New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-29
LORD BURSHAu on THE PRESS

Lord Burnhaln. on taking the chair at the
annual dinner Of the Newspaper Fund i'm Lon
don the other evening. was happily able 10 an
nounce gift OF $4,000 to the fund for news
paper workers from Lady Campbell Clarke-a
member Of the well known family that created
ana own The London Telegraph" and herself
the widow OF its long chief representative
III Paris. In his remarks leading no 10 this an
rOuncement his lordShip. who has been con.
hected actively with the press for nearly half a
century, made some observations upon the grow
ing care and anxiety Of journalistic workers
ana the heavier burdens they are now com
PEELED TO bear resulting from the changed CON
ditons or newspaper making in recent years
Formerly, he pointed out IL was the duty OF
the newspaper 10 present n photograph OF the
interesting incidents within a limited area.
while now nothing less than a biograph. with
all the vivid, incessant movement Of masses
In all parts Of the world is required Such an
extension OF the scope Of the newspaper has
enormously added 70 the wear and tear OF
body and mind on the part OF those who pro
duce It To illustrate these changes Lord Burn
ham added:
The other day turned back TO the date of
the declaration OF war between France and Ger
many | think II was July 15 1870 Well If
you VIII look TO the papers OF the following
morning you viii find that in all from every
part of the Continent and from America Won GOT
about two columns of telegraphlc matter
Now compare that with the morning follow
ing the news OF the definite outbreak OF hostiIi-
ties between Russia and Japan Why within a
Few hours you will find in the paners six nv
seven columns or Geographic matter from every
P%It OF me world; you Will find long and com
plete articles on the armies and fleets Of the
TWO powers; you viii find accurate maps. which
must have been prepared with in6nita Iaho-
and you will find descriptions OF the coyrr,aDd
eFs OF the TWO services OF both the powers
All this change in the service newspapers
now render the people, compared with that
in 1870, is rarely realized by those outside OF
newspaper offices AS matter Of fact So mar
t1aI are we all TO the past and so ant are most
people OF middle or old age 10 become proisars
OF bygone times, that credit Is rarely given for
what has been one Of the most significant feat
ures OF the progress of the age Not only has
This progress been steady. but newspapers of
to-day are vying with each other in devising
pew ways and means Of increasing the fulness
and completeness Of the daily world biocropb
they lay on the breakfast table. in most cases
at Tar greater expenditure 10 themselves and
less cost to the reader than the comparativeIv
limited newspaper of thirty years ago
mis- change. moreover. is not confined To the
news part Of the paper The wide. vision and
the comprehensive fulaess of these diaries Of
world events leave Il heavier burden uuon
the editorial writer. Concerning the I,ttar
Lord Burnham. quoting a conversation of Dc,n
Stanley. referred To the leader writer ne :,
man of great intellect waiting for 2 subject on
which to eXpend all his 'force-thc attitude Of
the crouchng tiger" ready To spring While
the American leader writer is not inclined 10
take himself 81 seriously certainly the de
mands OF the cosmopolitan press of 10 day. as
compared with the merely metropolitan press
OF yesterday or the comparatively provincial
press III the days before the Atlantis, cable
afford opportunity for the exercise of The
best trained intellect and the command OF >,
vastly wider range Of knowledge man was
deemed necessary in newspaper wocl. thirty
years ago.