STRICTER CENSORSHIP

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 64, 27 February 1935, Page 9

STRICTER CENSORSHIP

Methodists Discuss Films By Telegraph—Press Association. DUNEDIN, Feb. 26 Some discussion took place at the annual conference of the Methodist Church to-day’ on the question of the standard of motion pictures and the at- I titude of the church members to unde sirable films. Several speakers said the difficulty was that they could not know before hand what were good and what were objectionable films. The suggestion was made that newspapers, or failing that, the Methodist Church paper, should publish an unbiased opinion dividing pictures into three classes—those fit for children, those fit fo' young people, and those fit for adults. The Rev. E. 8. Emmett said that, such a resolution treated the conference | in a childish way. He considered it | was a reflection on the common sense ! of the church people. The conference carried the following I resolution: This conference, while expressing sincere appreciation of the efforts of the picture censorship and reform committees to secure stricter Government censorship of films and posters, regrets that the present position leaves much to be desired, more | particularly in regard fo the objection- ‘ able character of advertising posters exhibiting in all our main thorough- ! fares. We therefore urge the Govern- j meat fo undertake a stricter censorship, i