New-York tribune., 1922-01-06
Probe of Film
Lobby Sought
By Clergyman
oefender of Lusk Declares
Minority Leader Walker
Is Reported To Be. Coun-
,sel for Screen Interests
Detective Bill Inquiry
Bloch Wants Investigation
Of All Gifts Made in Con-
uection With Measure


albany, Jan. 5.-As the result of
u. stormy debate in the Senate YES
,.rday over charges by the Rev. O. r.
MILLER in his defense of Senator Lusk's
.eeeutsnce Of the sl.l32 silver .ervice
from the New York City detectives, the
clergyman -reformcr challenged the
legislature to investigate the alleged
.orrupt practices of certain lobbyists.
particularly the motion picture lobby.
Mr.. Miller charged that Minority
leader James J. Walker, of the Sen.
ate. according to reports. was the paid
counsel Of the movie interests
Assemblyman Maurice Bloch. of New
York. announced that he would intro
suce resolution Monday night calling
for sweeping legislative lnvestigation
of the fund raised by the New York
CITY detectives for the bill sponsored
by Senator Lusk, which sought not only
70 raise their salaries. but to make
.hcn, fas to their jobs for life.
Mr. Bloch said that his resolution
would specifically provide for an in
ouiry into all gifts and gratuities made
bv the detectives. including the silver
service to Senator Lusk.
Preacher lndorscs Inquiry
The Rev. Mr.. Miller said that he too
favored an investigation into all the
facts surrounding the New York CITY
detective slush fund, hut insisted that
the Investigation should be broad
enough to cover the corrupt practices
Of all lobbyists, especially the motion
pcture lobby
Mr. Miller in his challenge to the
legislature to investigate his charge $,
sid that Minority Leader Walker did
1t want an investigation, but only
wght Ito attack helpless man who
Fighting for moral reforms"
Nr. Miller admitted that he had cor
r;pcndcd with Senator Lusk about
The charges he made month before
he published them in "The Reform
Bulletin the organ of the New York
Civic League. OF which he is state
pperintendcnt
Senator lusk. IN reply. 'aid in effect
that he would be glad for me to say
anything that would help" said Mr..
Miller
Mr. Miller refused to say whether
Senator Lusl; saw and approved the
charges before they were printed.
In his formal statement in reply to
senator ""iN.' : aI.acN o" MN and
said:
~ sec Senator Jimmy Walker has
broken loose again. a hit dog always
howis. Whenever any one attacks the
movie Interests. or the movie trust. he
flies to their defense. We don't blame
him. He IS sunning true to form. for
as lawyer he is always expected to
defend his clients. IS common re-
pot that Senator asier for the last
two or tlrcc years has lad very large
retainer as ;hc 9aid counsel of the
movie Interest," and he necessarily must
work very hasd IN order to hold that
JOB
As usual Senator Walker misrepre-
scats any statcmeN. quoted by 4 re-
iormer Il +: suits his purpose. We did
not say in The Reform Bulletin that
Senator i.uss had been offered 100000
5ribe money. We simply said that
undoubtedly Senator Lusk could have
sold out to the movie men for 100000
or more not to have pushed mis- movie
censorship bill through the Senate,
and we stll stick to that opinion.
However, it is to the credit of Senator
Lusk that thc movie men did not even
dare offer him anything.
co,s.:. r:-. r.,
e"s'fs"'p r'sh' 'Ved
I've Judge this from the wsv the
movie men seem to be pourinc ont
money like water evervwhere in fght-
ing the passage Of moving nict,,re cen
sorship laws in MANY states ana at the
national capital. In fact. the dailv
papers state that the movie men are
Offering as high as Sl5O.0OO wear for
the services of single influential man
to help them in their fight against the
moving picture censorship wave sweep
Ing over the country.
!, Senator Walker said on the floor of
the tn Senate yesterday. as reported in