The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 13, 1929, Page 10

By RODNEY DUTCHER (NEA Service Writer) Washington, March 13—The Wash- {ington correspondents are now beam- ing with happiness and all is for- given. Gone, in most instances, is the sour attitude so many of them had adopt- | ed toward President Hoover. A few days ago that sour attitude was thought to '+ a very significant thing, auguring considerable danger for a president who, heaven knew, had other troubles enough. The im- pression seemed to be that the jour- nalistic hosility would be pretty hard for Mr. Hoover to remove. Just a few words changed all that. Whereas it had been rumored that Mr. Hoover would not continue the semi-weekly White House confer- ences, that even if he did they would be hedged in more rigidly than ever and, worst of all, that Mr, Hoover | ‘was going to play favorites among a small group of newspapermen while the rest went hungry, what happened ‘was that Mr. Hoover had a press con- ference cn his very first day in of- fice, promised more prolific confer- | ences than before, politely explained | his past reticence, called for a jour Nalistic committee to help plan the new, bigger ari better conferences and expressed willingness to see indi- vidual correspondents alone from | time to time. | Whereupon the correspondents, no | longer feeling that Mr. Hoover placed them in the insect class, broke into | loud cheers. Some of them almost broke into tears, * * x i The probability is, of course, that | the first Hoover press conference laid the cornerstone for the most enor- mous propaganda factory of all time. One does not make that suggestion cynically, but because the possibilities of the White House press conference are obvious and because Mr. Hoover thas always exhibited a constant de- sire to guide the news writers in a way helpful to his objectives. Neither does one suggest that there is any- thing sinister in the idea, because ‘Mr. Hoover is as patriotic as anyone and is, furthermore, presumably a lit- tle smarter than the average corre- spondent. Washington has in recent years jbeen called “the news capital of the world.” Perhaps the term is a little ‘high-flown, but the capital certainly ‘has some claim to it. The White House is the year-around center of {Washington news. Its only competi- tor as a news source anywhere in this hemisphere—if not in the world —is Congress in session. But there 4s no comparison between the White ‘House and Congress because only at the former can one man speak with undisputed authority. x ee Correspondents for the largest newspapers and for news services cov- ering the whole world flock to the ‘White House twice a week and ob- tain the news and views which the president desires broadcast to the universe. Thus the president talks to the smallest towns in his own country and the national capitals around the globe. ever had such an opportunity as the press conferences afford and it has remained only for some — large-bore president to take full advantage of it It is too early to predict whether Hoover will be more communicative than Coolidge, relatively speaking, or whether he will just make the news- papermen think he is. a safe bet that Hoover will make far more news than Coolidge did and hence have much more to atinounce. If, in return, he uses the correspondents as witting or unwitting vehicles for in- spired dispatches for which he is anxious to avoid responsibility or manages even to stultify them by im- posing pledges of secrecy in some easily imaginable cases, mos‘ cor- respondents probably will not object. Not all the newspapermen were “off” Hoover :n the few weeks be- fore inauguration. Among them has alwi been a small group of hero- worshipers who made Hoover their ideal and there have been notable additions to this since his nomina- tion. Nevertheless, most of the boys seemed to be <ore at him personally nd there was much talk about this ate of affairs and much wagging of heads. It may ke interesting to note that some of the most cordial Hoo- ver-haters among them have always been at the head of the parade when came to writing nice things about he president-clect. ‘That t may indicate, too, that the personal reactions of correspond- ents to presidents are nothing for presidents to worry about. Coolidge got along well. Hoover is said to be extremely sensitive about critical stories appearing about him in the newspapers, but he hasn’t had much of which to complain. During the campaign most news- papermen wanted Al Smith to win, if only because he seemed so muc’ more “colorful” and companionable. Re- ports were ae among them that the candidate ‘had one or two “stool pigeons” riding on the Hoover train. Possibly these were unfounded, but many correspondents assigned to cover Hoover suddenly became very careful about expressing themselves in any group. * Thus, when a form of censorship was imposed on radio dispatches from the newspapermen accompany- ing Hoover to South America there were many prepared to be very sore about it. When the party returned every member was besieged by inquir- ies. The boys left behind bawled them out for submitting to this su- pervision. The local journalistic col- ony scethed with excitement. The fact that the Good Will Tour corre- spondents were able to cable what- ever they liked from shore appar- ently failed to temper resentment. After his return, both in Washing- ton and Florida, Hoover was uncom- municative to the news writers and the report spread that he planned to be more closemouthed than Coolidge. Journalistic hostility increased, for Hoover had not then openly explained to them the quite obviously delicate nature of his position. But now, as hereinbefore noted, all No man outside the White House is forgiven. ain, and Faith had to to catch the forlorn : “I wonder when Nils will take r > home.” why did you leave him, if Lardly wait for him to come 2” Faith asked, not unkindly. 't be ridic!” Cherry flashed. it else could I do, after what pened? After he laughed at me, in it of another man! Of course, I'd jmuch rather it had been another than another woman,” she ac- ledged, as if trying to be very . “But—can't you see, Faith, dar- ? If I'd tamely submitted to ind lughing at me, he'd have .been ab- jutely impossible.” “The truth of the matter is that adore being mastered, and you'd Nils if you could wind him your little finger, as you've able to do every other man that in love with you.” “If I just knew he was terribly in pve. with me!” Cherry smiled, ac- the correctness of ’s deduction by ignoring it. “He | me so easily, didn’t have to lift finger! Why, I >ractically flung into his arms, I was so afraid Wouldn't ask me to marry him! 't you see that’s why I simply we to prove to myself no: that he t live without me?” “But what !* you proved that he 2” Faith suggested cruelly. “Oh!” Cherry covered her face with ¢ hands. “Don’t you know I'm al- scared half to death? You don't to cry yourself to sleep,” suggested Faith. “Another thing that made me fur- ious,” Cherry went on, ignoring Faith's advice, “was Nils’ inviting Crystal to come out to the farm to recuperate. Babbled away about fresh air, fresh eggs, new milk and what- not, in the most disgusting way. I thought he was going to kiss her any minute!” Faith laughed, and flushed, too. “Then Nils isn’t a bit original. I'm sure every man in the room felt ex- actly the same way about her tonight, and you could hardly blame them.” “What's happened to her any- way? Losing twenty-five pounds and getting a stunning new bob aren't enough to account for it,” Cherry complained. “Heaven knows I never thought I'd live to see the day I'd be jealous of Crystal Hathaway! Even Dick Talbot tried to date her up, and if Bob remembered that she was his cousin, he gave a swell imitation of forgetting it!” “Do you want me to cry myself to sleep, too?” Faith asked lightly, but the flush decpened. And George Pruitt wanting to paint her portrait, and Harry Blaine look- ing as if he'd welcome six lions and @ tiger to protect her from!” Cherry went on fiercely. “I'm warning you, Faith—Crystal’s turned into the kind of a girl that every man just aches to protect. The most dangerous kind in the world. Well, I'll go to bed, but—oh, Faith! What'll I do if Nils doesn’t come after me first thing in the morning?” NEXT: In the shadow of fear. (Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.) 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