The evening world., 1911-10-31
Mr.. Pulitzer Lauded IN Europe
Alike By Press and Public
LLOYD. John Burns, John Redmond, Sir Charles
Wyndham and Ambassador Reid
Paw Tribute.
Pay Tribute.

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HreaIly' loved his fellow men. whose els
pinterested friendship he craved. As a
v~Journalist. OF course. he was always In
Vterested In newspapers: nothing was too
ptr!hins for his notice. once I remember
basking him II he knew where could
fhnd a little poem on snow which I
Nwfshed to recall. lie remembered II a
is~originally been published In The World.
and Wired at once to America for the
!, words 20 be cabled me direct and that
several .opies NJ the poem be made n
,,foilow By post.
iNDOMiTAsLg COURAGE AND
TREMENDOUS ENERGY.
HON. HARRY LA SON, NJ. =. AND
CONTROLLING PROPRIETOR OF
TffE DAILY TEIsEGItAPH-In SOM
mon With all British journalists I Am
yefY sorry TO see the sad news OF Mr..
Pubtzer's death. 1 had the pleasure
- metNing him more tnan once. I
'hought him q man Of indomitable cour-
age and tremendous energy, who knew
every surn and phase Of Journalism
through and through. lie was much
Interested In the contrast between Eng
Nnsh ard American methods, and UNI
Noubtedly thought we could Improve
,Wr ptSs In the old days by aking
s.vme leaves from the American book.
E'ehts. 10 a large extent. Justified his
iore because In the yenrs which
Iavtt indervenod since our talk the
Engiish press has undoubtedly moved
IN the, urecuon he thought IL would.
All Journalists must feel deep interest
IN SUCH a meteoric career, and particu-
iarly, must have tho deepest sympathy
Win q man who. lighting SO mans
years against such terrible afniction,
We sof. despite It. to keep abreast Of
m9geHn prosress In all it's branches.
StR CHARLES wYNDHAM. ACTOR
land THEATRE MA.;AuER' ~
many OF brains. a true friend and
Jsnnos Of Journalistic. I had known
IN. P0itxer over twenty years.
FROM ' the days when eyesisht was
stu ~vouchsafed him: but with the
tefriive maj that he would be blind II
va q lesson to watch the courage, the
pateneS \. with which he faced this COM
patty to his wife and children.
Most OF London's morning and ave-
ming paper \ In long articles pay tributes
to Mr.. Pull Vzer's journalistic Gifts. ro-
mantle care, Y and munincence In found
Ing scholars. \ips and In endowinr a
school OF jour ealism at Columbia.
The Daily On onicle In the course OF q
three-QuarterA ,Plumn article says the
death Of Mr.. Nilitzer removes one of
ksAg ~ ~ uk0T08 Ill AmeIIs
car journalism. a province in which re.
markable figures abound. He was In
many ways typicai\ Of modern America
and the forces thit have assisted In
forming Il. Those who knew him de-
scribe him "a q cuitLTed conversational
ist. . very keen busin Sss man. q Journal
list of exceptional ability and q Just and
reasonable employer.
The London co~rresppGShsnt of the Dub
lin FreamAn's journal writes:
MODERN JoURNALl ISM WAS HIS
INVENTION.
mfr. Joseph Pulitzer was a ne wspaper
genius. Modern journalism as II 10
known to-day was In all essential par
ticulars his Invention. Nor only did he
|, strike out on unconventional. original
methods In getting news. but he used
his papers. both the New York World
and the st. Louis POst-lAspatch not
only to aid bat to create public opinion
In tho interest OF great reforms and the
exposure OF corruption.
There 10 no more independent paper
editorially than the New York World.
Wherever he was Mr.. PuiMzer directed.
e~nergizai. inspired its editorial policy.
No one proposed for public Office In
Amarica. no matter how able or d1stin-
guished. M matter what personal rela-
lions exSted between him and Mr..
Pulitzer, was spare In the columns or
The World n he had the slightest stain
on his public character or was con-
cerned In any Of the great monopol!es
against which The World wmged relent-
less war. Hs instructions to his edi-
tors on public questions. often cabled at
great length fro Europe. might be
published TOMORROW In proof OF the
high ideals he set rhem-their injunc-
tons to absolute fairness to opponents
and their relentless he stility to corrup-
ton. humbug and jingoism."
The correspondent cor, tinues:
Mr.. Pulitzer's historic intervention
In the Venezuelan crisis, marked him
out as not only a great Journals but
also as q great statesman. He was per-
sonal!y a man OF dynamic force inter-
ested In all great political and irtellec-
tual movements OF his day. His con-
versation always showed insight and
originality enormously fascinating. The
death OF Joseph Pulitzer leaves a void
in American public life II will be impos-
sible to MI and will cause many a bitter
pang TO his friends who are In n posi-
ton to appreciate his genuine goodness
OF ear and great character"
i BENEDIKT. CHIEF EDITOR OF
. THE FREIE PRESSE OF VIENNA.
writes the following lines to Mr.. Puiit-
ser's sons; was deeps, touched by
news Of the premature death of Mr..
, Joseph Pulitzer. admire nothing more
tina. the power Of orsaniza ton. and he
was a model OF the greax newspaper
organizer. always striving forward. al
ways ahead. full OF compressed energy
3 always on great lines. I send you from
y his old home expression Of my sincere
n regrets, remembering with thankful
: ness how he loved our country. w,
, have also lost a personal friend ant
: sympathizer In him
r PROFESSOR NOOGtDEN wires &c
: Mr.. Pulitzer's family: l regret with 20,
who have lost q father and mourn
deeply an excellent man and deal
friend.
All the Vienna evening papers contaiT
articles and paragraphs highly appre
I ciative Of Mr.. Pulitzer. Freie Press,
I In a haif-column article describes hin
Q as the most distinguished and success
y full among the worlds journalists ant
o thinks he has contributed much towart
h obtaining the publlc's regard for jour
y nalistic work all the world over Neua
n Wiener Tagehlatt describes hts life worl
d enthusi astically, calls special attention