Evening star., 1934-09-04
PROPAGANDA HELD
BACKING NEW DEAL
SchaII Sets Forth 8.Point
"BilI of Particulars"
on Censor Charge.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, MINI, September A.
Charging the Federal administration
had begun false and exaggerated
Government reports as ''propagands
to support the New Deal" Senate,
Thomas D. Schall Of Minnesota today
set forth an eight-point bill of par
ticulars" as alleged proof of his nress
censorship accusations against Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
welt Senator Schall asserted he had
insufficient space to present compre-
hensively proof Of his earlier charges
that attempts were being made to
establish press censorship In the
United States.
Unless public sentiment and voters
prevent" Senator Schall said, I'VE
shall have federalized national press
service run by those in power to per-
petuate them In power"
legislative Power Gone.
He alleged that with the downfall
OF press freedom in Italy and under
Hitler and Stain, has gone the entire
legislative power of the people," and
asserted that the present press asso-
Citations will no longer be able to
warn the public and expose the crack
down folly Of a Gen. johnson, an
anemic Tugwell and the actions of a
Morgenthau who wipes out $4,000
100000 Treasury deficit by edict and
monkeying with artificial gold values. /"
In his bill Of particulars" Senator
Schall contended:
THE press code, which presumes
to exercise control over the entire
newspaper field, dictates hours Of
editorial and the numerous mechani-
cal labors Of the newspaper plant, and
regiments all conditions of press pub
lication. The American Publishers
Association asked the President for
just one reservation, namely, that he
would add to the code article 8 of the
bill Of rights, providing for free speech
and a free press. He refused. He
wrote them letter Of refusal, instead
OF listening to their case. He wrote
them a letter, just as he sent me a
telegram.
Soon thereafter something like 20
N. r. A. codes appeared and were
approved by the President, invoking
drastic powers of Federal control over
every industry turning out newspaper
equipment and materials-newsprin
presses, type, type machines, stereo-
tipping, ink, mailing machines, photos,
Autographs, the wrapping paper in
which the newspapers were tied, the
vehicles which carried the press issue
to the post office or railway station,
the coffin In which the editor was
finally boxed. and even the grave
stone to show that 'ye editor no
longer was able to attack an Ameri-
can dictatorship.
Book Publication Controlled.
"This was followed by other N. r.
A. codes imposing drastic control over
book and magazine publication, all
pamphlets and printed bulletins, so
that even opposing candidates for Of
flee would have to submit their pub
lished views to Federal supervision.
Recently the N. r. A. brought out
revised newsprint code, which
Bainbridge Colby. formerly Secretary
of State under Wilson, denounced in
a public hearing in Washington as
monopoly threatening all American
newspapers.
mo daily newspaper or magazine
can exist without bank credit to buy
white paper and meet its pay rolls
The Government has bought the pre-
ferred stocks of $500 banks by an
investment Of $1,000,000,000 of the
Treasury deficit, and thereby con-
trols the bank credits of the Ameri-
can press"