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Show " " " 1 i PROCLAMATION ... To the Newspaper Publishers of America: an omSi NwsPaper Week again affords iS ?f I f r US t0 renew our faith in the Ef f of Democracy and, to re-appraise our eneme, TnUfvn that Dec against our tlT, 1 1 thls suPreme war effort, the daily and weekly newspapers of America are charged Z if "ffnsibility. It is their task to keep anVnnf r wl7 and rsey informed, to record and publish those sober facts that will steady the helm and even the keel of a nation tossed on tne sea ol wartime uncertainty. Today the war news is better than it was a year ago. We are on the offensive; the enemy has been dislodged in many quarters. Yet the need for a sharp perspective, perspec-tive, for a sure balance, for an intelligent evaluation evalua-tion ot our gams and a cautious weighing of our tuture tasks is imperative. The enemy would contuse con-tuse and disintegrate us with rumors and misunderstandings. misun-derstandings. Our most effective weapon against his malicious falsehoods is the truth, an accurate, tull, and fair presentation of the news in a free press. The rights of a free press are the safeguards of the people; the responsibilities of a free press are the commandments of the people. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT |