Show TELEGRAPHIC The Passion New York 19Judga Ingrahams decision on Morses application says The question of the morality or immorality immoral-ity of any performances that the relator intended to produce at such hall has nothing to do with the motion before me The statute provides that licenses shall bl for such exhibition not for the place and if the relator baa a legal right to have the place licensed on paying 500 respondent re-spondent should have issued the license If the statute gives the mayor any discretion dis-cretion if it makes anything more than an offer to receive 500 from the person applying for license the court bas no power on an application of this kind to control his action and the application must be denied New York 19Sa1ini Morse tonight announced bis intention of applying to the court tomorrow for aninjunction restraining the police from interfering with the rehearsals of the Passion Play He will appeal from Judge Ingrahams decision in the mandamus proceedings also New York 20Tribune editorial It does not look as if Salmi Morse wonld get further than a dress rehearsal with the Passion Play if indeed he gets so fur Judge Ingrahams decision is in the interest of good morality and seems to be sound law There are of course courts higher than the superior court to which this persistent manager could appeal ap-peal but it is to be hopes that he will be too much discouraged by his expensive bad luck thus far to carry his case up Moreover he owes little deference to the decent part of the community in whicn he lives New York 20Salmi Morse says he is persecuted but will not flinch He will take the case into the highest court in the land and if unsuccessful will leave the country for one in which he can obtain justice His counsel Howe and Hummel have written him It is our moral conscientious and legal opinion that you cant be deprived of your right to secure a license and thus believing we urge you 1o continue your preparations prepara-tions for the rehearsal and for the play which will yet be produced under the sanction of the law we urge you to appeal ap-peal for which wa have already given notice in the March term of the court The appeal will be reached the first Monday Mon-day in March |