Evening star., 1909-04-23
Chides Associated Press for Neglect.
ing Roosevelt.
Won BERNsToRFF IS SPEAKER
German Ambassador Says Printed
News Is Ahead Of Facts-Bob
Burdette in Humorous Vein.


| man. who breaches to the largest Bap-
to the diplomatic speech OF Count Johann
Heinrich Won Bernstorff, German ambas-
sador.
| Former Ambassador Choate was in q
satirical mood. He chided the editors for
publishing divorce news and exposing
family skeletons, and criticised the Asso-
ciated Press for it's lack of enterprise
| with respect to the movements of ex-
President Roosevelt.
Neglect Of Roosevelt.
Il cannot help but admire the wonder
| full organization of your association re-
marked Mr.. Choate, but when i turned
to look at the list of correspondents In
Africa in the book sent me by your ener-
getic manager, Melville E. Stone. I was
astonished to see that the news of the
interior of that country had been neg
lected.
why have you not sent your men into
the interior Of the region to which the
eyes of America and of the rest of man.
kind are now turned with absorbing In
terest? Why have you allowed the mighty
hunter to disappear into the wilderness
without anybody there to give to the
wondering world the latest trace of him
when the mighty lion quails before him?
IF he puts the hook into the jaws of
the leviathan ought we not to know it?
If he slays the dragon. far mightier than
ST. Georges. should not the news be her
alded to d breathless world? II you fail
to accomplish such service to news
hungry America and to the world, are
you not false to your trust and to the
people whom you serve?"
Adopting more serious tone, he re-
viewed the changes which he himself
witnessed in the manner and method of
gathering and transmitting news. and
paid glowing tribute to the present sys-
tenn in general and to the Associated
Press in particular.
Press Factor for Peace.
Today said he, every schoolboy
before he goes to school in the morning
has taken a voyage all around the world
and knows what has been going on in
the last twenty-four hours In all the
countries of the world. That Is what the
Associated Press has done and Is doing
every day in enlightening and educating
the American people.
".It has. been one of the great factors
of education, Of civilization and of peace.
of the globe together.
1T has created an International SYM
pathy In which we stand closely and
warmly related to all the nations Of the
earth"
Considering the differences alleged to
exist between Germany and Breat Britain
over naval ornaments, Mr.. Choate said:
I'VE at this distance are not able to
discover any grounds for the feeling now
prevailing between these two great ma
tions. AS far as we can see from what
we read in the Associated Press reports
and In the papers published by the Pub
fishers Association. we cannot imagine
what grievance either Of them has
against the other.
But our faith, our charity lead US to
believe that they will make it up be-
tween themselves without any possibility
of bloodshed. In that process, however,
beg them to remember that it may hap
pen. if they keep it up long enough. that
another power. a mighty giant of the
west. will have taken the first place
among nations. the place that naturally
belongs to her.
Won Bernstorn Praises Press.
Count Won Bernstorff said that even
diplomats have come to rely on the news
papers for first information concerning
important international affairs Some
times, he said. the Information had to be
corrected and confirmed by official action.
The Rev. Burdette's speech was a hu-
morOus hit He told of his experience as
an editor. and how his paper failed for
lack of advertisements.
er's instinct for gathering ads" he said.
THAT seemed to be the frivolous part
Of the business that didn't comport with
editorial dignity. The consequence was
that I took the sheriff into partnership.
and he made more out of the paper in
fifteen minutes than / had made In six
mcnths.''
The other speakers were T. NJ. Pat
terson. ex-senator of Colorado, and J. c.
Hemphill of the Charleston News and
Courier who presided
A silver loving cup was presented to
John II. Fahey of the Boston Traveller.
and silver "centerpiece" to Herman Rid
der. The Rev. william T. Manning of
Trinity chanted grace before the meal
At the guest table. besides the speak
ers. were e. II. Baker, George L. Berry,
H. A. kellogg. James NJ. Lynch, Lloyd 8.
Brice. Consul General Franksen Herman
Ridder. Frank B. Noyes who introduced
the POSTMASTER; Melville E. Stone, H. w.
Scott. James ]. Freel and Matthew Woll.
Plea Made to Senate.
At a meeting Of the association yester-
day the following minute was adopted:
THE American. Newspaper Publishers
Association at It's annual meeting in New
York. with the largest attendance in the
history Of the organization. comprising
representatives Of 230 daily newspapers.
instructs its secretary to telegraph and
WEltc HHHeUIdtcly 10 each UnlISQ STATES
senator advising him that the association
by a rising vote earnestly urges the con-
| firmation by the Senate Of the action Of
the House Of Representatives in the mat
ter Of pulp and print paper.
The investigation made by the select
committee OF the House of Representa-
tives. covering a period of ten months
| and surprising in thoroughness and trade
| inquiry ever attempted in tariff history.
| has shown that American paper mills
| actually make paper cheaper than the
most modern Canadian mill. and there
| fore any import duty upon print paper Is
| in the nature of concession to the
American mills.
Trying to Raise the Rate.
| I'VE are informed that the paper man.
ufacturers are trying to induce the SEN
ate to raise the rate of duty fixed by the
Payne bill. The success Of such an ef-
fort would prevent the possibility Of an
arrangement with Canada. which ar
rangement the select committee deemed
| OF utmost Importance In order that we
might continue to obtain from that coun-
| try the considerable supply of pulp wood
| now used by American mills in news
print pa per manufacture.
| THE well matured and una animous rec
| concentrations of the select committee
composed of representatives of both po-
litical parties, have safesuarded the In