Arizona republican., 1922-02-12
ARTISTS
GUILD WANTS
DEAL.
FROM PUBLIC
Los Angeles Screen Artists
Do Not Want To Be
Judged BY Actions Of
Those Fallen From Grace
TRepubIlcan A.P. Leased Wirel


Los ANGELES. Feb. 1i--Thirty
members of the Independent Screen
Artists Guild issued a statement here
today asking fair play from the pub
lie in its consideration OF conditions
in the motion picture industry and
especially i'm the lives Of the motion
picture people,
The statement follows: I'VE do
not ask for particular favors but only
for the American principle upon
which this democracy was founded
one Of fair play The recent un-
savory publicity that has followed
the wake OF the demise OF the late
William Taylor has resulted in our
industry being maligned.
Billy Taylor needs no eulogy. The
life he led was but an indication OF
the true character of the man who
was struck down by an assassins
bullet.
The police have given as a theory
that revenge accentuated the crime
that resulted in William Tayior's
DEATH exonerating the motion PIG
ture industry or any OF its persons
as being implicated.
We are not rampant with vice.
The American public did not at
tack all governors because charge
was filed against a certain state ey-
ecutive.
THE American public did not ta-
tack all ministers because a wanton
crime was charged TO preacher Of
the gospel
"All we ask Is that the public bear
with this industry and not accept
rumor as fact.
I'VE are just normal human beings,
We are not ethereal, and do not want
to be regarded as such.
Our happy marriages far exceed
those of divorce. Our church goine
populace is equally as much as those
Of any other profession.
Feel Personal Affront
''We are law abiding citizens. and
we rear families. And yet William
Taylors death has resulted in asper-
sions being cast upon this industry
and upon US. We are striving 10
make the world a better place 10 live
in through the screen. And We who
have accepted that responsibility
placed upon US By the public through
their patronage, feel 1t a personal
affront (for them) TO assume through
innuendo that we are not worthy Of
that honor
I'VE have striven hard. and we be-
lieve succeeded in giving Joy TO mil
lions In return il is only fair that
we expect support AT least until ru
NOR is substantiated by fact
I'VE deny that motion picture peo-
pie arc as pictured. We deny that
the industry is rampant with crime
and vice
eve deny that motion picture
people are sinners and we only quote
49, -
Let he without sin cast the first
stone!
I'VE are a part OF every American
home. not through any selfish desire
but because IL IS the viii OF the pub
lie. The public has virtually ac-
cepted lis as a member OF each fam
ily. Yet they do not we believe. ac-
cord us the same treatment that they
would others of their household.
Ask no Fsvors
"The American idea OF fair play
certainly we are not asking too mucS
in expecting that
The statement was authorized ~
the following. all affiliated with the
motion picture industry:
Joseph NJ. Schenck. Thomas n
Ince, Charles Chaplin Norma Tai
madge. Constance Talmadge, Anita
Stewart. Allen Holubar, Richard
Walton Tully J. Parker Read, Jr..
Col william NJ. SeIig. II. o. Davis.
=. p. Schulberg, Colleen Moore. Ben
Turpin. Carter De Haven, Marshall
Neilan, Mack Sennett. Louis Il,
Mayer. Katherine Macdonald. John
NJ. Stahl Charles Ray, Maurice
Tourneur. Guy Bates Post, j. Ia
Frothingham. King Nidor Buster
Keaton Dorothy Phillips, Douglas
MacLean. Florence Nidor and Hooart
Bosworth.
7 ID williams. general manager OF
the Associated First National Pic
lures. also issued a statement IN
which he said that any statement
credited to VIII II. Hays. and an