Evening star., 1897-02-20

dictates the policy Of the paper. The re-
dacteur en- chef however. is the tangible
ana visible boss receiving inspiration
from the directeur: ana this he transmits
TO the classified departments: a. the polit-
ical service: (2) "the service Of Informs
TONS; CD ''the reportage;" ~ the feuille-
ton; 60 the chronicle (chroniQue); and 90
the partie theatrale.
The Real City Editor.
But the map would still be incomplete
without the secretary de redaction,' the
modestest and yet most useful worker, who
begins his day by reading all the other
daflies. He informs the redacteur en- chef
himself OF likely facts for development: II
Is really he who starts out the reporters
on each wild career: he supplies the bril-
liant writers of chronique-unworldy
CT ack Drained litterateurs and instrument
lists OF the verb'-with subjects: and il is
he to whom ell turn for names, dates, fig
uIes and all other data.
The Matin. always progressive. has had
the bright idea to give this admirable
retaire u half page to himself. Under the
rubric of Third Edition. appearing at 4
O'Clock am he publishes valuable
sumo, not only of the chief news in each
other morning paper. but the argument of
each prominent editorial. The value of
such page must lie, naturally. in its COM
pleteness and permanency. One must be
able to depend on it, to feel sure that in
buying the Matin, epitome of the
whole Paris press will be spread before
him. as an index for further selection and
reading.
The reportage is made up of two distinct
services in each principal Paris daily:
There is the great reporting" charged
with the handling of great events. like
presidential trips, world-agitating catas-
trophies. interviews and travel matter, and
there is the little reporting" given over
to the Faits-Diversers''-''di facts
men, These poor chaps. by the way, count
for so little in proud profession that they
have been Obliged TO modestly make their
own press club" The Association Cen
erale des Nouvellistes Parsiens'' is made
up OF reporters, now a French word 10y
adoption, and reporters only: ii has at
least given them the advantage of united
action, by which they have been able
to overcome the various threatening
agencies for supplying local news and
breaking up the business of reporting.
Driven to herd by themselves, the report
ers' work bravely on, intent on bringing
flair to their prose and enterprise TO their
working day: each spurred on by the hope
of winning, some time, that which is the
greatest spur to the Partisan writer-the
ability to sign his name
1t il a mutual love-the love of names
iE Paris. The signed article being all but
universal, it is the encouragement of the
writer as it is the bait of the public. And
it is here that enterprise understood
by French journalism, shows itself. Take.
for example, the Gaulois, though the
Temps, the Dehats, the Figaro, the journal,
the Gil Bias, the Echo. and the Petit Journal
even. do almost we'll A mere recital of
the Galuo.s chronique. feuilleton and par
tie theatrale brings out splendid list of
names.
Noted Writers.
Among its regular essay writers the
Gaulois counts Jules Claretie, Paul Bourget
Henri ,Meilhac, Ludovic Halevy, Anatole
France, Francisque Sarcey, Henri Fouquier
litical questions-being a royalist sheet
are treated by six men who have written
books-for lack of a better designation of
their gentiity-among whom, best known,
are Cornely, Louis Teste and Robect Mitch
ell For short stories and chronique there
are men like Octave Mirbeau. Rene Maiz-
eroy, Ernest Blum, Alexandra Hepp and
Emile Faguet. The army has its interests
defended by the General du Barail. the
marine by Admiral Dupont Pure literature
is represented by Edouard Rod, and the
poets Richepin, Armand Silvestre. Edmond
HGraucourt, Jean Rameau, Jaques Nor
mand and Louis Legendre. There is an
artistic critic, musical critic. dramatic
critic and an 'eXposer of foreign ideas,
the latter being the Count RZewuski.
Literary, but Not Newsy.
AS evidences of this sort of literary news
paper enterprise, the various features of
the Temps are rich to bursting. And only
last year they were 'enriched''-the edi-
tors own worldly a new rubric, The
World OF Litsruurs,'' under which are
signaled and estimated all important new
books. Its Theatrical ChrCr icle," handled
by FrancisQue Sarcey himself, is mad.
more important than-say-the cable news
fro m the United States of America. To be
exact, it is given more space in one day
than the accumulated American cable
grams of a year AS a newspaper the
Temps lacks only-news.
STERLING HELLO.