The Monroe journal., 1921-05-20
On Censorship. the Ne,Us Reminds
Mr.. .Rotter of Absent-Minded Bow
~ REV. SANFORD l. EoTTFg.

4 i astonishing how fosgy the
atmosphere grows as soon as The
morals Of moving pictures are under
+ discussion.
There was the Lancaster News the
other day. writing of the Union eoun-
" ministers appeal 10 the people TO
discourage the showing of improper
iy suggestive films. submitting this
query: But how is anyone to know
nen such pictures are TO be shown.
and what about the pictures that are
shown every day which contain only
perhaps a few feet OF film which is
objectionable. aud how about the
difference Of opinion as to what is and
what is not Objectionable
This reminded me of the absent
minded young swain heard about re-
Gently. In conversation lovely
young lady told him rafting good
story. She noticed during the rela-
tion thereof that her singular mascu-
line audience seemed to fail to grasp
the point of the narrative: that al
though he appeared TO be delighted
with his location and surroundings.
he did not laugh at just the proper
point. II was not long before the ex-
PLANTATION came. After a few min
utes more of interested gazing at the
beautifully animated face of attract I
i've vis-ivis. her devoted admirer had /.
an inspiration. He would try to rise
in her coveted esteem by telling her
4 really good story he had recently /.
neard. So he started delightfully."- /
while she listened demurely. And 4
gentle readers. would you believe il?
It's true though. That young man
told her right straight back in her
pretty face the very self-same story
she had just told him. She laughed
more joyously than he had. II was
simply that he hadn't heard what she
was saying she had looked so good
10 him while she was saying Ii.
Now. do not mean to say that the
Lancaster News has done what that
foung swain did, but somehow | was ,
'eminded of that story of twice-told
tale when | read the question The !
Monroe Journal of last Friday quoted {
rs proponded by its esteemed con- :
of Lancaster 4;
In what seems to me to be very |
'lain English the minister of Union |
wrote in the course of their appeal c
o the people of their county:
I'VE ask you to make reasonable !
Mort to find out the nature of a film
'efore you go into theatre or allow
our children to go. We are glad In
his connection to be able to state '
hat the local management In Monroe /.
las expressed itself as deploring pres
mt conditions and as being ready and
Wiling at all times to cooperate with
he public In ascertaining the nature
4 the films. as well as to receive sug- =
estions and register objections and
references. The public is invited by v
he Monroe management to use the ,
elephone to find out If there Is any u
hing Objectionable in a film that Is q
eing run. We have no doubt that
imilar courtesies are to be found ev- :,
rywhere else In the county where y
here is moving picture theatre. a
I'VE do not believe that the major =
y of the film-seeing public of this =
)unty wish to encourage by their at . .
'ndance the exhibition of scenes that 7,
re debasing Therefore it is with !,
he utmost confidence that we call y
pom you TO let the theatre managers !, !,
now what YOU want and what you l.
D not want -
There is however a growing diff d
ilty. and perhaps it is the most dan
erons feature of all. II is the fact 81
lat has been commented upon con- n
derably recently. that even In the OF
est of films there is introduced some IL
here. often with little or no con- d,
ection with the general plot. some y,