Arizona republican., 1915-06-08
The Movies

The agitation which has resulted creation by the city commission of a board censors O oversee the business the moving picture houses gives occasion speak of what within four five years of the greatest of American industries. It is in Phoerx prooably the greatest local industry, and. may add. O most useful and beneficial We need enter upon the why the movies quickly hold upon people of this other countries The cost entertainment has do with it in the first place, and, next, the excel Ience o was appealing. The dreary dialogues the play, the squallng inanities of the musical comedy eliminated. People could of real action in hour than could be presented in a play d day Representations could be made in the films that could not be produced any stage. have been strange if the movies had succeeded.
 A contributing factor of their success has proper organization and wisdom of management the beginning. The who assumed leadership realized that unless the business kept clean and decent, would fall Fence national boards suppose created protect the public inde exhibitions but to preserve the pictures from indecency. that the public would have sonable for complaint. If the great fEcturing commercial industries this country had blessed wisdom manage nlent people would have been better protected against fraud and loss.
 In many communities, people. unaware of the measures of film producers preserve purity production, have instituted local boards of sors. which have unnecessarily hampered local proprietors and have succeeded in establishing lations ranging from the senselessly prudish by board. Happily, local boards going of fashion, though t'hoe just institute We pre- dict that activities. they should be started, will be short lived.
 There has never. believe. been any complaint by considerable number citizens any p.oper picture has been presented in Phoenix. It will be time enough have such board when local picture house offends and, thanks the national board. of them likely offend, even if they were so inclined. local board evidently under idea that regulations and laws are precautionary; that they be designed meet possible condi- tions. when. a matter of fact, every wise law. from that against murder down to that dealing with the mildest misdcmeanor, has been called out by against society which. by the law, came to be subsequently, defined a crime As the movies Phoenix have yet been offensive. there is no reason to anticipate an offense.
 Speaking of the of the success of the movies may add another contributing factor. he liberal advertisement that has been everywhere given them.
 In Phoenix. for instance. this industry pays for advertising than other here. and it is the one industry which. through the prevailing depres- sion. suffered loss patronage. Every line of publicity the crowds which thrUng the picture houses. Even the late agitation resulting in the present board of censors was immediately followed by a larger attendance at all the houses.
 This agitation while 1t has resulted in financial advantage the picture houses, has been annoying them. There has gone with it humiliating implication that they need watching; that they contemplate doing something indecent.