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FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

Important Debate

DARNELL DAKIE BARI. Opens In Commons

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fallacious and did not accord with facts.

Dealing with mobopolis, Sir Maxwell said: "How Can you really say that the public are really concerned when the te medy is in their hands to buy

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SHANGHAI, OCT. 30. PRECIOUS GIFTS FROM THE JAPANESE PEOPLE FOR GENERALISSIMO CHIANG KAI-SHEK ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 60TH BIRTHDAY ON OCTOBER 31 BEEN BROUGHT HAVE FROM JAPAN BY GENERAL CHU SHIH-MING HEAD OF THE CHINESE MILITARY MISSION TO JAPAN, WHO DAY EN ROUTE TO NAN- ARRIVED HERE ON MON- KING:

The gifts have been sent by of their appreciation to Presi the Japanese people as a "token dent Chiang Kai-shek's merci- ful policy toward Japan."

They include a porcelain din- ner service presented by "50,- 000,000 Japanese."

London, Oct: 29. The

important debate on the freedom of the press, elsewhere. I submit the use of -in which Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, one of the the word honbply is abuse of the leading British prosecutors at Nuernberg, and word in a subject, where you have Mr. Herbert Morrison, Lord President of the a variety of choice." Council, will be the chief speakers, opened in Open Market the House of Commons today.

He said that neither Mr. Davies Over 100 Labour Members have demanded an offi-nor Mr. Fect had made ally com

ment that papers were acquired cial inquiry in the following terms: "Having in the open market

The very regard to increasing public concern at the growth of circulation had made growth of monopolistic tendencies in control it more difficult for any paper to of the press and with the object of furthering "doctor" news. free expression of opinion through the press/Sir Maxwell did not accept the came subservient He ballevet and the greatest practicable accuracy in the remark that Journalists had be presentation of news, this House considers that if Lori Kemsley, or ang that a Royal Commission should be appointed other proprieter, were to suggest to inquire into the finance, control, manage the run, of journalists today that news thould be "doctored" ment and ownership of the press." As this subject buts across; Mr. Michael Foot (Labour), would not be party to it.

Ohe had to take in the whole Party lines and has aroused the another journalist, said that FD

organisation, with widest Interest the Government fat as he knew no member of this production have decided that it this inction Government had ever questioned sub-coltors and news room, with was challenged they would leave the right of newspapers to criti-news coming in so fast that it the Issue to be decided by a free cise, complain and attack. He said would be fantastic to suggest that ADDED: MARCH OF TIME:"TO-MORROW MEXICO vote of the House--which means the press lords theory was that a newspaper proprietor could sit that the Government would not if they attacked ministers they publish this and don't publish be bound by Party discipline. were upholding the indefeasible The first speaker, Mr. Haydn rights of Englishmen, but

attacked the Davies (Labour), who is a pro- ministers (fessional journalist, began by lords they were attempting to saying that the question was not introduce a totalitarian scheme: being raised at the behest of dr. into Britain. Mr. Foot alleged that Herbert Morrison with the idea of Lord Kemsley's newspapers dis muzzling the press, curtailing itstorted news and suppressed evi

Mr. Baxter sak the Dally Ex- freedom, or because the Govern-dence and were used as vehicle

press replied. "Unless you with- ment wanted to nationalise the for expressing the political

draw your letter and apologise press. He wished to assure the opinions of Lord Kemsley.

we will ban all your advertise- House that the resolution before News Distortiön

Sir Maxwell said that an in-ments for 25 years.” . was being discussed by

Mr. Baxter commented branches of the non-political He was not denying Lord quiry into a monopoly or res National Union of Journalists Kemsley's right if he wishes to trictive practice was a good thing they ppologised. He added that he before the last general, election, distort news. "What I do deny is wien a prima facie case had been selieved there was not a news- facie paper in London that would not so it had nothing to do with the the right to distort news not only made out, but no prima

in London but in Aberdeen, Car-case had been made out in this take the same attitude. present Government,

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anything withła Another point,, he said, was think it would be possible to have miles of it. To get an inquiry that combines could provide

a be setter foreign service than a law which would prevent Lord in Britain, it should never

thin-skinned Kemsley from having a chain of enough merely that certain people single newspaper,

regarding in which he could were newspapers

hostile comment. He said that in distort news."

large areas, of the world today freedom of the press was UTI Mr. Wilson Harris, Independent known and the population wer Member for Cambridge Univer- allowed to read only what thelsity, in defence of Lord Kemsley, governments determined. TE said Lord Kemsley was a Con- British Press shinies forth as anservative and owner of Conserva- example of freedom and inde- dve newspapers in London and pendence," Sir Maxwell added he provinces, is it really

The first signs of authoritarian crime that he should, expect his regime had been intolerance of provincial editors to take the opposition, "This is an attempt Conservative view as in fact his to destroy that tolerance of op London editor did? An Inquiry, position, which is the lifeblood of ae said, would be futile unless it a working democracy."

resulted in legislation-which he Mr. Beverley Baxter, Conserva-thought would be reprehensible BELA tive and former editor of the in the last degree. Daily Express, bald the very Tact -Opposition “ales came from a of a Royal Commission being set Labour Member, Mr. Ernest up to investigate the activities of Thurtle, who said he would be the press was a prima facie vab❘orry if Mt. Morrison, because of of consure upon the press and is apparent terror of, the name Beaverbrook, were to be so definite warning that something would be done to it which scared as to cause this Parla- nent to go down in history as the would not like.

'Press Gag Parliament,"

Was

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(Mr. Thurtle was Parliamen- ury Secretary to the Ministry of Information during the war.)

Mr. Joseph Mallalicu, Labour, Royal Commission hought should thoroughly Investigate the

Mr. Fool thought there had ivir. Davies claimed that been

a serious decline in ournalists could not do their job quality of British Journalism in fearlessly of presenting news and the past 40 years, which he at- to the decline In the views as long as they were at the tributed mercy and domination of high power of editors and encroach

hance and a group of newspaper ment of proprietors. Thas change, "Daily Herald" proprietors whose power led he said, reflected a trend which

Dealing with ownership of the. them to believe their views were

not Insignificant. Its Im-

Press, Mr. Baxter said that Con sacrosanct and their politics al-portance was so great that some servative papers were public); most divine;

papers, including The Times, held, but the Dally Herald wa Mr. Davies then quoted Lord Manchester Guardian, Yorkshire in a very odd position with fir Kemsley, head of the Kemsley Post and Economist, Had adopted body owned by a capitalist com group of newspapers, as having new system of proprietorship bine and its soul by the Tradraw of civil libel, which, as it said: "Before the general election which protected the authority of Union Congress.

tood, was an absolute menace the editor and prevented her-

Speaking about advertising re-to every newspaper man, whe- venue, Mr. Baxter said in all hither proprietor or owner."

Mr. W. J. Brown, Independent Sir Maxwell Fyle, Conserva- 30 years in Fleet Street, he knew liberal representation." MI. tive, speaking for the Opposition, of only one case of an advertiser Member, said the Government Davies commented that, in other said the implied suggestion that deliberately trying

wanted this Royal Commission affect to words, what Lord Kemsley had the Left Wing was not repre-newspader policy. The advertiser efther for direct curtailment of the liberty of the press, or extens directed was to be done not on sented in the British press was sent a letter, saying?" "Unless the

sion of Government control over news value, not in the public In terest, not through editor's “judg- ment, but because Lord Kemsley said it had got to be put in.

I gave instructions to the editors of all my papers to give all sibilities of amalgamation,

Labuur candidates

fair and

"Special Pains"

Mr. Davies said that in the same article, Lord Kemsley said: "I took especial pains to see that this was done in those localities where the Kemsley Press has a monopoly of múblicity." In other words, there was no freedom of the press where Lord Kemsley had a monopoly, except where Lord Kemdey told his editors that there had got to be.

1. Mr. Davies gave other quota- tions from Lord Kemsley which, he said, showed that "this vest combine and chain" took its ori dess from Lord Kemsløy, "It is for this House to decide whether or hot that is the best way of producing newspapers in the best Interesis of the freedom of the |press". Mr. Davies commented,

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He then quoted Lord Baldwin as saying: "What the proprietars of these papers are aiming at is power, but power without respon- siblity.**

- Dir, Davies, red he could, say exactly what they would like to see Royal Commission do, un- deraveheadings: To inquire into ownership, control and

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