Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21

stand alone. They must be followed by
national effort, prompt, constant, I'M
renting effort to make them good and
no line of effort offers better earnest
/ of it's success than the line of naval
| diSarma~ect. In selecting that line
! President hoover laid his finger upon
the best method of insuring that our
! solemn promise of two years ago should
| be fulfilled.
Only Two Courses Open.
There are but two possible roads to
| travel. One is the road of competitive
! armament and this, whether accom-
panied or unaccompanied by good inten-
| lions, will lead to war. The other Is
the way of limitation with its constant
| effort to foreStall war by creating such
confidence and friendlineSs between ma
lions as will prevent the seeds of war
from growing. We have now before us
| not only definite objective, but a con-
crete method of going at it. There Is
something to work on, to get our teeth
/ into. The hard work and constant vigil
lance which will translate good inten-
lions in practical realities can be &C
compliShed and are being accomplished
by naval limitation. This, to me, is the
significance and encouragement OF the
conference we have just been through.
The following greeting from Presi-
dent Hoover was read at the luncheon
by Mr.. Noyes.
Frank b. Moves,
President, Associated Press:
Il would appreciate it greatly If you
would extend my greetings to the an
nual meeting of the Associated Press.
1t is great institution which daily
| renders intellectual service to the Amer
| lean people with that fine impartiality
and reliability that have given it high
distinction.
1T is a marvellous advancement Of
science that enables you to listen to an
address from London by Secretary
Stimson. The work of Secretary Slim
son and his colleagues at the conference
has been carefully and fully transmitted
over the wires of the Associated Press
day by day for the past four months
and thereby the American people have
gained an appreciation of the problems
which the conference has undertaken to
solve and the difficulties they have met
and the success that has resulted.
Their achievement marks another
great step i'll the maintenance of peace.
Only the utmost courage and tenacity
OF the eminent men comprising all the
| delegations at London could have
brought to so difficult problem solu-
| ton fruitful of so many blessings.
THE Associated Press and other press
| representatives have contributed ma
terialiy, for such negotiation in these
times is not alone the work of the dele
cation, it must be responsive to national
instinct and national aspiration.
Peace fundamentally Is a state of
mind and a resolve of will of the whole
people. Therefore the fidelity of the
press representatives in reporting the
| course of the conference has played a
large part in its success by giving all of
our people an instant and comprehen-
Sive knowledge of the facts, and thus
enabling the Nation itself TO share in
these negotiations.
Il wish to compliment the Associated
Press on the service it has rendered.
HERBERT HOOVER"
Cooper Describes Work.
Kent Cooper, general manager of the
Associated Press, after outlining many
of the complexities of the work of the
! Associated Press, said:
Then, and not the easiest of all, is
the relationship to the public. You all
know that many readers of your news
| papers are convinced that they could
edit your newspapers better than you.
Well, all of this class in every COM
munity combined feel individually and
collectively that they could manage the
Associated Press better than 1 can.
Some do not hesitate to write me about
it. Others write letters to the news
| papers. Some say 1t in the magazines.
The only comfort l can find is that
each has selfish complex. In reality,
what they want is to have the Associ-
ated Press exclude everything except
that which is compatible with their
own mental compoSure or which fur
theirs their own selfish interests.
Men consumed with the passion of
partiSanship can never believe that an
institution which deals so intimately
with human conflicts can remain free
from international bias. That's why
the Associated Press is alternately, and
with equal force, charged by partiSanS
with being liberal, conservative, wet,
dry, Catholic. Protestant, Republican,
Democratic, pro-labor, capitalistic, etc.
at Is None Of Those Things"
"As a matter of fact, it is none Of
those things. Nor has it the slightest
concern as respects any of them except
that 1t seeks the news Of each of them.
There may be members of the board of
directors who, as publishers, have lean
| ingS toward some one Of these causes.
Entrusted fully with the management
of the news report, as l am, 1t never
| occurred to me to make note of their
partisan interests. 1 do know that
they would not try to impose their par
| tisan views upon my administration of
the news report. Nor have they, nor
| could they
Moreover, as intimate as I am with
! the staff OF the Associated Press, no
member Of that staff has ever, by word
or action, had from me an indication
of any partisan view OF my own-if l
have any"