The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-21
PRESS AGENTS OF
 GOVT. SLAMMED
Maine Publisher Hits Hard at News Coming Out
 From Camps

New HOfk, Apfll 3l@tUP)- Prank S. Hoy, publisher Of the Lewiston (Me) Sun & Journal, to. day attacked the "ill-eoneeiVed and silly publicity" Of government press agents and urged that the federal government undertake paid adver- Using prepared by the advertising agencies of thls country that know how to do the Iob"
 Hoy's address, as chairman of the small dailleS" session, opened tho b6th annual convention of the American Newspaper PublisherS association at the Waldorf Astoria hotel,
 "our newspaper offices are flooded with wasteful and silly pub. lieity stories enanatlng from army and naval services, and from in. numerable government bureaus" no said. "T'he waste of time, money and Of materials ts positively shock. Ing to those of us who are being forced to save paper, to save labor, and to reduce costs wherever pos- Blble."
 Some of the News
 He cited publicity announcements from the armed services "that piHgspong iS the most widely played game at the camps" "that three times aS much coffee is consumed by tho United States Marines as is consumed by civilians" and that the modern Army horse has been Streamlined to keep pace with mechanization."
 "The present wastofui publicity efforts ar0 accomplishing little more than filling the waste baskets in oil the daily newspaper offices Of tho country"
 Of tho use Of paid advertising space by the government, Hoy said; Tt k the most economical way of attaining the necessary results"
 "T'he newspapers of the country do not want any subsidy from their government" nc said. "The free press is not for sale"
 To help win the war, he contin. ued, Newspapers must be left free to do their own Independent TO. porting and their own thinking"
 We are not going 10 win this war;" no said, "by SurrendeFiilg our rights; by deeeiVing the people; by reirainlng from constructive criti" eism; by Poliyanna talk Of victories won when we have actually lost; by withholding casualty lists; by Inaks ing war seem easy when We know that it is going to require blood, sweat and tears"
 Papers Decreasing
 Hoy reported that while daily newspaper circulations arc at c record peak "the number of daily newspapers has decreased about 70 during the year." the results Of in- ability to meet rising costs.
 "T'hFougii their daily TiewSp@- pers," he said, the people Of the United States are better informed aS to the activities of their govern ment and to the widespread opeF. Atlong Of their army and naval forces, than any other people In the world.
 "Through correspondents in ali strategic battle zones and by means of eli modern methods Of cornifitis nication, the newspapers are pFc- senting amazingly complete, accus rate and cOlorfuI accounts ag well as timely news pictures Of tfiiS world wide conflict"
 fii introducing Hoy, Walter M. Dear, co-pubiigher Of the Jersey City (N. J) Jersey Journal and president Of the AiePA, told the publishers that "tOday, the impact Of war and the necessity for cons tFibution to the national defense presents grave and dsiflcuit pFob@ ieifis which cannot escape your thoughtful cOngidefatlon.v
 "YOllr discusBioFis, which miist be coioFed by the shadow Of national danger" iie said, Twill De cf partic- ulaF import becailse Of their iflflt@ eflee upon many of our members who will be confronted with BeKiolig economic pf0Asbasn ailQ Bll0 mlay avoid aFievous errors through file aNllalHfnnea aIHaseN waliei& HM #5E# #1M f#l5n