The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-09-07

49, IfcSlueuG udu dShcd
: -, Mr.. Schall for the
ee''"'o' oa" facts" on which he
based his recent assertion that
plans are under consideration for
"a national press service to take the
place of the Associated Press, the
Hearst News service and the Unit
ed Press" This service, Mr.. Schall
said, would have exclusive use
of all government news and be in a
position to give Its service only to
those newspapers loyal to the Roose-
welt dictatorship"
"Once these facts are in my hands,"
said Mr.. Roosevelt, they will receive
immediate attention in order to make,
impossible the things you say will be
done, because I am just as much op-
posed to them az you are"
The senator Immediately sent to the
President and made public $50 word
letter in which he said in part:
''You ask me for information con-
corning what you yourself have done.
Are you attempting to secure the facts
so that you may be in a position to re-
flute yourself?
"Your telegram to me bears out the
suggestion Of the constant effort to
mislead and fool the public. Your de-
sire to make yourself appear before
the people of the United States as cham
pion Of free press may be as insin-
cere as your promises to the people
when you accepted the Democratic
nomination at Chicago with the state
ment that you were for their platform
100 per cent.
ITO date you have not kept one
Of the covenants you pledged the peo-
pie at that time. Let me recall your
testy anger at your disappointment in
keeping out of the press code the ex-
preston of free press"
Schall went on to cite what he
called specific evidence" Of an inten-
ton by the President to force a GEN.
sorship Of the press SO that 'your acts
and the acts of your Communistic
bureaucrats might be hidden from pub
lie gaze"
Mr.. Roosevelt sent the senator an
answer sharply rebuking him for his
'vituperative" letter (which gives no
facts and does not answer my simple
request" In conclusion he said: 'The
incident is closed"
Schall retorted in somewhat milder
language that he as representative
of the people could not let the affair
rest.
MORE electricity for more people
lN1 at lower rates is the aim of the
federal power commission in a nation
al survey which has just been started.
According to Basil Manley, vice chair.
man Of the commission, the survey will
enable that body to compile and sub
NIT to the next congress the most
comprehensive and authentic exhibit
Of our power resources and possibili-
ties ever made in this or any other
country" To obtain the data required
the commission has sent a question
naire to every private and municipality
owned power plant in the land.
Determining the nations power re-
quirements and how they can be most
economically and advantageously sup
piled is the primary purpose" Mr..
Manley explained. Markets must be
considered, as well as power sites that
can be developed at reasonable cost,
either by governmental enterprise or
private capital.
Zone purpose is to establish and
maintain that balance between steam
and hydro-electric power which will
give America the most dependable
sources of energy at the lowest pos
sible rates."
DESPITE the Polish denials that a
II secret pact has been concluded
between Germany and Poland, La
Liberte, nationalist Newspaper Of
Paris, charges that such a treaty has
been signed, and gives its alleged
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