Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
HOOVER TOADDRESS'
!. GROUP OF EDITORS
Scheduled for "Heart-to-
Heart" Talk Before Ameri-
can Association.

President Hoover IS expected to de- |
liver his first "heart-to-heart" talk as
Chief Executive before the members OF
the American Society of Newspaper
Editors, who will meet in washington
in annual convention, April II to 10.
Writing in the Society'S bulletin, |
David Lawrence, editor OF the united
States Daily, explained that Mr.. Hoover |
had agreed to address the society with |
the understanding that it would not be |
q formal speech. The occasion Tor the
Presidents remarks will be one OF those |
events, rare in the busy life of the Chief
Executive, when he puts aside formallty
and addresses himself intimately to sub |
jects std nrnhlems close to his heart.
Address Not for Publication.
''He is not going to speak for publica-
tion," Mr.. Lawrence warned the society
in advising the members that Mr..
Hoover is expected to be their guest at
the annual banquet, the evening or
April 10. "He has had q number OF
requests to speak before various societies
holding their conventions In Washing
ton but he has declined them all. When
we suggested to him that we were not
especially interested in a speech to the
whole world, but merely heart-to-
heart talk to ourselves, he said he would
come"
II. Wickham Steed, formerly editor OF
the London Times; Andre Geraud, who
writes under the name "PertlnaX' as
political editor of the Echo de Paris,
and Rollo Ogden, editor Of the New
York Times, are among the distinguish
ed journalists who will attend the
convention.
will Outline goth Century Life.
Men prominent in the newspaper
world in the country will attend as
speakers and to participate in discus
sions of topics touching on many as
poets of twentieth century life. Press
freedom, present-day conditions in jour-
nalism and developing factors which
may affect editorial aspects OF news
paper production, furnish the keynotes
for discussions.
In addition to the formal sessions,
all of which will be held in the quar-
tiers of the National Press Club at
Fourteenth and F. streets, series OF
shop luncheons will be held Friday and
Saturday, April 18 and 10.
other Addresses Scheduled.
DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of
the Interior, and George w. Wicker
sham, chairman of the National Com
mission on Law Observance and Law
Enforcement. are to address the society,
as are JUSTICE ETIl6SC i. EOBCOH1D Oh
the appellate division of the New York
State Supreme Court; M. H. Ayles-
worth, president of the National Broad
casting Co., and DR.. Robert M. HutchinS,
president of the University OF Chicago.
The opening session of the convention
viii be Thursday afternoon, April IT, at
o'clock, and addresses will be deliv-
cred by Marlen E. Pew, editor of Editor
q Publisher; Edward H. Butler, editor
and publisher of the Buffalo Evening
News and president of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association, and
Norman w. Baxter, managing editor of
The Washington Post and president of
the National Press Club.
Wide Range Of Topics Listed.
Mention of some of the topics for dis
ouSsion suggests the wide range of sub
1ects with which the editors will con-
Germ themselves: 1.-THE press and law
REFORM" Trends in journalism" 1.-THE
press and education" The radio and
the newspapers" The press and the
bar" Corporation between the bench
and the press" Freedom of the press"
1.-THE city staff-what'S wrong with it?"
Walter NJ. Harrison of the Oklahoma
City Oklahoman is president of the
society. Other officers are Fred Fuller
Shedd, Philadelphia Evening Bulletin,
FIRST vice president; Paul Bellamy,
Cleveland Plain Dealer, second vice
president; e. s. Beck, Chicago Tribune,
treasurer, and Marvin H. Creager, Mil
waukee Journal, secretary.