The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-02-01
FATTY ARBUCKLE
LOSES

The DIRECTORS to giving Roscoe
Arbuckle another chance at, making
films for the movies, have won their
fight and his pictures will not be
presented to the American public.
This was accomplished by organiza-
tiOns looking after the public
morals and attempting by legisla-
ton and censoring and suppressing
to keep people good or to make
them be good. they took the view
that Arbuckle was guilty of some
thing-they had proof that he took
several drinks of liquor, and that
presenting films made by him would
be to bring up the thought of an Of
Tense that he was accused of, and,
whether guilty or not, in Justice to
the public, the pictures staged by
him had better not be seen. They
probably took the view that justice
to Arbuckle did not count, since he
was only one of. hundred million
and his interests were only a hun
dred-millionth of what was at stake.
He will be permitted to offer his
films for use in foreign countries,
and there is demand for them
there. Probably the demand there
may be greater, or it may be
less, by reason of the fact that
America has rejected them or that
what is known as the uplift element
in America has rejected them.
While Arbuckle was acquitted by
unanimous vote of a jury, he was
judged guilty by large number of
the American public, and the pro-
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picture director, were an avalanche.
The question was on whether he
should be given a chance to make
good in his work and offer product
for use if it had merit, or be barred
from making an effort, and people
protesting were emphatic in saying
he should not be given chance,
and that what he is now completing
must not be put upon the screen in
America. They wanted to make an
example of him and to administer a
rebuke to all who may be like he is
suspected of being. In administer
ing this rebuke they must have first
eanvassed all phases of the case,
and it would be interesting to a
good many millions of people to
know how they disposed of one vital
feature of the principles they stand
for-forgiveness of sin and granting
to reform and try again.
They refused to let him try again or
to even submit sample of his work
for the consideration of the board of
eensors. I
That brings up a peculiar situa-
tion-in establishing one principle
they discard or violate another. 1t
may be said that Arbuckle did not
repent and ask forgiveness, and
therefore is not entitled to be
treated as a sinner repentant and
desiring and deserving try-out. He
has declared all the time, that he
vas innocent. The only show, then,
or him to get working chance by
he consent of the uplift people was
% say he was guilty whether he
vas or not) and to convince them :
hat he had a change of heart from
whatever condition existed before
The party in question. 1t would :
hen be their duty, under their teach
ngs, to give him chance to make
good, working in humility ever and
llways admitting his former weak
less and his liability to slip again
Ind reaffirming his determination
lot to slip. And there is probably
lot one person in 10000 who think
hat if he had taken that course, he
ould even get job moving their
awns or chopping wood in their
Jack yards.