The Washington herald., 1921-08-14
WILSON 10 REPLY
THROUGH MOVIES,
MAGAZINE STATES
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speaker, then would he place his
case before the world in written
form7
EMO. Mr.. Baruch was informed.
Mr.. Wilson feels that his writings
would at best touch TOO restricted
. per cent Of the population. Ex-
perts agree that robbed Of his mag
netic presence and thespian ability
70 project an idea Dramatically In
person. his rhetoric suffers and its
influence 10 lessened, confined to in
tellectual circles. What Mr.. Wilson
wants Is to reach the masses.
In sfmple Form.
What he has determined upon q
to put history he has played a part
In and written before the world
of men in the simplest and the
most convincing terms. He wants 10
make his answer to. those he feels
have m!srepressnted him; he wants
TO write down the truth as few be-
sides himself with In a position to
see IL. 80 the humblest can under-
stand. so the least educated will
be convinced. =.
For this reason he has decided
upon the motion picture.
Washington does not yet know
whether Mr.. Wilson plans to appear
personally in a picture dealing with
his political activities or not, and
opinion is divided. A well Informed d
minority maintain that he has al
ways intended merely to map out his
idea and let experts handle It.
Others insist there will be flashes OF
him in the picture and that he will
pose for a few shots.
"All seem agreed Mr.. Baruch has
been told to take some action to
further this scheme, though no one
has been able to get anything more
than a smile and a shake of the
head from the fnancier.
United Artists.
Details spring up to strengthen
the main notion that Mr.. Wilson Is
set on a motion picture in which
Harvey. McCombs, McAdoo, Cleve-
land II. Dodge, Bryan. Daniels
Lansing and all the figures that
walked with him through the lime
light and helped lay an empire low
shall appear as he sees them, who
has himself been held up in the
light in which these others saw him.
"A New York film corporation
called United Artists with which
w. G. McAdoo. the former Presi-
dents son law, Is said to have or
to have had some connection. Is
named as the producing concern to
be approached in this regard. That
1t has been approached is also
stated.
'Other statements declare:
ID. w. Griffith will do the direct.
ing. He has been a friend of the
former President, who put him In
the way to make an exceptional pic
ture during the war and greatly ad-
mired his Birth of a Nation
General Jan Christian Smuts
premier Of the Union Of South AZ
rica. next to Wilson the leading ex-
ponent of the league of nations.
and William Jennings Bryan are
willing to lend their aid by per-
sonal appearance.
The basic idea. already laid out,
would reyolve around the person
ality of a hero type to which Rich
ard Barthelmess would be peculiar.
ly suited. This hero would be q
young man in the trying days in
which the idea Of a league Of ma.
tions was crucifed, but would live
and grow in political power and In
the end make effective the idea Of
the President who fell a martyr In
great cause.
"Corroborating this last detail Is
the allegation that Charles H
Duen. formerly treasurer Of the
Republican State committee of New
York. was apprised some time since
Of the Wilson scheme and the Grit
fith- -Barthelmess connection with It.
founded picture company with
any amount of Wall Street money
behind IT and proceeded to pu,
Barthelmess under contract, learn
ing too late that Griffith had
merely loaned the player, reserving
his prior rights.
with Griffith and Hiram Abrams
executive head of the United Art
lists out of town. no confirmation OF
the above dispatches could be
gained in New York. 1t was learned
however, that the contract of In
spiration Pictures, of which Charles
H. Duell is president. with Richard
Barthelmess, ran for six pictures,
of which the first is now being
completed under tho direction of
Henry King.
Inquiries downtown disclosed
that Bernard NJ Baruch has been
dipping into pictures and backed
league OF nations feature last
year for use during the campaign
He was also said to have financed
the politictl agenda now being
staged by Williams College at WILL
iamstown. Mass. That he is very
close to Mr.. Wilson and would be
his most likely adviser was thought
likely, though 1t was pointed out
that William G. McAdoo on leaving
the Secretaryship of the Treasury
had Immediately concerned himself
with picture production and was
close to all the insiders in the game