Mr. Churchill, addressing the London Press Club last Saturday, reminded
the members that he had begun life as a- jeurnalist, to provide for" the rvulgar necessaries of existence." He spoke of the influence of the- Press during the War when, after being silenced for a time,. tho.Press ,gradually caane to-exert " 'a:power beyond what was its proper funotion.:' He - expressed the, belief that since- the- Armistice- we' had- come back "towards the normal balance of things." He -praised the -British Press for itshighatandard of decorum and Its respect for the decencies of private while on the other hand he lamented the pres- vailing-.,fashion of offering free insurance to regular. readers- of - newspapers. Mt. Churchill 'suggested that it - was: f Or. poli- ticians to lay down a. policy, while it waslor newspapers:to criticize: The -distinction-is thoroughly sound; butit has long since -ceased.to apply. P.oliticians are -only too apt to look to the Press to suggest a policy to them. The Coalition, having no fixed principles of'. its.,osr, has, been far too susceptible to newepaper, -clamour, instead Of adhering-to a definite-policy.
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