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TITE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS
MORE BUSINESS MEN DECLARE VICE WAR HAS SPREAD EVIL
Conference Planned for Campaign Against Men and Religion Bulletins
Scores ! nine < bit in I)el
by Colonel Paxon a
Pledge Nup)x>rt in Id I
Continued From Pago 1.
tn her practices be placed there also?
If so where w.ll we eret enough met.
to keep these in prison?
“This Men und Religion Forward
Movement, in one of its articles, *a>
While she is at large, v/hhv the win;-
slaver is permitted make other-
like her by the tolerated' brothel, lit
tle can be doue in solving the problem
of the social evil/
None White Slaves. He Says.
God! How man' of them are while
slaves? Not a one. Ir is a worn!, r
that the joke of slavery among this
class of women would not some dav
cease to be discussed.
They are not slaver any more than
\ ou are. my dear read* t l pl«-<lge yon
as faithfully a* I know how that tu y
are no more slaves than you an
The writer does not mean to sax
that we should license those women
and thus say to the *orW that \ve
approve of the vice. That would be
a wrong step Christ did not license
it. but He did tolerate it He had to
tolerate it.
Now. is there anything accom
plished b> chasing women of th< c:
derworld from one place to anoth. r ’
If so. what is it Does it cause them
to stop their practi- es? W here ire
they to be chased to?
“Vice has not been diminished >n ft
iota by closing the district in an.,
aige city. Go t<» any city where in
district has been closed and make a
quiet effort to find women of thk
< lass and find how easy it i
Scattered Over the City.
Where will you And t • < m ' IVliv,
in the downtown district. a- well V
Mattered through tin ve«idence se
t -.ns Ask any hack driver or publV
auto driver. i!e knows where the\
are.
They are loci ted a hoarding
houses where ary young girl from
the country might come to ?-• * k hoar '
"This organization stale?* that ’tv*
evangelical ministers (they seem '<•
take no credit themselves), by spend-
ng a, little over $?,00b ended a ^ibn.
noo-a-year Infamy. Actually ended
vice In Atlanta! Do you believe it?
Ip addition to this *2.000 tlvat they
claim it cost to ehminate vice *n
Vtlanta. it also cost the life of one of
the inmate*, but this is not all. H
scattered those women all over the
city, and they are .n Atlanta now. and
. ver will be here
Now as to the accomplishments >f
the Men and Religion Forward Move,
ment, the report was heralded broad
cast that they rescued 11^ inmates of
brothels of Atlanta and that 116 p
mained firm and embraced ;« pure Ilf
If an organization realty Is striving m
do something for the glory of God.
why are such exaggerated statements
given the public’*
"Crusaders Do Not End Evil."
•d consid< r a liar a gbomina
the sight of God ns in a wonoin •(
the underworld I do not kt «>w t; *
the Men and Religion Forward Mov
ease of Altitude Taken
nd porivsl Adair and
‘fort to Curb < Yusaders.
ment is respons iblt* for the statement,
but it appeared in one of the city'*
leading; dailies and I have never seen
w nere it was corrected.
1 'oes the wiping OUt of the segre-
gited district euro the evil It cer
tain does not. Thf solution »o tha
soda'I evil can be found only in the |
divine teachings. If these are not ac
cepted by these women, as well as bv
the men who patronize them, there < in
be no hope for them. If the scarlet |
woman is with us to stay fand she
certainly is), is it not better to have
her and her sisters where they can he
out rol ed and here I he j oung an l
innocent can he kept out of the r
sight ?"
Many Praise Paxon.
Colon Al Frederic ,1. Paxon, whose
editorial in The Welder and his sub
sequent comment in The Sunday
American precipitated the row over
the bulletins of the Movement, de
clared Wednesday that he is receiv
ing every day scores of letters and
telephone calls from business men
and well-known citizens congratulat
ing him on the stand he has taken.
Kwi\ letter, he -dated, is an enthu-
sbtsiic indorsement of his attitude in
the fight, and many offers of aid and
co-operation are contained In the
comm unicat ion s.
Among the prominent business men
who telephoned Mr. Paxon Wednes
day morning was Richard M. Jones.
;» well-known lumber dealer with of
fices in the Fourth National Rank
Ihiilding. Mr. Jones stated that he
had but recently returned from trips
to Norfolk, Washington and Rich
mond. Va., and that in each city he
found that the reputation of Atlanta,
generated aitd fostered bj the bull®*
tins and the propaganda of the Move
ment. is very had.
He declared that the city is consid
ered the worst town In America, and
that business men of other cities told
him they hoped the Men and Religion
Movement would continue its activi
ties because they were driving busi
ness away from Atlanta and to the
other towns where the agitation of
similar subjects is never more than
spnsntod ic.
In Richmond. Mr Jones said, a
prominent hanker said he would be
willing to donate to the treasury of
the Atlanta Movement if they would
continue to publish the bulletins,
characterizing them aa doing Rich
mond more good than any one other
tiling of recent years.
Detriment to Business.
J. W. Robinson, general manager of
the Morris Manufacturing Company,
telephoned Mr. Paxon that from his
experience he can state positively that
the Men and Religion Forward Move
ment is very detrimental to the busi
ness interests of Atlanta His com
pany, he declared, is doing business
over five or six States. ’ the effect
of the agitation is noticeable.
W. A. Horne president of the
Home-Fancier Company, wrote:
' I heartily agree with you in your
attitude In reference to bulletins of
the Men and Religion Forward Mow - |
ment. These bulletins have been «»b- |
noxious to me for some time. Win n
the Bulletin was published in which
reference was made to Miss Apple-
yard and her untimely end. I was very
much embarrassed in having to ex
plain the matter to Mrs. Horn* tl °
wa a student at Agnes Scott white
Miss Appleyard was a teacher h that
institution. Many of others of the
bulletins are just as bad, and a void
of any moral teaching."
Charles M. May, a jeweler. N '
1 fi 1-2 Peachtree street, v.rot* Mr.
Paxon;
“Permit, me to convey to yoa my
appreciation of the stand y<>'i h.r •
t <i k< n w 1th r« fen nee to the 1
which have been published fi time
to time under the sanction of th Men
arid Religion Forward Movement.
While It is no doubt true th. t the
great majority of our best ns
entertain the same views as ■ ;r ■ s
as to the harmful effec t that h ■ been
done our city and our people by tic
needless and hurtful exploitation of
such matters in the manner in wh < h
it has been done, it remained for you
to exhibit the moral courage of being
the first one to publicly enlei • pro
test against such methods.
Cordial Support Pledqcd.
"Rest assured tha 1 I am heartily
with vou in the attack you have made,
arid many of my friends al «> haw
stated to me that, you will have their
rrtost cordial supnort in a tv measures
you may take to remedy tho evil.
R. M. Walker, ;i well-known engi
neer, of No. 712 Grant Building,
wrote:
“I desire to express my sympathy
with the "land you have, taken eon-
.o.ng th" bulletins published by the
Men and Religion Movement. These
have become so outspoken in their
reference to obscene matters that I
think they should be denied transmis
sion through the mails.
"It is necessary for the scientists
to analyze and stud 1 ’ sewage in or
der to determine the best methods of
handling and disposin'- of it. But
this is no argument for oijiptvin® 1
our sewers through th>’ schoolyards,
so that our children may become fa
miliar with the subject.
“I trust, that your stand will lead
to a movement for a saner and more
temperate handling of the situation.
Ira D. Greene, former Atlantan and
at present in bu«i»ess in Macon,
wrote;
“I have hist been reading about the
stand you take and what you have to
say concerning the Men and Religion
Movement in ’our cite. At the time
this vice war started 1 was living in
Atlanta, and being a member of the
firm of J. P. Allen Shoe Company. 1
was in th position to also see the
evil of scattering women of question
all over our very fine city
Infest Best Residence Sections.
"I remember one of these women
came In our store one day and made
a purchase and when asked where
the goods were to be f«nt she advised
the salesman to send them to a house
in the 800 block of Peachtree street.
Everyone who is familiar with At
lanta knows what this section of the
city is Rots of other instances 1 re
member. this is a fair sample.
This woman explained how she was
making a lot of money in this swe !
residence section.* "
M. Fordon. tailor, wrote as fo
lows;
"Your article against the Men an
Religion Forward Movement proinp
rm to write you and tell you that I
am so glad that we have a man s"
straightforward as to make such
statements public. I think it th-
best move for tho city of Atlanta.
"Being one of the old citizens. I
hope that you will be successful in
your undertaking, for I feel sure
will benefit our city.
‘ If my co-operation will help you.
I .shall be glad to he called upon."
A conference between half a dozen
prominent business men w r ho hav
taken issue with the Men and Religion
Forward Movement and come out into
the open in their fight against tho
propaganda and bulletins of that or
ganization is planned for Wednesdv
afternoon. It is generally expected
• hat the conference will result in ’he
adoption of the plan urged by J-. J.
Daniel, president of the Daniel Br
Company, to call a mass meeting of
the oitzenship to discuss the situati m
and to devise means to combat ! he
bulletins and the work off the move
ment that will meet with the approval
and co-operation of the entire city.
Adair Leads Meeting Move.
Forrest Adair, whose criticism or
Police Chief Beavers created a sen
sation, is one of the moving spirits in
the calling of the conference. Mr.
Adair said that he expects to get
Colonel Paxon. Mr. Daniel and half a
dozen more of the men who have en
listed against the bulletins to attend
the ( onferenee, and that some defi
nite plan of campaign probably wifi
be derided upon.
noth Mr. Adair and Mr. Daniel
favor the idea of the mass meeting,
although it is understood that Colonel
Paxon has some opposition to the
plan. If the meeting Is called, as ap
pears likely at this juncture in the
controversy, it will be held in the
Grand Opera House, and every’ citi
zen of Atlanta, no matter on which
side of the question he stands, will be
invited to attend and take part ir.
the discussion. The men who are
promoting the movement to hold a
meeting stated Wednesday’ that those
who favor the methods of the Men
and Religion Forward Movement will
be given as much opportunity to be
heard as those who are against them.
Time Ripe for Meeting, He Says.
“The situation now has reached a
stage where a meeting would dc
everybody good," said Mr. Adair
Wednesday. “By a calm, dispasison-
ate discussion of the matter we can
arrive at some conclusion as to the
sentiment of the great body of At
lanta citizens who have not yet take!
any part in the controversy, although
I do not think there is any doubt
that most of the people of Atlanta
agree with us that the bulletins are
harmful and that they ought to be
suppressed and the activities of the
movement curbed. Those who do not
agree wdth us could, at this meeting,
have every opportunity to show us
the error of our ways, and an ex
change of views can hurt nobody/*
Marion Jackson, member of the ex
ecutive committee of the Men and
Religion Forward Movement and the
anther of the bulletins, declined Wed -1 pea red to me they were commercial- Ret
I \7. -is the sacred religion I profess." • most
nesdav to comment on the agitation I •
Reuben Arnold, one of Atlanta's that It is time the bulletins
prominent attorneys, declared | stopped.
for a mass meeting of protest,
indicated that the movement would
continue to pursue its policy of ig
noring the protests and criticisms j
and declared that this policy of si
lence would extend even to the Men
and Religion mass meeting to be held
in the Grand Opera House the sec
ond Sunday in January.
Mr. Jackson declared tha the
movement would "pursue the even
tenor of its way," unruffled by the
waves of criticism, and that the bul
letins would continue to appear as
regularly as deemed necessary.
Among those who have joined
the opposition are Hamilton Douglas,
dean of the Atlanta Law School; W.
R. Daley, chairman of the Board of
Education; Chris Essig, of the Ess g
Bros. Company: Edward Brown, <f
Brown & Allen Drug Company; If A.
Maier. of the Maier & Berkele Jew
elry Company; Dan A. Walravcn,
well-known attorney; Attorney Reu
ben Arnold: W illiam A. Ansley, real
estate operator; George <M. Hope, cap-
tal -1 a nd iram man; W. T. Cos
grove. manager « f John W. Grant’s
enterprises, and J. D. Robinson, man-
u facturer.
The bulletins and the work of the
Men and Religion Movement also de
veloped some champions during the
day. Many ministers have rallied to
the defense of the bulletins, declaring
that the good they have accomplished
in ridding Atlanta of vice and wick
edness can hardly be estimated.
T. W. Galloway, who Is here at
tending the convention of the Ameri
can Assoc iation for the Advancement
of Science, also has written to the
leaders of the movement expressing
his pleasure at reading the bulletins
and the hope that they will prevail
against he force of Mr. Adair and
Colonel Paxon.
Mr. Galloway declares that Colonel
Paxon and Mr. Adair and their sup
porters are mistaken in their asser
tion that Atlanta is advertised in the
wrong manner by the bulletins, and
declares that the advertising given
the city by the bulletins is t,he best
thing that has ever happened to it.
Hooper Alexander. United States
Attorney, also rallied to the defense
of the bulletins Wednesday, declaring
that they are doing a great deal of
good and ought to continue. Mr.
Alexander declared that the reason
for the criticisms directed against the
bulletins is not apparent, and ex
pressed the view' that the news col
umns of the newspapers, should be
subject to the same criticism as is
given the bulletins.
William A. Ansley, one of the city’s
best known real estate operators, in
terpolates into his defense of Colo
nel Paxon and Forrest Adair
an attack on the modern methods of
the preacher, declaring that the “old-
time religion" is being lost sight of in
“the craze for publicity and the desire
to preach on sensational subjects and
glorify themselves in the preaching."
He declared that the bulletins were
commercializing religion.
“I only read a few of them when
they were first -'ublished,” he said. "I
read them first out of curiosity, which
quickly changed to disgust, as it an-
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