The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1920-07-29
: DTTORIAIS:]
PROPAGANDA By SCREEN

The Government of United States understands that
the mghter than the American newspaper The
fnotch industry asserts that 100000 people in the
United States visit the picture shows daily the Government
knows from the returns of the Entertainment War Tax
how many millions attend and is not SOW in using
in the country fer the PRONUNCIATION of ideas
bodied in dramas that attract their merits entertain
rnen and teach in the story the things Government
would have the people know through the medium of the wide
appeal of the motion picture.
In country of vast dimensions like the United States
containing population the greater part of which has either
come from Europe is descended from Europeans of
the greatest difficulties in the way of national unity the
non-assniation of the foregnbo1n. There ten
millions of people in the United States could read
the American Constitution if they had opportunity and
five millions who cannot speak the English language. AS
long the foregnbom have their newspapers print.
ed in their native tongue impossible create
into them the spirit of American citizenship for the strength
of citizenship depends the unity tongues Senate
Congress have declared the necessity the creation of
that spirit these people, and have turned the motion
picture industry to help them to create maintain and
it. The industry has responded with enthusiasm and
has pledged itself to produce ftyone picture dramas
which the value of American citizenship the people living
under the Stars and Stripes like thread through each
story
The motion picture than the newspapers of Amer
c opened the eyes of Americas millions to the menace to
world by the German aggression of 1914 Among the
pictures which enthraed millions and taught the truth
about the world time before America came in on
the side of the Allies the BatteCry of Peacecaed
in England can Americans Hope"-and "Womanhood"
while others which maintained interest the meaning of
the struggle earts of the and "Hearts of
Humanity" There others These were only the best
In attacking social evils whatever their nature the Gov
eminent authorities have failed to point the way
With the full approval and with the assistance Of the Health
Department pictures like he End of the Road" and eft to
VIM" made first interest the troops
training and then to show to the general public Prison
FORM legal REFORM crime prevention and detection the evils
of divorce, the OF overcrowdng have turn
made the subject of stirring picture dramas During the
past six months cycle of divorce dramas produced with the
object of creating healthier public opinion the subject
have been released for exhibition throughout the country
Motion picture producers have manifested the greatest
to base their dramas themes which have
teaching well entertainment value, and have thus
rendered great service to the State
The success which has followed the making and pre-
senaton of good dramas with teaching purposes has
doubt paved the way for the educational film So called
educational films made in America in England and
France years ago. the belief that the type
of pictures that the public wanted But it not wanted
The drama with few murders to give what called
punch and stunts to provide the thrills had to first
and to its War pictures and itself pro-
vded enough violence to satisfy the most exactg patrons
and change The who think out the effect of
story the and it's possibilities before
foot of is filmed turned to social questions for Subjects
to of the days when the world went WE'LL and
to the modern novelist with his light stories of everyday
he conceives it to be.
Phases in the progress of picture pass randi
w. and the world of reality Canine ground the world
of fiction The has made the American peone keen to
something of the world outside their The motion
picture producers responding to the demand by sending
to Europe India and Africa film makers who already
forwarding to America nictrn Of other countries and peo
pies aud Of social conditions erohodpd in drnnnas.
From being the Cinderella of the motion picture, the