PICTURE SHOWS

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 3 February 1916, Page 2

PICTURE SHOWS

CONDEMNATORY UTTERANC

MR ISITT -DISSENTS j When speaking at a deputation j waited on the Hon. J. A. Hal (Minister for Education) recently, ]\j Scott, dealt with the subject of; censorship of films exhibited at pi^ shows. "We think," he said, "1 control should be had over mq pictures. We have all sorts of se tional things exhibited in these va| shows which we know are not condi to the best interests * of the rj generation. Picture shows can be I for educational purposes, but, on! other hand, some of these picture: most disgusting. We think somt should be done by the Governmej local bodies to have more control \ they have at the present time." \ C. H. Opie agreed with Mr Scott, j considered an intelligent censorshi the pictures would be in the interest the public. • ' ■ " lam not in entire accord with! s.et that is being made (I do not uij stand why) upon these picture shesaid Mr L. M. Isitt, M.P. " I fail to all these terrible things "we hear al I have heard more .'smut' and r objectionable things at the theatre j ever I have seen, at the pictures J should be careful before we ma 1 L wholesale denunciation of what' } stitutes pracsically the poor m literature! Children have a remark' facility for missing what adults \ There had, he said, ! been public ul ances as to pictures that would "rr one who had not seen them think I were very terrible^ He failed to] what ground there was for the exag ated condemnation that had \ levelled at this one cheap amusemen' the working class. '