MOVING PICTURE CENSORSHIP.
Mr G'aynor, the Democrat Mayor of New York, has vetoed a proposal submitted to him for the regulation of moving picture shows by a system of censorship. It was suggested that the Board of Education should appoint, one or more censors to examine these pictures, in advance, and determine whether they should bo exhibited or not. "J do not believe," ho observes, "that the people of this country are ready to permit any censor to decide in advance what may ibe published for them to read, or what pictures may be exhibited to them. Our laws forbid the publication of any libellous, obscene, indecent, immoral', or impure picture or reading matter. Is not that enough? If anyone does this he commits a criminal offence, and may he punished therefor. If this ordinance (tho proposed censorship) lie legal, tlien a similar ordinance in respect to the newspapers and tho theatres generally would be legal. Are you of opinion that you have any such power as that? If so, you should probably begin with the newspapers, and the tso-called high-class theatres; Once revive the censorship and there is no telling how far we mav carrv it,"
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 11 February 1913, Page 4
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197MOVING PICTURE CENSORSHIP. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 11 February 1913, Page 4
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