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Show the foundation for the most evil 'isms' is created. "Nothing will destroy a free press more quickly than a propaganda propa-ganda press." The general's message was part of a report to Mr. Forrest of progress pro-gress by the recently freed Japa-nee Japa-nee press towards an impartial sense of responsibility and coop-aration. coop-aration. Mr. Forrest recently completed a tour of the Far East in the interests of establishment and maintenance of a free press, which was part of world-wide efforts ef-forts by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. "The Japanese press," he wrote on this aspect of the free press issue, progressively manifests to an encouraing degree the same fervor for free democratic institutions insti-tutions which has motivated the advocates of a free press in other parts. of the world." A for general application of the principles of a free press, General MacArthur wrote: "There can be no greater guaranty guar-anty of a peaceful world than an international free press." PRESS CAUTIONED AGAINST USE OF PROPAGANDA World precautions against a propagandized press were urged this week by Gen. Douglas Mac-Arthur Mac-Arthur as part of a proposal for inclusion of free press and open communications guaranties in the forthcoming international peace treaties. In a letter to Wilbur Forrest, of the American Society of Newspaper News-paper Editors, the U. S. commander comman-der in Japan warned that propaganda propa-ganda not only can strike at the roots of social creed but destroy the value of the press as well. "The greatest menace and one which must be guarded against is the use of the press for propa-gand propa-gand purposes," Gen. MacArthur wrote in urging specific freedom of the press paragraphs in treaties. trea-ties. Once the press is turned to propaganda, its value is lost and |