New-York tribune., 1922-01-17
Film Men Rcclte
Benefit Expected
Under Hays Rule
Contract Carrying Repulcd
Salary of $l5O,OOO Year
Will Be Given to Postmas-
ter General This Week

Lending producers and distributors
IN the motion picture industry issued
statement yesterday rcciting the
benefits expected to be derived from
the decision Of Postmaster General
" Ill II. Hays to accept the position of
arbl'cr of tho business at rcputcd
salary Of S150,O0O n year.
The contract, said to run for three
years. is now being drawn up by n
committee Of producers, who will pre-
sent il TO tic Postmaster General for
approval this week
A report that MIR. Hays was to be
insured by the moving picture mag
mates for s. 5000 was denied ycstcr-
day by one Of the leading film mon
associated with the National Associa-
ton of the Motion Picture Industrv
J. j. kocn, an insurance broker, OF 55
liberty Street, who was represented
as haSnr been tho successful bidder
sad he could not understand how the
report started
The producers statement with re-
gard to Mr.. Hays reads:
I'm order To raise to the highest
point the educational and moral value
OF our great industry we desired to
secure the cooperation of the man
best adapted to inspire public conf
dcncc and interest, as a guiding and
directing mind, in all questions af-
fcctlng simultaneously the public vel
fare and the interests and duties of
our industry.
1--WE know that We have secured the
rgnt man and the best man in Nh
Hays, the man selected hv President
for hr Al e,c<
and business responsibility in his Cabi-
net. AS director and supervisor of the
mails, as promoter Of the national scrv-
Zee that touches daily every citizen,
Mr. Hays has shown himself a master
III management and good Judgment We
represent an industry that deals di-
rccty with tho entire nation, an indus
try destined more and moro to form
and influence national taste and inter
csts and TO promote national cduca-
1--WE cons slider ourselves and our in
dustry most fortunate in securing one
whom President Harding chose for his
Cabinet, as of such high ability and
integrity as to be intrustcd with the
nations most important service, it's
universal service to the citizens.
The President. in releasing Mr.
Hays that he might undertake his new,
appreciation Of that tasks importance
and the res possibilities attached to it.
''We, the undersigned, also are mind
ful OF The rcsponsi bility that Weighs
upon us. and we welcome, gratcf fully. |
in our work the cooperation, tho advice
and association of Mr. Hays. His
knowledge, ability and Judgment will
be devoted to making of the moving |
picture, carrying its message direct
through the eye to the brain. the com
plete force in spiritual. educational and !
moral Development that it was predes- /
tined to be-"
1t was signed by the following cor
poration presidents:
Hiram Abrams. United Artists Cor
poration; Rufus S. Cole, R-C Pictures /
Corporation; William Fox, Fox Film /
Corporation; Samuel Goldwyn, Cold /
wynn Pictures Corporation Carl |
Lacmmle. Universal Film Manufacture !
ing Company; Marcus Loew, Metro Pie
turcs Corporations; Lewis J. Sc!znick.
Selznick Pictures Corporation; Percy
l.. Waters. Triangle Distributing Cor
poration. and Adolph Zukor. Famous
Players -Lasky Corporation.