Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-16

King Humbert-Next Press Congress
to be Held in Buffalo Many Thous-
ands Of Americans in Paris.
PARIS, France, August s, 1900
Interest in the attempt recently made
on the life of the Shah of Persia will
no doubt have weakened by the time
these notes reach America, but as all
Paris is talking of it word or two
about it, If they throw any new light
on the subject, will not be amiss.
The one question generally asked is
why was the Shah chosen and not
President Loubet. for the former
must be, from the anarchist point of
view, comparatively uninteresting,
whereas the assassination of Presi-
dent Loubet would horrify the whole
civilized world as much as or even
more than did that of King Humbert.
Both Shah and President were equal
| ly accessible, SO there was no special
difficulty about approaching President
Loubet. Possibly the assassin or his
| instigators thought one as suitable as
the other for their purpose; namely
| fiendishly illustrating principle and
making the illustration as striking to
the imagination as possible. The
Presidents immunity hitherto is all
the more remarkable as Paris has for
two or three years past been full of
| Italian workmen, indeed workmen of
every country, among whom anarch-
lists must be abundant. 1t seems
certain that these attacks are not iso-
lated occurrences but are the result of
organization, ] have heard it sug-
gested that the society really respon-
sible for all these attempts is the
Italian and Sicilian secret society
called the Malta. Nothing is more
likely, for though most potent in
Italy, where it has members in every
class and rank, its ramifcations ex-
tend over all Europe aud in America.
AS Was only natural and proper, the
assassination of King Humbert para
Used Paris, SO 10 speak, for few days
after it occurred. All public functions
of social kind were postponed, and
even those of serious character were
more or less interfered with. Per
haps that most affected was the Press
Congress for which long and elabor
ate, and indeed NEST interesting pro-
gramme, had been arranged. For one
thing all the italian Journalists were
recalled to Italy at a moments notice,
and for another President Loubet's
reception at the Elysee fell through.
Still the Congress was held and fair
number of journalists attended. The
American representation was neither
very large nor very representative,
still it included some well-known
names. The two American secretar-
les were Mr.. Charles H. Benton, man
ager Of the Associated Press in Paris,
and Captain A. III. Mattox, Press
representative of the United States
Commission to the Exposition; and
among the delegates from America
or European editors of American
papers were Mr.. M. H. de Young of
San Francisco, Mr.. G. Il. l.. Gauss of
Chicago, Mr.. Louis Holler Of Phila-
delphia, Mr. w. III. Sanger OF Boston,
and Mr.. H. r. Chamberlain who
represents the New York Sun in Lon
don. The President Of the Congress
was Mr.. w. Singer, Editor of lead
ing Vienna paper, the Neues Wiener
Tagblatt, with two French, one Ger
man, and one Spanish journalist as
vice presidents Whether the Con-
gress will have any practical results
it is not easy to forecast. One pro-
posal was for the establishment of an
international school of journalism In
Paris, another for the establishment
of an hospital for journalists in the
same city, while third was for the
creation of a Bureau of Information
for Paris journalists. OF all three
there is only one, the last, that would
| fancy, meet with sufficient general
support to enable it to pay It's way.
There is great need of some such
Bureau. well supplied with literary
and journalistic conveniences, and
especially books of reference. 1t is
hoped, by the way, to hold the next
Press Congress during the Exposition
at Buffalo.
In pursuance Of the question raised
in one of my previous letters, namely
as to the success or failure OF the Ex-
position, it is quite clear that the in
trinslc success of the show IS one
thing andsthe extrinsic success anoth
er. Intrinsically, it may be said that
very few people who specialized on
making money within the show will
do so, while almost all the amuse-
ments will lose heavily and several of
them 90 into bankruptcy. But neith-
er France nor Paris, nor indeed any
exhibitor who has his name and fame
to maintain. will lose. There may
be reaction, but for the past three
years industry, not only in France but
in other countries, has been stimula-
ted and labor amply rewarded: while
the city OF Paris will have reaped, in
deed is reaping, splendid harvest.
The Government, by its emission OF
| so, 900, 900 tickets, showed that it
| thought that number Of people would
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