New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-17
*. of C.: Convention
To Fight Blue Laws,
Flaherty Declares
Supreme knight Classes Paid
Reformers With the Red
Plague and Wants Them
Put at Useful Work

James A. Flaherty, Supreme knight
Of Columbus, fred Parthian volIey
at the attempts of professional Puri-
tans to tyrannize over public opinion"
as he Drove to the station Yesterday
afternoon on his way to the Interna-
tional X. of C. convention in San Fran
cisco. That gathering, he promised,
Will reaffirm its stand against the blue
plague as no less menacing than the
red and white plaques of Bolshevism
and tuberculosis.
parasites to protect it from the OH
scene," he declared ri should like to
see q society formed to find useful
work for reformers and to see Sabbath
observance left to the conscience and
common sense of the American people
The Knights Of Columbus. 500 .0OO
strong, are dedicated to the pre.erya-
ton of law and order, but past expert
ence has taught US to view with sus-
piclon the activities of paid Purintans.
Comes From Back Country
This man Noah Webster Cooper"
ne continued, referring to the leader
OF the Southern Methodists Sabbath
Saving Crusade, comes from the back
country and has not the vision to graap
urban problems. I wish he would tell
us what recreation a city man can get.
which some one else does not have to
work to provide. We can't even get to
church without work on the part Of the
street car employees. And it is absurd
for him to suggest that the man who
gives up his natural holiday to make
life worth while for others should not
be paid for doing so. Vice President
Coolidge told me that good work makes
the Sabbath holy
"Mr Cooper claims that the trainers
of the Constitution Endorsed his cru
SADIE" Mr.. Flaherty went on. "But
they wished to guaranty the right to
the pursuit of happiness, and he is try
ing to take away that right on Sun
day.
II don't challenge his sincerity, but
there are lot Of sincere people in the
insane asylum. A lot Of these reform
ers have not even that virtue. They
have found that they can soak men
they will fall again, and they are doing
it. They either get good salaries or
lot of publicity, and some men would
jump off the Woolworth tower to get
their names in print.
Sunday a Day of Arrest
"This is not religious movement
AiiCJ oAC ~ JAAA6 W AhahC 0uANdy 1OC d
day of rest, but day of arrest. Some
day they viii! be putting people in Jail
for getting sick on the Sabbath. l con-
slider myself good, law-abiding citizen
and / have enjoyed myself every Sun
day of the sixty-eight years of my
life"
CAMDEN, N. j., July 16.-An organi-
zation of church men pledged to wage
an intensive campaign for repeal of the
state boxing law opened headquarters
here to-day.
The Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts, who as
superintendent of the International Re-
form Bureau attempted to have the
Dcmpsey-C arpenitr bout stopped by in
junction, is leader of the movement.
The campaigners plan to follow the
same tactics that resulted in betting at
racetryeks in New Jersey being pro-
hibited some years ago. They an
nounced that legislative candidates
would be asked to pledge themselves
to vote for repeal of the boxing law.
All public boxing matches would be
prohibited in New Jersey under Mr..
Crafts's program.