The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-14
barometer Of Public Opinion


h.,,o ,or word Probably great many people
n'yu read with considerable interest your odi.
.orlai IN the sunday World OF January 9th en.
u'lsd "A Well Taken Exception"
ua,ho,p iep9rt OF the board Of ministers OF the
, nou'st Epis;opal church that ION the stage
ana IN motion pictures the Protostan, mInisto,
~ seiuom represented except an an rffomnal,
after an a""s, undoubtedly have been made only
.,ur 't an exhaustive investigation covering the
cnllro stage and motion picture field Other
bar1, 'nose n" very reverend gentlemen would
hardiy make such sweeping statement Thn,
neihs true. II follows ms a natural incIdo,, 90
tne apparent unanimity OF opinion cxnrossed
t aia,t certain logical deductions are inevitnble
anu anu the reverend gentlemen ought to bc salts
~, ,iru win them without rushing into print Ger
,aih'y 1t Is sad state OF affairs when mo, On
Sre au 'uathing inc word Of God. which we
",u ~ az taught IN the mightiest truth known
"n ian on,y earn the unanimous title of "effom
there a. nm, ! mink we are all agreed thai
Aside from that phase OF a. bnwoyor =, l.,
apparent that the brethren arc cxcoedtno,',
, not actually wroth at the Injustice
aon .noI' ana Ju1 at the time they sion oyoi
anu fush into print,---at a time when i, ,vos
mopsa % some more righteous indlgnation"
,ho 'a pr stirred up, you blithey assure them in
u'u uoupic edged negative that the Cotbo,ic
,h ,nuroh does not permit it's ministers To condnct
comn,a,ve, IN way to earn the characteristic
Glory be to Peter Mr. Ed,,,r ub.t , ,,,,
In the eye that was! ~
Bnt, may we ask. upon what kind OF red
plooded food has the editor been feeding thai
he has the temcrty to venture s,ch nn 'aa ah
norrent suggestion. deliciously couched I'm The
negative though 1t may be? Knowest not thni
the very thought should bc stranglcd unborn
Has II not beon the unwritten law in toi,rnaIi..,
va w, TINS country for some time past to suffer n
u'",, ussres, , stroke OF mental paralysis when any
s"em discussion looms In the offing?
We should think that modern preceden, 40
o, o. ,,.o uhwrNteh law on the subject In this
Spu, country today demanded that you forthwith
uIop al tasks OF some consequence to the nub
nc ana pour forth your soul in MANY yeas ana
M a"ehs' coupled with an unctious misstatemenI
OF the facts In the case, and windino IN H., -
srhhd ppr0ration OF verbal fireworks I'm which
.ua eonaenn 10 everlasting he'll fire everything
motion ni,,vrS ,n; on. or about the stage the
KIN ana adherenE-in that manner which w.,
al Know so well. Would IL not have hnar ~. ~
Inc wi,, more polite H. with your bosom burst
.uh WIN righteous Indignation. you had called
upon all good citizenB' to start n "movemon,a
u W pass an act inserting the twenty first amend
'heht To the constitution of the ITnjtad stataa
specifically prohibiting anyone 20, thn 80,
IN IN motion pictures either on this enrtb or oS, |
o W. ~ rom representing Protestant minister
90" r,''i"ihate tooL even IL he was i'm fact
one You could soften the blow by nddsnn ill.,, |
smch "uai " ohe-half of one per cent" or some
really p"semSe in ,hn which showed your heart was
''"''s IN the right place ~
But what did you 20 and dor You went and
auueu a,,n "a htte common sense to the discussion
a, you knew right well that 1t had no
place thcrc! You not only violated all modern
precedent, but kicked the cat all over The Iot
oy stating s mat the Characterization might notl
only be true, but also earned, "
But, Mr.. Editor. In all seriousness tho fev
remarks you have made on what is really a non
essential matter, give great promise OF other
thinga Gould We. who read your editorials
here, In the southwest, hope for a few omen
and above board remarks like that from time
TO ume--just 'teeny-weeny bit" now and
then, on somo of thes, really important matters
upon which the great paralysis" has fallen |
That H. upon 50 many of these things which
when viewed by the Almighty. must he cIassed
ts such fantastic tricks before Heaven az make
me very angels weep" Such questions are ali
around us and come up daily and are OF real
Importance In this life. After all is said and
ione'any knave can swim with the tide hut A.
axes q man To stem It and beat It back. Ii Is
especially needful at this time, since there hasI
hardly been man in this country with n |
sound opinion OF his own since Theodore Rooss |
Welt died. At least we hear of none |
More power TO YOU and-we're all lis,e,i,c !
Sincerely yours,
,,., CiIAS s. FRANCIS