IMMORAL BOOKS AND PLAYS
TENDENCY IN ENGLAND THE HOME SECRETARY’S POWERS Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright, LONDON, March 5. (Received March 6, at 11-25 a.in.) The Public Morality Council, including church members, young men’s and women’s Christian associations, Salvationists, teachers etc., numbering 100, trailed as a deputation on Sir W. Joyn-son-Hicks (Home Secretary) to-day regarding immoral book's and plays. Sir Joynson-Hicks, in a long address, said; “ Not merely can magistrates order the destruction of obscene matter in books, lint publishers arc personally liable to lie lined. That is our first lino of defence against the overwhelming attack of indecent literature at present launched. When people refer to the Home Secretary’s action in censoring books they little realise that if lie abrogated his powers England would be flooded with filth from the Continent!” Sir Joynson-Hicks indicated that bo was not inclined to alter the existing lans, or to impose a censorship.—Australian Press Association-United Service.
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Evening Star, Issue 20117, 6 March 1929, Page 8
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