New Britain herald., 1926-04-20
A.P. HEAD TOASTS
 NATIONS LEADER
Frank B. Moves Pays COmpli' ment to President Coolidge

New York, April % pP5-Nrank F. Noyes, presiding at the annual luncheon of the Associated Press, welcomed Latin American publAh- IS. gave a brief outline ot the As- soclated Press and offered q toast 10 President and Mrs. Coolidge. MT Moves, publisher Of the Washington Star is president Of the Associated Press,
 His remarks follow;
 'ln these days when the lessons ot--shall ] say-prulent conserya. ton Of wealth are being so earnest ly insisted on, l may as well open my remarks. which will be very brief. with a story told me by q friend, within q day or two and mt application. II is another Scotch story This time it Is Of q gaunt and aggard Scotchman travelling on train who so excited the curiosity of his fellow passengers by hurriedly flashing out Of the train and into tho station at each stopping place, re- turning as hurriedly 10 his seat on the train that finally he was asked why he did this. 'I ha' been feelin' yorra sad for sometime and ha joost Lad city doctor examine me. He says ma heart is so bad that I'm likely to drop dead ana minute. ln- ter these circumstances it seems prudent and reasonable 70 only buy my railroad ticket from station 10 station
 "our luncheon this year is mark, ed by feature both pleasant and important-that Of tho presence Of a number Of the Latin American delegates to. the first Pan-American press congress held last week in Washington. Some Of these dele delegates arc Of our brotherhood Of . he Associated Press. and 70 them and to the delegates who are not of our number l extend q most cor dial and hearty welcome"
 "One Of the resolutions adopted at the Washington congress recorn- mended the formation of a Pan American or Latin-American Press association, and then this suggestion was made by Senor Montenegro, q distinguished journalist from Chile, l expressed the view, which repeat now, that the press of the United States, as represented by the Asso- ciated Press, would rejoice at an op- portunity to cooperate in move ment to form in Latin America an organization of the newspapers Of those countries and would make them the masters and not the clients of the news gathering organizations that served them. The position of the Associated Press could not be other wise, for absolute control by the newspapers constituting it's member ship is the very foundation of its organization.
 This is best shown by its attitude towards its neighbor to the north. Many Canadian newspapers wished 10 become members of our Associat' ed Press, but we argued and indeed insisted that 1t would be in every way be better for them to form their own association. under which they 4 would be the masters of their news service; and we are now in full al- lance with the Canadians press, or ganized on the same lines as the As- sociated Press, but with the same in- dependence of action as is enjoyed by our Associated Press.
 This was comparatively easy to accomplish az 10 our immediate north where one flag floats from the At lantic to the Pacific.
 "The task of forming such an or ganization 10 the south is much more difficult, and for that reason We have taken into full membership import ant newspapers throughout Latin America.
 Tt Is entirely possible that our form of organization is not suitable 10 your conditions. but l am sure that you will find the basic principles of the Associated Press equally es- sential for the basic principles of 8 Latin-American organization.
 You see the Associated Press here today. There is no separatt entity. The Associated Press is merely the instrumentality through which 1900 newspapers exchang'
 nt1 and Hnl. lects original news throughout the world through a staff employed by ,hese same 1,?n0 newspapers There Is no stock and no profits and dividends are forbidden by is charter.
 "The administration Is through q board ot directors Of l5 newspaper men. members of the organization
 "The news service must he non partisan in its broadcst and in t'' xtrIctest sense: It must be without bias Of any sort. and it must be a' accurate as Is hnmanly possible.
 Only Ono Toast
 "O7lv one toast is offered al hl' annual occasion. Although wo dlinE his toast in lawful fashion, I poin out that this must not be constrn'' as an evidence of bias on any pend inr questions by th' Associated Pross.
 "The members Of 'ha Associa'"} Press. regardless of party ahi.'a lion. honor tho great offic" o' pr'sl lent of thc United S'a'fs and or' avor ready 10 evidence their r"sD'' and affection for fh" great American vho fills it. [ ask yon to drink '' ,he hcath and happiness of th' president of th" Toi'"d S'a''S Calvin Coolidge and 'o 'h" Era cious and lovely lady of th" "an'