Show COMSTOCK WAS HASTY Art League Had Consent of the Pos Postal Postal Postal tal Authorities New Nework Tork ork July 3 A statement regard regardIng regardIng regardIng Ing the raid of Anthony Comstock head held of the society for the suppression of vice upon the art students Thursday and the arrest of the young oung woman on the charge of dealing In obscene liter literature literature literature In circulating the leagues fall faU cata catalogue catalogue catalogue logue containing pictures In the nude was given out by the league tonight It says in part That a school of this character should be subjected to the sensational attacks of Mr Comstock is outrageous and the league had not the slightest intimation that Its publication could be considered objectionable until Mr sudden arrest of f an entirely innocent and unprotected unprotected unprotected girl I Concerning the pamphlets copies of them were transmitted through the mails with the full lull knowledge and consent of the postal authorities This attack is not noton noton noton on the league alone but on all artists and it is needless to say that the league will push the fight vigorously |