Incident throws U.S. anti-democratic trends into ‘Limelight’ U.S. ridiculed for bar against Chaplin NOTHING HAS done more to reveal to the world, and Brit- ain in particular, the ugly fas- cist lines behind the false mask of American democracy than the threat to exclude Charlie Chaplin from the United States. In these past few years, as the Truman administration has sought to impose its pattern of thought control on the country, seores of distinguished writers, artists, scientists and others have been denied admission to the U.S. Hundreds of U.S. resi- dents have been deported or ex- cluded for no other reason than their political views. Chaplin, the one authentic genius produced by Hollywood. himself has come under con- stant attack in the U.S. Con- gress. His personal life has been made the subject of smear campaigns, At the same time, every restriction devised by the banker - controlled Hollywood film industry to protect its monopoly has been placed upon : the showing of Chaplin’s pic- tures. Why? _ The answer is plain. The so- cial satire of Chaplin’s films has become increasingly dangerous to the thought control sought by the Truman administration. And, ‘as the current Hollywood output shows, the Truman ad- ministration is fully aware of the immense propaganda value of the movies. ey * x LAST WEEK, while Chaplin, noted American playwright, his wife Oona (daughter of the playwright Eugene O’Neill), and their four children were on their way to England, U.S. Attorney General James P. McGranery or- dered the U.S. Immigration De- partment to bar Chaplin from re- entering the country until he had undergone an examination of his character and affilia- tions. Although he has lived in the U.S. for more than 40 years, Chaplin has never taken out American citizenship and is still a British subject, which he ex- . plains by saying: “I am not a super-patriot. Super-patriotism leads to Hitlerism, and we have had our lesson there. I assume that in a democracy one can fhave a private opinion.’ To a press conference at Cherbourg, France ,aboard the ship bringing him” to England for his first visit in 21 years, Chaplin related the story of. what Lloyd Wright. his lawyer in Hollywood, had earlier term- ed -“‘a cheap political trick.” “Three months ago I applied for a re-entry permit from the proper sources in the proper manner at the immigration de- partment,” he said. ‘Three months later I received the per- > mit and was treated with per- fect courtesy by the immigra- tion department, and in fact, they wished me ‘bon volage.’ “They said they hoped I would soon return. They had three months in which to in- vestigate. I arrived in New Pork. I embarked. And three days later I learned of the action which had been taken. That is all I want to say on the subject.” * * * IF CHAPLIN does not want to say any more on the subject, the press in Britain and other countries is saying a lot, ranging from indignation to ridicule of the Truman administration, These are only a few of. the British press comments: “Tf the United States really does turn him out there will be a queer stink around the Statue of Liberty” Daily Mirror). “The threat to Chaplin be- cause of his alleged opinions is making America look ridiculous .in the eyes of the world.” (Lon- don Daily Herald). “Tt is odd, to say the least, that the decision was not made until Mr. Chaplin ‘was on the high seas. We welcome him as a fellow citizen but more than that we welcome him as a su- preme artist.’”” (London Daily Mail). “The incident . .. is a fit subject for g brilliant Chaplin film — a court of germ gener- als, gangster . politicians and Wall Street financiers sitting in judgment on the clown who mocked them all with the world looking on.” (London Daily Worker). * * * ’ IN THE meantime, Chaplin’s new film, Limelight, his first in five years, has already receiv- ed an enthusiastic preview, iron- ically enough, in New York, and will be shown in London for the first time on October 15. The film is nearly all Chap- lin. He wrote the story. He was its producer. He directed it. He composed the music. And he is the star of it. He took two.and a half years to write the story, based on English music-hall life from just before the First World War un- til TOL TS In the film Chaplin saves 4 young ballet dancer, Terry, from suicide. Then his influence lifts her to stardom-as he him- self sinks lower. When he is down-and- out she helps him, and the climax comes at his gala benefit. Chaplin really comes into his own in his demonstration, in a proken-down ringmaster’s garb, of ‘a performing flea-trainer.. * * * (CHAPLIN HAS announced that he intends to return to the United States. “T have interests in the U.S. which I have had for 40 years. We all have obligations and duties to ourselves and our family,’’ he told reporters at ' Te tits “TI am not political. I have never been, political. I have no political convictions. I am an individualist and a believer in liberty... .’* : Pacific TRIBUNE Published Weekly at Room 6 - 426 Main Street, Vancouver 4, B.C. Tom McEwen, Editor - Hal Griffin, Associate Editor Subscription Rates: Canada and British Commonwealth countries (except Australia) | One Year $3.00 . . Six Months $1.60 Australia, United States and all other countries One Year $4.00 . . . Six Months $2.50 Printed by Union Printers ‘Ltd., 550 Powell. Street, Vancouver 4, B:C. Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa (London “toba Board of Censors, x ICHARLIE CHAPLIN - He’s subversive, of course — believes in taking liberties * ‘PEACE WILL WIN! TO BE SHOWN UNCUT Protest to appeal board lifts Manitoba ban on peace film A SIGNIFICANT victory for peace was chalked up in Mani- toba when an Appeal Board re- versed a decision of the Mani- ruling that the famous documentary Peace Will Win can be shown las is, without cutting the news- reel shots of the war in Korea. Earlier, the Manitoba. Board of Censors ordered that the en- tire newsreel sequel showing the senseless slaughter of wo- men and children by American war planes deleted from the film. Plans are going’ ahead to show the film throughout Mani- toba. Manitoba. Peace Council a pealed the decision in a letter which said in part: it ds quite < obvious, © viewing this film, that its chief aim and purpose is to prove that war is not inevitable; that peace“is both desirable and. ne- cessary. This theme is respect- ed throughout the entire pic- ture which shows the Second World Peace Congress in ses- sion at Warsaw, Poland; con- sisting of people from all walks of life coming from every cor- ner of the globe, talking about peace; a peaceful solution to the world’s problems. Nothing in the above stated objectives of the film can be interpreted as being brutal or warlike in any Bice = “Now as to the section of the film in question—the part show- ing newsreel shots of the war in Korea including pictures of Korean - war, dead. ~ upon — “May we draw to your atten- tion the fact that these are ac- tal, authentic newsreel shots of the war in Korea today ’— the’ type of newsreels that one can see anywhere in the world in his neighborhood theatre, They are not fictitious figments of the dir eobor. s imagination. “For this film pismarey to ' show the two alternatives that humanity is faced with today— an ever-widening Korean con- flict which can suddenly or even- tually engulf the entire world, or, a peace pact of the five great powers, peace conferences (such as the Warsaw Congress shown. ‘in the film) taking place in every country with people of every shade of opinion partici- _pating in numerous discussions thé two alternatives the shows. . “It will also be remembered that after the defeat of Hitle™ ism in 1945, audiences throus out the world were shown 407 ens of newsreels depicting t horrible deeds of the Nazis their foul concentration cam? such as Dachau, Buchenwal® etc. Far from prutalizing au ee ences, these newreels helper awaken in millions of peo am the realization of the horrors © war and fascism,- 4 _ “This film is being shown ja almost every ‘country in the world. It had a long run i2 ie Broadway theatre in New york City; and both the director the film, and the film itself, 977 the proud recipients of seve™ film to find un-warlike solutions to | ‘international prizes and ®” our many problems. These are ds.” al - PENDER EAST END : (Marine Workers) UNION DRIVERS 338 West Pender ’ et hstings LARGE & SMALL HALLS ¥. 0334 HoUR i FULL : 24- FOR RENTALS INSURED guRVvIce Phone PA. 9481 811 E. HASTINGS ST. posal! i —— SUITE 515 STANTON, MUNRO & "& DEAN Barristers = Solicitors - Notaries FORD BUILDING (Corner Main & Hastings Sts.) MARINE 5746 193 E, HASTINGS PACEIFIC TRIBUNE — SEPTEMBER 26, 1952 — PAGE & \