The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-16

dehl OF Dotn SuDscrlDerS and advertise
ers.
The only way that I could see that
such newspaper could be published
would be to have two sets of editors
and manage who would alternately
control. | have often thought that /
should like to edit a newspaper which
would be able to defy the advertisers
and subscribers but we do not antie-
ipate such a thing a possible.
| 1t would take large part of Mr..
Carnegie's wealth to conduct such a
newspaper. The best thing that could
| be now done for American journalism
would be general increase of SUBJ
scription rates and a general tendency
to publish the paper for the subscriber
and not for the advertiser.
LAFAYETTE YOUNG.
BY st. Clair MeKelway, Editor Brook
| Ign Eagle.
I answer to your questions and thank
tersely.
To the first question: As a matter
of fact, are not the great American
newspapers as at present conducted,
fully competent to deal with all ques-
tions which may arise. in the best in
terest of the people, and do they not
with very rare exceptions SO deal with
| these questions? / answer yes.
| To the second question: Have not
tie newspapers, as at present con-
Quoted, become greater more positive
factors in the fight for the public well
fare than any newspaper endowed
either with public or private money
possibly could be? 1 answer yes.
To the third question: Would it be
possible for a newspaper endowed
either publicly or privately to be SO
conducted as to either merit or receive
the public confidence in the same meas
ure that the great privately owned
newspapers do at present? I answer
no. ST CLAIR M'KELWAY.
Ry Josephus Daniels, Editor Raleigh
News and Observer.
The establishment of an effective en-.
lowed paper would be extremely diff
cut, and I doubt whether such an in
stitution would exert any influence. 1t
has been demonstrated in recent years
that newspaper established to fur
Their the personal ambitions of any men.
or to carry out the views of a corpora
ton, has steadily decreasing influence.
The dangerous trend of journalism
today is that too many papers are i'm
personally conducted or are owned by
| by corporations, or individuals having
more interest in some business venture,
or special interest than in the paper.
Newspapers owned directly or indirectly
| by men who also own public service
corporations, are more numerous than
we imagine.
When the public finds out the own
ership, and knows it has selfish pur-
nose however wide the circulation,
the people have no respect for the ut
terances of the paper. Would not an
endowed journal suffer even more?
The great growth of advertising has
made it possible for newspapers to be-
come good business properties, and
there is no need to be supplied In
America by an endowed journal, ur
less it should fght tho battles ip the
cities and Communities where corpora
ton owned newspapers stifie public
opinion.
If the foundation for endowed
Journals was so arranged that only the
endowments went to prevent trust and
public franchise holding corporations
from buying up and controlling news
ma pers. 1t might result in good. but L
think that 1t need not be expected tnat
endowed newspapers would do this
work, which can only be done by
aroused public conscience.
JOSEPHUS DANIELS.
By G. F. Milton, President Knoxville
| Sentinel
Regarding the proposed Carneg1e
newspaper, it seems to me that the
a.,~or in this country is that wealth