The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-20
CRISIS CONFRONTS,
EDITORS ARE TOLD
L. j. Rountree Tells Nations,
Association Free Speech Is
Put in Peril.
"MUZZLING" BILL PENDS

The National Editorial A.soc,a,o, =.
gan Its thirty-irst annual convention -,
the Hotel McAlpin yesterday and hoard
Leo j. Rountree Of Georgetocn To-
say In his annual address a. pre-,aA,.
The past year has been a c-iq,s o..
the great newspaper profession. O,
count OF the European war and o,bs,
agencies there have been more ac,,.
situations than ever before know, :.
the history Of the newspaper proe,-sio-
In This country. II the presen, coma.
tons In the increase In IN. cos, =.
producing our newspaper c~on,,nu. q,
viii mean disaster, unless reyenuss ~ ~
materially Increased. That ia the Yrs,,
problem that to-day confron,e ue
Mayo Mitchell welcomed tho e,,,o,,
TO New York. Joe Mitchell Chapnls =.
the National Magazine of Boston IN % 30
sponse to the address Of preslds,.
Rountree. said New Workers. will bav.
TO go out into the country in ~, ,rs
OF IDEAS In the New York newspars-s
ne saio: one gets the kidnapped, tho
killed. the notorious and the milliona,-a
but II was the country ~ which
FURNISH the ideas that set afre II. ma.
tion. When Mr.. Chapple touched an
Afner'can'sm the editors became 20 an.
thusiastic they all stood up and sans
the national air. s
other speakers were Herhe-- =
~Bridginan. chairman Of he Publish.,,
Association OF New York city Edward
rercy Howard. president of the New
YORK Press Club. who welcomed the ed.
'ors IN behalf of the working newsnane,
men OF the city John Clyde Oswald a,
the American Printer, Charles II. REV.
president OF the New York State pn.,
Association Talcott Williams 90 IN.
School OF Journalism and Mrs n q
HotaliHg OF Maple,on, MINI.
Drast Bills in ConGresa
After telling the editors Of m. c-,s4s
they are now facing President Roin,,~s
IN MS address said in part:
On my way from Texas TO this rneA..
ing stopped a few days In Washing
ton TO investigate bills pending IN cor.
greSs That are OF vital Interest 10 the
newspapers. and some OF these meas.
ures should be discussed and fully under.
stood by every newspaper worker IN ,hs
country. and a session should be az.
ranRed for that purpose
Among the measures pending are the
following:
y. The amendment TO the printing
bill introduced by II. A. Barnhart Of
indiana 20 discontinue the con'rar.
pruning and manufacture of envelopes
by the Post Office Department.
- The bill to allow the ~exchang. ~
advertising space for TRANSPORTATION
over railways IN the United states,
introduced by Senator Culber~or Of
Texas.
20. A bill by Representative Randall
ON t'nlffnrNng nl.-
zone system as applied 10 parcel pos,
TO second class mail matter. news.
papers and magazines.
=. a bill, introduced nv Senator Ice
or Maryland amending the copyri-ht
law.
*. A hnl passed by the House and
no" pending in the Senate Swing
the iostmaster-General. through the
president, the right 20 send any pub
I!cation by freight or mail TO any par
or the United States. This law 4.
referred to as the press muzzl,nr
law In times Of political campaigns.
The mighty mischief maker Of this ra-
ton is the constituencies political der,a.
gogue. He is the enemy Of good govern.
ment. free speech and an uutrarrme.ei
press fnd these denacogues in every
neutrality-suspicious.. Democratic and Pro,
hih!tior.
"Nhen the report Of the legislative
committee comes before his association
! Will AT that time discuss the merits
and dement's Of some of the problems
that are before us. II is the righteous
province Of the editor OF every news.
paper In our nation 20 tenaciouslv bate
against power with the cloven foot VA,
attempts TO destroy free speech AID
strike down our most sacred institutions
h a have made this nation truly great