The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-21

, up George W. Stewart. chief OF the De.
| partment OF Music. who is putting in the
organ. and complained, and Ny. Stewart
told the men to quit work
You must pay US for the time we
lose." said the men
Then water was thrown IN AIr. stew
arts face to bring him around He said
that he couldn't AFFORD TO do that. and
finally Mr.. Williams appealed TO Presi-
dent Francis OF the Exposition Company.
who threatened 10 turn out the warlike
Jefferson Guards and eject the carpenters
IL they were not quiet The order had
the effect OF stopping work during the re-
mainder OF the session. but every now and
then a carpenter would drop a piece OF
scantling or a big board. but IT is BE-
iieved that this was only his way OF ap-
plauding the speeches.
Missing" could be written after the
names OF Henry Maret, lie Radical, Paris,
France: Eusen label. National Zeituns,
Berlin. Germany; John A Cooper, Cana
dian Magazine, Toronto. Canada; and E.
n q. McJimsey. The Gazette. st. Joseph,
No. All but Mr.. McJimsey accounted for
their absence. 1t Is believed that he got
stage fright at the last minute.
John Ferguson, The Observer. Colombo.
Ceyion. spoke OF the newspaper business
in Asia and of the necessary difference
between papers there and elsewhere in
the world. and then President Sir Hugh
GilIan-Reid introduced William Hill. The
Dispatch, London. England.
ADVERTISING IS UNNECESSARY.
Mr.. Hill hadn't gone into his address a
stickful before every editor knew thai he
didn't Ike American newspapers He
spoke highly OF Henry watterson and the
aggressive policy OF the American news
papers. condemned yellow journalism and
then made this assertion that caused the
newspaper men, regardless OF nationality,
to gasp, that there wasn't any necessity
OF advertising.
Mr Hill declared that the newspapers
Of to-day were too la-se-rnade 80 by the
advertising. He said that some of the
Sunday papers in the United States were
so large that II was almost necessary to
have q wagon to take them home He
believed that all the advertising was IN
necessary and declared that the papers
were mere plGcards OF bargains and cir
cusses and police announcements" He
deplored the presence OF so much crime
In ths pSpers
THE newspapers" said Mr.. Hi. are
packed with pictures and an immense
amount of stuff. They are a wilderness
through which we wander, vainly seeking
a way out" And later: Civilization
seems to be riding forward on the bar
gain counter"
Mr.. Hill also said that the American
papers compelled readers TO peruse the
news twice-in the headlines and In the
story. He wondered why the headlines
were not extended and the story cut out
He also suggested that II the papers were
meant to be mere placaros, that II was
not necessary TO run any stories An-
other assertion was that . writer should
be paid not for the length OF his story.
but for its quality
While Mr. Hill was applauded. few OF
the editors indorsed his scheme for run
ming newspapers without advertising. or
at least none spoken to on the subject
tndorsed it.
Shailer Mathews OF The World To-Day
and a professor in tho University or Chi
zine"
SHOULD EDUCATE THE MASSES.
Mr.. Mathews said that the editor who
attempted TO make his magazine merely
one Of entertainment for his readers was
not fulfilling his duty 20 mankind
magazine. he believed, should educate the
masses. The province of the magazine
was to cultivate literary spirit and
literary love among the people.
Il do not believe that tho newpaper
tends to literary development Of its read
er5." said Mr. Mathews. 1T is too has
tily put up and too hastily written Ths
magazine. issued once q month, Is care
fully edited and its articles are carefully
selected and IL supplements the newspaper
In the education OF the people. Tho nlasa-
zine that prints simply stories TO enter
tain the weary man or woman has n lin
tied field and. believe, cannot long sur
vive. The reporter reports that which If
OF immediate interest; the magazine that
which Is OF enduring interest
Il believe that the province OF maga-
zine Is to expose abuses that under the
ordinary course Of events would not come
within the province of n newspaper To
investigate public officials and public utili-