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Show BUSINESS IN SEE UBEL'ON UTAH Salt Lake, Jan. 11. Incensed at what is termed a libel on Utah, threatening tho material development of the entire state, the Salt Lake Commercial club and the Utah Development De-velopment league a esterday set In motion mo-tion all their influence towards the suppiession of moving picture films now being circulated about the country, coun-try, purporting to bo a representation of tho Mountain Meadows massacre. Telegrams were dispatched last night to the Patho Frores concern at Boundbrook, N J , demanding the immediate im-mediate withdrawal of tho films. Tf these aro not heeded, the Utah congressional con-gressional delegation at Washington will be asked to take up tho matter and tho national film censorship bureau bu-reau will bo appealed to. Another telegram was dispatched to Frank Wiggins, secretary of the Los Angeles chamber of commerce, asking him to uso that organization's influence to the suppression of: the films in that section. It is in Los Angeles and surrounding surround-ing California towns that the films have made their appearance within the last week or two and have created cre-ated a widespread sensat'on. Reports began pouring Into tho Commercial club yestorday from Salt Lakers in southern California, calling attention to the pictures and declaring declar-ing them to bo grossly exaggerated and an insult to Utah. The telegram sent by Joseph E. Caine, secretary of the club, to the Pathe Freres company was as follows: fol-lows: "It is reported here that films pro-ducod pro-ducod by your firm alleged to be representation rep-resentation of Mountain Meadows massacre in Utah are now being produced pro-duced extensively In South California Califor-nia and other parts of the United States Wo consider this a Ijbcl on the state of Utah and respectfully demand de-mand that you withdraw these 'films from circulation at once " Tho Doclopnient leaguo, through its president, Frank M. Driggs. sent a tolegram slmUir In suhsfancp. The telegram to Mr. Wiggins of the I os Angeles chamber of commerco was as follows: "Reported hero that a motion picture pic-ture film alleged to bo representation of ftrounta'n Meadows massacre is being shown In Los Angeles and at beach towns. Wo consider this a lir bol on Utah and request that you use jour Influonce with tho manufacturer to have it withdrawn at once. It is made by Pathe Frores, who have branch factory In or near Los Angeles An-geles Hundreds of Sale .Lakers are now sojourning in southorn California Califor-nia and hundreds more will accompany accom-pany Elks' excursion at an early date. In order to preserve tlio cordial relations re-lations existing between your comr munity and ours, will you please do , I everything in your power to eliminate this libelous representation7" ' : Mr Caine said last night that to believed the film would be with- . drawn as soon as tho manufacturers i ' lonrn of the damage it Is doing the ! state. Howcer, If the demand Is ig- J norcd It Is believed that an appeal lo I tho national censorship board will bo ; I effective. That bureau's powers arc ' f dictatorial in the motion picture world, and if it can bo shown that "j . tho film Is false and libelous an or- dcr can be issued strictly prohibiting : l its display In any theater in the coun- " try. , s |
