"GREAT RESPONSIBILITY."

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 46, 23 February 1940, Page 3

"GREAT RESPONSIBILITY."

HELPING THE WAR EFFORT. (By Tflesraph. -Press Associa;:..,.., ROTORUA. Thursday. A great duty and resitonsibilitv lies on the Press of the Dominion to da v. and that is that it should get behind the Government and assist it in evdry way in seeing that New Zealand puts forth all the war effort of which it is capable, said the chairman, Sir Henrv Hurt on, at the annual meeting of the New Zealand section of the Empire Press Inion. "I had the privilege of being in London when war broke out and of seeing how quickly Great Britain sprang to the task of putting forward the maximum effort. 'We must do all the work we are capable of and make great sacrifices in doing it' was what 1 heard everywhere ill England. "Returning to New Zealand. I was greatly disappointed to find that quite a large section of the community did not seem to realise fully that the Empire is at war and fighting for its verv existence," Sir Henry continued. "It is the bounded duty of the Press t<» do all it can to alter this state of affairs. The war has struck the newspapers of the Dominion heavily, and some have already ccased publication. Dearer newsprint and supplies of all kinds, higher costs and distribution charges, combined with greatly reduced advertising revenue, are difficulties that owners have to contend with, but these are faced cheerfully in the effort to give service to the public and assistance to the authorities, so that when the conclusion comes we may all be proud of our country's part." Sir Henry Horton was re-elected chairman of the New Zealand section of the Empire Press Union. Mr. J. M. Hardcastle was appointed secretary in succession to Mr. R. D. Horton, Who resigned owing to military duty.