The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-03-16
What Happened to key!

The officers of the state editorial
association allowed key Goldberg,
whether pren1editated or not we do
not know, and care less, to "slip zone
over" at the annual banquet. key
said, anyway it is presumed he did.
that he wanted to show the editors of
the state of Minnesota special hon.
or in allowing them the great privi-
lege of being the first to see the new
est film production, one that had not
been shown in the Northwest, "For-
hidden Fruit" The officers fell for
keys peculiar gestures and mushy
talk and said the banquet was just the
place to spring this grand surprise.
And, at the appointed hour, key was
there with his rolls Of films and ma
chine. That in itself was not SO bad,
and perhaps the officers of the asso-
citation should not be censored too
strongly, but the uncooked deal key
then and there proceeded to pull off
on the banqueters and banaueted was
disgrace to even St. Paul. key US
ed up more than half an hour of the
editors best time, not in boosting his
wonderful picture, for it was good,
but in lan,basting people who presum-
ed to even suggest that movies should
be censored. Think of it, at banquet,
any man should be given any time at
all to work his propaganda, and es-
pecially in a cause of that kind. At
prominent table sat Gov. Preus and
Larry Ho. two of the most able and
popular men in the Northwest, but
they were not asked to speak, there
was no time for them-Ikey had the
floor, and he kept it, much to the dis
gust of the two hundred editors, and
hundreds of ladies present. Can you
imagine a program that has to turn
down such men as Gov. Preus and
Larry Ho. and half dozen other cele-
brities that a man of the key Gold
berg kind could be given an oppor-
tunity to shoot off his movie propa-
ganda? But, the next morning, the
worm turned, and key got what was
due him for his presumption in but
ting into place where he fas not
wanted. The editors in their regular
business session took few minutes
off to handle the gentleman, probably,
as he had not been handled before.
Strong resolutions were adopted,
without a dissenting vote, denouncing
the key affair and pledging the asso-
citation to work for the passage of
bill to censor the movies. Slowly but
surely the people are waking to the
fact that the foundation of the NOV
ing picture business is in the hands of
a rough neck crowd; and that for city
business certain number OF leWd and
vicious pictures must be made in or
der to hold certain patronage, but
why such rot should he Haunted in
the face of decent people is not quite
clear to some. Some think that a
strict censorship law, rigidly enforced,
would, to a certain extent, do away
with a lot of the trashy stuff, and
eventually be the salvation of the NOV
ing picture business. But if such
men as key Goldberg, and like char
acters, are permitted to deal out what
they please the business will soon fall
of its own weight. There is a great
field of work for the movies, much
good can be accomplished through
them, and they should not be allowed
to degenerate through the rapacius
greed of the Goldbergs. Let them be
kept on a higher plane, and great
benefit will result to all, and the ex-
hibitors themselves will finally reap
better reward and establish a firm
and better business. As the Herald
has often said: if you are conducting
a clean, respectable, honest business
you do not fear censorship. Anyway,
key now knows just what the editors
of the state of Minnesota think of
him and his attempt to shove out his
rough-neck propaganda, and it is not
likely he will attempt to give another