The story of how silkworms have been trained to spin on a fat surface 4g an interesting one, Because of the cost of bolling the cocoons and the any such plan. The reason is that the proposal now before the Ministry of Communications calls, in effect, for the dissolution of "Nippon Dempo. True, Rengo also is to be disorganized and an entirely new. organization formed, but this is_a mere formality. Inasmuch as the Shimbun Rengo is closely connected with the Government while Nippon Dempo purely private organization, the Government would naturally" build "up the new. organization with Rengo material, To select the best men in the two companies would be the ideal thing theoretically, but would be the most foolish thing to do from a Dractieal standpoint. There would be ho end to factional troubles and in= trigues within the organization, as anyone acquainted with conditions in Japanese journalism must realise.
the "amalgamation" really means destroying Nippon Dempo and, top of this giving Shimbun. Rengo even greater financial support than It is at present receiving. Whether this will materially improve the situation is something that many per-Sons doubt for there "will be Practically no competition and without "competition newspapers and news agencies are robbed of their life blood. True, there Some very capable executives Rengo, principal among whom are Mr. Yukicht " Iwanaga, the present Managing Director, and Mr. Inosuke Furuno, his right hand man, But whether even they can bulld up what is hoped to be the "ideal news agency"
something on which your cor respondent would not care (o venture an opinion.
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