The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-07
Unexpected d Break For Peace or Long War Due
Hugh Baie, President of United Press Makes Predic. ton In Address to Yale Press Club Last Night

The difference between this war and the World War, Baillie said, is that the previous one started with o rush, whereas the nations are slip. ping into this one by degrees. Ger many, Russia, France, the British Empire, Finland, and Poland are i1- volved so far. Baillie foresees that other countries will become en. meshed, as the hostilities spread.
 Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxemburg, he pointed out, are Tin the middle" to such an extent that 1t will be almost miraculous for them to escape ultimate involve ri1ent. Italy, while still a member of the axis, Is witnessing hostile demonstrations against Russia, which cooperated with Germany in the partition of Poland. Sweden and Norway, which managed to re- main neutral in the last war, never had war 50 close to them as they have now with the Russians iflvad. ing Finland. Denmark is in @ posi- tion where 1t can easily be drawn into the war. southward, Turkey, Rumania, and Persia are on Rus. sia's borders, with British India be- yond.
 Newsgathering Must Go On
 Whether the fighting spreads and engulfs more countries or not, preparations by the ilewsgathering organizations must be made for GOV. ering whatever 1940 may hold in store for the world" Baillie said. We must be ready to cover an ex- banding and intensifying conflict Additional correspondents must be sent abroad, new transmission lines established, new bureaus opened, so that people in many countries who depend on the service of the United Press and other American news agencies will have their daily hiss tory laid before them in as coherent and unbiased @ form as is possible of achievement.
 Slow Development
 Another factor in the slow de. velopment of this war, as contrasted to the last, Is the spirit of the peo. pies in the belligerent countries" Baoillie pointed out. At the outset there was lack of war fever every- where. The British went about 1t as if 1t were 6 duty. The French had similar attitude. The Ger mans appeared to believe the war in the west wouldn't amount to much anyway. The Russians were going to stay out of involvement in fighting. Now the feeling is grow ing rapidly in Britain, France, and Germany that theirs Is a struggle for existence, and the outlook Is that their peoples are getting com mitted to the war on that basis. Things are happening which arouse emotionalism, and stir hatred. The winter is long and black, and the enemy is responsible for the dis. comfort, the short rationS, the dis- rupted life. The mine warfare and the fighting in Finland have arous. cd new antagonisnns and fears. The prospects Of calling off the war or finding formula for a settlement without descending into the abyss of total war appear to be growing dinner.
 News Is Most Complete
 American news agencies are car. rying the most complete reports from all sides in tho various wars now going on" Baillie continued. "These agencies must maintain con- stant vigilance to escape being the unwilling carriers of propaganda. Tn the United Press, dispatches must bear the label of their origin so that you can see for yourself which are official which are inspired, which are from sources the United Press considers trustworthy, and which are unconfirmed rumors to be rec ceived with reserve.
 Tn order to separate dependable news from the other kind, the ut. most capitalization and experience is required. The United Press men at the news sources must have these qualities. They can take nothing for granted. They must be able to dig out the real story, reject the propaganda or handle 1t in such a way that it's recognized as propa- ganda, and they must, under no circumstances, sacrifice accuracy for sensation. Tn fact, the whizz-bang style of journalism is passe. People don't want to be shocked with trick lead, fancy datelines, or scarry ru. mors. They want to know what's going on, and they want 1t to be told in a restrined tone, not scream- cd in their ears. There is such tidal wave of news and rumor com- ing out of Europe these days that 1t Is the responsibility of the Unit ed Press. among other things, to present this news in such 6 way that its true significance may be appreciated; of if there are such conflicting reports that it's impos- sible to get at the exact truth, to say so, and present the material at hand in such way that the dis eliminating news consumer can