New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-15
NEWSPAPERS IN FRANCE.
THE VISITING JOURNALISTS THINK
AMERICAN PAPERS ARE TOO BIG

George II.
pcrtation club The party included Jean
i,,,,,,,,iIbof1 of the petite Gironde" Bordeaux;
r---oaI AIa1,chcz of the Temps Maurice De-
,,-eie3n of the "DGbats'' and Georges Jubin, of
tn, Petit Journal" NJ de Bocande, of New
York was also of the party, but George Dutallly,
Of the ''Eclair' NJ Davis, Of Vie lllustre'
and Jear Buuau- Vanilla, of the "Matin,' did
not arrive in time to share in Mr. Danielss hos
iitalit-.
..vour arrrs here are large said NJ Man.
chez land we can't how you sell them so
cbo,p. We consider a six page paper big
enough for any purpose. and would sink money
if we made them any larger. In fact people
don't want their papers any larger than four
r. six pages because they want to read what
taey contain and that can't be done with yours
in fun"
''Yes,' said NJ. Juhin. you give your readers
natcrial for which would find space. The
International yacht is a favorite topic just
roy.. but We haze said nothing about il except
to mention the accidents to the yachts OF
course we shall give the name of the successful
aCht. but our readers nothing for details
- matters of that kind
What we are now interested in, and
t,sdcrs AS we'll" said NJ. Demason, lis the work
C., De La VauX. His hope To cross the Medi-
terranean with his airship is shared by thou
.ands of French people and they read every
ioEa they are to know everything the Extra
i not a popular thing with us; in fact, get
;lcng without it, and We leave pictures for the
illustrated PAPERS"
We have 10000 subscribers" said NJ
Jubin, but would have fewer patrons If i'm
Sc ease cf al attack on one of prominent
me-. would devote four columns t. describ-
ing the Fortitude # the mans wife, how brayely
she received the news and how heroicaliy she
bore herself"
The manner H. which the N..,-York papers
handled the story 81 the attack the Presi-
dent was loudly praised by the French news
IaIer men, who agreed that Tho only improve
ment that could be suggested would be less
Tvs"
Why. said of the party. it isn't ueces-
saIy to read your papers at alI-thc h"adlin"s
&re sufficient one gets the news from them
ana uses the oily OF tho article only for detsit
We hay" one nuisance in Paris which NcW-York
= free from, and the people may bc glad of it
hat is the taking new 81 aper ycnder Men with
newspapers under their arms have scare heads
fastened to their coats and by their yelling lead
people to believe that these heads similar To
those in the papers under their arms People
buy the papers and find out then that no such
article they expected to find is contained in
the papers. Your newsboys are sharp. but they
such vulgar tricks
The conversation all in French. and NJ.
fiCdnouilhcu nodding toward table where a
'lrty of two and two women sat at
luncheon said: I'VE appear to be attracting the
JttentiOn of the women members" The remark
was clearly made to bring the subject of women
members under discussion. for the strangers
We're probably at d loss to who the women
members were. Mr.. Daniels explained that the
women were the wives daughters or friends of
members who have the privilege to go t. the
club for their luncheon
Thank the Lord" said NJ. Jubia, "our clubs
have not yet been invaded by women. That is
one place into which woman has yet vent
ured in Paris except in one instance The Great
KCIublic Club admitted women and naturally it
failed Our clubs for men, and they differ
gambling we do not, and the clubs live on it,
Baccarat and poker playei in all the large
clubs, and with profit to the ORGANIZATIONS
In eXplar alton Of the visitors said that the
like the American game. 1T is played just the
same way" he saij, but instead of Gfty-two
cards only thirty-two used, and you can
imagine that the hands are not the same as one
sees in the American game In one Of the Paris
clubs the kitty" for two baccarat tables Melted
= club $1,000 francs last year
The conversation ned the fruits and
vegetables of the United States. and as none of
the visitors had ever tasted watermelon Mr.