Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
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PROTESTS ACCEPTANCE
BY HAYS OF MOVIE JOB
Senator Harrison Asserts In
dustry Is After Big Politi-
clans Of G. o. p.
WILL HURT ADMINISTRATION
aiississippf Man Chnrgcs Concern
wants Postmnster-Gencrui He
cause He is Close to National
Hcnds and Controls Natioa's Malls.
WILL HURT ADMINISTRATION
ny Associated prcss.1

WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.-protcst.
Ing against acceptance by Postmas.
ter.General Hays OF the rendered
position IA head Of the motion pic
ture Industry, Senator Harrison,
democrat. Mississippi. declared in
tho Senate lato today that IL the
motion picture producers get the
blggcst politicians In tho Ropubli-
can party to head that Industry, we
must look upon II with suspicion"
Stating that nc had no doubt Mr..
lays would accept the offer and re-
'ure from tho Cabinet, Senator IIar-
rison said he was Fearful" that II
the former Republican national
chairman becomes the head of tho
motion picture industry. he will place
censorship upon some Democratic
pictures that should be shown"
Describes Size of Industry.
after describing the size OF the
motion picture business, and its in
huence and freedom from poIitics'
nD TO this time, the mississippi Son
ator declared that should the Initial
states Steel Cooperation come TO
ashinEton and make un offer TO n
.abihet member OF n aaIary equal TO
thnt renutcd to have been rendered
mr.. Hays, TO direct ita policies. and
no accepted IL. mot only would he
no condemned. but tho administration
10 which he belonged would also be
condemned" Senator Harrison re-
terred In condemnatory terms to the
ohcr which Judge Lands accepted
IRON organized baseball, and asked:
why is Mr. Hays selected by the
motion picture industry to accept n
fabulous salary7 What In the pur-
pose OF making this tender? Is II
because he iH close to tho powers
thnt be? IN II because lie controls
Tour or i've hundred thousand post
ofrices throughout The country and
The malls? is il because no has the
'tar Of the President Of the United
states and Yits In the circles OF the
administrator? Is IL because he
helped TO ",t;,t The House OF Reprc-
sehtativas. whose duty 1t ~ to frame
TAX laws and tariff mcasures? Is II
because lie played sucii large part
Ia the election Of Senator's who con-
',rol the policy OF tho administration
In this body:''
Not Chosen for star.
Senator Harrison speaking n,
times facctlously. said he could no,
Imagine that The industry sought
Mr. Hays as star TO show with
Mary PicEford. Douglas Fairbanks
and FATTY" Arbuckle.
They have chosen him because
idcy think he can do the work" lie
continued. is II because OF any OK.
capticnal ability which lie has shown
as FostmuStcr-G oncral? Is Il be-
caute. j." can elevate tile morals OF
1nn Industry! 10. those arc not the
Qualifications that have caused the
rnrt!i1E Offer. There Is more
c'En'fc.uce TO the offer being made
10 ,ha postnostcr-Gcnerul than to
;ry Other Cabinet Office. He came
Iptp prominence because he was q
E'eft organizer and n politician.
'laDY questions come up In tho
na,c orI ,ho House that affect the
ll"i,gn picture Industry" the Sena-
to- siot,d. ~ he referred to the tax
lp'p 81 which had been proposed. as
Nfil ~ To stems in the tariff bill now
leading y hich might be OF import.
tJ.re 90 It.
\ do not know whether they thinh
tli.i through his closeness TO Ger
~" Senators here. or because of his
SuacluoDt TO the President. that nc
san work wonders IN the new tariff
Ill or the supplemental tax bill
usG, Will he presented" the Senator
aGI Jared