Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-21 | Page 2 | Marshall is Applauded by A. P. Members

Advocates Freedom of Speech and Press, But Would Soalc It to Agitators. NEW YORK, April 20. Vice President Presi-dent Marshall was applauded by members mem-bers of the Associated Press at their annual meeting today when he advocated advo-cated freedom of speech and prosn as guaranteed by the constitution, but favored "soaking it to tho follow who (r.uses irouhlo in the American republic repub-lic by what he says." He drew a distinction as fo the rights of free speech between those wno wore born in the country and others. oth-ers. Native born, he said, had the ripht to advocato alteration of the gov. vrnnient by constitutional means to (.socialism or a monarchy, but those I who sought a haven in this country! had no right to propose a change in the system of government. I The vice proslclont was the chip' speaker at tho luncheon of the members mem-bers In conneotion with the annual meeting at which tho retiring five dl rectors were ro-olectcd by acclamation; and fi ur advisoryboards and auditing and nominating committees were chos- Ui- A'tor (jeprocating the great amount of publicity given to crime and suggesting sug-gesting that newspapers pour oil on tno troubled waters of unrest by speaking speak-ing of the fine things in American life. Mr, Marshall told the meeting what ho thought would ho real news, namely "a claro!i call' from every newspaper In the country for mei to stand for justice, for freedom, for right, for the maintenance of the old constitution and the old principles upon which the repuollc was founded." "There are a greut many people," lie continued, "who think, wo aro going back to where wo wore boforo Auguat ,1, I0M. Wo aro not going back tnerc, gentlemen. I would to God. It wro possible to go baqk to 1840. But wo jlivo In tho year ot grace JQ20, and I wo are not going buck. And you know and I know, whethor ' vo closq our Qyoa to ii or not. that ten ir.iUIon men did not agnize au.j suffer suf-fer and die upon the far flung Hues of Fhnders and France that the world migi '- be what the world was, '"lho problem for tho Asaoo'atol Press is as to wholher it is to act as a mere machine, or whether witn tho opportunities and tho privileges ihe Ass( elated, -Press ha?, it wH asnume some of the responsibilities for bringing bring-ing peace and quietude, and good order or-der at least to America if not the woild." Tho vice-president counseled against j being discouraged at high prices. Ho recalled the days after the Civil war when, he said, flour sold for twenty I dollars a barrel, quinine for twenty dollars an ounce and calico for eighty cents a yard. i "Lot us get down from the tVeory," he said, "that wo must either m-ke all the" money that we can today for to morrow we die, or we muat spand all tho money we have today for fear ;horo will bo no tomorrow. Lot ua understand that Apierican prosperity 'cannot continue if the farms anJ factories fac-tories of this country are to produce less and people are to ineroast- find consume more. Awl what is tho use of talking about congress, or courts, or any 'other human instrumentality setting set-ting aside ihe plain laws of nanire7" Tho luncheon opened with a toast to the fully restored health of President Wilson, proposed by Frank P. Noyes, president of the Associated Pres?. Briefly reviewing tho wprk pf lho As-r.ocjated As-r.ocjated Pregs, Mr, Nope-i fia.id it had beoppie a "hallmark of aqcyraey whether whe-ther the event recorded is the election of a president, the signing of ap arm istice, a decision of the supreme court B or rhp death of a pope " He jntrgdUQ- K ed VIcprPrcsidprjt Mafghall as on fm wnom the people wfiFe apprecialin,- ff., moro and more because of his delight- R fill personality, his re9lnte cheerful m " ness and sturdy good sense. K