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‘ \Vhat promises to be a sweeping investiga< H. 1940. by Senator Murray, chairman ol~ retary ol the interior; James Lawrence Fly, J

tion into current newspaper operations has the Senate Small Business Committee. former chairman of the Federal Communica— x J

been tentatively scheduled for the week he The segment relating to printing and tious Commission; Thurman Arnold, foe of J

ginning January 7 when the Senate Small publishing placed emphasis almost exclusiye- business and labor monopoly, and former J

Business Committee will explore various 1y on the one-newspaper town angle. This Associate Justice, United States Court of J

phases ranging from one-newspaper towns. report stated: . . . ”VVhilc small business is Appeals: VVoodrufl Randolph, president, [11- J

chain ownership to newsprint problems. The strong in printing and in some branches of teruational Typographical Union." J

re original hearing (late set by the Committee the publishing industry. actually a high de- The fact that Mr. Ernst has been selected J

staff for December 16 was changed to the gree of concentration prevails in the publish- to make the opening statement indicates J

later date at the insistence _of Senator Wherry ing of newspapers, periodicals, and books— that the hearings will be pegged on the J

the (Neb) ranging minority member and prob- a fact of obvious social importance. . . . Very thesis of his latest book, “The First Free— J

ably next chairman of the Senate Commit- few communities now have more than one dom" and subsequently propagandized in J

tee who believes the inquiry is so broad version of the news.” his radio speeches. Noteworthy is the sim- J

at {that the utmost care must be exercised to Any action taken by this Committee would ilarity between points of newspaper opera- 5

insure fair and impartial sessions. affect at least 70 per cent of publishers in tions questionnaire of the Senate Committee ‘

Apparently the Committee is willing to the small daily and weekly field who oper- and Ernst program of reforms by Congres- J

give time to the leading critics of the small- ate in one-newspaper towns. Senator Mur- sional action. 3

town newspapers to ventilate their theories ray’s press release of December 17 stated. .\nother witness listed by Senator Murray

;but at the same time afford publishers’ or- ”VVe intend to give the fullest possible con- is Thurman Arnold, foe of business and

ganizations like the N.E.A. full opportunity sideration in the hearings to each phase of labor monopoly. and former Associate Jus- J

'to rebut charges against newspaper manage- the problem. particularly newsprint, mon-- tice. United States Court of Appeals." Ar- J

he area ment and explain the actual story of news- opoly, and survival. We. will also consider add is now in private law practice. As As— J

;-paying . paper policies relating to ownership and small neWSpaper advertismg, taxes, postal sistant Attorney-General for many years, he J

ermore, operation of member papers. N.E.A. Legis— rates, production costs. labor problems. “’e was mnSIdered a crusader against adver— J

dustrial ‘lative Committee is arranging for a number will consider specific proposals for Iegis- tising‘. His mantle was taken over by Wen- J

)00'000 J JOE practical publishers to testify at any pub- lation remedies where appropriate.” dell Berge now Assistant General who a J

are gen- Elic hearings called by the Senate Committee. The Committee's official statement reads: year or two ago expressed the interest 1
.Iburban J It. is reported that about 2.000 publishers. “Noted experts, as well as independent pub- of the Department of Justice in the trend

:cilities. Jmostly in smaller cities and towns, replied lishers have already been invited to appear toward one-newspaper towns. Arnold's po— J

rthwhile Jto the Committee's letter dispatched early belore the connnittce. The calendar now sition on advertising was stated in an- J

”in November asking seven questions relating bemg‘ drawn Includes: Morris L. Ernst, nat- nouncing decrees against automobile finance J

to economic problems based primarily on ionally prominent legal expert in the news- promotion when he declared: “The pur-

what the Committee described as “obstacles paper field, newly appointed to the Pres- pose of the antitrust laws will be furthered J

Jto free competition.” That staff employees of ident’s Commission on Civil Rights Legisla- if advertising is limited to its proper func— J

Jthe Committee already reached conclusions tion, who will make the opening statement tion of building up consumption, and if J

J'without the benefit of questionnaires is dis- at the hearings.” restrictions are placed against its use for the

‘closed in Senate Document No. 206 en- Others will be: “Clinton P. Anderson, Sec- purpose of giving a monopoly advantage ' ,‘i

» ltitled “Economic Concentration and World retary of Agriculture: Averill Harriman, to the competitor with the largest pocket- J

J‘War Two" submitted to the Senate June Secretary of Commerce: Julius A. Krug, Sec- book." . ‘ J

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