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Volume V
JULY 7, 19i;
Number 2
Illinois Escapes Censorship ILLINOIS has escaped the menace of censor* ship for at least two years. This was accomplished during the final hours of the recent session of the Illinois legislature, which had under consideration a bill legalizing state-wide censorship of motion pictures.
This escape from the proposition of state censorship should cause universal rejoicing throughout the trade. However — and it is a regrettable fact — it will cause disappointment in certain quarters.
The censorship question, although the recent measure has been defeated, is by no means dead in Illinois. The proposition will be revived and the industry will again be called upon to take a stand against it. It is to be hoped sincerely, that the next time the measure is under consideration the motion picture business will present a united front against it. Had this been done recently the prospect of its revival in the near future would not be so bright.
The film trade should realize that no censorship measure, however favorable on its face, is a good thing for the business. Every inch that is yielded will only encourage the pro
ponents of censorship to demand more stringent legislation.
This is the age of the "busy-body" : half of the population of America is trying to find out what the other half is doing and then proceeds in an effort to make the "other half" conform to their ideas. The only sane course for the film industry to take is to oppose rigorously all forms of censorship and demand that police regulation alone take care of the iniquitous picture.
In connection with the defeat of the censorship bill the Mutual Film Corporation is entitled to a generous modicum of praise. This company, almost alone among the big companies in the business, set themselves in a thorough, conscientious manner to the task of opposing the advance of official censorship in Illinois. The results in the matter attest to the able manner in which the campaign against the
censorship menace was conducted by Mutual.
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Kleine Abolishes "Deposits"
A DEVELOPMENT of major importance to the trade is the announcement of Mr. George Kleine that the K-E-S-E will abolish the system of advance deposits.
The decision reached by Mr. Kleine and his
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