LUXURY IMPORTS
Sift,—If we are to understand Sir Stafford Cripps aright, it is not the policy or intention of the Government to control the importation of either films or tobacco. We have already spent £275,000,000 of the American loan, and it is now time our imports of these two commodities from dollar sources was limited if we are to obtain maximum supplies of urgent industrial goods and food, while continuing to import these two necessary articles from the Empire. I am the last person to suggest that the relaxation of our people should be taken away from them in these difficult times, but I think a happy medium could be struck by limiting the number of full-length American films allowed to be exhibited at each session to one. Two films could still be shown by including one British film in the programme, or an additional number of sessions could be held each day in order to maintain revenue. This scheme would have the added advantage of encouraging British film-production and notably
our excellent documentaries.—Yours faithfully, JULIAN HOLT Engo, Riversdale Road, Liverpool, 19.
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