Evening star., 1950-04-26
u. 5. 0ver-Governed,
Mrs. Hobby Warns
Fellow Publishers
by the Assoeioted Press

told American newspaper pub.
fishers today that the home COM
plexity of our Government ha.
resulted in an over-planned econ.
omy, an over-governed nation anc
an over-spent budget"
The wartime WAC commando
said that "chaos and overlapping
functions and waste" in the Gov.
eminent have grown infinitely
worse and are partly responsible
for the fact that the richest coun.
try in the world is overspendint
its income by five billion dollar!
o year."
Speaking before a general meet.
ing of the convention Of ths
American Association Of News.
paper Publishers, Mrs. Hobby saic
that no reforms can be achieved
unless public interest is not only
aroused but sustained"
Five Presidents Tried.
Mrs. Hobby said five president.
before Mr.. Truman had tried te
find a solution to economic Gov
ernment administration without
success.
1T has been common knowledge
for 20 years that the President
cannot adequately handle his
responsibilities" she asserted.
Mrs. Hobby, a member Of the
directors of the Hoover Commis-
sion on the Reorganization of the
Executive Branch. called for sup
port of reforms recommended by
the commission.
She said that action on the
reform bills has slowed down tc
an "unmistakable STOP"
Wants Simple Government.
''It is our duty as aeitizens and
publishers to see thatSthe design
Of Government is simple enough
for us to understand and not toe
complicated for our public officials
to administer" Mrs. Hobby said
Earlier, Edwin s. Friendly, as
sociation president. said sex crimes
''imperil the moral fibre of our
Nation"
To-day the sex maniac is on
the rampage" Mr.. Friendly said
1.-THE depraved sex criminal has
replaced the kidnaper as a threat
to the peace of mind of the par
ents Of America"
Mr.. Friendly urged the newspa-
pers to "help law enforcers curb
these heinous Crimes
Mr.. Friendly, vice president OF
the New York World Telegram
and Sun, said rape cases in the
United States have reached an all
time high-increasing 100 per
cent in the last Is years, and Sc
per cent over prewar years.
Most frightening of ALL" he
asserted. "iS the fact that most OF
the victims are children"
Supports FBI Stand.
Referring to long standing con-
troversy over the extent to which
newspapers should report sez
crimes, Friendly quoted FBI CHIEF
j. Edgar Hoover as saying news.
papers should play up sex offense.
to put the spotlight on offenders
but should withhold names Of vic.
TINS. Mr.. Friendly added:
"The newspapers of the. Natior
have never been sQueamish in re.
porting the news-in putting thu
honest facts before the public
They cannot afford to hedge ir
this grave matter.
Let us back up tough legisla-
tion and undiminished policing
with forthwright and courageous
journalism to help eliminate the
serious menace of the sex Grim
inal."
Mr.. Friendly told the publishers
meeting on the second day of their
three-day convention, that a vital
question facing the American press
is how to sharpen its vigilance
against "insidious forces" working
to undermine our democracy"
Urges Anti Communist Drive.
II know that in the minds and
hearts Of every one of you," he
said, "is the determination to use
the allpowerful medium of honest
reporting and editorial reason tc
bring about widespread awareness
Of the evils of government by di-
rective. of the welfare state, o1
subsidies to every one, of com.
munism disguised as democratic
socialism, of all the insidious
threats to the principles Ameri-
cans hold dear.
"A runaway government, if per.
mitted, can curtail the free ane
independent function of publish.
ing"
In this connection, he mentioned
various legislative moves to "dfas
tically regulate" advertising, II
centraliZe control of communica
ton wires and to burden newspa
perS with what he termed inequit
able postal rates.
Newspapers must guard agains
such moves, he said, or
1.-THE new peaks in advertiser,
revenue and circulation may wei
crumble into quicksands of spiral
ing costs Of operation and increas
ing Government impingement Of
peoples and property"
Newsprint Report Heard.
The publishers received al
ANPA report on newsprint sup
ply which said paper needs o
United States and Canadian pub
locations have been met in the las
year.
But it added that the continues
increase in demand" in the tw
countries causes concern abou
an adequate supply for futur
years"
Continued high demand TO
newsprint, the report said, ha
kept newsprint prices at a peak
while prices of other wood prod
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