The Washington times., 1921-02-26


dueed that resolution and your hesi-
fancy about reading IL convinces me
that you know you had said some
thing which was not in IT,"
SEES ART GALLERIES SHUT.
"If we should try to stop the ex-
havs to close up the art galleries.
and God forbid that we should ever
deprive our children OF seeing those
things which are art and should be
seem" said Colonel Harper. Our
children should not be allowed to
grow up in q little tin box and tied
10 their mothers apron strings. They
should be given an opportunity to get
the education which moving pictures
oner. Don't let us try to destroy a
great industry and great amuse-
lnent."
Sunday School Is all right in it's
place. but it's place Is not the moving
picture. said Charles w. Darr. In op-
posing DR.. Crafts program or censor
ship. THE movies in Washington are
Just as clean as anywhere. Further
entangling the industry In q mesh Of
laws would only mean the discour-
sgement of progress" In closing.
Dsrr declared that "Dr. Crafts Is a
self appointed public spirited citi-
zen"
Harry Crandall gave a strong de-
fense OF the moving picture business.
He said that the police now have
sufficient power ''to go into our
booths and take out any film we are
showing IL we refuse to cut out any
objectionable part Every effort Is
being made by the industry to educate
the public to the point where they
demand a cleaner show. / defy DR..
Crafts or any one else to name one
picture in which they have seen a
nude woman"
CHAMBER RESOLUTION.
Here is the resolution adopted by
The Chamber of Commerce:
The executive committee OF the
Washington Chamber Of Commerce,
sfter a full and free discussion Of
the proposed change in regulations
Of the moving pictures exhibited IN
the theaters of this city. are OF the
opinion that regulations which we
understand now exist are sufficient
10 protect all against harm and bad
influence and still give an oppor-
tunity for entertainment and educa-
ton"
President Albert Schulteis ap-
pointed Colonel Harper, Mr.. King,
William GUIDE. James T. Lloyd. and
himself a committee to place the
resolution before the Commissioners.
Resolutions of protest against the
proposed moving picture censorship
also were sent today by the Wash
nlston Lodge of Elks, through Will
liam s. Shelby, secretary.
I'VE believe that the regulations
now in force in the District. which
give the police authority to suppress
any indecent or Objectionable films,
more than amply flll the need which
censorship, with it's attendant evils,
is intended for" states the resolu-
tion.
Having in mind the admitted fact
that the motion picture is the great
est educator of the day, we believe
T. would be un-American to handicap
it by an insincere censorship which
is foredoomed to failure and into
which would be bound to creep per-
sonal opinions or POLITICAL graft, and
that would serve to, satisfy one class
ard antagonize another
Washington Lodge of Elks is rep
resentative Of an order made up of
nearly 1.000.0 900 American citizens,
and we are confident that If the mat
ter of motion picture censorship were
put to a vote in the order it would be
overwhelmingly defeated.
I'VE are confident in the belief that
the Board of Commissioners will not
permit the opinions of few self
constituted conservators Of the
morals Of our fair city to prevail. in
this important matter
In it's resolution forwarded to the
District Commissioners the Vincent
IS. Costello Post, No. IS, American
Legion, states:
There has already been enough
nibbling at the Constitution of the
United States by the so called reform
ers, and unless a stop is put to it at
once there will not be enough left of
it to insure us the liberty for which
our forefathers fought and died.
We believe it unAmerican and not
Characteristic of the principles for
which we fought and for which our