Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-11-22 | Page 5 | Wells Would Censor Films

fe WELLS fe Led le- le ISLed IS- IS t d' d 1 WOULD elf olf of CENSOR FILM es ves te- te tees r eves e- e he hc Is- Is s- s ils in inor i t Suggests Civic 1 Arts Comin i or orho orp ces p- p sion siou as Proper Body to Pa Pas Pason S the ho hohe he hem on Motion lotion Pictures m- m nrc rc lid ild ids gh I s WILL ILL PROPOSE ACTIO O lot not ns ns n ft it- it Pron Promises to Take Matter l U I are iro iroIs I Is With Mayor Maor Following g b Mal lal Ius Us H Pulpit Pulp Criticisms he ro- ro Dole Delegation to the civic art and pl pla lat at ninE ning commission for authority to f olo 10 ie as ns a a. board of ot C censorship tor for mot moti h p pictures and anti theatrical productions the he 1 proposed proposal b by Commissioner Heber old Wells a as the tie solution of a nd d n presented recently by Evangelist 1 Bl BI h he hem e C who ho declares that films sho m- m men In Salt Lake theatres should be c cc tat hat e en eo red Mr lr ells Wells said yesterday esterday t th h cd al he n will immediately submit his p pi of or to Mayor Major V W Mont berry Ferr Ic- Ic Tho Tic city It commission iris has las the a ew to act at as a board hoard of or cans censo o rat at for tOI motion pictures and all aJl other t tors th h ors rs productions said iris Mr Ir Wei We el elof hs of On a 1 few tew occasions It has s iU- iU u that authority Acting on only I as a m mOl moi hat at bar ber of the tho board I have several tl to made marle sug- sug suggestions to the various t th and and motion picture theat men men which might bo be b construed as c cc c coring their productions Would DI Delegate nt Duty u nUt But the thc city commission lan l'an hard dl he expected to pass on un every prod u lion that comes here as the have a a. large larse number of or of ofIr othi oth he Ir duties dulles entrusted to them The ci vi art and planning commission is In rr n opinion a 3 body eminently fitted to f a that duty dut Its members Ik ne the tl tin Un necessary for tho rho work It will bo be simple matter to dele delegate ato to that 0 01 g the thc authority possessed I 1 Ithe the city commission slon It can rea readily lly a aland at al and If Ir its authority Is ever question athe the problem under consideration ca cn can be referred to tho tiro city commission Putting this plan Into effect tt wl wI lave have the tho unta ad advantage ad o of obviating ob t tn til h necessity of pa passing a new ordina r rand and at the mi sumo mo time accomplish ii rt r the desired object of providing pro for tor c cr en r of theatrical productions believe belle the reputable producers c pla plays s and motion pictures will welco m such a censorship