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Show hv j- i v j j;- v : . KjHh I w fe -- ' ' I N S j. J Dozens of workmen are preparing ?&sf - ?f ' the hue chlcaS Stadium for the ' A "J ' g8! (; conventions. Lpper left is pictured I IS s f Walter Hallanan, chairman of the I ? I I Sv ' J Republican committee on arrange- " iS. k " I ments, and lower right, Ambrose fK Xj f vMir, J -.. .s it3 O'Connell, Demorcatic chairman. ' "N-, m J Army Press and Radio Must Maintain Political Neutrality The war department, in instructions instruc-tions sent to all commanders both in the United States and overseas, has prescribed a policy of strict impartiality im-partiality in the dissemination of political information. Title V of the new federal voting law, which is an amendment to the Hatch act, prohibits use of federal funds or sponsorship to influence the armed forces in voting in federal elections. Instructions to commanders in ob servance of this law state: "The burden is on the army to see that the information and entertainment which it furnishes to the soldiers is either (1) nonpolitical or (2) if political, is justified by presentation in strict accordance with the allowed al-lowed exceptions. "It is not the purpose of Title V to shut off information and entertainment enter-tainment from the armed forces. Its purpose is to see to it that no in formation or entertainment which is federally financed or sponsored and which might have the political character, will be disseminated to soldiers except in conformity with the statutory provisions designed to prevent unfairness or partiality ir any such dissemination." The law permits rebroadcasts ol political speeches over government controlled stations provided equal time is given each party. |
