Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-17
Evidence Indicates Big
Film Plans Propaganda
For "0pen Shop
lContinued from Page b


THE established business qualif-
cations and prominence Of the met
Identified with this corporation, "ho
are leaders in industry, education and
religion-eoupled with the sound
commercial and practical value Of
this project, demand your very serious
consideration. Americas greatest
problem al this time Is the preserYa-
| ton of our American institutions, our
Industrial, social and religious life as
eontrasted with that Of other eoun-
tries"
The prospectus sent with the letter
explains that the American Motion
Picture Corporation has acquired the
assets, contracts and good will Of the
Church Motion Picture Corporation
and other film concerns and that 1t
purposes ito consolidate and oper-
ate a chain of church, school and
community distributing agencies for
modern picture films depicting ben
efits of American form Of govern
ment, film stories for churches and
Sunday schools, romances of indus
try, art and science, clean comedies
and wholesome dramas"
corporations films is practically I'M
limited" and the reader is urged to
buy literally of the 10000 shares Of
preferred 8 per cent stock, par value
800 a share, which it is proposed to
issue.
Reasons" for Buying Stock.
Ten reasons" are given why the
reader should lose no time in buying
the stock. Among the reasons" are:
Because a nation facing danger
resulting from false teachings of re-
ligion, economics and sociology can
be saved by truthful eye pictures.
Because it is the duty Of Chris
tianity and loyal Americans to defeat
the spreading gospels of disorder,
greed, discomfort and other sin.
Because the American Motion Pic
ture Corporation is meeting national
obligation in practical way"
But above all is placed the alleged
fact that money put into the stock of
the corporation will bring a high re-
turn and that its profits are founded
on a solid basis.
Founders Back Corporation.
The close connection between the
corporation and the anti-union Ma
tional Founders Association is proved
by copies of weekly letters sent out
by the association and which have
come into possession Of the Interna-
tional Labor News Service with other
material already quoted from. In a
letter dated April 10, 1923, Presi-
dent Barr of the National Founders
Association declares that a great So
cial danger faces, the country because
of the growth of radical thought on
religion, government and industry.
He adds that education" Is the es-
sential anutidote to this state of mind
said to exist among part of the pop
ulation and then directs attention to
the Church Motion Picture Corpora
ton. He continues:
at is now proposed to create a
Foundation organization (American
Motion Picture Corporation-Editor)
which will have a channel for contri-
buttons, but will also be a CONNER
cial business capitalized at three mil
lion dollars of preferred stock, pay
ing eight per cent which will be of
fered to the public, and particularly
to the men engaged in Industry whose
support is invoked andl imperatively
needed not merely from patriotic
and educational point of view, but
for the preservation of industry in
general. Your President is also
President of this new Foundation,
with Mr.. John +. Edgerton, President
of the National Association of Manu-
facturers, as Chairman of the Board.
We shall devote our energy to make
this Foundation a success, and we
have undertaken the plan only after
the most thorough study of the pro-
posal itself, and of the situation
which it is intended to correct"
Hints at War on Unions.
After thus declaring taat the
American Motion Picture Corporation
proposes to save society, which is
pictured in imminent danger from
the "Reds," Mr.. Barr makes the fol-
lowing statement, which many see as
direct hint that the corporation
plans to fight the principles of trade
unionism:
Until recently, the controlling
social beliefs in America were
those taught by the sturdy, old
fashioned church; the sacredness
of the home, respect for law and
constituted authority, the inner
ent duty of every man to make
living for himself and depend
ents, his right to work according
to his ability and, unthreatened,
oenjoy the fruits of his labor,
the honesty and self-respec.
which is tn c result of faithful
work, the high duty of service to
God and man. A change is TAX
ing place
Apparently Mr.. Bars fellow cap
italsits did not unanimously rush to
pledge support to the American Mo
ton Picture Corporation, as on May
81, Mr.. Barr returned to the subject
in his weekly letter. saying that
though responses were Extremely
gratifying" the fact remains that
ALL industry should be represented
in this enterprise" He adds:
I'VE sincerely hope that every
reader will constitute himself
an advance agent after he has ana
lyzed the proposal fully. The most
enthusiastic industrialist will very
promptly discover that the great
power of this new movement is in
promoting better Americanism, q
reverence for the Constitution and
the restoration of equality before
the law for all people"
Mr.. Barr cannot suppress his ami
mus TO organized labor, as is shown
by a letter dated June 81, in which
he declares that "closed shop restric-
tons" cause high building costs. He
says: There are more jobs than
bricklayers, which is the ideal that
the unions have been seeking, thus
uneeonomically raising their wages