Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-21
VICE PRESIDENT
IS FOR FREEDOM
Of SPEECH AND
PRESS, He SAYS
Thomas R, Marshall How
ever Is For "Soaking" the
Fellow Who Causes Tr0u-
BILE By His UtteranCeS,
F0REIGN-B0RN SHOULD
BE SEEN, NOT HEARD
Those Who Have Merely
Sought a Haven in j, ST.
Have No Right to Cfjti-
Cize Our Government,

IsS MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wtREl
New York. April 20.-Vlce Pres
ident Marshall was arplauded by
members of the Associated Press at
their annual meeting today when
I've advocated freedom Of speech
and press as guaranteed by the
constitution, but favored soaking
it to the fellow who causes trouble
in the American republic by what
he says
He drew distinction as to the
rights of free speech between those
who were born in the country and
others. Native born, he said, had
the right to advocate alteration of
the government by constitutional
means to socialism or a monarchy,
but those who sought I haven in
this country had no right to pro-
lose a change in the system of gov
crnment,
The vice president was the chief
speaker at the luncheon of the
members in connection with the
annual meeting, at which the re-
ring five directors were reelected
by acclamation and four advisory
boards and auditing and nominat-
ing committees are chosen.
After deprecating the great
amount of publicity given to crime
and suggesting that newspapers
pour oil on the troubled waters OF
unrest by speaking of the fine
things in American life, Mr. Mar
shall told the meeting what he
thought would be real news name
ly ga clarion call from every
newspaper in America for men to
stand for Justice, for freedom, for
right, for maintenance Of the old
constitution and the old principles
upon which the republic was
founded"
We Are Not Going Back.
There are a great many people, 3"
he continued, who think we arc
going back to where we were be
fore August 1, 1914. We are nos
going bask there. gentlemen. ]
would to God ii were possible to 60
back to 1870. But we live in the
year of grace 1920. and we are not
going back And YOU know and |
know whether we close our eyes 10
it or not that ten million men did
not agonize and suffer and die on
the far flung lines of Flanders and
France that the world might be
what the world was,
THE probl I'm for the Associat d
Press is as to whether 1t Is to act
as a mere machine or whether with
the opportunities and the privileges
the Associated Press has, it will as
sumo some of the responsibilities
for bringing peace and quietude,
and good order at least to America
If not the world"
The vice president counselled
against being discouraged at high
prices. He recalled the days after
the civil war when, he said flour
sold for twenty dollars a barrel,
auinine for twenty dollars an ounce
and calico for eighty cents yard,
Get Away From Theory.
LET us get down from the
theory" he said, that we must
either make all the money that we
can today for tomorrow we die, or
we must spend all the money we
have today for fear there will be
none tomorrow. Let us understand
that American prosperity cannot
continue if the farms and factories
of this country are to produce less
and people are to increase and con-
sumo more. And what is the use Of
talking about congress, or courts,
or any other human instrumental
ity setting aside the plain laws of
nature?"
The luncheon opened with a toast
to the fully restored health of Pres
ident Wilson, proposed by Frank
3. Noyes, president of the Associat-
ed Press. Briefly reviewing the
work of the Associated Press, Mr..
Noyes said it had become "hall
events recorded Is the election of a
president, the signing of an armis-
tice, a decision of the supreme
court, or the death of pope" He
introduced Vice President Marshall
as one whom the people were ap-
preciating more and more because
of his delightful personality, his
resolute cheerfulness and sturdy
good sense.
Adopt Vote of Thanks.
In concluding their business
meeting, the members adopted a
vote of thanks to the directors and
officers for their efficient service
during the last year, and Victor F..
Lawson, of the Chicago Daily News,
gave short talk on public re-
sponsibilities Of publishers and the
success of cooperative news gath
ering by the Associated Press.