Vivid Film Makes Dramatic Plea For Prevention Of Third World War

Chronicle (Levin), 5 July 1949, Page 4

Vivid Film Makes Dramatic Plea For Prevention Of Third World War

Presenting an unfQpgettable cha|lengp to all people desirjng real and lasfing peapp, a yivid anci thpught-provoking film, •Where Will You Hide?" was shown to members of the Levin Rqtary Club at their weekly luncheon -yesterday. It made a dramatic pleq fpp realistic apd conperte.d aptfQp tq prevept the hqrrors and destructioii of a third world war.

Attention is directed to the fact that through 2000 years pf the Chfistian era mankihd Ifas |eqrp,ed some things more"*' rapid'y" 'than ptlf.ers. Science has given a growi'ng control qver fhe physica,l world and has provided ' thou'san'ds! of mephanical dqvfGes fqr malsipg life pleasant and helpful. !Bui'. through? oUt all this time man has failed to Teafn how to get'alfcm'g with his neighbour. . ' - '' Modern weaporis of destruction move grimly across the screen— jet fiombers, rocket bombs, ' bacteri'a, biological poisons and atdm bomhs 4—1 bombs that may well ' be a thqUsand tim.es fqore '? -'destrucV tivp than th'ose dropped oh Japan. It givps u j-eminder fhqt the bOmp * is pot fhte secpet of the Uniied States. It heJongs to nature an4 nature is nqt paftial to Americans. The film points put that there is pctually riq'** a4equate ' defence pgainst fhe" hpmb. There can gp h° victors in' the next war, but only £U£vivors and their dead. ft tfipn asks: "fiyberp WiJ} We Hiride? Can you hide1" b'ehifid the

thought that you are just an ordina.ry cjtizen and cap do nothing alqhe? Can ypp hehind a strong military force? Can you hide behind the United Nations Charter? .Can you hide behind qther duties which you say ar'e'mbr'e importanf than preventing war?" ; These .dramatic questions are left for every individual citizen tq answpr qnd 40 spmething about. . The -film makes' the point that too many speak on behalf of peace. bpt tpo few are willingdo pay the Iprice pf peace^-thet price of study, ! understanding, thought and action'. It is a case .Qf paying this price of ' acceptipgT^ll^^gpfeneps of inaction. " • 4 v j pisfribgted by Fppyclopaedia Britanriicp Films," "Where Will Yoi| Hide?" is being ma'de available tq spbqqls, cpdegps, qfganisations and insdtutions With a view to promot? ing ' a study and discussion of the yitql"subject if^fals «§lth. In thi§ way If'Ts h,qpe4 ' tp " stjr people every where """from "their hiding piaces in a, concerted endeavour td prevent the holocaust of a third world war.