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Cold War, Most
Editors Think

A1SLeaQ OF american eOlJOrS
forming q "one-party press. y
they do not agree on anything, =
the retiring head Of their Or
ganization said last night.
Kenneth Macdonald Of the
Des Moines Register. president
Of the American Society Of News
paper Editors for the last year
spoke at the society's annual
banquet. President Eisenhower
was the chief speaker at the
event, held at the Hotel Statler
Mr.. Macdonald was succeeded
as president by Jenkin Lloyd
Jones of the Tulsa Tribune,
elected yesterday.
One group of editors was able
to get two-thirds of the way to-
ward unanimity yesterday. They
voted in that proportion that
the United States is losing the
cold war.
Stevenson Wins Applause
Adlai Stevenson addressed the
organization at its luncheon
meeting. More than 800 present
applauded him for As seconds
and forced him to stand twice
and bow in recognition.
Mr.. Macdonald last night said
1--WE are now at the point in
the four-year political cycle
when we may expect to hear a
very great deal about the So
called 'one-party press The i'm
plication is, of course. that the
editors are a unified group with
a single purpose.
ut would be an enlightening
experience for anyone who really
believes that, to sit by the presi-
dent of this society for a few
weeks and read his mail and
listen to his telephone calls.
The truth is that the mem
bers of this organization do
not agree on anything"
Democrat Members Divided
He said even the Democrats
present are no more unified than
the society as a whole. He re-
lated that two days after the
Minnesota primary he received a
one-sentence letter saying, 1--WE
are going to look mighty funny
sitting there in the Statler listen
ing to Adlai Stevenson and
wearing coonskin caps.
The vote on the cold war was
taken in a poll at a breakfast
given in honor of visiting edi-
tors by the Washington Profess
sional Chapter of Sigma Delta
Chi. Eighty-one editors cast
ballots and the vote was 81 to 81
Other guests at the breakfast
at the National Press Club in
cluded members of the Supreme
Court, cabinet. White House
staff, Senate and House. execu-
tive agencies and the armed
services.
That group voted 43 to 26 that
the Nation is losing the cold
war, while members of the fra
ternity voted the same way. 81
to "a.
War Seen Less Likely
Another question was, do you
think the recent reports of the
discrimination of Russia anc
the recent developments in So.
Wet foreign policy. including the
travels of its leaders. make
World War III more or les:
likely?"
The three groups voted thai
developments make war les.
likely. The editors vote was 6S
to u. The other guests votec
48 to 20 and the fraternity men,
bers. 81 to 6.
Mr.. Jones, the new president
is a.. the editor of his paper and
former Navy officer. He had
been first vice president, an Of
fee to which Virginius Dabney
of the Richmond Times-Dis-
patch was elected.
George w. Healy. jr., New
Orleans Times-Picayune, was
chosen second vice president:
j. R. Virgins. Washington Post
and Times-Herald, secretary
and Carl E. Lindstrom, Hartford
Times. treasurer.
The election was by the board
of directors.
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