The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-23
DECLARE MOB LAW
IS DOUBLE CRIME
Southern Baptists Are
Against Taking Law
Into Own Hands
CONVENTION CLOSED
Also Ask Hays to Make Good
Cleanup Of Motion Pic
ture Industry

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, May IA
The eouthern Baptist convention ad-
iourned today after accepting the
reports 0l lf- social service commits
sion dr'o4u,luE mob rule demand
Ink that motion pictures he cleaned
W or destroyed and making many
other recommendations
yH discussing law enforcement,
the commission said
II cannot help. It can only hurt,
for individuals 10 take the enforce
ment OF law and the administration
of Justice into their own hands. To
do ap would Boo double crime, n
crimo against the individual eouRht
10 be- punished and a crime against
society aud government hs a whole,
Under tho principles OF tho Ameri-
can government every man charged
with crime IA guaranteed a fair trial
by Jury In court, with tho right OF
calling witnesses TO his defcusn aud
having all the facts duly ana iudici-
ally considered. Any other is mob
rule and II adopted generally viii
upiimAtely undermine aud over.
throw everything we hold dear. ana
svorv citizen should stand out opon-
~ for fundamental American pTin-
clples.
want No Afilllntion
"Your commission foels that we
cannot too strongly urge upon our
pastors and churches tho import
ance OF not becoming allied with or
giving approval ana support 20 any
movement or organization that Hio-
lstos or tends to violate these sh'
cred and funda mental principles"
The commission expressed hope
that VIII II. Hays. ns head of tho
picture producers organization
would exercise what ~ supposed To
he his greatest power FOR thorough
cleanup In tho whole picture busl-
ness" Withdrawal Of Fatty" Ar
buckle pictures was approved and
more he needed"
Tho commission reported some
improvements" In what is termed
tho dance evil"
Immediate removal OF prohibition
AGENTS and official who fail 10 en-
force the law was asked In this re-
port. Congress was asked TO pass n
pending bill to amend the constitu-
ton so as 10 mako Illegal appropris-
tion Of funds for soctnrlan institu.
tlons.
President Harding and Secretary
Hughes wero commended In con-
nectlon with tho armament cases
Announcement was made that three
members of tho eNecutivc committed
OF the Baptist World alliance. will
sail for London July "a to attend u
session of executive commission u
prepare the program for tho meet
Ing OF tho alliance at Stockholm II
I..l.s 4 l.a.. -
mer Governor ". w. stephens n
Missouri. Dr. W. W, Landrum. Rus
scllville. Ky, and Dr. n. II. PIT,
Richmond. Va.
Efforts 10 amend the report To pu
the convention on record a. denoun'
cling the present 'commercializet
motion picture industry" instead a
seeking certain reforms within l
failed but an amendment wal
adopted doprecatlng alleged effort
OF certain secular papers TO "dis
credit enforcement OF tho prohibi
tion laws"
Mob rule and recent burning o
negroes was denounced by "A mum
Der OF speakers In discussion OF tn,
section OF tho report devoted TO Law
and order which urged fair trial
for all persons accused OF Violating
laws.
Pastors and churches were urge,
against becoming allied with O
giving support and approval TO an,
movement or organization that vio
lates or tends To violate" the law
No organization was named
The convention voted 10 invtt
william jennings Bryan 20 addres
it's next meeting In kansas city an
ordered that especial thanks Of IN
body he extended to the Associate
press for its news reports OF the SOS
eions"