New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-27

judicous Chronicle which speaks-"that We be-
lieve il would be utterly impossible 10 produce
any facts whatever to convict contemporary au-
thors of 'unbridled g7eediness' The whole rela-
ton between author and publ:sher-or author
agent and publisher-is simply one Of business
and is invariably settled on that basis IN
variably is strong word. What The Authors
Society and others have been urging for long
time is thai u ought to be a relation OF DUST
ness and settled on that basis. 1t is so settled II
these days much more frequently than OF yore'
Hut there was time when the business side
Of the bargain wa the publishers side and the
author took his ,eavings
This however is ty the way. "The Chronicle
is discussing the Gosse affair and his now too
notorious accusation against his feilow-autho's'
The comment ] quote Is Of this morning Inc
subject is not dead stale unlikely 10 ne ''''
Mr. Gosse either alleges something IN PROOF %
his offensive and sweeping charge or Will
draws IT, Moreover, a new element OF personal
interest is suggested. The genera iihpr'SS'''
Is saws the same Journal, that MT. "oSSe H"'
oro nub,,sher and one author In mind when he
spoke Instantly you hear the cry OF Mann.
perhans YOU raise it yourself Not from me Will
you hear the name; or not just yet Inc "''''
If us.nr names on mere hearsay or suspicion Is
10 l
times but that is only when we do not stop 10
think II would be well If Mr.. Gosse hlmseH
had stopped to think. He might in that case
baye escaned the imputation Of something very
lilo had faith in dealing with the report of his
ou cneech THE Chronicle" strengthens the
ov,dance against him on that point. Its reporter
bas referred to his shorthand notes taken AT the
Booksellers Dinner land informs us that he i
ouite certain Mr. Gosse used the eNpr'SS'o"
.unhridIed grocdiness' AS II appeared III the
renorts Of THE Times and "StandaFd' he'c
are three independent witnesses not % spa" ''
Mr. Gosse's first admssion-made neio'' III r
ccived how serious was the predcdi"''' '
which he mad falen-that THE Times ''l''
was accurate as far as II went. Al'os''"''' w.
Gosses position Is not happy ""''
romos are published and evidence Is ior'h-
coming II will be less happy still
7 have not \ dictionary at hand but sh'"l'
Ike to know whether Decentralization Is III '''
latest or In any dictionary Of reputc' OF mas any
authority II occurs in the tue OF an ~" wv 80
the contemporary Review The pepru''"~'
,,o, ., Man" hv Miss or Mrs. blanche Lepping-
-, T., tho Athcnacum II is spelled 'debruuhsa-
lion" This 4, no moment. | suppose, t. protest
acairst ncologisms They food the land. ana not
merely nor mainly this land. tn" scieh'"' VIM
noes more of them than anybody else pu' H. mas
an excuse in the nature of the subjects he i
Obliged 70 discuss Nor does scientific Uea'lS'
necessarily belong to literature. Such BOOK l"'
examnle as the 'Degencracy" Of NJ. N'raau }"
written in a jargon of its own Ihore are "'"
napers of which the same thing may o' s"'"'
When Sir Francis Jeune defined Journalism "S
Literature in a hurry. he had. imagine III "'''''
the reckless use Of words coined for the m'"''"'
or applied In a new sense 1t was a eo"d d'''""'
Of some journalism; not of the best ]ou'h'''S'"'
lie was answered by great journalist WHO ms
,he conduct Of a great newspaper. mo. sain 'n'S
great authority. mot in a hurry. never ga" any
reason to be in hurry. Whether you say
thing to-day or tomorrow, editorlhlN' "''''''
little What matters IS that you should say 'h'
right thing" That is one OF those s'i''"'''
which might well be embazoned IN l'''c'S '' S'''
and hung up in every EDITORS room IN Europe anu
America II II were acted upon for a Twelve
month. I believe that at the end Of the '"''''
month the influence Of the press would be greater
than ever and more benehcent 'hah ever 80"
q. W :.