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Show may be in their commendable purpose pur-pose there exists the danger that their goal may lead them into a fanatical position, which will, in the end, defeat the aim of their efforts. For example, the reform of the movies mo-vies should not go any further than the average conscience of the public will approve. This obviously is difficult diffi-cult to define, but if repression swings too far there will arise a liberal li-beral reaction that once again will be expressed by excessive license. There are church people who look upon movies as instruments of Satan, who regard all amusement as vile, all human joy as sin and would return to a strictly regulated and sternly censored cen-sored life, devoid of what are sometimes some-times called "worldly amusements." On the other hand, there are liberal church-goers, willing to allow other individuals some measure of life, even though rigorously controlling their own existence. For the good of the movement to clean up the film industry let us hope that a wise type of leaders will take command of the drive, enlist the support of millions who prefer clean entertainment, and by avoiding an unpopular un-popular and foolish censorship achieve, in the long run, far more for decency than any explosive burst of reform. I MASS ATTACK UPON MOVIE MORALS. ! Producers of moving pictures, who seem to have little respect for what ordinary citizens admire, are now confronted con-fronted with something like an organized or-ganized revolt against objectionable i films. i For some months a Catholic organization, organ-ization, the Legion of Decency, has been campaigning for clean films and inviting individuals to pledge them-I them-I selves not to patronize harmful mo-ivies. mo-ivies. Various Protestant and Jewish leaders have not been lacking in expressing ex-pressing their stern disapproval of many of the films now being pandered pander-ed the public, and indications are that J there will be close cooperation be-j tween the various religious groups in I t-Un 1 1 .... .iic chuil iu nouseciean tne picture business. Everyone is in general accord with the purposes of the drive. Certainly moving picture producers have flouted flout-ed conscience in presenting sugp-e;t-ive, revealing and objectionable i scenes in their realistic pictures of sex, crime and "life." That they were riding for a fall was apparent. The only question is the extent of the descent and the shock of the landing. However well intentioned the critics |