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Show THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mr. WalBh wns very careful to mako it clear that ho had no grievance griev-ance against tho newspapers. "It Is n remarkable thing that In this un friendly forum tho news colums ot tho papers havo been so fair and so accurate. Even tho long hand ro-ports ro-ports mado of tho speeches which wore erltlclsod editorially havo been comparatively accurate Thoy havo convoyed my meaning fairly and In proportion. "And In this connection," continued contin-ued Mr. Walsh, "I want" to say a word about tho Associated Press That Is such a big organization and covers so largo n part ot tho newspaper news-paper field and peoplo dealing with matters requiring publicity nro so Ignorant as to what press nssocla Hons can handlo and nowspapers print, that ovorybody who gets less publicity than ho would llko takes a hack at tho Associated Press. "It would bo a vory serious thing, Indeed, for tho American public, and especially for such public Interests as I happen to represent, If tho Associated Asso-ciated Press wero, as has been so frequently charged, subject to corporate cor-porate Influence or bias ot any kind. I- havo had a better opportunity 1 4o study tho Associated Press than perhaps per-haps any ono elso has over had, and I am ready to glvo my final verdict upon Us management. It Is fair. It Is absolutely on tho squaro. And It Is on tho Job, too. Evorywhoro , wo havo hold meetings tho Associated Press has been capably1 represented and has sent out Intelligent and adequate ade-quate reports over Its wires.'.' From an Intervlow In tho Now York Times. |