The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-12
The associated press
Frank A. Noyes, President OF the Organization,
Declares no Monopoly Of News
Could Exist
Could Exist

titled" to a monopoly of news in
community.
The question answers itself.
AS a matter of fact no such monop-
oily exists and as an equal matter of
fact no such monopoly could exist.
The news of the world like the news
of the vicinity is open to all.
II is utterly impossible TO monopolize
it. v#r. -,, ,ra4l. ..,
IL the question is intended to read
ITO what extent is member of
press association entitled 10 monopoly
in community of news gathered by
the association of which it is a mem
Der" different question is presented.
can only Zeal with this us an in
dividual who took part in the forma-
ton of The Associated Press (the
present organization) 20
Our desire was to form co-opera-
tive association of representatives. Of
newspapers that should be the agency
by which we could exchange news with
each other and Jointly collect news FOR
our common use.
We conceive that we have an entire
right morally and legally To do this,
just as much right as paper in Phil
adclphia, a paper in Chicago and Il
paper in Washington have "A right to
employ Mr.. Richard Harding Davis To
go To Vera CRUZ and send dispatches
for their joint use.
II is for us To decide in our view,
whether we will enlarge our group by
the admission of new members-as a
matter of fact our present member
ship is very much larger than when
we organized in 1900 though it now has
| only about one third the daily news
papers of the country represented in
, it's membership.
We have provided method by
| which new members may be elected
NV own vicw-and | have consist
emily acted on that views That 4
| member should be elected when 1t is t1
the benefit of the Association general
ly.
| This does not at all mean that
| would admit every applicant. We
want our members individually to ID,
strong and solvent. 1t does no.
strengthen or benefit the organization
to elect another member in II field tina
will not support another paper.
| | have also repeatedly refused t.
vote for an applicant for membership
when | thought that his admission
would tend to break down competing
news service.
| see by your program that Mr.. lr
win is To speak on this subject.
| greatly regret that will not baV'
the pleasure of hearing him-if onl!
for the purpose of correcting some o
the misapprehensions as shown in
recent article that appeared in flar
per's Weekly.
am sure. however. that Mr.. lrwi1
will forgive me If I take this opportun
, ity of pointing out to him where lie /
In error-at least from my point u
| view.
First-The success that was mad
of The Associated Press of Illinois un
der the leadership of Victor +. Law
son and Melville r.. stone was not a
, all due To any marked superiority i
{ news gathering.
IL was due To "A determination that =
far as the members of that associatio
( were concerned, their news serVlc
should not be controlled by privat
= ownership--that it should in fact b
4 | gathered for and by the newspaper
e and controlled by them and non-proil
e making and this is true of the preseu
n organization and is its basic principle
NJ Second-,Mr. Irwin states that mos
of the members of The Associate