To the Editor of the "Roun-Cunna Dany News"
Sm—Tymn's amusing if somewhat lengthy defence (or is 2) of lis frst letter "only. shows clearer than ever that obviously he is himself no film. oer "and therefore can hardly Slassifed as an "average consumer the title {o which he lays elatn—or ae. the. mouthpiece thereof." Or Witness the fact that i speaking of Bietures ho quotes from an edition of Primes dated December 7, 1831. My, oh ing! Evidently 1 was ght about that tomb of good King Tui least 1 was nol far from i As for his "recent productions" we find tiles "ranging from "A" Pree to "Possessed." Well, well, Torn's knowledge of pictures. ancient as that 1 don't blame him for Kicking." What" he. needs. might Suggest, isa ite modernizing. From this of course tis obvious Gur good Ttlend ix whally" unaware of "the changes wrought since the advent of the "Hays réime™ and the organiza: tion of the ACPP.DA. OF Ie had fand were hea regular film fan faethe would have long detected 9 aiiference' tu "American firn produc: tions, both in theme and scoup, since the year 1894." With this knowledge, 'Torn, read that paragraph of my letter' which you have quoted. and you might better understands 1 ight Tarther" adding this connection Tegat apparently. has not seen the concise yet very comprehensive survey of this very subject in 2 November 1896 sue "Lite" 1c would do him @ deal of Sood It he did.
As to his remarks that "cinema producers have the night {0 show on the screen women invarly degree of Indeeeat nakedness? thi is wholly Latter of Turrts oun opinion, or of What he means by "indecent"'t have Jet to soe coat of indecent Hakedness" on the screen, and 1 base this on knowledge come of regular atiendence of motion pictures for the last p gear nine. the. creation have certain notions about the human the NBR. Of course, some people
body: others have theirs. "And nudity as seen on the screen ioday Is indecent, and is itt)" then so are playsults, shorts, sun tons, ete, brief the common apparel of milady the good old summer time for sport and Tounge weer. Tete sid that the cleanest minds are those found in the hudist colonies. "A point Torre might Well consider." As for its reaction 10 children, "perhaps one. of the, best answers to! this might be found in the August 1998 cation of "Health" and EMiciency."
Now speaking of motion pictures seneraly, and. of thole effect Ehilgren, Tvrre again dusls off copy for the "New York Times" of May 27 {aa and quotes there froma lengthy Feport of. the Motion "Pictures Research "Council, "What. has "since Happened (o ths Counci the writer Unaware, tutta this again ig pre: Haya. it tones itx weight wholly Point' of argument.
"The concluding remarks of Turns communication are I fel already well Sovered. bs the tst paragraphs this reply. In. closing, however, ight state that i always wiser for those-who would rush Into prin to""sequaint themselves tly" with their subject, and' might add that the Stsumpltion of leadership or of "public pinion minus a publi st sy the eas very unwise Shanghai, Jan, 1.
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