Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-08-27

which the Negro press might meet
with a minimum Of friction and with
The accomplishment OF the most pro-
lductive results Il was agreed to re-
strict all discussions 20 the business
side OF journalistic development
Tho Press Associations Departments.
TO facilitate the objects of the asso-
citation a number OF departments" or
groups have been formed. The title
suggests the lines Of investigation along
which each will labor, and the report
Of the several chairmen Will form the
basis OF their discussion at the annual
sessions. They are as follows:
"Our Relations With the Associated
Press" Emmett J. Scott. Tuskegee In
stitute, Alabama; Editorial and News
Policies" T.. Thomas Fortune, Tren-
ton. n. J.; General Correspondents"
Cary b. Lewis, Chicago; The Syndi-
Gated News Service" y. Barnett bod
son. New York.
Journalism and the Law" Albert 8.
White. Louisville. Ky; The Develop
ment Of Special Features" Lester
{ A. Walton. New York: Religious
Publications." r. Il. Wright. Jr.. Phil
/
George l.. Knox. Indianapolis. Ind. !:
Advertising" n. ID. Brascher. Cleve-
land. o.; Mechanical Equipment and
Physical Valuation" Or. X. II. Boyd.
Nashville, Tenn; Books and Maya
zines" II. 7. Healing Nashville. Tenn.
Fraternity Journals" +. w Brown.
Richmond, Va: "Womans Work In
Journalism" Mrs. Mary Church Ter
ren. Washington.
President Thompson . Veteran.
r. W. Thompson. president OF the
organization. is one Of the best known
newspaper men OF the race He is a
native OF Kentucky. but was reared IN
Indianapolis. Ind. he won his Jour
nalistic spurs on the Indianapolis
Leader, the World and the Freeman
beginning as a local writer and com
pOsitor
For years he was managing editor
OF the Colored American at Washing
ton. He is now conducting "Thomp
sons National News bureau" a wash
ington news syndicate. with markeC
success and yields an influence sec
ond TO no one in the land as an opin
ION molder and purveyor OF genera
information.
Mr.. Thompson has kept the Nationa
Negro Press association in the publ,
eye throughout the past year and Il
laboring with an aggressive enthu
siasm to have convention In New
York on Aug. 16 that viii encourag,
others 20 build an enduring monumen
upon the foundation that has been s,
happily laid.
Policy Of the Press Association.
Speaking OF the principles and poll
cles for which the National Negr,
Press association stands. Preslden
Thompson says:
THE Press association stands. frs
! OF all. for clean. progressive and broa,
: | gagged journalism. 1t makes proml
nent the idea that I'm order 20 live
newspaper must be made a business
success. IL emphasizes the principl
that sufficient revenue can be collecte,
through honorable channels without re
, sorting 90 blackmailing. political pirac,
| and sensationalism.
ITO aid In this forward movement
? national organization OF Negro journal
lists Is absolutely necessary. Their
have been such associations In the past
and they have been led by stronl
, forces. II for one reason or anothe
, some or them have disintegratcd. thei
failure. instead OF dlscOuraging tn
leaders OF today. should inspire h
them a deeper sense OF obligation Z
take up the cause and plant its banne
on the mountain top. Never IN tn
history OF the race has there been
more insistent need OF a vigorous
, manly. honest, fearless. capable an,
patriotic Negro press than at this mo
ment
AT Louisville last August an ear
nest effort was made by a group o
public spirited opponents OF tn,
fourth estate TO lay the foundation o.
kind OF press association tina
,, would bring the scattered brethren o.
the fraternity into n closer sympathy.
The devious byways OF political. re
ligiOus. social and other problems
likely 20 breed dissenSions were care
fully avoided. They were left 20 tn,
individual judgment of the men direct
ly interested. A combination was ef
fected on the single issue OF business
development.
"It was agreed that, whatever else tn,
race might need. there IS crying de
mand for a live, clean. courageous an(
progressive newspaper TO speak on
for and chronicle its creditabl,
achievements.
Further. il was agreed that some
thing must be done TO persuade tn,
masses to extend to our papers a NOR,
adequate support, 10 the end that oul
best fitted journalists might be en-
abled TO give their full time and tai
ents TO the business. This would in
sure 10 this fundamental agency o.
racial advancement a truly represent
lative character.
THE New York convention spells op
portunity to the Negro newspaper mar
who is 'on TO his job Sympatheti,
cooperation is the keynote OF the en-
tire situation. a getting together,
comparison OF notes, showing how on,