Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-05-19
EDITORS IN SESSION.
Representatives Of the Press Con-
vene at st. Louis.
An ADDRESS ON YELLOW JOURNALISM
Mr.. Collins Charges It with Large Part
Of the Responsibility for the Increase
of Crime-A Reception Given to the
Kansas Members.

st. Louis, May 17-Yesterday the
convention Of the National Editorial
association, comprising 500 delegates
representing the state press organiza-
tons of the United States, convened
In the hall of congresses and will be
in session four days. Capt. Henry
King, editor-in-chief Of the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat, chairman of the COM
mittee of welcome, presided.
After some brief speeches the con-
vention took up routine business and
the different committees were an
nounced. A resolution was adopted
that all resolutions that may be intro
duced shall be adopted before the con-
vention and then referred to the COM
mittee on resolutions and that at the
discretion Of this committee formally
introduced. This action was taken
In order to prevent the waste Of time
by unnecessary preliminary discussion.
p. v. Collins, Of Minneapolis, the
president, delivered his annual ad-
dress at the afternoons session Of the
National Editorial association. Mr..
Collins charged yellow Journalism"
with large part Of the responsibility
for increase in crime and believed the
much-boasted freedom of the press
should be curbed for the welfare Of the
public.
President Collins referred to the
American press as the most potential
power In the preservation of good gov
eminent and said that upon 1t devolves
to-day the infinite responsibility of d.
recting the destiny of the people Of this
country He asserted that the editor
should be broad man-as broad as
his country; in fact, as broad as the
whole world
Dr. A, e. Winship, editor Of the
Journal Of Education, of Boston, deliv-
cred an address on New Journalism
Responsibility" He said In part:
Journalism now has an opportu-
nifty to do what the state, the school
and the church have failed to do for
by helping to enthrone the
common people who have not come
into their inheritance since his sa-
tanic majesty first interfered with the
family affairs. There are two distinct
classes of observation-disclosures at the
top, those at the bottom and the COM
mon people. There is nothing In
which the common people so
completely own as the press and mod
,rn journalism must be a new gospel
or humanity"
In closing his address of welcome
David r. Francis, president of the
louisiana Purchase exposition, said:
"1f | could make you understand the {
,reat sense Of obligation that the {
louisiana Purchase exposition feels {
oward the press | would endeavor to
o so. Suffice 1t to say, that, without t
he power Of the press, without the
reat assistance Of the press, this ex-
osition would not now be what 1t is.
1--WE do not fear nor do we object to II
and we court inspection and {
he greatest publicity of our manage u
lent Of this exposition. If, after this n
reat exposition has ended and these I
plendid structures shall have been re- n
loved, we can feel that you have been a
plifted. and that we have done every n
ling to add to the instruction and o
llture Of humanity, we shall feel
nply repaid. We welcome you not
My for what you have done. but for .
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Because of the inclement weather It .,
as decided to hold the night session :
the Inside inn, where the majority y
the delegates are registered. The :,
ssion was presided over by Maj. W. :.
:. Screws and was In honor of the :.
emory of the members who had died "
nee the. last convention. A poem by