New-York tribune., 1896-12-27
uODEPV JOTRNALiSN DlSCt NNhH'
o,,>.,ovs FOR AND AGAINST THE NEWS
PAPER EXPRESSED AT THE WOMAN
PRESS CLUB MEETING.

..v,oos ,,odern Journalism initiate aSahS' u"o
,,.,,r.o was the subject discussed AZ the III il''-
mas meeting Of the Womans Press ''u"
af,erroon in Carengic Hail, and 50 m"'" i"'''
VS. roanifestod in the debate that the S'Ssio ""9
,'ro,orrcd considerably beyond its usual N'nllS
- I. ,,o,. read nv Mrs Christine Ladd Franklin
,trs Gertrude Eastman Perkins. Mr.. g eS'0'''-
Alden and Mrs Miriam Mason Greeley
Mr. Franklin was inclined 10 deplole 'he ''"-
dcpcv Of modern journalism. and 'housh' Una" 'o
..,.s,a,or WAS altogether free from onle'uoh""'e
,oa,rres There was a time" she said "heh we
,,a discriniuate and could know just what
o,.rs WE ought 10 bring into our homes pu' no"
,bere arc things in every paper that ''e Sii'" "''
ought not see. and which he likes 10 see "'" 7'V"'
UP liking 10 see. , o,,,a
Mrs Porkins's paper was an emphatic annma"Ne
a. ,be question proposed. There can be no ques-
-, .. .b, said "a bout the importance ard usciul-
.se of tho press but II is largely owing 10 n7 III
euerce that modern literature has degenerate" i'o
sensational realism. II Is responsible oT ''o "7'''
n, serious reading and the lessenlnS ''h''"'S ~
d.en and logical thought while us I"hS""Fr III
many cases can only he described as muroe''u i-"A
lish." ,, .o,,s,,
xh,ch Is merely a record OF polce-court news anu
,riva,e scandals. had anything AKIN 10 literature.
-, lid that this was one Of the consequences OF
che nrintirc press and the pubic sc"ooi "'S'
greeley also spoke Of some Of the French woihe"
,.iis,. NJ the day and particularly OF Nine.
y,I,e,,a Adam. Editor and founder OF the "Nouvehe
Revue. ,., r,a for
Nra Westover-Aldon made vigorous l''d io'
-, journalism and argued so effectively III us
,avor that she carried nearly every one Win he''
- ..oso r,ho had been otherwise inclined al tne
.,,r,,g Her paper was followed by lively de-
,o,n IN which Mrs. Carrie Waite MISS H""'
american secretary Of the jewish women No""-
~. Mrs Croly. Dr. Huldah Gum MIS- A"A '''P
Ia The Rev Antolnette Brown Blackwell took
Mrs Crisp maintained that journalism was no
r,o,e allied TO literature than carpcnterinS 10 the
nrofession of architecture. though kno"lcdee OF
rar,entering might be useful to the architect and
so might Journalism be to the literateur
Mrs Waite complained that there was TOO mnch
io,rualism The newspapers were so large sh'
ssid toat people had no time TO read anything
.lse but if they were bad. she added. no one was
10 blame for II but the public that bought ana re"o
them.
Miss American appeared TO think most unid'oi-
ably Of an newspapers. and complained among
o,ber things of their want Of verdciiy At the
time the Jewish Womens Council met, she
said a fake article had been Published ana coplcn
all over the country. and had caused the society
much trouble and annoyance. To tins MIS-. Ai''h
replied that one two. three and ven four columns
OF authentic matter regarding inc ou.,li nu DIN
published every day by the newspapers M"-l' ti'
lad thereby been able 10 do vastly more good than
the fake one could possibly have douc haiIn
Mrs HlaC kMcll Sdld lndt Sil' d-ir'i WIZ
thing that had been said. for newspapers were
good bad and Indifferent. and Mrs. croly declared
that there was nothing modern about sensational
journalism Forty years ago. she sald, sht ioSl
position as New-YoIk correspondent oi western
publfcatior because she preferred 10 write hothlIS
hut the truth and man was put IN hcr piac" VINO
evolved scandals from his inner consclo4sness.
Before the meeting adjourned Mrs Greeley read
an Invitation from correspondent OF th' laIlS
"Figaro" Mile. Wolska. who Is now IN New lork,
,o fhe club members VINO may visit Paris TO meet
The founder Of the new Colonial Hospital Comtesse
Naucher de Careii Mime. de carcii Is president OF
The Philanthropic Association des DANES Fran
caisee which has the cordial support OF the WIG OF
inc French President Nine. Faure.
The session opened with couple oi songs by
Miss Eugenie Barker and a recitation by Mrs. lsa-
bai godesor, Mrs Mcrrick the accOmpanist