Evening star., 1934-06-08
Newspaper Workers to Pro.
eject Collective Bargain.
ing Right.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 8.-The Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers Association
yesterday informed the American
Newspaper Guild, in convention at
st. Paul, Mimi, that 1t was in error
in its Interpretation Of the provisions
OF the Rayburn communications bill
now before Congress.
The guild, through its executive sec
retary, Jonathan Eddy. yesterday
called upon the publishers to join it
in opposing a section of the bill which
1t contended would lead to censorship
and dictatorship Of the press.
L. B. Palmer. general manager OF
the association, telegraphed Eddy:
There is no provision in the meas
ure as passed by the House which
gives power of censorship of the press
to the President or any one else.
Section Eliminated.
"The section to which you refer was
In the bill as 1t passed the Senate,
ostensibly for the purpose of giving
the Government control over radio
during time of war Its language was
too embracing and was eliminated
for that reason.
1T is our understanding the con-
ferees will agree on provision Tor
governmental control of radio facill-
ties in time of war such as Is now
authorized by the radio act. but that
there will be no power OF censorship
of the press granted"
Broun Is RenOminated.
Heywood Broun. New York COZ
umnist, yesterday was nominated for
reelection as national president OF
the guild.
Other nominees included John Lee,
Philadelphia, and Morris Watson. New
York. for national secretary, and
Emmett Crozier, Newark. N. j., treas
urer. Officers will be elected today.
last day of the gathering.
A resolution adopted asked imme-
diate release of Tom Mooney and
urged the guild use every means for
obtaining additional legislation TO pro-
'tect collective bargaining and outlaw
company unions"
The guild also favored laws designed
to protect newsmen from contempt
proceedings in refusals to reveal
sources of information given In con-
fidence.
The convention voted to cooperate
in helping unorganiZed newspaper en-
ployes organize. A suggestion for
licensing newspaper men was placed
on file.
Want Employment Agency.
Committee reports approved by the
convention recommended national
employment service, establishment OF
a system for editorial awards and a
regional organization plan.
President Roosevelt was asked to
oust George Buckley. deputy admin
istrator of the newspaper code at
Washington, ON grounds that he WAS
"a tool OF the publishers and "un-
reliable"
A suggested outline for professional
requirements" embracing two classes
of editorial workers, apprentices and
craftsmen, with the former to be COM
PEELED to work three years before being
eligible for a craftsman rating, was
referred to the National Executive
Committee.
Under the proposal, apprentices
would be required to have two years
of college work. a requirement, how
ever, which could be waived for good
cause or in special cases"
D~.,n-.I
In the regional set-up proposal,
local guilds would be grouped into l3
Columbia and the other II to follow
the same lines as the II Federal Re-
serve districts.
The Awards Committee recon-
mended q plan of national awards be
set up to raise the standards Of the
profession" Certificates Of merit
would be given for the best headline
sports story, feature, cartoon and
photograph, the committee suggested
The delegates also voted to raise 9
special reserve fund Of about $4,000
through member contributions and
adopted the Unemployment Relief
Committees report for an assessment
OF per cent per week for each local
guild members salary until 10 per
cent Of the weekly pay roll Of guild
members is reached. Then the levy
would stop.
Regional vice presidents nominated
were, exclusive of first and sixth Fed
eral Reserve district. David Kessler
Rochester, N. Y; Paul c. French
Philadelphia; Don Strouse, Akron,
Ohio: Judson Evans, Richmond, Va;
Harold Burton, Detroit: Curtis A.
Belts. st. Louis: r. S. Gilfillan, Min
neapolis; Edmund Burks. Tulsa; Ray
mond Brooks, Austin, Tex; Dean
Jennings. San Francisco, and Robert