The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-06-16

Anyone who thinks the Movie
can be legislated out of modern
life has been enjoying a Rip Van
Wrinkle nap. Why shouldn't
they stay? they educate, In
struct, point a moral and amuse.
The fact that the often present
tawdry stuff, even questionable
stuff, also cannot be denied but
there is a movement on foot to
eliminate these undesirable
films, which should be effective
The public itself is beginning to
demand the change. Mr. Hays,
who heads the industry, in a
sense, said not long ago at a New
York dinner:
| would repeat, that the motion
picture industry accepts the challenge
in the demand of the American pub
lie for a higher quality of art and
interest in it's entertainment The
industry accepts the challenge in the
demand of the American youth that
its pictures shall give to them the
right kind of entertainment and in
struction. We accept the challenge
in the righteous demand of the Am
erican mother that the entertainment
and amusement of that youth be
worthy of their value as the most
potent factor in the countrys future.
We accept our full responsibility. 1t
is a service, a service which com
mands the very best from all, and l
have great faith in its fulfillment.
Mr. Hays letter to the great
Motion Picture Producers de-
manding that only decent pic
lures shall come from their
studios, has met with a response
which ought to clean up the in
dustry, given little time.
A supreme Court decision in
the Coronado Coal Co. case is
against the United Mine workers,
which will have quite an effect
on labor organizations as it shows
that labor organizations, even If
not incorporated, is responsible
for damages, which are caused by
it's actions. Labor has held to
the contrary. This particular
case developed from an attempt,
some years ago, to unionlze the
coal miners of Arkansas and the
property of the Coronado Co.
was injured seriously. The coal
company, or it's receiver, sued
the United Mine Workers of Am
erica under the Sherman Act.
The United Mine Workers claim
ed they couldn't be sued as a
body, one jury awarded damages
of 100000 to the Company but
the case was appealed and now
the decision has been rendered.
Mexico is trying to have a
little trouble. Things have been
rather tranquil under the stern
hand of Obregon. The southern
tier of states is involved so far
but it is to be hoped that it will
not spread for Obregon has held
a firm hand, brought about some
reforms and is slowly winning
the confidence and good will of
outside countries, which is neces-
sary for the industrial interests
of Mexico. Mexico can be
nominally a republic but it
thrives best with a dictator for
president.
We may be a dollar chasing
nation but we also have some
sentiment in our makeup. Cross
wires were responsible for fire.
men, business men, bankers,
clerks, doctors and lawyers rae
ing to Independence Hail in
Philadelphia to save the Liberty
Bell and other relics of priceless
value to the nation. Clubmen
and laborers rubbed shoulders to
rescue these memorials of our
heroic days.
Our governor considers favor
ably state manager plan. The
Miami Herald says of the scheme:
The governor of Vermont seriously
submits proposition for that state
to create the office of state manager,
something after the manner in which
various cities of the country have
created city managers in order to
transact the business of the cities in
a more businesslike way. Vermont's
governor does not propose to abolish
the legislature nor even the Office of
governor, but he thinks that with a
business manager, the administration
Of the states affairs which now cost
five million dollars annually, could
be cut in half if there were some
officer who could. lawfully. take a