New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-19
AS to George Victim

TIME cost Of paper is changing the face
of American journalism, and the quo
tations on printers ink are playing
havoc with Newspaper Rows most cherished
hobbies The erstwhile bold, black proclama-
tons that screamed across the page, the misty
prospect of possible crisis have shrunk to
one paragraph guesses. The Chess Expert
who once gossipped at length among the real
estate ads is gone from our midst, and the
Odd Answers to Odd Queries no longer en-
iven the corners of the inside pages Of Sec
ton Five. But though diamond point rise to
diamond values, the papers adhere with stern
devotion to the tradition Of accuracy.
During the Presidential campaign, for ex-
ample, they were careful to speak Of Charles
Evans Hughes" much as though the unwary
reader might have confused him with Luther
]. Hughes, who runs a garage on the Boston
Post Road Some Of the more meticulous
journals even went on to add that the Hughes
referred to was the Republican candidate for
President, fearing lest he be tragically sus-
pected of running for Sheriff on the Prohibi-
ton ticket
But this spirit Of accuracy, though COM
mendable, is only half-hearted. The truly
model newspaper, the kind that distinguished
editors talk about at schools Of journalism,
would 90 to any lengths to see that the public
was not confused. 1t would be precise, dehni-
tive, explicit and specific, not 10 say previously
meticulous, in all instances Thus, no first
class journal would dare to speak in cavalier
and casual fashion of George V, just as though
George were movie star or something whom
everybody knew Rather, the dispatch would
read:
London: To-day, while out motoring,
George Victim, King of the United Kingdom
Of Great Britain and Ireland, and Dominlons
Beyond the Seas, Defender of the Faith, En-
peror Of India Royal and Imperial Majesty
Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Gar
ter of England, the most ancient and noble
Order of the Thistle of Scotland and of the
Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick of Ire
land, Sovereign of the Most Noble Order Of
the Bath, Sovereign of the Most Exalted Or
der Of the Star of India and Most Distin-
guished Order of st. Michael and St. George,
Sovereign of the Most Eminent Order Of the
EHpIc, lHc iNoydl fiStoiiou Ciuci oio
Distinguished Service Order Sovereign Of the
Imperial Service Order, Royal Order Of Vic
toria and Albert, Imperial Order Of the Crown
of India, Sovereign and Patron of the Order
of the Hospital Of st. John Of Jerusalem in
England Knight of the Orders of the Golden
Fleece Of Spain, Black Eagle of Prussia, ST.
Andrew of Russia, Annunciation Of Italy, the
Elephant of Denmark, the Seraphim of Swe-
den. st. Hubert of Bavaria, Ali-Osman and
Nuhan I-Iskar Order and Grand Order Of
Osmanleh, Elder Brother of Trinity House.
Patron of the Royal Society of Arts, Royal
Society Antiquaries Of Ireland, Of st. James.
London telephone connection, had a blowout"
Steadfast adherence to accuracy may be an
expensive proposition, but then there won't be
the current mess, the Kaiser confused with
Albert Of Belgium, Johnson Of California with
Johnson Of the ring, and errors Of like tragic