The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04


sound public and private moral
ity." AS the press survey the wreck
age left on the battlefield 1t con-
cludes that net result is much heat
and no light. But its sympathies
have a way of wandering over to
the side of Brady, who supported
the negative.
The bout" which took place in
New York church, is described by
/ the Norfolk Virginian Pilot:
Or. Straton led off with feint
with his left, in which he conceded
that the origin of the modern dra-
ma is partly religious, then landed
what was intended for body blow
with his right, by charging that cit
had forsaken its religious inheri-
lance and now, in it's viciousness
and immortality, is but licentious
throw-back TO its classic forebears.
. His opponent countered with
a biblical quotation anent charity
and tolerance and got in a stiff up
percut with the statement that
there are more ministers than &C
tors in jail
This statistical assertion was fol-
lowed by cries of Put him out"
which the Baltimore American
expression of the prize ring cry,
throw him outi'" and in the 'yells,
interlocations, Kisses and cheers"
which followed, Mr.. Brady became
so disturbed that he commenced to
shed tears as the emotional intensi-
ty of it all came over him" Thus,
the American continues, did rep
resentative section of the biggest
city in America spend its Sab
BATH" and by letting a Curs-s-ses
and Reveng-g-gs' Rev. DR.. and a
weeping and wailing theatrical
producer divide 'em into roaring,
mad-eyed camps" exhibited "a gull
libility that Baltimore would blush
at
Should be Instructive.
At the same time, such a dis
cussion, participated in by such
eminent authorities, ought to have
been instructive" but unfortunate
ly, the Houston Chronicle finds that
lit wasn't" for instead of develop
ing the theme in a way that might
be helpful. each speaker appeared
Scandalous details about the 9TH
er's profession. and each proceeded
to generalize from particulars in a
way not only out of keeping with
the time and place, but unworthy
of the subject. Fallen girls
and convicted ministers were made
to play an important part. The
record of a few tragedies in con-
nection with the stage. and another
few in connection with the chruch,
were made to stand for the general
character of each General attacks
on the stage seem to be the favor
lite pastime of sensational reform
ers, trouble makers and moralists,'
the Ohio State Journal observes;
amy unhappy development, any
sordid picture, is seized upon as
justification for Wholesale denunci-
atoms. 4 This country has heard
these attacks many times heard
all people of the stage denounced
and branded as wholly bad, but
these charges were not true in the
past" and they are not true to-
day.,
Nobody but a fool thinks OF con-
demning the church because there
are rascally and immoral clergy
men. some OF whom find their way
into jails and penitentiaries, or
the courts and the bar because
there are individual judges and
lawyers who go wrong" and &C
cordingly, the Arkansas Democrat
contends that we cannot .denounce
or renounce the movies because an
actor or actress is re-
vealed as q moral pervert" Ad-
there are sensationausts
of the theatre" the New YORK
Times grants. folk for whom the
simple veri1ies OF life and the nor
mai amusements have ceased to ex-