New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Article on Lusitania Ami
versary by Frank II.
Simonds Years Best
Jusserand Gets $4,000
Ambassador Wins Award for
Best History of United
States

The $500 Pulitzer prize of Journalism
and Letters for the best editorial ar
ticle written during 1916 was awarded
10 The New York Tribune yesterday by
the board of trustees Of Columbia Uni
versity, for an editorial by Frank ii.
Simonds on the anniversary Of the sink
ing Of the Lusitania. published May
:. 1916.
The awards approved yesterday by
Columbia are the first TO be announced
under the terms Of the will Of Joseph
Pulitzer, founder of the School Of
Journalism, who set aside 100000 for
the purpose Of recognizing meritorlous
work and unselfsh service on the part
of journalists and writers.
The views and sentiments expressed
by Mr.. Simonds in his now famous edl-
torial are strikingly similar to those
conveyed by President Wilson IN his
war message written nearly one year
later.
MIR. Simonds's Editorial
"The war that is being fought IN
Furope is war for civilization" the
editorial concludes. "Ihe battle OF
Great Britain. of France, of Russia, Is
our hattie. IL it is lost, we are lost.
n II is lost we shall return TO the
standards and the faiths OF other cent
uries The truth Of this is written Tor
ms in the Lusitania; it is written IN the
wreck of Belgium and the desert OF
Northern France for those who may
soc Where the German has gone he
has carried physical death, but he has
done more; he has carried spiritual
death To all that is essential IN our
democratic faith. which derives from
that of Britain and France.
"The war in Europe is going on until
the German idea is crushed or CON
ouers. The world cannot now exist
half civilized and half German. Only
ono of two conceptions of life. of hu-
manity, can subsist One of the con
rentions was written in the Lusitania
massacre, written clear beyond all mis-
taking. II is this writing that we
should study on this anniversary; II is
this fact that we should grasp to-day,
not in anger, not IN any spirit mat
clamors for vengeance, but as the cltl.
gems of nation which has inherited
noble ideals and gallant traditions,
which has inherited liberty and hght
from, those who died to serve them, and
now stands face to face with that which
seeks TO extingush both throughout
the world"
Herbert Swope Wins Prize
The prize of 81 900 for the best ex-
ample of reporters work was award.
cd to Herbert Swope, city editor or
"The World" for his series Of articles
on the international situation IN Ger
many last fall.
The journalism prizes were awarded
on the recommendation of the advisory
hoard Of the School of Journalism,
which considered the decisions OF spe-
cial iuries consisting of the faculty.
The awards in letters were gwen on
fbc recommendations of juries appoint
ID nv the American Academy Of Arts
ard letters and by the National lnsti-
tute OF Arts and Letters. -.
on account of the war the travelling
scholarships for graduates Of the
School Of journalism were not awarded.
Three other journalism prizes were
withheld. These are 81 1000 for the best
paper on the future development OF the
school, a $500 medal for meritorious
service rendered the public by news
paper, and 81 900 for the best history
Of services rendered the public by the
American press.
J. J. Jusserand, the French Ambas-
sador. received the $4,000 prize for the
best history Of the United States. His
book is entitled with Americans of
Past and Present Days" The $1,000
prize for biography went to Laura r..
Richards and Maude Howe Elliott Tor
their book on Julia Ward Howe. The
81 900 prize for the best American
novel Of the year was not awarded.