Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-09

Eisenhower's sea-going aide who
used to be an executive of the Co.
lumbia Broadcasting System, said he
had no intention of debating deci-
sions already made. Then, when 1t.
Gen. Frederick E. Morgan came
along and found representatives of
most of Americas great newspapers
standing on the sidewalk, he said
it was disgrace and ne would see
to it that something was done.
Get the He'll Out Of There"
The British general was man Of
his word. In a few minutes MPs
came out of the schoolhouse where
the surrender was signed and
ordered all except five of the CORE
spondents to get into jeeps and
get the hell out of there" Later
1t was learned that Gen. Morgan
went to Gen. Allen and said it was
disgraceful to keep the cream of
British and American journalism
outside, and Gen. Allen interpreted
that to mean that he wanted them
chased away instead of admitted
to the proceedings.
And that's not all. The five who
were spared and permitted to hold
their vigil on the sidewalk were
five. including this correspondent,
whom Gen. Allen named arbitrarily
as those with whom he would treat
on the whole question Of coverage.
Apologies From Gen. Allen.
But this committee never did see
the chief of the SHAEF's press sec
ton until it was all over, and then
he apologized, saying there was
nothing personal" about the obvi-
GUS bungle. Then he admitted that
his governing thought on coverage
was to restrict the number of cor
respondents present to a minimum.
Space was limited in the room
where the surrender occurred, he
said, but he conceded that even at
that, with all the 20-odd girls and
other friends who were admitted,
there was still room for another
half dozen correspondents, but I'M
fortunately, he had completely for
gotten the deputation waiting out
side. Anyway, he said. to admit
five more would have been merely
to decrease the number of those
who were sore, although there were
only nine men and women left out
side in ReimS.
Then came the aftermath. One
of those privileged princes of the
press who had been taken to the
scene of the surrender strayed off
the reservation. This was Kennedy
of the Associated Press, who SAYS he
thought the American people had
such a right to know what was
going on that he was willing to risk
SHAEF disciplinary action for the
sake of being first to tell them.
Kennedy's Story Still Held Up.
And so tonight he Is still dis
credited and the story that he got
out before the release time is being
held up here. although it has been
printed in every language, including
the Scandinavian, already.
Besides that, his telephone In the
Hotel Scribe is disconnected, and he
has to go to neighbours room every
time he wants to call his floor waiter
Meanwhile, there is a spirited row
going on between the correspondents
and their Army shepherds, and
among the correspondents them
selves, over such issues as freedom
of the press and the ethics of Jour-
nalism. Kennedy says he never
promised to keep his mouth shut
until 1t was opened officially and
that, instead Of being ashamed for
violating a fundamental tenet in
journalisms. code of ethics, he is,
proud of what he did.
His ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, how
ever, take different view. With
two exceptions, they voted today to
send letter to Gen. Eisenhower
denouncing his behavior and that
of his organiza ton. .ft:'