New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-27
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Clemencesu, who received me in his
coscy little residence in the Rue Frank
liz. The former Prime Minister said:
7 always read The York Tribune
with great pleasure. but ! beg YOU viii
excuse me from expressing my views in
regard TO tho popularization of the
paper. because cannot make an excep-
ton 10 my rule not to be interviewed
Henry White, tie American Ambas-
ssdor. who is a reguar reader Of The
Tribune. declined to give his views on
The subject for the same reasons given
ry N. Clemenceau.
Melville f. Stone. general manager Of
Tic Associated Press. who with his wife
and daughter, is making brief visit in
Paris. said that in the United States as
in France. there seemed to be a strong
popular demand for a one-cent daily
newspaper based on The Tribune's
traditions. and that it should be cheap in
price only, but not cheap in the quail
it, OF its news nor in its methods of
dealing with topics OF the day. nor in its
treatment Of all that interested the pub
lie in science. literature, drama. music
sIt or sport. The one-cent Tribune"
be said. has my hearty wishes for its
success
Laurence Y. Bennett. president of the
American Chamber of Commerce, said:
Il am sure the evolution of The Tribune
WiH be thoroughly approved by all wh,
want 10 see thoroughly high class
paper brought within the reach of the
masses.
Major Frederick Mahan, the younger
brother Of Captain Mahan. the leading
authority on naval strategy. said: The
one-cent Tribune has my best wishes.
and it is 4 national boon to have such
paper extend its zone of influence"
Percy PeiXotto, manager of the
Equitable Insurance Company. said:
The solid. trustworthy Tribune has al
ways been regarded as the great national
organ Of tho administration. and by com
ing down TO 2 one-cent basis opens up n
neT field with boundless possibilities.
Lewis Ware. of Philadelphia. the we'll
known sugar expert. said: Il have sell
dom missed reading The Tribune for the
last thirty years. I am delighted TO see
lis influence spreading, as must infal-
libby be the case with its change of style
and reduction to one cent
Walter MacEwen. the American paint
e. said: 4 have always followed The
Tribune, particularly so in matters of
srt and rejoice to see this wise develop
Iaent IS one-cent paper"
Ridg~ay knight. another American
artist. said: The unexpected move Of
T'rff i
Tnended by American artists. because.
being now put within the grasp Of the
great public. il cannot fail to give a
healthy impetus to the true notions OF
arr
AdTTen Hebrard. editor of lie Temps"
ne French newspaper which closely re-
sembles The Tribune in its former style,
sid: This is a grand innovation. It
: an event in Journalism to see a high
elsss new per cheaper its price and
= the same time maintain its standard
~ excellence. American journalism
should be proud Of this. because the
sound and prosperous condition Of Amer
iran publicity makes this possible,
whereas. such d move on the part Of
journal Of the quality of The Tribune
would be here out Of the question:
Castor Calmette, editor OF the Fl
caro-" said: The one-cent Tribune has
Ty thorough good wishes, and its devel-
eiment on its new basis and in a field
reaching wider and deeper is cause
FOR hearty congra tulation."
Andre Tardieu. the political editor OF
tie Temps" said The reduction to
one cent Of a newspaper like The Trib-
INC is = matter of cosmopolitan journal
isric interest. and speaks volumes for
me high level Of the education, culture
and intelligence of the masses in Amer
ics which makes such q radical change
feasible
Ex-senator Prcvet. director and chief
gamer Of the Petit Journal" which vas
the first one-cent paper to be published
IN France and has eight hundred thou
sand circulation, said that he was
-rcatIy interested III The Trioune's new
departure II YOU want to reach the
general public" he said. you must first
ask yourself what is the smallest coin
in which the masses think, buy and
ssrEain Here in France it is the sou, or
cent and only A oue-cent paper can
roach the man in the street. on the
oontrary, in England the popular cur
rent coin is one penny. .cr two sous. or
cents but here nc two-cent paper makes
really popular appeal Three cents is
also . general current price i'm France, so
that t1ree-cent Papers are still possible,
but their scope is restricted. In Paris a
oue-cent paper, If decenuy conducted,
cen reach the whole nation. for in
France. from tho highest to the low
est. NC think in sous"
Ernest La Jeunesse, the most famous
Of the typical Boulevard newspaper men,
said. THE price in Paris for the best
new-spa pers' work, notably for contribu-
tons of Guy de Maupassant and Catulle
Nendes went Up when the first one
cent paper, lie Journal" with strong
literary department was founded, but
the popular taste for sensatonalism has
now brought the standard lower than il
Was ia the prosperous days Of the three
cent daiies The venture Of The Trib-
une seems TO foreshadow a counter rev.
oIution To- combine with One-cent price
Tie best traditions Of sound journalism,
.-g Tvas really TO be welcomed"