Evening star., 1934-04-23

1929" in its wake.
I'VE can and should effect eco
nomic and social rehabilitation, he
said, "to the extent dictated by poll
cies of sound liberalism, and at the
same time preserve all the funda-
mentals of popular government. This
is the very essence of the new deal.
Age of New Conditions.
I'VE are living in a new age, with
new conditions, calling for new
remedial methods, and we still have
men deeply imbued with the princi-
Piles of free government, of honor,
and of love for humanity, to make
wise and careful application of all
remedial policies and programs.
II know the best traditions of this
Republic will be thoroughly safe
guarded and fully promoted.
1T is never wise, especially in a
time of crisis, to hearken too much
to the extreme reactionary or the
extreme radical, the extreme pessi-
mist or the extreme optimist, the ex-
treme deflationist or the extreme in
fiationist, the extreme paciflst or the
extreme militarist."
Hull said the administration pro-
posed to care for the unemployed and
the unfortunate. not by merely grant,
ing them relief, but by a program
calculated to work fairness, equity and
security to employees.
1--WE want to eliminate and destroy"
he said, 1.-The major evils, abuses,
manipulationS and other unfair prac-
tices in finance and commerce and
industry detrimental to legitimate
business, labor and the general
public. -
Against Regimentation.
1--WE do not desire public regimenta-
tion, but we should not permit ire
sponsible regimentation by small pri-
vate groups in their own selfish inter-
ests."
Small business, Hull said. should be
limited only in essentials such as
minimum wages, decent wages and
conditions of work.
THE small business man, unlike the
great corporation" Hull declared, lis
an individual, and his individuality is
too great an asset to be endangered
Restoration of international COM
merce through negotiation of new
tariff and trade agreements were de-
clared by Hull to be an extremely
important phase of the recovery pro-
gram.
He contended American industry
and agriculture would be greatly stim-
ulated through the sale of surplus
products and present overproduction
in foreign markets
The situations to be met in all
fields of American life and the poll
cies that will be required will depend
vitality he said, ION whether our
trade with the rest of the world can
be sustained or revived, or whether
it deteriorates.
Increased foreign trade will be an
important factor in determining the
ultimate value of our currency.
"If international trade is not re-
stored, the domestic burdens of in
creased financial relief, increased un-
employment and increased restrictions
on agriculture and industry are in
evitable."
Record Membership.
The largest membership in Associ-
ated Press history ,315 cooperating
newSpapers-was reported to the
meeting.
Members of the organization heard
the report of Kent Cooper, general
manager, outlining the years en-
deavors and voted on five members Of
the board of directors
Frank B. Noyes, president, who
presided at the luncheon and who
gave the annual toast to the Presi-
dent of the United States, also spoke
briefly on the freedom of the press
I'VE believe" said Mr.. Noyes' pre-
pared address, mot only that the con-
stitutional right Of the free press
should be scrupulously guarded, but.
beyond that, that the collection and
distribution of the news should be
equally scrupulously guarded that it
shall not fall into the hands of spe-
cial interests, whether capitalistic or
Communistic, but shall remain un-
biased. That is our trusteeship, and,
God permitting. we will honor it."
In his toast to President Roosevelt
Mr.. Noyes recalled a phrase from a
presidential nominating speech which
"
The speaker characterized his can
didate as happy warrior and to
this day I can invent no more apt de-
scription of the man have in mind
the orator who was then describing
another man-than is contained in
these same two words-the happy
warrior who today in a world per-
picked beyond words in meeting prob
lens that are anguishing troubled
peoples, still maintains a gallant and
unperturbed front and meets his prob
lens with undiminished optimism" )"
Text of Speech.
Mr. Noyes' prepared speech on the
freedom of the press follows:
For more than 40 years I have
been exhorting you, in season and out
Of season, on the essential require
ment of the preservation of a free
press.
This year I approach this subject
with trepidation never before felt.
For this year it has occurred to me
that I was not the only voice speak
ing in the wilderness, but that the
subject was under discussion by very
1ISll
1--WE have been assured that neither
the White House nor Gen. johnson
contemplates any assault on our con-
stitutional immunities, but, neverthe-
less, some actual occurrences have
somewhat perturbed our tranquility
I mention one. and one only.
Cites Case OF Merchant.
This is the case of a minor mer-
chant in Lynn, Mass: Presumably
relying on the free press clause OF
the Constitution, he or his representa-
tive ventured to invoke the rights
granted by that clause to remark in
print that the expected stimulation OF
trade by the operation of N. r. A.
that he had anticipated, and which
he had provided for by extensive pur-
chases of stock, had not eventuated
and that consequently, so far as he
was concerned, this marked the end
of another nohle exDerinent and that