The sun., 1919-04-23

German commission which in 1915 was
| sent to the occupied territory Of France.
The commission took industry by in
| dustry and outlined after a careful
| survey what the destruction had been,
and wound up by saying II they ever
want to restore these It will take them
two or three years to do II, and then they
have got to come to Germany to buy the
machinery
81 am not going into this any fur
i Their, but | am going to make one suB-
| gestion to you. have read a good deal
OF criticisms In the United states over
the action of France In declining to
Import American machinery andNcertain
other products. They cannot do 1t now.
| 1t would ruin their exchange. The cost
OF living would go up so high that they
! could not stand It. The only hope, the
only solution for the condition of France
| lies in long time credits by American
manufa cturers.
But you say: How can that be
| done? That involves millions OF money.
| which our manufacturers cannot stand
| The answer is this: They can give short
| time bills of exchange for 1t. renewable.
and they can be renewed for two or
three years, and II the pressure upon the
banks grows to be too great. then the
|
these bills Of exchange and you can
carry II. That I believe to be the hope
| of France
| D'pao""' IN"
| Augustus Edwards, owner OF the Ed
wards string of ewspapers In Cali,
told Of the increased value to South
American dailies by their receipt of
Associated Press service. Mr. Edwards
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dinIomat has not a great and perhaps
4,,rdua ,dvantaoe over the journalist
II the diplomat commits a biunder the
iournalist 10 a sized in the name of many
great and sacred things not to say a
word about it. IL the Journalist makes
a mistake the diplomat is the first one
to denounce him and perhaps to abuse
him, When the bad diplomat dies his
1
the wicked journalist dies his wrong
doings and indiscretions outlive him.
II have concluded. therefore. that II
| is safer to be a diplomat, though 1t IS
more thrilling to be a journalist, ard
| being in doubt as to the merits Oh eacI
profession l have adopted both. ina,
| is why 1 am here to-day.
| Function OF the Press
we are iV'ns IN wonue ~ ~ i,',o
their own hands not the details Of diplo.
matte observation-disclosures that would
! no utterly impossible and most certainly
detrimental TO their own interests and
70 the reinsurance OF the whole world
hnt tbs broad lines OF the policy they
! consider hest suited to their nat.ona,
1 nurnoses and the press constitutes to
3av the channel OF communication which
CONVEYS 70 those above the impressions
from below and to those below the difii.
! culties and the patriotic warnings OF
hose above
y THE Associated Press has done per.
hans more than any other human agency
n leen that channel clean and clear
The news II spreads throughout the
world ia unbiased. II flows unhampered
! in everv d,rection The Associated
press has 70 INV mind. raised the pro.
/ fess,on OF Journalism to n high mora
love, in which n begins to lose the APP
nearance Of a trade and TO shine with
the light Of a priesthood. II has Jus,
come through test. perhaps the mos,
! severe that II has ever had to undergo
| in these four and a half years in which
the quality of every Institution and
perhaps the Quality OF every single in
dividual has been tested"
a. +. Directors Elected.
The members of the Associated Pres:
at their meeting before the luncheon
elected five directors whose three veal
terms had expired They were: Elber
II. Baker, Cleveland PLAN Dealer; Clarl
| Howell, Allan Constitution; ChaSlei
Hopkins Clark, Hartford Courdnt
Charles A. Rock, Pittsburg Dispatch; V
S. McClatchey. Sacramento Bee.
f. p. Maclennan of the Topeka STATE
Journal was also elected TO I'LL the va
cancy caused by the resignation OF os
valid Garrison Willard OF the New fori
Evening Post, the term expiring IN I'VE
years. Baker. Howell and clark "er
nominated by the nominating committee
but Rock. McCiatchey ana Maciehhsi
were nominated from the moor