Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-11-23 | Page 1 | U. S. Envoy Linked in Film Censoring

U u. u S SI ENVOY LINKED IN FILM CENSORING LON LONDON ON Nov 23 UP Sir R-Sir Sir John Simon imon chancellor of the exchequer today told the house of of- commons the British government acted in conjunction cUon with United States A Ambassador Ambassador Am Am- Joseph P. P Kennedy to suppress suppress suppress sup sup- press a ne newsreel which the government government government govern govern- ment considered might have had hada hada hada a prejudicial effect during the Czechoslovak crisis Under opposition questioning Sir John said his government believed the newsreel would have hampered I Prime Minister Chamberlain in his conference with Adolf Hitler at on the Rhino late lat lat In September The P Paramount company maker of the newsreel received Simons Simon's praise for its sense of public duty duly in making excisions from the reel the which was a commentary on Czechoslovak crisis including statements statements statements state state- ments by Wickham Steed foreign affairs writer formerly editor of the Times and A. A J. J Cummings chief political writer for fOl the liberal News flews Chronicle