Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-08
BY the Associated Press.


Suspension Of the Associated
Press European filing privileges as
a consequence OF Edward Kennedy's
news story of Germany's surrender
was described by the American press
and its leaders as a challenge to a
free press.
SHAEF lifted the suspension of
APP staff privileges on the continent.
except for Mr.. Kennedy, after the
APPS protest was supported by
mounting tide of editorial COM
ment, appeals to President Truman
and statements from the Nations
press. The suspension lasted nearly
seven hours.
Many of the statements termed
the suspension unprecedented" and
disgrace to the American concept
Of a free press" condemned official
action in withholding confirmation
of the surrender and praised Mr..
Kennedy's exclusive story.
Il can see no Justification for sus-
pending the Associated Press"
Josephus Daniels, publisher of the
News and Observer, Raleigh, N. c.,
and World War Secretary of the
Navy, wired President Truman.
Roy w. Howard, president Of the
Scripps- Howard newspapers, also
urged the President to intercede in
lifting the ban.
THE Associated Press has a we'll
earned reputation for public spirited
journalistic service" Mr.. Howard
said. 1T and all of its member
papers should not be subjected, as
was the United Press and it's Glen
tele in 1918, to the unfair differences
which are sure to result unless this
suspension is Immediately with
drawn"
Editorially, the Syracuse IN. "
Post-Standard said: The most i'm
portant news story of modern times
was mangled yesterday by the worst
combination of international red
tape and of Government stupidity
that the present generation has ever
seen"
Commented the Philadelphia Rec
ord: 1T was CHASTITY paradox that,
in the hour OF triumph ior demo-
cratic ideals, the public relations
office of the United States Army
should be guilty of most undemo-
cratic act: Suspension of the right
OF the Associated Press to transmit
its news from the European thea
ter of operations.
| The New York World-Telegram, a
Scripps- Howard newspaper. said edi-
torially: I'VE regard this action by
SHAEF as unconscionable and be-
lieve it should be Immediately re-
scinded."
| The New York Post said the Army
had acted with an arrogance that
is foreign not only to our constitu-
tional system, but to American mill
tary tradition. And it invites a re-
buke. The Army, while lift
ing the ban on AP, has suspended
Edward Kennedy. Will the Army
please stop trying to save its face?'
Called BLOW" at Our Principles.
| Frank B. Moves, president The
Evening Star Newspaper Co., Wash
ington, said the suspension strikes
blow at one Of the principles fol-
which we have fought this war
freedom of the press and the right
of people everywhere to know"
| J. L. Maloney, managing editor
of the Chicago Tribune: Il have
asked our Washington bureau tc
protest the barring of the AP al
the White House both in writing
and by telephone" . w..
John s. Knight, publisher of tn.
Knight Newspapers and presiden
of the American Society OF News
paper Editors, said In a telegram
to President Truman: This actor
is in direct conflict with concurrent
resolution adopted by both house.
Of Congress calling for greater free