Show FILM CLEANUP WITHIN INDUSTRY MEETS APPROVAL OF CLERGYMEN NEW YORK July 26 UP UP- UP Religious leaders' leaders fight against film immorality was so softened today today to today to- to day in a statement by clergymen that they opposed censorship except ex cx- as asa a a last resort The statement was made by Dr Worth M. M Tippy secretary of the church and social service department department department depart depart- ment of oC the Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America It was viewed as reflecting the opinion of a majority of clergymen clergymen clergy clergymen men who had been urged by the I Jewish faith to join in iii a a concerted concerted concerted con con- move to govern Covern movies The federal council represent represented ed itself as willing to let Joseph JosephI I It I. Breen the new one-man one jury fury o of film turn morals conduct a cleanup cleanup clean clean- up within the industry It expressed expressed expressed ex ex- ex- ex pressed confidence in Breens Breen's ability to raise Urn tUrn standards to the level d demanded by churches The statement said ald the council would conduct no boycotts or except against unsatisfactory unsatisfactory un un- un satisfactory films It added however however- that if W If this effort to jo clean up the screen proves futile the Industry can cat count upon a a. a tremendous move tor or federal control which will vill inevitably Include include in In- clude elude some form of censorship The future of this decency I dr drive ve so 10 far taras faras as Protestants are arc c concerned can only be determined determined determined deter deter- mined by what takes place at atU U Hollywood Dr Tippy said If Mr Breen succeeds and the producers producers producers pro pro- support him and what is done is not a temporary effect there will be no more drastic ac ac- ac tion w We would like to iee see Mr Breen succeed A board of strategy will decide de do- cide the councils council's action in event even Breen falls fails Dr Tippy said |