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"NATIONAL ARCHIVES ANO RECORDE 1: SERVICET Sixth Draft. Freedom, in the American tradition, is always coupled with minet profet service. The American press -- a free press never fonget terr its obligations to the American people. Its treatment of the recent war fitsdiscussion and of our present foreign policy are examples of the finest effort of a free, responsible press. Without abandoning constructive criticism, the press has handled these grave issues dispassionately. Itshas carried the facts fully and fairly to the American people, so that they could be the judge. We are now at a stage in our national economic life when similar the American press can agadan render equal service. The manner in which the American press makes clear to our citizens the problems that we face in maintaining our prosperity -- and the reasons why it is essential to advance that prosperity -- can help determine the future welfare of every family in the United States. We all want continued and ever-increasing prosperity. It is a simple, normal, human desire to want to improve the standards of living for all our people. The desire for better living conditions