Evening star., 1933-10-15
WRITER TO IGNORE
JOHNSON'S CUSTER
James True Says He Will At
tend Press Conference De-
spite N. R. A. Order.

Gen. Hugh s. Johnsons press confer
ence next Tuesday promises to be in
teresting whether the recovery admins
TRAITOR has anything to say to the
newspaper men or not. Gen. johnson
has notified James True, who operates
Industrial Control Reports, that he
will not be welcome at the conference.
True insists that he is going to attend
anyhow.
The press conferences are open to
reporters working for daily newspapers
and press associations ana also 10
those representing trade puhllcatlons,
whether daily or not. True's publica-
ton Is a weekly Service"
johnson Bans Writer.
Gen. johnson objected to some Of the
statements it carried and on October
10 wrote him this letter:
Dear Mr.. True:
"Your last Industrial Control Report
Is full of misinformation and sabotage
of N. R. A. I encourage constructive
criticism, but your statements nave
been consistently without foundation In
fact and in one case distinctly llbelous
"In view of this fact you will not be
welcomed to any more press conferences
and I shall take such other steps as
are necessary and within my power
To this True replied:
"Regardless of your letter, intend
to be present at your next press confer
ence, which, I understand, Is scheduled
for Tuesday, october II. To pursue
any other course, am convinced, would
constitute a surrender of the rights OF
myself, the press and the public, under
the Constitution, and violation OF
the obligations of the profession"
The latest issue of the Control Re
perts, dated October Z, states: Change
In the management Of N. r. A. Is ON
the way and is expected to be an
nounced within a week or two. Many
rumors are concerned with the new
chief. A strong and popular national
character Is needed to restore conn.,
dence in the N. R. A. and put the Or
ganization in shape for permanent ad-
ministration. Those who claim to be
susceptible to confidential information
from the inner circle say that AL smith
will be drafted. Leading oHiciais say
sible."
Admission Held Courtesy.
At NJ r. A. headquarters 1t was stated
yesterday that although True rests his
case on the freedom Of the press. Gen.
johnson admits representatives of trade
and other periodicals to the press con-
|feftnces over the protest of the mem
bers of the daily press, and as an act
Of courtesy, and that the withdraw Of
such a courtesy cannot be construed as
an infringement on the rights of the
press. 1t was said that True undoubt-
edly will be excluded if he attempts TO
"crash the gate"
He himself made the controversy
public by sending newspapers mi,neo-
graphed copies of the correspondence.
Receiving Star reporter in his one
room office in the National Press Build
ing yesterday, he declined to be photo
graphed, bat discussed the case willing
~ enough, and produced copies of the
offending periodical.
It was disclosed that Gen. johnson
also called in w. M. Kiplinger, writer.
editor of what purports to be a conf
dental service for banking and finan-
cial and business houses. Mr.. Kip
linger, in his reports, has been critical
Of some aspects of N. r. A. He was
called to Gen. Johnson's Office Friday
and, while what passed was not given
out, it was well known he was taken
to task for some of the matter con-
tatned In his reports.