The Washington times., 1902-08-12
AMERICAN ADVANTAGES
DISARH OPPOSITION
international Press Congress
v i'll Leave Europe.
MEETS IN ST. LOUIS IN 1908
First Time the European Journalists
Have Crossed the Water - Emperor
Williams Personal Invitation With
Drawn in Favor of Big Exposition.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1i.-Walter Williams
of Columbia, Mo-, who represented tn
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, durin,
his recent tour through Europe and por
tions of Asia and Africa, has returned
When asked Tor a statement regardin;
his trip, and particularly the congres.
of the international Press Association
recently held liz Berne, Switzerland, Mr.
Williams dictated the following:
Il have been away nine months, trav-
eled some 10000 miles, and visited TWEEN
ty-five countries. The last important
event was the attendance of the Inter
national Press Congress at Berne
Switzerland. This congress is composed
of about 900 delegates and representa-
tives of the leading metropolitan jour
nails of the continent of Europe.
Such newspapers as the Figaro the
| Latcrne' of Paris, the 'Lokal Anzeiger
the 'Tribuna' of Rome. and other papers
of like Importance, were represented
at this meeting by their chief editors.
/ Some seventeen countries were included
/ in the membership of the congress, en-
bracing all the capitals and points of
commercial interest in Europe
Il presented. as representing the press
clubs of the exposition, an invitation to
the congress to hold its next annual
session, September, 1908, in st. Louis.
civ tr,,-i i-at
from as many different countries, in
cluding one from Germany, authorized
by the Emperor, to meet next year in
Berlin
Field Cleared for ST. Louis.
These invitations. enc by one, We're
withdrawn, and finally the Berlin invi-
tation, by vote of the German dslega-
ton. was withdrawn with the under
standing that it would be presented for
1904 The German delegation fhereupon,
without exception, supported ST. Louis |
Speeches in advocacy of tie st. Louis |
invitation were made by Representatives |
from Germany. Italy. France, Hungary, |
Spain, Austria, Sweden and SwitZer- |
land There was an exiting discussion. |
1.-The congress had never been outside |
of Europe, and had declined invitations |
to go oven as far as Glasgow, Scot
land. during the exposition, and to |
London The QUESTION being put to a
vote. however. said imitation was ac-
cepted by practically the unanimous de-
cision of the delegates. 1t is expected
that, from assurances made at Berne.
fully 800 delegates from the European
.rie ba ir,l |
St. Louis.
Always Met in Europe.
"Irevicus congresses have been held
in Paris, Stockholm. Budapest. Lis
hon, Vienna. and other European capi-
tails. The congress is not only important
in itself but includes in its member
ship all the press organizations of Con
tinental Eb-ope. Great Britain alone is
somewhat scantiIH represented. but
steps arc already being taken to secure
he cooperation Of the British Insti-
ute of Journalists. numbering over 300
100 members in TIE United Kingdom
MIR. Howard S. Cornish. secretary
# the institute. is very much in sym
)atby with the plan of the worlds
,ress congress in st. Louis. The same
s true of Sir Hugh Gilzeam Reid the ,
cunder of the Institute, and one of the
most important factors in British {
journalism. Sir Hugh said that the /
Purchase Exposition has given {
o the journalists Of the world great {
dea. and they will grandly respond.
Or Charles Russell, editor OF the d
Glasgow Herald one of the great
scotch newspapers, cordially indorses
:ir Hugh's statement. with the assur-
nee that the Herald would assist as
much as possible an exposition which
vas so attentive to the press.
Journals in All Languages.
Il have visited nearly 1000 newspaper
fices issuing journals in many Ian
uages. and have met with most cordial
ourtesy. and the most gratifying in
crest in exposition affairs. with but a
ingle exception, and that was doubt
sss due TO a misunderstanding OF The
lnguage in Turkish town.
THE Old World newspaper people
ave great admiration for American
journalistic methods. and have benn
leased TO give expressions in their col
INNS favorably commenting on the
Worlds Fair work. This is true not
My in the larger capitals, but in the
mailer cities and manufacturing CEN
ars- In tact, so far as l can recall.
OF single newspaper of the 600 which
visited has failed to make comment
some extent on the exposition
The St. Louis Worlds Fair is ap-
areE;ly growing in favor in Europe
trough the excellent work of the regu-
II representatives there, and inquiries
ave been invoked in most unexpected
,rce. Even in lands so far away as
alestine and Upper Egypt. | found
exhibitors or visitors. In a
tile shop in Bethlehem. for example.
ITO which | casually went, l was ac
,sted by the proprietor for informa
on regarding the exposition. 1t ap-
cared that he wished to make an ex-
bit of some kind -