The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-07
THE PRIVATE PAPERS OF A
 CUE REPORTER

~Washmgton, May 3rd, i94i. Win.
 chell, Mirror, N. F. Excerpts from
 report on Communist activities in
 Chicago on April 24, 1e4l stop On
 that date a group gathered in the
 Workers School room on (deleted)
 Street, which included Jane B.,
 Sonia O., Tom R., Frank M, Nor.
 riS O., Eugene D., Sam H., Clara N,
 Claude L., Milton O., Otto w., John
 N. stop Morris Q. said he had heard
 from Toohey regarding the move.
 ment to stop Walter Winchell and
 that they had seen to 1t that Q great many persons had written to papers carrying Winchell's column protesting against him stop An exc tensive investigation regarding Wn- chell's past life, connections, etc., is under way and if anything detri- mental is found against him 1t will be given great publicity stop The point was stressed that Wincheil must be silenced and that every weapon at our disposal will be used to do 50 stop Quote If fair means fail we will use foul means. He
 (WlnchelD has caused us more un- favorable publicity than any other newspaper writer or commentator
 and we will not take 1t lying down. We have disposed of other attack CTS in the past and this fellow is no exception. Unquote."
 The above telegram was sent by an accredited Government authority. The last names were included but arc omitted here.
 One of the newspapers which Subscribes to this department dumped the column twice in one week recently because 1t didn't ap- preciate the text. The columns dealt with Lindbergh's activities and speeches. we are emitting the Walter Winchell column today, as we dld last Tuesday," the editor explained in a statement under our colunanar title, "because the ma" terial therein Is, In our opinion abusive, factually open to question, etc."
 The incident aroused some of that newspapers readers, many of whom mailed us the editors scoldlng and requested copies of the censored columns, which have been sent !. The same edition which doebbels'd that column carried a big two- column advertisement distributed by The Newspaper Publishers Commit tee of N. Y. It was explained that the ad was distributed by lover 300 leading newspaper publishers to bring you this weekly message about the function of the press in @ free nation" It shows man seated on throne. He is described as "Amogican Public" .. Behind the throne iA The Newspaper-whlch IS called "A Free Press" Tn his left hand @ sword Is labeled sword is called Truth" The title: "power Behind the Throne"
 Thnt advertisement says In part: "so long as freedom of expression is the rule in America, YOUR rule Is secure The Founding Tath" CTS wisely put freedom of speech and thought beyond the throttling hand of any would-be dictator You have only to turn to your newspapers for all the facts and OPINIONS (the capitals are ours) and offerings of the day You have given the newspapers the job of unearthing the facts. Your pa- pers you say. must sec to 1t that you KNOW what is happening GOOD or BAD."
 You cannot make your publisher publish your stuff, and when that editor decided to dump those col- ,,n,rs i1c was privileged The Daily Mirror (for which our writ. ings arc expressly written) did not subscribe to the sentiments therein in fact, 1t objected to much of the material But it published itl Apparently because the Mirror editor and publisher sub- scrIbed to the sentiments of that ad "Print what is happening-good or bad"i
 rho out.of.town editors brazen censorship is the closest example of Qocbbels' technique that has come to my notice this year. His opinion of tho freedom of the press Is that S,ia ~na<efsa shall aAp any f1aWa 0f |