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BANNING OBSCENE LITERATURE GAINS SUPPORTThere seems to be little doubt but that many people have now become sufficiently aroused on.the issue of banning the' distribution of obscene literature that something, will eventually be done to curb this traffic. The Post Office Department has led in a move to outlaw this type of literature. For ! this the Post Office Department is deserving of wholesale com- \\ mendation by all citizens who resent -this flood of obsceneliterature throughout the lond. 1 . ,Parent groups, church and ministerial organizations, some publications, and various civic groups have joined in the fight. lt;Substantial support has been mustered. When this many people 11 | get interested, there is bound to be action legislatively. Several ' ■ j stale legislators have acted on the question, and finally last i week the House of Representatives of Congress voted favorably [on a measure which if it receives Senate approval and the | President's signature, will arm the Post Qffice with a measure j which will cripple the distribution of any literature Postal offt-j cials deem obscene. This would be done by permitting Postal | officials to impound moil addressed to,any person suspected ; of sending out obscene material. Presumably, this would stop! i orders and other correspondence related to the distribution of i such literature. i; May we suggest that the ultimate solution to this problem, *| as with many, is not legislation or prohibition. As is often the j j case, such a move is a long step in the right direct ion, and to i • be effective must have widespread public support. Such I eg is- !. lation must and should be encouraged. However, until the rank ; j and file or the public become convinced cf the inherent evil': of such literature, the problem will not be solved. A few days i ago the Little Rock Censor Board banned a certain novel from! jsale. After the announcement of the banning and before the ': magazine agency could get oround to picking up unsold copies | of the banned novel, a run was made on various magazine and I book retail outlets possessing unsold copies, resulting in these/[places selling all their copies. The public's appetite for such Ij trashy material is still strong, and legislation will not satisfy!j that kind of an appetite. Churches, schools, parents, and others 
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Arkansas S.
AR, USA 11 Apr 2023
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