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In a radio address by Edouard ille-
Korllon. superintendent of the East.
ore Division of The Associated
~. Press. broadcast tonight by war.
n‘ the station of the «tenant Electric
oompany.
Ir. McKernon later was a guest
and speaker of the Press club of
Schenectady.
In his radio address. Mr. hickor-
nos d:
"The Associated Press which hav.
lag no opinion of its own under-
bakss to furnish a daily report of
the news of the world-that is ab-
solutely neutral. experienced the
most severe test of this sort of
Journalism during the World War.
‘ bollovs no other group of news-
paper men over were confronted
With so many Cliculties.
'. "With the outbreak of hostilities
the press associations of other
‘ countries involved automatically be-
cams the press agencies of their
governments. The United States was
th. only belligerent that did not
a censorship on its press. The
American press was the only press
that was not used deliberately and
systomatilcally to disseminate war
propaganda. And I think I may say
without offense to those who held
that ‘all is fair in love and war' that
the American press among the bol-
.iigrents was the only press in the
world that from beginning to end
told the truth about tho war.
"The Associated Press undertook
to demonstrate that even in war
times it could continue to report
events honestly and fearlessly. We.
of course. observed every wish of
tho government. particularly in the
matter of troop movements and
shipping. We did not always reveal
all we know. We were one hundred
per cent patriotic throughout.
But we did not lie. We did not
manufacture news. And we did not
circulate propaganda. that we knew
to be ‘bunk.'
Inside Information
"Now that seven years have
elapsed we may perhaps without
hurting any ono's feelings. tell some-
.thing of our experiences with war
propaganda. There is never a
dearth of propaganda copy coming
into our office but it used to come
by the ream. During tho war it
’ came in holes. You may recall that
there was a decided shortage of
" white paper after war was declared.
It was generally accepted that this
was due to the fact that many paper
mills were converted into factories
for the manufacture of munitions
of war. My own impression is that
the shortage and the subsequent al-
most prohibitive price of white pa-
per stock. was due in no small
'rneasure to the demands of those
who were writing war propaganda.
Waste paper came to be worth as
3, high as three cents a pound. which
i vi in my opinion represents the peace-
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time value of a good deal of propa-
"ganda. Of course I mean propa-
ganda designed to deceive. There
“also honest and worthwhile prop-
aganda. Every man who amounts
to anything is a propagandlst for
good or evil and I have no quarrel
with the honest pro‘bagandist.
"There were several forms of
propaganda during the war. One
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pretendod to expose the propaganda
methods of enemies. liuoh of this
was sheer 'bunk' and was largely
diam-dad as such by The Associated
Press. An effective form of propa-
ganda used by many painted alleged
cruelties practised by their onemles.
The war was had enough at best but
then may be a crumb of comfort
in the assurance that so far as we
could determine speciiio stories of
cruelties were generally grossly ex-
unrated.
"1 will give you two instant-u of
propaganda that bothered us but
the effects of which upon our work
we were able to overcome. ! select
one from the side of the Allies and
the other from the side of Germany
in the hope that they will be ac-
ceptod as more statements of fact
without any suggestion of reproach
or criticism.
"0n the one hand. if the British
had had their way we would have
had in this country only the British
version of events during the three
years beforo we entered the tight.
England's first act of war was to cut
the direct cables between Germany
and the United States. This made
it impossible for Germany to com-
municate with this country except
by grace of her enemies. There was
not a cable line that she could use
that did not at‘somo point touch a
country or possession of the Allies.
and so make her every message
subJoct to interruption or hostile
censorship. . You can understand
what that meant to us at a time
when the whole nation was debat-
ing whatever we ought to get into
the war and public opinion was be-
ing shaped largely by press reports
from Europe. Daily the Germans
at Berlin would issue an official
statement setting forth their side of
the question. This would come to
us by way of London and what the
English censor did to these state-
ments was enough to make the Ger.
mans weep.
We appealed to the British to
permit the German statements to
come through as prepared but Eng-
land was at war and very naturally
exercised its war right to take ad-
vantage of the cable situation. But
sometime before the war broke out
a. company of .Germans had erected
a powerful wireless station at Bay
ville. L. 1.. and suddenly this station
began to function. We took advan~
tage of the situation and from then
on brought the German omcial
statements direct from Germany to
Sayville by wireless. We continued
to bring them also by cable by way
of London. A comparison of the
two reports as received here be.
trayed the British censorship and
the censor realizing that further
censorship was useless gave us no
further trouble. So much for Brit-
ish propmnda methods.
German made in'c. s. A.
"Meantime. the Germans were not
overlooking any opportunity to ad-
vance their cause. in 1011 they be-
gan operating in Latin-America a.
fake news association which they
labeled 'Ls. Presna Asoclada‘ which
is the Spanish equivalent for ’The
Associated Press.‘ They delivered
daily despatchos under the caption
'La Presna Associada' to newspapers
in South America. The despatches
purported to reflect public senti-
ment in the United States—e.
strongly pro-German sentiment. At
the same time they included fake
nevvs stories and fictitious inter-
views deslgnod to oflend South
Americans and create a hostile at-
titude toward this country. Some
South American papers were im-
posed upon and published these
despatches thinking they really
came from The Associated Press.
The situation grow serious. and our
board of directors sent Kent Coop-
er. now general manager of The
Associated Press. to South America
to investigate the situation.
“Mr. Cooper booked passage for
Buenos Aires on a ship for which
68 passengers had made reserva-
tions. ‘ But the day before the ves-
sel sailed the German U-boat that
had slipped into Newport harbor on
a Saturday afternoon began blowing
up shipping in Nantucket Sound.
You will recall the scare experi-
enced by cities or! the Atlantic sea-
board and alarming reports of
German submarines here. there. and
everywhere bent on sinking without
trace any shipping they encount-
ered. 0f the 68 would-be passen-
gers for Buenos Aires. lio immedi-
ately cancelled their passage. Mr.
Cooper was one of the is who set.
sail. taking one of these little news-
paper risks so common in war and
peace that newspaper men do not
consider them news.
“To give you/an idea of the ther-
oughness of the German espionage.
the first caller on Mr. Cooper
after his arrival at his hotel in
silence Aires was the South Ameri-
can manager of La Prensa Med-
ada. I shall not attempt to repeat
their conversation except for the
concluding words. which were:
'Namo your own price to return to
New York and let us pretend to
represent you here' and ‘There is
not enough money in all South
America to load ”the Annotated
Press to do that.’
’ “Mr. Cooper met the leading pub.
lishers of South America. gave in-
terviews to the press exposing the
fraud. and interested the newspa-
pers in the neutral and uncensored
report of The Associated Press.
‘That is how we got into South
America—through a pats-lotto mis-
sion—and six weeks after we began
delivering our service =3 there La
Prensa Asociads. gave up the ghost.
“We have since elected many
newspapers in South America to
membership in The Associated
Press and are sending them 5.000
words a. day over an ail-American
cable line of 7.458 miles direct to
their odices from our one. in New
York. They look to us now not
only for American news but for the
news of the world. and l confidently
expect that in“ news Ml ll
(Continued from Page One.)
a thorough-going work of moral
persuasion and legal support as will
give the policy of prohibition on
adequate opportunity to demon-
strate its full value to the nation
and to the world." is the conclu-
sion of the statement. which do.
clares that “modification would
make bootlogging more menacing."
The statement is as follows:
“From the beginning of its exis-
tence the Federal Council of the
Churches of Christ in America has
been unequivocally committed to
the policy of prohibition. When the
first meeting of the Council was
convened in Philadelphia in 1908.
bringing together the official repre-
sentatives of thirty denominations.
a message dealing with the problem
of the liquor traffic declared that
'if it be right to preach the gospel of
abstinence for the individual it must
be right to include in our message
every possible persuasion to total
prohibition as the attitude of the
State toward the traffic in strong
drink.‘
"During the following years this
position was repeatedly reaffirmed
and at the Quadrennial Meeting of
the Council in St. Louis in 1016.
action was taken urging that an
amendment providing for national
prohibition be submitted.
“in adopting this attitude toward
the liquor evil the Federal Council
of Churches was simply gathering
up and giving united expression to
the expressed desire and will of the
denominations that comprise the
Council. Year after year in their
higest legislative assembles, by
overwhelming majorities, they were
registering their deep‘ conviction
that the traffic in liquor must be
abolished. Not a single denomina—
tion included in the membership of
the Council has expressed a con-
trary Judgement on this subJeci
with in recent history
"Since the adoption of the Na-
tionsl Prohibition Act. the Federal
Council of Churches has continued
to sustain it constantly and with
unflagging loyalty. At every annual
meeting of the Executive Commit-
te since that time this position has
been maintained. This again was a
definite reflection of the attitude
taken by the various denominations
separately.
“At the Quadrennial Meeting of
the Council in Atlanta in me it
was declared that it is the present»
day duty of the moral citisenshlp of
the nation ‘to make unmistakably
clear to both the lawless buyers and
the lawless sellers of intoxicants
that the liquor traffic has been
permanently outlawed in the United
States as the enemy of society.’ In
1935 the Research Department of
the Council published a report on
the prohibition situation. which
clearly indicated that National
Prohibition. although it has not yet
had an adequate trial. has produc-
ed incalculabls social gains. and
that it merits the most energetic
support in order that the social
policy which it represents may be
given an oportunlty of completely
demonstrating its value.
“In October. 1925. the Adminis-
trative Committee of the Federal
Council declared 'that the policy of
prohibition is the deliberately and
permanently established policy of
this nation; that this policy has not
failed but on the contrary has al-
ready yielded results which fully
Justify its adoption: that the liquor
traffic and the saloon must not
come back again and that the
churches must set themselves with
new purpose to see that prohibition
is enforced by law and sustained by
the national conscience.’
"No divergent Judgment has at
any time been expressed either by
the Federal Council of Churches or
by any of its constituent denomina-
tions.
“The support of National Prohi-
bition by the Federal Council of
Churches rests upon four fundamen-
tal considerations.
"F‘lrst. the belief that in dealing
with gigantic social evils like di-
sease or crime. individual liberty
must be controlled in the interest of
public welfare.
“Second. the belief that the liquor
traffic is beyond question such an
ev .
"Third. the conviction that no
plan less thoroughgolng than pro.
hibition is sufficient to eradicate the
evils of 'the liquor traffic.
“Fourth. the evidence of history
that other methods of attempting
to control the traffic have failed
and that prohibition. despite inad-
equacies of ‘ enforcement. is suc.
ceeding better than any other pro-
gram.
“Limitation upon individual rug-
dom in matters affecting society is
the price that any people must pay
for the Progress of its civilization.
Personal liberty cannot rightly be
claimed for practices which militate
against the welfare of others or the
interest of the community as a. whole.
It is especially contrary to democra.
tic ideals and to enlightened public
policy to permit any citizen to make
profit from a business which is de-
trimental to his neighbor.
“This is readily recognised by all
as sound policy in regard to the
trade in narcotics. it is equally truo
of the liquor trailic. To ensure so-
cial protection against a trade whose
avowed purpose was to get people
to consume the maximum po-ible
amount of alcoholic liquor is the
foundation on which our national
policy of prohibition rests.
Not “Noted 0n" Public.
"The policy of prohibition was not
adopted hastily nor was it foisted
upon the country by s. puritanical
minority. It was first voted in most
of the states separately and then as-
tionally. because the people had be-
como convinced that the liquor traf-
fic was a social evil of such mogul.
tude that it had to be destroyed. The
Eighteenth Amendment was made a
part of the Constitution by the reg.
ular methods which the founders of
afowyoarswill do moratowiil the
confidence of lactic-America and
bind the two meditate socially and
commercially than diplomacy has
momliahed in a hundred years."
Churchmen Tell
if." . '7
' OUTH NORWALK, CONN.
THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1926. l
tho Republic devised with a view to
making the amendment to the Con-
stitution dimcult rather than easy.
Yet this Amendment was adopted
more promptly than any other change
in the Constitution over proposed.
“The reasons which led to prohi-
bition not only remain today but have
been re-onforced by the experience
of other nations. The acclel peril
of alcoholism is becoming a growing
concern to statesmen throughout the
world. If serious evils have sprung
up since prohibition. they are for
less than the evils which arose from
the liquor traffic prior to tho Amend-
ment. The liquor trulllo with the
accompanying saloon was allied with
political corruption, crime, gambling
and prostitution. lt lneant the wreck-
ago of men and the degradation of
families. which social workers and
ministers saw constantly in their
daily work. It produced needless in.
emciency in industry. Morn-over, the
tendency in the United States. as has
been the case in Europe, was toward
an increasing consumption of the
stronger liquors with consequent in-
tensifying of social hazards. “leth-
Ode of control short of prohibition,
such as taxation. regulation and tho
Rovrrnmentally controlled systcms of
some of the Canadian provinces. Nor-
way and Sweden. have all proved
inadequate to cope with the evil.
"The proposal to modify the Vol-
sieud Act so as to permit the sale of
wines and beer prcannts insupornblo
objections. It would make enforce-
ment more difficult. it Would in.
oviinbly mean the return either of
the saloon or something equally un-
desirable.
"Bootlegging in stronger liquors
would become menacing because it
would tend to opt-rate through the
places where the milder intoxicants
were sold. Moreover: there lit no ovi-
dance to Justify the contention that
to permit wine and beer would re<
duce the consumption of ardent spir-
its. The teaching of cxpcrlnncr i' to
the contrary.
"The one path of advance is for
all good citizens personally in ob.
serve the law and to support the
lam of the people. of (‘Omplntely rid-
ding the nation of as demernlizing
a business as the liquor traffic has
always proved itself to be. Least of
all should our prohibition law be
changed in response to the cry of
those who by their own disrespect for
the law are preventing it from re-
ceiving a fair trial or who, bl‘rallso
of their special interest in the re.
turn of the liquor trailic. nrr- arti-
ficially stimulating an agitation for
changing our present law.
"The call of the hour is for such
a. thoroughgoing work of moral per-
suasion and legal enforcement as will
give the polii-y of prohibition on ride-
quato opportunity to demonstrate itg
tfull value to the nation and lo the
world."
Largo Committee in Support.
A large committee was appointed
to cooperate in the presentation of
the statement. Members of this
committee. who are as follows. made
up the delegation:
The Rev. George Reid Andrews.
New York: the Rev. Robert A. Ash~
worth, Yonkers. N. Y.: Clifford W.
Barnes. Chicago; Edward H. Bon-
sall. Philadelphia, president. Brother-
hood of St. Andrew: Thomas E. D.
Bradley. Chicago.
The Rev. William Adams Brown.
New York: the Rev. Willard D. Bur-
dick. Pleintleld. N. J.: the Rev. Sam-
uel McCrca Cavcrt. New York. gen-
eral secretary. Federal Council of
Churches: Bishop George C. Clement.
Louisville. Ky.. African Methodist
Episcopal Zion Church: James S.
Cushman. New York; the Rev. Wil-
liam L. Darby. Washington: the Rev,
Osors. S. Davis, president. Chicago
Theological Seminary. '
The Rev. William Horace Day.
Bridgeport. Ct., formerly moderator.
National Council of Congregational
Churches: Mrs. Jcannotto Wanner»
Emrich. New York: the Rev. Chaun-
cey W. Goodrich. Washington. for.
merly pastor. American Church.
Paris. France: the Rev. L. W. Gowen.
pastor. Dutch Reformed Church,
North Bergen. N. J.: the Rev. How-
ard 8. Gross. New York. editor "Mia.
sions." Northern Baptist Convention.
The Rev. Sidney L. Gulick. New
York: the Rev. William 1. Raven.
general secretary, American Bible
Society: Dr. George E. Haynes, New
York; Bishop Edwin H. Hughes. Chi-
cago. Methodist Episcopal Church:
Arthur E. Hungerford. Baltimore;
the Rev. R. A. Hutchinson. Pitts-
burgh. Pzt.. United Presbyterian
Church; the Rev. l-‘. Ernest Johnson.
New York:
The Rev. Howard Agnew Johnston.
Milwaukee: Orrin R. Judd. New
York: Alfred R. Kimball. New York;
David G. Latshaw. New York: the
Rev. Albert G. Lawson. Meredith, N.
Y.: the Rev. Rivington D. Lord,
Brooklyn: Miss Ella. D. Maclaurin.
New York; Bishop William '1‘. Man-
ning, New York. Protestant Epis-
copal Church: the Rev. John A. Mur-
cngo.
E. E. Olcott. president. Hudson
River Day Line; Bishop Robert W.
Peach. Upper Darby. Pa.: the Rev.
John Proude. Brooklyn; Miss Flor.
once E. Quinlan. New York: the Rev.
E. B. Sanford. Rockfall. Ct.‘ the Rev.
Charles E. Schaef‘fer. Phlladelphis;
Mrs. E. H. Silverthorn, New York.
president. Federation of Woman's
Boards of Foreign Missions.
George Otis Smith. Washington;
James M. Speers. New York: the Rev.
Joshua Stansneld. Chicago: the Rev.
Harry E. Stacker. New York; the
Rev. Fred D. Stone. Chicago; the
Rev. George Summer. New Orleans.
moderator. Southern Presbyterian
Church: Hugh A. Thrift. Washing.
tom the Rev. Ezra S. Tipple. pregl-
dent. .Drew Theological Seminary.
Madison. N. J.
The Rev. Worth M. Tippy, New
York: Fennel] P. Turner. New York:
the Rev. Charles E. Vermllys. New
York. secretary, Home Missions
Council: H. M. Voorhees. Trenton. N.
J.
Prof. Luther A. Weigle. Yale Divi-
nity School: the Rev. John lid. Wells.
Columbia. 8. 0.: the Rev.‘George U.
Wanner. New York: the Rev. Charles
1'... White. secretary. American Bap-
tist Rome lit-ion Society: the Rev.
Thomas H. White. Jersey City. N. 1.:
Oliver R. Williamson. Chicago, edi-
tor. "The Continent”: and the Rev.
DH“ 6. Wylio. No! York.
great enterprise. born of the inienl-‘
quis. New York: Walter R. lilac. Chi-3
Uncas and Cockenoe
Meet Jointly Friday
Uncas Tribe. No. 26. itvd hlsu.
will hold a Joint meeting with tho
Cockrnoo Tribe. of Norunlk. Friday
evening. at tho lied Men's hall.
Main street. The locnl tribes and
councils will “pitch" four topoos in
Bushnell park. llurtfoni. for the
160th anniversary of the lied Men.
which will be cclt'hruled in Hart-
ford. July 5.
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why
Norwalk Eagles Plan
, Visit To Danbury
it is expected that several mom-
hers of the Norwalk aorta of Eagles
will go to Danbury. Friday night to
hear John S. Parry. grand worthy
secretary. speak at a met-ting thort‘.
Tho Danbury members will pay it
return visit to the circus conducted
by the local Eagles here Saturday
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