ARTISTS' TIRADE AGAINST THE KILL-JOYS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17401, 11 March 1922, Page 15

ARTISTS' TIRADE AGAINST THE KILL-JOYS.

•1 rejoice to see that a movement is on foot to amaeh tho falls of bypod'asy wlMohi threaten to _ sifil'l the social life of London/' 8^ J?* R W inson, the well-knoivn artist, to a press representative. "At present," said Mr Nevififion, "we seem to be ruled by a lot or P e pJ tvrants who must suppress something to justify tljeir offioa. If they must suppresssomething, let them suppress London's sraokd. by ban lato suppers? If the authorities must ban something, let thein ban |'° n^. on 3 note;. If they must destroy, I<v them destroy the hideous egg-shell buildings erected everywhere. When will our politicians reaPise that we are men and not dog 3, and that va must live amidst bright and beautiful conditions? Beauty is ultimately the only thing ot value. That is why no one want* to ]j v . 3 jn "Wigan. or MtJichcstor. Amencan tourists, they nay, arc avoiding London. Can it be that she is beewminir as hideoup as tfces® '■ If the tolljoys prevail, ci|i is the only thing that is going to Ueop Londoa socially alive, pettv tyranny waged in driving men tfOja in««r cent pleasure in places to vice in moo;lahine stuaioii. If that is the beit that killjoys and highbrows! can do, then, for heaven s gate, give London publicans and signers."