Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-21
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New York, April 21.-Member~ d
the Associated Press met at the Wal
dof Astoria hotel here Tuesday t.
elect five directors, four advisor,
boards ana auditing and NOMINATING
committees.
AT the luncheon in connection viii
the meeting Pres Frank 3 Noyos
Of the Washington Star. proposed d
toast to President Wilson. SAYING "ia
offering, toast, the formal wish fut
health is usually Of little significance
With Us this year I'm our only toast
it is our custom to offer the case Is
profoundly different for very earnest
ly, very hopefully and very sincerely
we drink to the health, the full ro-to+
ed health of the President Of the
United States
Every season OF the year is an or.
en- season for the critics of the \,
aociatcd Press
We are accustomed through long
experience to the ratings against our
service Of the uniformed, THE no.
toriety seeker and the common or
garden liar who charges bias or sup
preston in the deport Of the Assooi-
ated Press
Every wspaperman. every in
formed person knows how prepos-
terously untrue these charges are
whoever may make them, To YOU, /
need not explain that our very organ
i2ation was in response to the demand
Of the newspapers that their news
service should be owned ANA contrUil-
ed by themselves and themselves
alone, that il should be their serV-
ant and not their master, that it
should give an adequate and truth
tul record of the days Happenings
free from bias and from opinion or
propaganda While laying no claim
to inerrauticity our service has been
eingularly successful in attaining the
objects we sought and the line by
Associated Press has become han
mark OF accuracy whether the event
records the election Of a PRESIDENT
The signing Of an arnistice. decis-
ion OF the supreme court OF the death
Of the Pope
while at times this open season
continues every four years comes a
special period OF tribuiation When
the presidential campaign rolls around
every candidate for the nomination
and the re ulting presidential candi-
dates aud every manager Of every
such candidate finds clear evidence
in our report Of bias against every
candidate mentioned. ultil after the
election and then all agree that the
Associated Press has been cOnspic-|
uously fair This has been our eX-
perienca in the past and there is cF-
cry indication that the present cam
paign will be no exception.
Mr.. Noyes explained that while eT-
cry one Of the candidates viii have
the support of individual members /
the Associated Press will continue
eprpnely Indifferent as to the out I.
come OF the nominating conventions
and elections contenting itself to sun .
nlving its members with the news
as it happen. playing no 1ayoritcs /
and nuniabine no enemies.
rho renort of the Associated Press
does not grow or simply come into
being without effort" continued Mr0
Novas "t,yerv line every word is
ihn nroauct of an individual worker /
AZ whom, hundred, toll and adventure /
,,ilv IN eunulv fair mixtures of the i
worlds haunenjnes Every one of i
,,o, Knows that at bott0u these 4
ahnroas AGAINST nur ANONYMOUS work 4
II we arc hetrayod Are the ba-.|
.rovers VINO & those charges are /
ma ara rncreant "a the trust well
,ova nIacna in them
.,yon know then Won know them
an division chiefs bureau chiefs Ell
,,,,,.. cor,nsnondents ranOrtprs on
'uorl,inp tirnleselv faithful .
r., a4n;ont1v intellieantlv
ttNo,, 1tpnu that tbEGp mon are INC