Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-06-02
PARLIAMENT Of PRESS
GATHERING OF 5000
ATTENDED FlRSf MEETING
JOHN HAY SPEAKS OF POWER OF
PRESS FOR KEEPING THE
PEAcE-oREETiN OF
FRANCIS.
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st. Louis. May 21.-Newspaper edit
ors and writers numbering over three
thousand are the guests Of the Expo
sition during the present week, May
Is to 81 inclusive. The executive COM
mittee of the Worlds Press Parliament
has done everything to make the news
paper men happy and contented. Gre
dentials we're furnished which were an
open sesame to all parts OF the Expo
sition, including The Pike.
A number of Press Associations from
neighboring states have been holding
conventions. The American Publish
,ers' Association. a strong body Of news
paper managers and owners, Is holding
daily sessions devoted to their bust
ness interests. Foreign newspaper men
are here in large numbers and every
thing is most favorable for a most
successful meeting of The Worlds
Press Parliament.
| Four sessions of The Parliament
were held. Addresses were made by
prominent newspaper men. The first
meeting was held in Festival Hall on
Thursday, May 10. More than three
thousand persons attended this meet
ing. From all parts Of the brilliantly
lighted grounds came journalists OF the
world and when the gavel fell and n
clergyman said prayer. he looked up
on vast multitude of men and wo-
men with bowed heads. The meeting
was opened by an address by Henry
King. a well known newspaper man of
st. Louis. He gave history Of jour
nalism in the Louisiana Purchase, say
ing that 100 years ago, the only news
paper was the little French Moniteur,
of New Orleans, while now the Terri
tory has 700O-more newspapers than
the entire world had century ago.
At that time st. Louis had no paper to
print the fact that the United States
had purchased 100000 square miles
OF land from France.
David r. Francis, the head of the
Exposition, was introduced as the Man
of the Hour" Governor Francis re-
ceived an ovation when he bowed to
the audience. In part he said: II an
indeed grateful to be allowed to vel
come you to the Exposition commem-
orative OF the event which made II
possible for the United States to be.
come one OF the greatest nations Of
earth We lay before you the result
of five years work.
'In attempting to assemble the pro.
ducts of the world. we realized that We
were making a great request of oul
foreign cousins. When We asked for.
eign nations to participate, they asket
us II the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
ton was to commemorate great even
. things might be purchased.
1--WE do not know OF any feature o
the Exposition of which we are NOR,
proud than the present moment.
. I'VE fully appreciate the power o
the press and hereby express our ap
greatly in the realization OF this work
We have invited thus at the very in
, ception of the Fair those who are bes
: qualified to judge Of its merit. w
desire to have your judgment of tn
Louisiana Purchase and its products
remembering that l25 years ago no civ
llization was supposed to exist With
: its boundaries. Again bid you wei
5 come TO the Louisiana Purchase ES
y position.
John Hay. Secretary Of State, made
l. masterful address. In the course G
his remarks he said: The credit c
this great advance in civilization be
longs to the press of the world. II
true that Il Is the modest boast {
modern diplomacy that its Office is ii
removal of MISUNDERSTANDING, that {
far as intentions go its ways are plea!
antness and its paths are peace; b,
= how slight are the results that Il
Il hest mentioned diplomat can attain
8 this direction. compared with the
e Illuminating blaze of light which u
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