The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-16

But one New York newspaper blew the lid off thls stAld attituds-- with a hang-hy puhlishing the first interview. An interview with . prcstitutel
 Some leslslatars arc again whoop- ing up plans to clamp 6 nix on newscasters who tell the truth about them. Which Isn't anything novel. Years ago. only reporters who were friendly to Congressman were al. lowed to enter Che Halls of Con- gress. Henry Clay fought such undemocratic procedure. He point ed out: Liberty is not the private property of Congress. It Is Amer ica's heritage. If freedom is only accorded to our friends, then we are the foes of democracy"
 The following editorial appeared in New York newspaper: Rus sia and the United States alone are the forms of government and institutions of society considered permanent, settled and satisfactory to their respective people. Yet one is pure democracy and. the other Is pure despotism. A country with . government and institutions at any point between these two ex- tremes is in d continual ferment-- in a constant state of excitement --in ono eternal conflict that will never end until either one of the ether extremes is reached. The time is coming when either Russia must overrun all Europe to the ocean, and create mighty modern em- pire, or Europe will become a great family of republics"
 Despite it's timely implications. that editorial was not written for @ current paper. It was published in the New York Herald in 1847l
 Horace Greeley's journalistic pier- sixers could fill book. He was continually involved in battles with rivals. After one of them pro- claimed: Unlike Greeley, I will die an upright man." Horace flat tened him with: His only chance of dying an upright man-will be that of hanging perpendicularly from rope!"
 Probably the most bumptious publisher of all was James Watson Webb. During the Civil War he wrote to Lincoln suggesting that he be made major general. Lincoln offered him the slightly lower rank of brigadier-general. Webb re- turned the commission with the words Respectfully declined-J. w. Webb" written across 1t.
 The Nieman Fellows held their first reunion at Harvard the other weekend and voted to form a per- manent society of Nienan Fellows. A council with one representative of each of the eight years so far to attend was formed to draft by- laws, pick a name, etc. The story is that some of the liberals" want to use it for sounding board on issues affecting the press. The overwhelming majority opposed getting into politics. Some want to publish quarterly Some of the fellows are now publishers, as for instance Pulitzer Prize winner Hpd- ding Garter of the Greenville, Miss, paper and ex-Scripps Howard man Bill Townes of the SpartanburG, s. C., paper. They would be in a funny position if the liberals" started whacking the ANPA around the ears.
 INS foreign news chief J. c. Oestreicher tells about the pom- pous general who gathered group of war correspondents and bored them by outlining the broad strategic situation without giving them any worthwhile news. When the general asked for questions, newsboy Johnny F1orea promptly double-talked: That is great, Gen. eral. But when will your troops take Unterstitzen on tn. Bleiweis?" The general looked uncertain ly at his maps. Of course there was no such town. He asked Florea to repeat the query. The reporter did so, emphasizing that Berlin could not possibly be reached unless the Bleiweis was crossed and Unterstitzen captured.
 Afraid to admit he didn't know something, the general confidently replied: My men will take it in a few days at the most.'