohammedans, nnaSs..
followers of Pythagoras. NJ.
and Confucius, free-thinker, -.
lists and Pantheists. have o..
cally just as much right to lis
worship or not worship =.
country as the most ulSs
Christian. To all Of them s..:
many others the Sabbath l.
nothing. 1t is therefore,not S,..s
tutional to enforce the obse,,,..
Of the Sabbath BY federal law y;
, it is not in accordance with ~,
lean traditions Of liberty to sliors
it by any. other kind Of Law.
| Two Kinds Of SUNDAY,
DR.. Crafts therefore taxa Al
position that there are two ~
baths--a religious and a civil "a
bath. He says that the civil m
JAIN IS y necessary DAY OF coanklII
rest and that as such 1t So
OF American tradition. He nr
there is no more wrong in leehis
ing for a six-day week than ~.
is in legislating for an eixht.S1u
day. What he wants, he nm
| simply the prohibition Of oil ~
mercial activity and all work. =
cept what is absolutely neceSnr|
on Sunday. He also wants lsw|
against noise on Sunday 81 1s|
Christians shall not be distrId|
In their meditations. 81
The analogy between the sls-Au
week and the eight-hour day 4 4
course, not perfect. Eight-hor ~
legislation simply says thu III
employer shall not hire the laksm
for more than eight hours Shy
1t does not restrict the activiS 4
either of them for the rest d n
day. But tie proposed SUNDAY Nv
would forbid you from engaghe n
,any gainful occupation on SunirI
NO matter what your religiuG q
how great your need.
| Nevertheless, it must be adnhti
that DR.. Crafts has taken . en-
position. He does not deny u
he would like to see a federatlw
prohibiting all work and ann.
ment on Sunday, but be says u
he considers such a law impg16-
cable. He also admits that \
wants Sunday blue laws passsd
order that the youth Of the -
try wilf go to Sunday school IN
| He says that juvenile crime \ 4
the increase, and that this incsvs
is due more than anything elie .
y the fact that boys do not 80 to So
day school as much as they "
to. He says that a boy who 81
to Sunday baseball games Is b
more apt to become a criminal III
one who goes to Sunday school.
Thus he admits that he WANT
: Sunday blue law for the effect
/ will have on church attendance
; therefore hopes it will be q rel
! ious law in effect although he p
it forward as civil health law.
u DR.. Crafts is a moral reform
! Of the more broad-minded and
: telligent type. He realizes that
: has sincere and intelligent OPP
e ents and that they have some m
. on their side. But there seems
1 be just a touch Of equivocaucn
t the way he meets their objectc
! DR.. Crafts is opposed to smckl
: but does not favor Legislation
n the subject except as applies
d minors. He believes dancing sno'
Y be controlled by a rigorous enfcf
y ment of laws against obscene pr
tices. He is opposed to litent'
which might be considered suss
e tive, and here again he believes
: the rigorous enforcement Oh y
4 already in existence. He IS u
|, vor of severely censorlns,
v movies and the stage. de y
: course, a strong supporter OF J
i hibition.
> Here are the chief things
e were banned by the blue laus
:. our colonial ancestors. Dr. ~
a is against them, too. ne oel,'
II that if they could be abollsneo
It world and the human race "
h be better of. But he RECON
l. that they can't be abolished =!
n And his recognition OF tnaI
j. shows that the friends OF per-
e liberty, though in minority a''
Ie ! wholly overwhelmed. {