The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-06
President of Associated Press
Addresses Latin Delegates.
F. B. Noyes Says Propaganda
Won't Unite the Americas.
SOUTH AMERICAN PAPERS JOIN
Are Now Full Pledged Members
of Press Association.
Free Exchange of News Will
Greatly Stimulate Trade.

washington, June 6.-Frank B.
Moves, president of the Associated
Press, told the Pan-American con-
ference today that the exchange of
true, ungarbled and unbiased news"
between the North and South Amer
lean continents, now being brought
about by the membership of South
American newspapers in the organ
ization would be more effectual in
cultivating and maintaining the rela-
tions of friendship and affection that
should exist between the two CONT
nents of this hemisphere than all the
propaganda that could be fed out by
all the publicity agents that could be
put to work.
Not by Propaganda.
+ Mr.. Noyes explained how the As
ISOLATED Press. probably the most
notable cooperative effort now func-
mental agency, is forbidden by its
charter to make or distribute profits.
and has always refused to handle
propaganda. believing that its func-
ton was properly limited to supplying
a news service to it's members with
out bias SO far as that is humanity
possible. This appealed to some of
the most important South American
newspapers and they were received
into the organization not as customers
or clients, but as full members of the
cooperative organization.
1T is a matter of pride to the Asso-
ciated Press" said he, that this invi-
tation to our fellowship was instantly
accepted and that we now have among
our members the most important jour
nails in the countries to the south of
the United States. for we have had
members in Mexico and Cuba for
years.
Respect and Confidence.
THE bases of our relationship with
our new members are those of equality
IaV n Ynl Of FNTh
Our South American members know
that the news reports sent them will
be straight news with no Interior pur-
pose and we have the same belief as to
the news coming north.
II am sure that it must be clear that
| the interest of the Associated Press in
the specific commercial projects that
| this conference Is discussing must be
| purely platonic. Any aid to general
buying and selling that this fellowship
| in effort of the newspapers of North
! and South America brings will be only
a by-product of a relation that has no
such object in mind as an incentive to
| its creation.
News Stimulates Commerce.
81 may with propriety say. however.
| that the growth in commerce that you
| are planning for must be built on the
| same bases as those I have stated as
| the foundation stones of the relations
| of our new and old members-equal-
| ity, mutual respect, full confidence.
| While our organization will. therefore.
| be only a sympathetic onlooker in the
progress you seek to accomplish. the
| work we are doing is of immense i'm
portance to you.
| I'VE are making peoples know each
| other. know each others habits, know
each others likes and dislikes, virtues
and foibles. 1t is only within the last
| few weeks that the people of this
| country have learned thru the As
ISOLATED Press that football is an in
ternational sport in South America.
This may seem supremely unimpor-
| tant, but it is not. 1t is very inn
| portant. for it goes to the vitals of a
| mutual understanding and sympathy.
"On Wednesday a cable came from
| Brazil saying that a football team
| from Bethlehem. Pa, had accepted an
| invitation to visit Brazilian cities and
| that it was reported that the United
| States football association had under
| consideration an invitation to send a
| team to the next South American
championship tournament. Believe
me. when we play football together
we are making progress.
The beginning of the flow of our
news from North to South and from
| South to North, carried with it, of
| course. great strengthening of our
| bureaus in South America and is now
| having collateral effect in causing a
Spain and Portugal in news of which
countries our new members are spe-
cially interested.
| Welcome S. A. Press.
II would have you know that the
North American members of the AS
ISOLATED Press enthusiastically well
come to the ranks of the organization
the new members from the south. We
greatly prize the friendships that are
growing up from this association, we
are proud that these high types of
journalists of South America are fell
low members and we hope and believe
that they too regard US as friends and
comrades.
Il feel sure that I am speaking for
our South American as we'll as the
North American members in saying
that we wish you Godspeed in your
work; we hope with you for an I'M
ceasing stream of ships carrying
cargo and passengers both north and
south. For US, we will see to it that
a never-ending stream of news of the
worlds happenings, its accomplish
ments and it's failings shall flow be-
tween the two continents so that our
peoples shall know each other bet
ter. feeling sure that as they know
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