law's business." But, they added, these distinctions are far from easy to apply "where the social consequences of private acts are debateable."

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"Why did the Government ever sponsor this cumbersome sense?" asked the DAILY EXPRESS, and predicted a storm. DAILY MAIL seconded the storm warnings, called the recommendations "full of danger." But like most London papers, their full news coverage was a bit more liberal than their editorial comment. "If the law were to tolerate homosexual acts a great barrier against depravity would be swept aside. They repeated the argument the committee rejected, that "Great nations have fallen and empires decayed because corruption became socially acceptable." The EVENING STANDARD called the report "Bad Advice," but seemed to commend it in their reporting and in an interview with the Rev. C. O. Rhodes, Editor of the Church of England Newspaper, who wondered if all legislation relating to marriage and sexual morality were abolished and human nature left to find its own way" if society would not "after a brief period of confusion . . . settle down into an ordered way of life which would be an improvement in many respects on our present system.

Labour's DAILY HERALD called on the Government to act immediately to clean up the streets of prostitutes, without waiting for the inevitable homosexuality debate"so abhorent to normal minds that public opinion will be slow to accept such a change." "Tolerance is one thing and the blatant parade of vice is entirely another," said the EVENING NEWS. "We welcome this report," said THE STAR, "We approve the proposals on homosexuality. The present laws are out of date

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and often cruel in their application." NEWS CHRONICLE: "Some of the recommendations will be badly received. That in itself is no good reason why Parliament should be charry of enacting them. The Report urges the maintainance of the absolute ban on homosexual practices for profit and with those under of 21. It suggests various ways strengthening the precautions to keep homosexuals out of occupations where they will be specifically tempted... The argument that perversion causes great social harm has some force. But adultery is more serious and yet comes under no legal ban."

"No Whitewash. No Prudery. And No Hypocrisy," said the DAILY MIROR, "What they say may shock the sort of people who shut their eyes to the unpleasant facts of life. But it is the truth." They predicted that "Churches and welfare organizations that submitted evidence will be shocked," however, the report followed the promptings of most of those groups, as attested by the comment from Anglican, Catholic and other church representatives heartily approving the recommendations on homosexuality, but generally criticizing those on prostitution, which do seem a bit opportunistic.

"A fine piece of work," the MANCHESTER GUARDIAN said, "interleaving sympathy and sternness. There are hesitations, but no equivocation. What the committee propose is in fact the law today in France, Italy," etc. THE BULLETIN & SCOTS PICTORIAL: "When the law is not working well because a good many people are doubtful whether it is wise, should we change the law or try to change public opinion, or both? This is the sort of problem the Wolfenden committee has had to face. We should be glad if the

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