The Portland daily press., 1900-02-24
Chance for Congress TO Show Its
Sincerity.
Price Has Been Raised
Arbitrarily 100 Per ct.
Meetings Newspaper Publishers
Association in New York.

New York, February 23.-Ths Ameri-
can newspaper Publishers association,
comprising most OF the large newspapers
of the United States for the past three
days In CON yention at the Waldorf storia
In this city, gave thorough consideration
to the sudden increase in the price OF
white paper and the reasons therefor. The
following resolutions were passed and q
committee Of the newsl apsr propristors
will personally present the same TO Con-
gress within the next few days:
"whereas the price Of printing PAPER
used by newspapers In the United States
has been arbitrarily increased In price
from sixty per cent 10 one hundred per
osnt without reason or warrant to be
found In the condition Of the industry It.
self and,
"Whsreas IL is the common belief that
this increase 10 due to the workings OF
trust; therefore, tie 1t
"Resolyed, that the American News
paper Publishsrs' association, represent
ing in this case not only It's own mem
tiers but the 1000 newspapers OF the
United States, calls uron Congress to
make an inquiry by means OF special
committee into the conditions above de-
scribed, to the emu that suitable lsgisls-
ton may be provided to remedy this con
dillon of affairs, in the interest of the
best soarcs Of public Information pro-
vided for the people to wit: The news
paper press whose interest the founders
OF the republic held In the highes, re-
gard"
The attention of Congress 10 directed 30
five bills now In the hands OF the ways
and means COMMITTEES, not necessarily TO
aid the pass age Of any of them specitical-
ly, but as evidence Of a great demand tor
come form Of remedial legislation, to
which the Inquiry We request would be
preliminary We believe thai the entire
All tation against trusts presents no more
concrete example than this, and your Pc
itioners, relying upon the desire OF Con-
press to iegislate in the iDteresta OF the
peopIe, believe you will accept the oppor-
tunity to make this inquiry in the spirit
in which it lie demanded.
The newspaper, IL 10 fair to state. uD-
like most other forms Of Industry. sells at
q Fixed price and has no means OF put
ting the increased cost on to tho con-
complete onnfscstien # profits, and In
many 9th era creates an actual loss.
The apparently sincere desire OF all
rats to deal with the trust question, re-
moves this inquiry from the charge OF
partisan ship and makes 1t what It Is In
tended to be. an Inquiry In the public In
terest.
The following officers were reelected:
s. Ii. kaufman, Washington Star.
resident; III. A. AcCIae. Cinoinna
Post, Woe PRESIDENT; w. q. bryant.
BROOKLYN Times, secretary; Edward +.
Call, New York Evening Post treasurer;
executive committee. W. L; Mclean,
Phtledsiphia Bulletin. q. ID. Palmer.
CIevel and; A. A. McCormiok, Chicago
Times Herald; II. K. Whiting, Boston
Herald, G. W. Knapp, Sc. Louis Repub-
lie, Charles Ii. Taylor, Boston Globe. and
Joseph I. Nsvin, Pittshurg Leader.
The An erican newspaper publishers
ass ooiation held the l4th annual ban
quet tonight at the Waldorf stoi la.
Two hundred and fifty members and
CHESTS were In attendance