The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-06
NEWSPAPER MEN
GREAT GATHERING IS IN SESSION
 IN LONDON.
Object is te Have Fifty-Seven Colon faI Delegates to the Imperial Press Congrcss, Every British
 Paper Being Represented.

London. June 5.-The most repre- sentative gathering of British news paper men ever held, took place this evening at the Garden Club at Shep- herds Bush, when 1000 journalists of the United Kingdom gave banquet in honor of ffty-seven colonial delegates to the Imperial Press Congress, which Is to open at the foreign office next Monday.
 While the -Londoners predominated, every section of the British isles sent a delegate ito welcome the colonial visitors who have come to London from all corners of the empire. The orignal intention was to bring the colonial men and, the Londoners into closer social intercourse so that the writers of the colonies and the home land could become acquainted. and this feature was not lost sight of. The business sessions will be given more consideration than was anticipated. In addition, three subjects will be dis cpssed. namely, Gable news and press inter- communication" when Lord Crewe will preside and Postmaster Buxton and Austen Chamberlain will be among the speakers; "the Press and the Empire." under the presidency of the First Lord of the Admiralty, Regi- nald -McKenna. who will be supported by Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey. Lord Cromer, Lord Eher and AL fred Lyttieton; and 'Journalism and Litreature." with Lord Morley in the chair and Augustin Birrell, Winston Churchill and Lord Milner among the speakers.
 The colonial visitors. riveting their attention on the first of these three subjects. will make strong plea for the reduction of cable rates and the laying of a government cable across the Atlantic. suggested by MT. Le- Mieug. the postmaster general of Cam ada, thus linking up the United King dom, Canada. Australia and New Zeal and by an Tall red iine.s
 A movement will be started also for the establishment of an imperial press association and the interchange of news between the colonies and Eng land.
 The arrangements for the entertain ment of the visitors are varied and include garden party for them by Prince and Princess Oswald. which will be attended by the King and Queen. an army review at Aldershot and naval review at Spithead. this last to be followed by fortnight's tour of England and Scotland.
 Lord Burnham presided at this even- ing's banquet.
 Lord Roseberry delivered the speech of welcome to the pressmen and the reply was made by Sir Hugh Graham, of Montreal.
 The hosts tonight included news paper proprietors, editors and writer's. In his address Lord Roseberry, re- ferring to the forthcoming visit of the delegates to the fleet at Spithead. characterized the present situation in Europe as ominous. There was an ab- sence Of questions, which ordinarily might be expected to lead to war, he said, yet the threatening and over towering preparations for war were unprecedented in history. He was con- hdent of the power of England to meet any reasonable conjunction of powers, but when he saw thus bursting out of naviess he was fearful of the out- come.
 Lord Roseberry asked the delegates to carry the message that-.responsi- bility rests on every man of the em- pire.