Editorial censorship
Sir: If we are in danger of suffering a worse press censorship than that already imposed by the libel laws, I) notices, editorial twitch, and the rest of it, Mr Ivens of 'Aims of Industry' is right to be worried.
If editors are as devious, evasive, erratic, and cowardly as he seems to think, no wonder he is resentful. But he really has no right to bleat about the determination of trade unionists to obstruct his advertising campaign. It may or may not be a good thing that his 'no-holds-barred' message should depart from the somewhat gentlemanly traditions of British advertising, and it may or may not be as untrue, unfair, malicious, and divisive as some people obviously think it IS But it is quite clearly a declaration of war on a section of society.
Mr Ivens now announces his rules of war as ruling out the only immediate and effective defence available to the enemy. Surely the enemy would have to be half-witted to allow the battle to go to Mr Ivens by default? Whichever side one is on or whether one is politically neutral, it is obviouslY desirable that the communication of news should not be interrupted or distorted by ,using the advertising columns of newspapers for political warfare. Would Mr Ivens very kindly not do it again? Don Peters 69 Renters Avenue, London NW4
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