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MOTION PICTUEE COMMISSION. 141 to permit that a number of people may be asked to be advisors. Their advice would be considered by the commission before it had finally passed judgment on a disputed film. Mr. PoAVERS. One point: Your idea is to have this commission of five appoint a number of salaried assistants ? Dr. Chase. Yes, sir. Mr. PoAVERS. Would you want 135, or have you figured out about the number!^ Dr. Chase. No. Really, it could be done by 20 people instead of by 135. You remember that the 135 people do not all attend all the time. They are divided into eight sections. Each of these eight divisions is composed of about 17 persons. Those 17 diiferent people view a picture, and then they either approve it, or else, if it is objected to, it goes before the general committee for a second consideration. Rev. Mr. Carter says that the whole 17 members of a section do not view a picture, but only an average of 4 members. It is reasonable to say that two persons could do the work now done by one division. The work of the eight divisions could be done by 16 or 20 persons. Mr. PoAVERS. You think that 25 men—5 commissioners and 20 as- sistants—could do the work? Dr. Chase. Yes, sir. Mr. Poavers. Would it be your idea to let these 20 assistants, any one of whom Avould be examinnig these films, to pass definitely upon a proposition and let that be the judgment of the commission? Dr. Chase. It Avould be for the commission to make rules. Sup- pose there is a picture of the inauguration of President Wilson; that would fall into a certain class, and I Avould say that it was not necessary for the commission to see it, provided this trained assistant, Avho is given rules and instructions, sees it. Mr. PoAA^ERS. You Avould have regulations, and an appeal might be taken from any one of these 20 to the board of 5 ? Dr. Chase. Yes, sir. Mr. PoAVERS. If anybody Avas dissatisfied with the decision of any one of these assistants ? Dr. Chase. Yes, sir. No harm could be done the manufacturer, for he could appeal from the one man to the whole commission. The only trouble, as I have indicated, would be whether the one man might not approve unconsciously a bad picture. If one man, author- ized by the commission, refused to grant a license to a certain film, of course, the maker or the manufacturer Avould appeal immediately to the Avhole commission. Mr. PoAVERS. What I mean is that you do not mean by the estab- lishment of this commission and these subordinate officers to clothe any one of the 20 men with poAver absolute to decide en any film that might be presented? Dr. Chase. No, sir. Mr. PoAVERS. In other words, you give the power to appeal to the entire board, the five members, if his decision is adverse to anybody ? Dr. Chase. There is a little bit of danger. A man might inad- vertently pass a picture Avhich was objectionable. There is that dan- ger; but it Avould be for the commission to properly safeguard aeainst such a danger. Mr. ToAVNER. Can you give us those figures now? 44072—No. 2—14 6