New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-22
PUBLISHERS AT DINNER.
END or CONTENTION.
Sir Charles Marcel SpeaIcs--Dr. Hall
Wants FuU Tha7c Report.

American
ended it's week OF work spent in annual conven-
ton with its tvsuty-frst dinner night at the
Waldorf. which We're present about four hun
dred well known eNspapcr publishers and editors
81. Clair McKeiway. 90 The Brooklyn Eagle
the toastuasteT. and with him a. the principal
table were: Herman Rider. OF the Stats lei
funF." who was yesterday elected president; Sir
Charles Marcel. Deputy Speaker Of the Canadian
House Of Commons. the Rev Dr.. Frank o Hall;
Stephen O'Neara, who left UewspaD erdOm TO be-
come Bost0n's Police Commissioner John Kendrick
Bangs. Langion c. Stewardson. General Stewart
L Woodford. Frederick /. Culver. OF the Periodical
Publishers Association. Martin b. Higgins, presi-
dent OF the Pressmens International Union; George
c. Han; James NJ Lynch president Of the Inter
national Typographical Union; James J. Freel,
president OF the International Stereotypers Union;
J. w. Hays, Hugo Miller. John a. S!eicher. Bruce
Hademan. Of The Louisville Courier-Journal' :;
Milton \. McRae. OF the Scripps-McRae League,
and u. =. Clark Of the Publishers Press.
Before introducing the toastmaster Herman Kid
der read letter Of regret received from President
Roosevelt. The President his cordial good
wishes for the prosperity OF the publishers. which
sentiment was greeted with applause The prIn-
cipal speaker Of the evening Sir Charles March,
Deputy Speaker Of the House Of Commons OF
Canada, whose toast Canada"
Nj McKelway's opening speech was delivered in
a humorous vein. He said. in part:
This is publishers association. I am an editor.
not publisher nut l know something about both
and that each IS necessary the other. Some Of
@ S s sd qIS dgeR S85 o aot e Sa
the ed6ra Side of these heaIeR 5 twins is ' less
developed than the publisher side The differences
and Options be@sen & G5ea and Wings
Sincerely, I prefer that the pubishe; seould not
Try TO be an editor or the editor q pub!isher The
trail OF prejudice or Of ultra-oonvictoa which the
ccnvoutons OF the publishers course.
Sir Charles MARCEL was the first speaker. Ills
speech, in part, follows:
We are all engaged in the same work, the great
by the diffusion Of knowledge and the breaking
down OF prejudces TO the remotest ends Of the
am glad at this stage to be able to state that
within your knovyledge the Canadian press has;
advances, and is to-day keeping well abreast Of
the times and with the general progress Of the
For The present Canadians are reading Of their
press. ana draw from ali that which is best and
most profitable to the present and future greatness
The toast OF. Canada" which you have so en-
among friends ana shall I say admirers and well
, wishers Of my native country the great northern
bean iToproyine for some ears and I@az are
better than they have been ar any time in our
, common history. No suitable occasion is allowed
iineSs Of the people for the people Of the Tnited
s52te The EeoPs s Of ma9y parts Of his G9gny
with Canada a better understanding exists al
Amoassador 70 this country and WhitelaW RED.
SIT down 81 the same table and express fond hopes
tween Great Britain and her offsprings.
may state that we are organizing a gigantic
celebration to be held in The historic city Of que
foundation. in which Il Is contemplated That Great
ipate and VIII be represented by detachInents Of
Ter p nayes ana armies IN gra9d gat9eTing on
scenes so n9mentous IN the history, Of the con
Offering or the altar Of peace. With peace assured
throCgn me interest ara common sense or me
tween Of the most intimate kind. Let
there ever can be political unon-with the intel
States we came to that conclusion from well,
the flag Of France upon the Citadel Of Quebec.
Of m n6Iiest ln5yg 70 man sin spote ON on
he tanks al the 81 = erenc ard +ronqS61It r SI
knee at the shrine RFera heir faifers kmet be-
fore the folv OF French kings and the 5eray ~
and the nohlest achievement OF mankind: the dar-
Ing Of IN" FFen2n explorer Who oyerr23 the cqnti-
sword CLEANED in the Businesses Of its forests the
sacrifice ana marty7dom Of the French mission
s o mo 49,, &c OF te IT, o 4
the Grlf of Mexico 70 the Arctic Ocean.
States. many Of them former Canadians have gone
We RELY on having one hundred thousand this year,
coming weIinlgh from every Of the Union:
they invading that greatest wheat 7e!d - the
world. nine hundred miles long, three hundred
We. are Just beginning to realize the gigantic
sslubriogs climate its great mines immense ares
Of timber. numberless water powers and gigantic
waterways.
Stephen O9Ieara- Chief of Police Of Boston. and
formerly newspaper editor. spoke Of exa ggerated
and frenzied headlines, which. ne said, bettled the
newspapers. The profession, however declared the
speaker. had outErown its boyhood and young man
hood and was in fun manhood a digniied and
useful pattern to the world.
John Kendrick Bangs. who spoke to the toast rs
the Newspaper Luxury a Necessity was at
his wittiest and set everybody into a continuous
convulsion OF laughter.
These some OF the Eliminating views of Mr.
Bangs:
places OF honor tonight are occupied BY editors
:; ana mos mere p9o-lsaeTs II Is very appropriate
with al candor-what are you?
authority when say that the only good thn ".'f
know about a publisher is his signature 1 check
ana taat isa-t always a sign Of a well balanced
AS TO my topic. rs the Newspaper a LUXURY"
have only to say that II depends upon the news
am inclined to the belief that. for The most
part, all papers are necessities. when the Thaw
ira began sem word 70 the postmaster al Rye
papers with the account of Il at my nome As a
Young Mems Christian Association or barber sGop
Langdcn c Stewartson. president OF Hobart
bility,' said that he had been diligcnt reader If
i t4ueh kno%ieaSe and inspiration from them ana
been DTought into contact with larger world than
declared thar the wide circulation OF newspapers
INFO every part or society laid heavy RESPONSE
bllitv on them. 10 be worthy Of their Bed He
pleaded for the truth and all the facts
The Rev Frank o. Hall spoke on FIT 20 Print
Other prominent guests We're: Clark Howell AT
laata Constitution Louis NJ DuyaN. Baltimore
news. J W. StoddaTd and d. Peytoa Eeyers
baltimore American; Norman E. Mack .'Buffai5
Times =. r. Gunnison, Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
Charles u. Taylor, IT., Boston Globe. II II
Baker. Cleveland Plain Dealer; J. Sherwood Sey-
Medin McCornlick. "Chlcago Tribune; William
SiiyIgletGll: Denver Repubiican''; Robert L. Wright
A hIssf- q rpsofpI