Show l Iii J S S Papers I Favor u. u So S a Paying for Ads t WASHINGTON Oct 19 un- un L overwhelming majority of the theirs irs and publishers of the naoi naS na- na ors S ens en's oi oas sin small alt daily and weekly t i i B think the government I Lid pay for or w war r bond advertis advertis' fr Albert S. S Hardy of Gaines Gaines- Fl i g J of the National president le Ga lito I association told the sene sen- sen t je e tanking banking committee Tuesday in support of the bill bin I Ir T 1 Bankhead D. D Ala JI I 9 p Senator up to anI an- an I in treasury bond advertis- advertis I Eg tg in n newspapers Hardy said a q Questionnaire 4 est survey by his asso asso- showed shoed 94 9 per cent favored the foe e legislation I II I I To the question Do you think L the government should pay for bond pond advertising Hardy said 2545 2515 papers replied yes yes and told Mid no no I Approximately 87 per cent of those ans answering eri g the questionnaire aire Wed fated they did not consider paid Advertising would be a subsidy a or r that it would have any effect on in en editorial policies I the NEA represented presented I gone me newspapers principally weeklies but including some I dailies Forty state press associations I also have indorsed the BankI Bankhead Bank- Bank I head bead bill he asserted f 1 Discussing opposition to the bill from the treasury and some publishers publishers pub pub- lishers Hardy said I t The motivating force force back of or orthe the government agencies agencies' attacks stems from their almost fanatical desire to maintain the status quo quoIn In the widespread free publicity program f I The fact that the government pays for every other service or commodity in the war effort deliberately Is overlooked in the protest of officialdom and editors editors edi edi- J. J Newspaper k publishers tors Jors tors are individualists They cannot can- can not be he regimented The overwhelming overwhelming over- over whelming percentages listed in inthe inthe inthe the questionnaire represent the nearest Dearest approach to a meeting of minds as to the proper course to pursue |