Evening journal., 1923-01-26
SAYS HAYS IS
movie FIXER"
tContinued dom Fsrst PaE..l

/ pendent OF the motion picture pro-
ducers and distributors OF America
OF which Hays Is the representative
Therefore the New York movie
men sske why all the excitement
about Fairbanks. ct al deciding q
make and market their own pie
lures. when they have been doing
80 for years.
A. Hays' once here. 4 was an
nounced no staten nsnt would b.
made bearing on the Fairbanks in
terview In Los Angeles.
Los ANGELES. Ian. 3s CUnited
| Press Formation OF a huge or
ganization OF independent movie
Stars 10 oppose the interests headed
by VIII n. Hays. was proposed by
Douglas Fairbanks. IN an interview
today.
Fairbanks declared among tho..
| who are eligible 10 Join the anti
Hays organization sre Mary Pick
ford, his wife: Charley Chaplin.
Harold Lloyd and Charles RAY.
His statement. including an at
tack upon Hays administration Of
affairs OF the movie world. Indicates
that the United Artists who now
have their own organization. are
preparing 10 enlarge and battle the
Hays concern.
Fairbanks bsmosned the lack Of
art in pictures. declaring that most
ot the big trusts end art are total
strangers"
1t will be = hght 10 the finish
with them when / get my organ
izstion under way" he declared.
Hsys IL not the "uplifter OF the
screen" but the Official hxer." ac-
cording 10 Fairbanks
Fairbanks declared that HAYS
should make plain 10 the public
that he draws s150,OOO not as the
movies moral chaperone. but as the
organizer and a man who can han
die the public.
Hays has nothing TO do with the
art or morals OF the industry" de-
clared Doug. He Is simply the
hired Intermediary or fxer. doing
the work OF the big molten picture
producers in meeting ths public.
He has done hns work. especial
~ in strengthening the censorship
tsngle. But a good deal OF trouble
can be- avoided II the public knows
that he has not been hired as an
uplifter. told Hays this when
he was here last month. I greatly
admire Hays as a mar. but his true
status should be known"
Doug declared that many OF the
hfc Va
sites" thinking not Of the art OF the
hlm or OF producing better pictures
but or the money. He said the
only way thai NOR. srt has come
into the films has either been
through the work Of independent /
producers or because the public has
ssndbsgred the big producers until +,
they felt they had to DO something. .
Doug admitted that he Is plan /
ming big organization OF independ- /
ent stars who will give the men |
and women OF hlmdom. whose
names are sufficient to pack houses /
anywhere, a chance to do creative |
and artistic picture work and to
realize their own profits.
He intends to unshackle a num-
Der OF big stars in this manner
when their contracts expire. he
aid.
Most OF the biz trust producers
ire almost total strangers" Fair
banks declared. When / get my
organization under way it will be
ight-to the hnish-with them"
Fairbanks explsined that he will .
lesl directly with exhibitors. which
viii eliminate the necessity or a big
md expensive sales organization ali
'ver the country.
with pictures or mine. Mary's,
'harlie Chsplin'.. Harold j. Lloyd =. I
'hsrles Rays and those Of a half
ozen other stars it's not a question
+ selling the pictures but Of simply
ling the demand" said Fairbanks.
There is nothing immediate in his :
lans, however. he stated. :