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Show TOO MUCH INTERFERENCE Various boards, politicians and pos-i pos-i tal officials have made it very difficult diffi-cult for newspapers to do business. The zne system putting subscriptions subscrip-tions on a cash basis and prohibiting exchanges, has reduced the newspaper newspa-per output to a, minimum. A constant stream of newspapers announce suspension under new rulings rul-ings and increasing cost of labor and material. Autocratic orders have in some cases cas-es been revoked by the President, but active bureaucrats continue to make life a burden for publishers. One average city daily newspaper was put to an expense of $G00O to change its circulation and exchange system to meet new regulations. Smaller newspapers find it impossible impos-sible to make all the reports and comply com-ply with all the regulations and demands de-mands of the departments. Of course after the war some of these interferences with the liberty of the press will cease but publishers are disheartened. The government has not fully appreciated ap-preciated the loyalty or the devotion of the press in helping put through every need of our country. There is not a day but new demands de-mands for free publicity are made by various boards and officials on the newspapers that have been crippled. Intentionally or otherwise, the interference in-terference by iiational authority with problems involved in getting out.; newspapers has gone too far and must cease. The Manufacturer. -W.S.S. |