Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1930, Page 5

. HIGHER WAGES PUT FIRST AS REMEDY Shorter Hours Also Urged as Trade Stimulant—Value of Press Stressed. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, gram_of higher wages, shorter hours and lower prices was advocated today by President Glenn Frank of the Uni- versity of Wisconsin as the remedy for the present depression, which he termed “the most serious economic crisis in United States history.” Contrasting success in accelerating production with failure to develop wider | distribution of wealth, he told the Asso- ciation of Life Insurance medenul “our panicky p:esem is the result of ! r planless past.” O e ave evolved a machine | economy,” he said, “that can, if we; will but bring a far-sighted statesman-; ship to its direction, emancipate the race from drudgery, lift the standard of physical _welibeing _throughout thEA world, and give mankirid at last leisure in which to cultivate values that lie beyond economics. Division of Profits. “But the machine eccnomy will never do these things unless and until the leadership of industry sees to it that & larger share of the national income is shifted Into the pockets of the consum- ing millions, and until the margin of leisyre for the millions is markedly | increased. “If we isolate any section of economic America we find that’it had beer’ man= aged admirably, but if we look for general economic statesmanship, look in vain.” The value of the press and life in- surance companies in.producing an in- | formed Nation was set forth to the Convention today by Frank B. Noyes, president, of the -Associated Press. Saying that in normal times the press of today fulfills its functions of 'inform- ing, explaining fo-and=exhorting readers more broadly and more admirably than | at any previous period, Mr. Noyes pro- | Ceeded: : we | “Today, a newspaper may be Dems cratic, Republican, conservative or rad cal in its leanings, but it recognizes its chligations to its readers, to give them, as nearly as may be, a balanced picture of the world’s news, generally doing its missionary work in its editorial col- Praises Insurance Firms. Praising the great life insurance com- panies of the country as second only to the press as informative agencies, Mr. Noyes called attention to their welfare and research work and the delivery to policyholders of a mass of publications contributing greatly to popular in- struction on health matters. Life ingurance was classified as almost # monofoly of the English-speaking peoples by Frank L. Jones, vice presi- dent of the Enquitable Life Assurance Soclety of the United States, before the association. ‘The United States, with about 6 per cent of the earth’s tion, has 70 per cent of the total rance in force throughout the world, while English- speaking countries represent 85 per cent of the world’s aggregate. Life insurance in force throughout the world at the ena of 1928 amounted to $136,000,000,000, a net increase of $12,000,000,000 over 1927. Power of Press Analyzed. Mr. Noyes said, in part: “It seems to me” Mr. Noyes said, “that this particular time is inoppor- tune to advance very sweeping claims on behalf of the press as to its power to influence and secure sane public views. “I say this for the reason that, in times of hysteria, advice and informa- tion are of very limited value. “Por the last few years the serious newspapers of the country have almost without exception warned their readers of ghe inevitable consequences of the orgy of speculation in which this coun- try and, indeed, the whole world was indulging. “I need not point out to you that up to & year ago this advice was not ac- cepted by the general public and, in- deed, not regarded by men of large affairs, bankers and others who should have constituted themselves as balance wheels to restore some sanity to the situation. * * * “Bince the crash of last November,” he continued, “the newspapers of the country have on the other hand sought to reassure a frightened people by con- vincing them that just as they were | over-optimistic without sound basis prior to November, 1929, they were pes- simistic without warrant since that time. Confident of Future. “Neither of these pfforts has met, as you know, with conspicuous success, but for myself I ame serenely confident that the day will come again, and shortly, | when the people of this country will recover their poise and cease to regard | the operation of bulls and bears of Wall | Street as the sole indications of whether | we have a waxing or a waning pros- perity, = * * “Happily the insurance companies of this country cannot be el with Joining in the mad rush to buy stocks at any price during the boom. I think that insurance executives were gen- erally in agreement with the admirable | speech made at that time by Mr. Fred- erick Ecker. * * * “While in times of exceptional ex- citement or public hysteria the educat- ing influence of the press is greatly di- minished, it is; I think, easily demon- strable that in normal times our press of today is filling its function of in- forming, explaining to and exhorting the readers of this continent more broadly and more admirably than at any previous period.” * * ¢ ., December 11.—A pro- | g as it may, it seems certain newspaper readers now look at newspaper as a definite entity and as stmply the e n_of an individual's opinion. And this, T think, is all to the good. Comparisons Show Gains. “For proof that the newspaj today are vastly better than i, rs of 0se of ins) of old files. “No_ well balanced student could fail to find the superlative New York Times of 1930 infinitely better than Ray- mond’s Time “The same sertion would hold good in a compt n of Medill's Chicago Tribune and the present Tribune, of Godkin's New York Evening Post and the Post as it is, Greeley’s Tribune and Bennett's Herald and the now Herald-Tribune, of Dana’s New York Sun and that of today. * * * “Undoubtedly you will expect to hear something from me today regarding the Associated Press, for the furnished daily by that organization to its member newspapers constitutes the backbone of their news columns. No comprehensive view of the news activia ties of the American and Canadian newspapers can be had without a con- sideration of the Associated Press and {u ally, '-he'fnnldll.n Pres: hwgo c!osea ly co-operate in news gathering an dissemination. * * The Associated Press, he explained, is a co-orernuve organization of ap- proximately 1,300 newspapers; there is no_ cstock ownership and its charter forbids in specific terms the making or dividing of profits. Undefiled News Vital. ““This ,organization .is, I think, gen- erally regarded as the most important in' its functions of any of the wotld's private, co-operative undertakings and the most successful he stated, and added: “The - Associated- Press exists because jof the determination of its members that no privately owned concern should have control of their maln news service, which is the life blood of their ngws- apers. “This determination was and is based on our belief that the prosperity of ‘our newspapers and, indeed, the safety of our republican institutions, is found- ed on an undefiled news service. “At the time of its formation as an Illinois concern the news service to American newspapers was gravely that threat. 4 “The foundation we then built upon was that we would have a wofld‘nm and to be ‘comprehensive within the limits of decency; a news service whose sole mission was to supply -its mem- bers, and its members alone, with news—not views; a news service that would not ccnstlhl:z’ itself Jugg: m:xl\ jury, prosecuting attorney or or defense, but content itself with a as an impartial reporter.” This foundation, Mr. Noyes asserted, remains unaltered today .and every member of the extraordinarily able staff of the organization understands that his prime duty is to see to it that his report of every event must above all be accurate and unbiased and that he is not permitted to violate con- fidences or to make sources of news of wastepaper baskets or garbage pails. ©Of expansion he said: “It is true that under the able di- rection of the general manager, Mr. | Kent Cooper, who has charge of the service and its personnel, much has been added to the original scope of the matter supplied to members, and that now, for example, we regard hotographs also as news and have the fmm news photograph service in the world. Other Services Cited. “By the addition to/he staff of men familiar with the urmlnulfi of science and medicine we are able to give accounts of new discoveries in language intelligible to readers, though perhaps falling a little short of that in presenting Prof. Einstein's theories. “PFinancial and sporting services have been enormously expanded and today members are supplied daily with news and features even including comic strips and cartoons in volume sufficient to fill the largest daily newspaper. The leased wire system now ekceeds 225,000 miles.” “Granted that an informed nation is a secured nation,” sald the speaker, “then it is of the utmost importance that the informaticn . supplied . the nation be such as results in a truthfully- informed people, and ‘1 assert that from the Associated Press, the Canadian Press and from the competing organizations the people of this continént are receiv- ing through the newspapers a volume: of accurate information regarding the happenings, the conditions, the joys, the sorrows of this old world of ours such as the world elsewhere knows nothing of and our own people never had be- 1 .. . ‘Further let me say that I think Whenever there’s Pleasure Afoot DON’T let it be marred by inefficlent feet . . . due to ill-fitting “Dynamic” Shoes! accuracy and precision. shoes. Wear Hahn’s They fit with marvelous Made on entirely new, modernized lasts . . . adapted to present-day needs of the present-day, active, alert Big-City woman, “DYNAMIC” Shoes " . They Fis and keep you fit! More and more women—who've previously worn other shoes of their type—tell us these “Dynamic” Shoes are vastly superior, not only for perfect fit and all-day comfort, but for * beauty and fashion. For these new shoes set their own better standards of quality and crafts- manship—absolutely wonderful shoes for their’ popular prices. Xmas Footwear Headquarters ensible - cy | diphtheria and Huge Stake in Insurance. “You will understand that I am ex~ pressing no conviction as to the sirability of the continuance of the institution of private property,” Mr. Noyls continued. “I may, however, dwell on the simple fact that the policyholders of this eo';» tinent, numbering probably more than 67,000,000 in the United States and more than 4,000,000 in Canada. have lmre 1‘::\: r::!uwmpuc‘x’fi:nm which they lone a and immense interest in that problem. . “The reserves of these companies amounting to more than $16,000,000,000 at the end of 1929, and yearly increas- ing almost fabulously, represent savings that policyholders have made in order that their deaths may find their de- pendents safe in a greater or smaller degree against poverty. “It is, therefore, obviously to their interest that they should be fully in- formed by you that 'through these reserves, and the mortgages and bonds purchased with them, that they are the real owners, to the amount of the reserves, of the mortgages that made possible the erection of tremendous office buildings, of great hotels, of ex- tensive factories, of homes, including many for people of smhll incomes, and model tenements. Aided Rail Construction. “Railroads have been built and rebutlt on money invested for policyholders and public utilitles have found finds for their development from the same accumulations. A considerable part of this money is also invested in farm loans and your policyholders have thus & direct interest in the prosperity of the farmer. * * ¢ ““Then again there is the subject of the public welfare work of insurance companles. Tt is a fact that the unique situation of these companies make what with other corporations would be eleemosynary expenditures, subject to proper criticism by stock holders, to be with insurance ~companies entirely proper business expenses. “Nothing can be more important to policyholders than the prolonging of their lives and the habits and care producing health that causes that life extension. . “My own particular interest in life insirancé activities has been in this department and I have found great satisfaction in a business that could E:overly spend money in great amounts lessening the ravages of tuberculosis, ™ pneumonia; in the cause and remedy for flu has cost policyholders, companies, hi dollars in vestigation of cancer; in the study and betterment of motherhood and of child health; in the millions of visits by nurses paid by insurance companies and in periodic, medical examina- tions of policyholders.” . C. M. MANLEY GIVEN LANGLEY AIR MEDAL Posthumous Award Is Accepted by Son of Famous Aviation Motor Inventor. The Langley Medal for ploneering work in aeronautics today was pre- sented by Chief Justice Hughes of the Supreme Court of the United States, | who is chancellor of the Smithsonian ) Institution, to Charles W. Manly in recognition of the pioneering work of his father, the late Charles M. Manly, in the development of the airplane engine. The late Mr. Manly was associated with Samuel P. Langley, then secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, from 1898 to 1905 in connection with Lang- ley’s experiments in aeronautics. In 1902 Manly produced the engine used in Langley's axl;‘;;rlmenu with a man- carrying airplane. 11'}'}3‘7: gchief Justice, in making the presentation, characterized Manly as the outstanding genius of early power- plant design. He read the recommenda~ tion for the award, made by Charles L. 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