The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-02
Walter WincheIl
In Nez0 York

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The Love Letter Of the Week
From the editorial page of The
New Orleans States, an opposition
newspaper: "A few weeks ago both
Pearson and Winchell were threat.
ened with severe censorship, at the
reputed behest Of some Congress-
men. AL friends Of free speech and
a free press will be glad to learn
chat these two reporters may con-
tinue not only to report the news
but to analyze and interpret 1t. They
are more than reporters. They
are commentators, editorialists. Both
have had to turn the heat on O
few members Of Congress whose Of
fetal conduct appeared deserving OF
close analysis by journalists not
afraid to give the findings.
Thanks to them, some close con-
gressional alliances with German
Bunds, Nazi propagandists and
foreign agents were disclosed to
have existed during the days i'm
mediately preceding Pearl Harhor
and for months and years preVi-
ously. The American people can
be grateful that capable and cour.
ageous reporters like Pearson and
Winchell have been engaging In
some highly productive exploring
In places intended to be shielded
from prying eyes"
When q cOlyu:nlst refers to his
news beats that's Dragging But
when Bardia fell, the Associated
Press sent memo to all Its clients
reminding them that they had
beaten all the other news services
on that story by one minute! +.
H. Allen Smiths newsest and fun
NEST book, Life In Putty Knife
Factory" wallops many In the craft,
Better than his Totem Pole" tome.
.. Smith, formerly q reporter on
the N. Y. World-Telegram, created
the most refreshing feature In years
kidding the weather reports 4.
So amusing were they all, the pa
per featured them on the front
page.
James Gordon Bennett, one OF
Americas best editors, believed de-
scriptive news stories should be so
vivid that the reader would feel
the same sensations as the reporter
One reporter described how
1t felt to be In an airplane /. (.
Since Bennett was interested In
planes (and as was usual In such
matters) the reporter was tempor-
arily fired until Bennett gave his
opinion -. Bennett read the story
and finally decided to reward the
reporter with O bonus--because the
story made Bennett airsickl
From the editorial page Of The
Miami Herald: I'VE particularly
liked something Winchell said q
long time ago III defending Sena-
tor Burton K. Wheeler Of Montana
from his -throwers. This Is
what we are all fighting. against
those who stop us from freedom Of
speech. And although Senator
Wheeler doesn't agree with any
thing I say, II will fight for his
right - to be wrong' /. 4. Wheeler
sent Winchell a telegram thanking
him for his American spirit OF
fair play, etcetera. And then saw
that he was prevented from broad
casting over Montana stations
friendly TO the senator"
We can't recall which Of them
was on the witness stand at trial
In Denver. It might have been
Bonfils or Tammen, who ran The
Denver Post -. Tennyrate, the
counsel for the other side said:
Are you wealthyp" Eyes" said
the newspaperman -. How much
money have your" I dunno"
"Then why do you call your.
self wealthyp" Because I don't
owe anybody damn cent and there
isn't anybody I won't tell to go to
hell"