Evening star., 1950-02-10
Union Stops Printing of Paper
In Fiqht With Editor Over Award

InFight WhhEo
The papermakers' union has
halted the printing of the Febru-
airy issue of the unions news
paper. The step was taken after
the paper appeared with an edi-
torial attack on union officers
for rejecting an award from
Freedoms Foundation"
Ed Wall, 24-year- -old editor of
the paper for the AFL Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Paper
! Makers, said today Paul L. Phil
\ lips, union president. ordered the
printing stopped. Mr.. Wall said
the order was telephoned from
the union headquarters at
Albany, N. Y.
The newspaper, the paper max
er, carried on its first page story
that the union has rejected an
award of $500 and a gold medal by
Freedoms Foundation. The article
described the foundation as a
front organization for American
reactionaries." The awards were
handed out by Gen. Eisenhower at
Valley Forge, Pa, last November Il
Accuses Union Officers.
On the editorial page Mr.. Wall
accused the union officers of
''bigotry and devotion to narrow
principles of selfishness" which
places them in a class with the
witch hunters of old"
Mr.. Wall who said he still
hasn't been fired-revealed that
he had obtained several hundred
copies of the paper before the
presses were stopped. He is send
ing copy to each of the approx
imately 500 locals of the interna-
tional union.
He said he does not expect to
continue as editor of the paper
because of his editorial. I'm
afraid my blue pencil will be put
away for some little time" he
! said.
Freedoms Foundation is a non
partisan, non-sectarian group sci
up to encourage a greater under
standing of the American way OF
life. Kenneth D. Wells, an ad-
vertising executive, is its active
head and E. F. Hutton, New York
broker, is honorary chairman.
-.: 200 Awards Made.
About 200 persons and organi-
cations received $4,000 and gold
medals in the distribution OF
awards last November. The award
was given the union for two stories
in The Paper Maker. One op-
posed increased postal rates fol-
printed matter. The other con-
cerned the visit of an italian
labor leader to a West Coast paper
mill.
The award was accepted by Mr.
Phillips at Valley Forge. The pub
lication now quotes him as stating
in letter to the foundation:
1T was only when the list OF
\ prize winners was made public
and the names of some of the
financial hackers were revealed
that we realized we were right
smack in the middle of what was
simply just another group pro-
noting the propaganda spewec
forth by the National Association
of Manufacturers.
Mr.. Wall, in his editorial, as
serts the union leaders have ne
more information now than wa:
available to them before the aware
was rendered and accepted. The
text of the editorial follows:
The simple act of living in this
modern world carries with it re-
sponsibilities every bit as vital
as those which. daily cross the
desk of the President of the
United States or which confront
a surgeon bending over an operat-
ing table. Each man and woman
has a choice of living co-opera-
lively and democratically and of
defending daily the republic
which gives us prosperity and
freedom. Making the proper
choice is as important as breath
ing, but like breathing is often
taken for granted until there is
no oxygen left to breathe. Then
1t is too late. and death sets in.
Many of our citizens are shun-
ming their personal responsibilities
in government, while other citizens
less disinterested are putting in
place, brick by brick, the wall
which will cut off the oxygen of
free government and cause its
DEATH John Queue American to-
day stands at the pari-mutuel
window of his republic cashing
tickets on fast horses which pay
off in subsidies. various so-called
free services and other bribes for
his ballot. AS John @. stands
there the shrewd gambler running
the track has his hands in John
ny's pocket relieving him of his
money and his liberty.
4 Cites Responsibility.
i The responsibilities of an editor
are particularly severe, and often
misplaced. The editor of this pub
lication is responsible, in a tech
nical sense, only to the president
OF the organization which pays the
bills. But in greater sense, the
only honest sense. he is responsible
to his readers, the people who
provide the money to pay the bills
and who actually own this publica-
ton. When the editor calls at the
White House he does so as the
personal representative of each of
his readers. When he interviews
an officer of the union, tells the
story OF strike or performs any
other duty of editorship he does
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