Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-10
HAYS TO TELL OF
MOVE DECISION
ON SATURDAY NEXT
WIN Announce How 81 so, 600
a Year Salary Offer Ap-
poals to Him.
Is GIVING IT DEEP THOUGHT
ny Charles Brower Farmer.

Rp~c,ai Dtspatch To Every Hvening.
WNhlnxtcu, Jan. lo.--fostmaster-
General WIN H. Hays has promised
that on Saturday next hc VIII cn''ght-
On the world ~ ,o whether he viii
sce,rt the p,~itlon of Dir~ctor-oener"l
ssf tho Movies. which has tecn tender
sA him al tisa.ooo a year.
Tho <oN York World claiming 20
have som. special Information. stated
IN ~ news columns n few DAYS ago
that Mr.. Hays Ind already signed on
the dotted line, Mr.. ila,s VII not dis
.u~ iha, mn,t,r--untIl Saturday.
Certain pomociNt~ -ce real men
ace ~ Democracy n Mr., ltnys "c-
.spsa ihs Hif's uf the mosie men. Mr..
Wee~ will Of course, hc IN n r~ition
tu render political services 10 his new
,nas,el- which viii be beyond price.
isut that n not wurr,lns our pomo-
s,~i'a ipatrfn, fhis Va W Director
uenp,Ni of this rlpnniie industry, VIII
not M. ilANa he IA a position where
u. can render ins"iinnhlc sorvicc To
hls Republican rarty, and DO tremen.
d"ss harm % Democracy
~ net iuF moment think that
Nt iin,~ ~ he,ns tempted with that
iarsu SALARY merely because he il a
nuai r,s.sins church deacon or elder.
Ani do net hc dciudod hy the thought
that n IL mrrel, HIS executive ability
that hss placed him on tho Movie
nfei~trei lat. ilclns a leading church
inemher would como in handy. he
nlirht hs ehle % persuade aomc of
thus~a sirhns church organisations that
IA Movies are az pure "a the lilies
ui ihe iol1s-and therefore dorlst from
attacking them. iiia executive ability,
quite naturally, viii como IN handy
when Ne has % handle such a diverse
gathering uf men as compose this
mushroom industry. but Il Ia hts
~,fenslc- hold on the Republican party
that has attracted the attention OF
the men who control the screen dcsti-
nic-.
A trcmondcus--ln fact, almost pow
erful--mnv~mont has been started to
establish a national censorship. some
what similar - eoma OF tho State
ccnsor~hips--ovor this Industry. This
movement has been gaining momen-
tnm whllc the puhlics attention has
been attracted 20 other things, nota-
hly the Conference on Limitation OF
Armament. Tho big interests who now
control the movie world know by IN,
experience OF the past just what c
strons and organized minority can do
Witness national prohibition.
Mr.. lay~. as Director General o.
the Movies. would be In position e
w,eld strong influence II and wher
tho reform organizations fghtint
sslacious pictures attempt to hav,
Mr.. Hays might even have enough
political power to stay the hand NOV
ms toward national censorship. An.
any man that oan do such a thin,
would he worth hs weight In platinum
II must be remembered that the Nov
les now are controlled from Wa
etrcet, and that Wall Street is not
sptritusi or moral centre. The onr
thing wnll Street desires TO obtail
from its Movie control Is the Almight
Dollar. the Street" leaves tho upllf
stun 70 the preachers and tho WON
en-. And those sentie:ifen who feet tha
they have a mission to make In
world a better. a cleaner. and q sweet
or place IN which 20 live.
Supposing that Air. Hays should ac
ccpt the post offered him, and the,
succceds in keeping censorship blll
from passing IN Congress Would no
tho Republican party. now in contrc
Of both Houses and the nation as wei
expect an adequate reward for II
services? There Is no man IN III
world who could pay higher rewar
than "A director-gcneral OF the movie.
@. no. not in money. Nothing S
cravs as that. But The entire motto
picture industry could be swung to
ward Republication in this manne,
When election time comes the new
reels always show the various cand
dates In various poses. Week afte
week we zee the offices.ekers klssi,,
babies at baby shows. strolSing tatte
calves az cattle exhibitions. ,halSin
hands with hoi-polloi in overall
making speeches from the rear end {
trains. consoling the poor lads in soldis
hospinls. eating his favorite dish ,
buckw>heat cakes etc. ad infinitun
The news reel Is one OF the create.
publicity channels in the world. An
IL In subject TO the most subtle-an