The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02
FEED AND FOOD
Its Preparation Has Become
One of the Fine Arts
Dinner a Function: Too Many
Live to- Eat
LAST WEEK IN NEW YORK
Topeka Editor Tells OF a Won
derfuI Dinner for $50.
Gives Ideas OF the Pace the
West Expected to Set

Ar rhe Board of Trade dinner last
evening at the EIks club, Frank P
MacLennan- editor of the state Jour
nal at home yesterday from New
York. was asked TO discuss the food
problem and the relations Of the
rsvvspap ers TO it He said in part
M. Chairman. Members Of the Board
OF Trade, and Guests
Il am sure that in common with
other citizens Of Topeka We are proud
Of rhis new orgauiZa ton in Topeka
the Board Of Trade Speaking from
an outside viewpoint. I believe II tends
toward conservative corporation and
4vvav from cut-unrOat com petition 1
ann sure that the grain men and the
r7fTIa-s who have organized this as
sociIricu have become batter &C
g1airted with each other and. If We
become better acquainted with the
people IN our own caflings we are
bound 10 be more cons1derate and
charirAbIe. We ind that they have
u1any good points that have not been
altogether visible upon less acqU41nt-
ance-
I am glad TO hear, as the president
stated that what members of your
board want IS the truth There Is
nothing in the world that the news
papers want 50 much TO know as the
truth No Injunction Is Laid upon the
reporter more emphau caIIy, Ofteuer,
LEEl@ Vet the A1Ll-- Tie - I'LL A-
sure Of the facts
There have been references this
evening by numerous speakers about
articles that have been published IN
the uewspa pers- One speaker spoke
OF pessiu1isric articles in the news
paper, another Of sensational articles
IN the papers Now gentlemen I
want 70 tell you that the news as
printed BY the reI1a Bile uewspa pers of
this country, and there are but few,
[ am glad 10 say which are Unreliable,
Is accurate A few papers which were
formerly eIassed as unreliable papers
have given some OF you an impress
sion that you have not yet gotten out
Of your minds II Il too common
=Iur to speak Of something that has
been said IN the newspaper in a way
that would imply doubt Of RELIABLE
ity
Papers Must Print News
Now. gentlemen Of the Board of
Trade. I want TO tell YOU that there
have been but few newspapers that
have discred1ted the calling You
have had your bucket shops that dis
credited your high calling and neither
one Of Us should take the few excep-
tons as laying down the rule or the
common practice If you gentlemen
of the Board Of Trads-if the public
generally. VIII give the newspapers
the facts that is what we want, TOO,
along with your members A news
aper Is disCredited unless II pub
fishes the facts
7 believe that YOU must ackuowI-
edge that the news you read in the
papers Is accurate and true. you de-
pend upon It as such. and 80 times out
Of 4 100, believe I may say. all items
published in the papers that are nor
true are due TO a misiuforu1a ton you
or others have given Us, or u1Issrate-
uleuLs or 10 the fact that you have
withheld the real news. OF truth from
US and I want to say to you thar
when something happeEs in your call
ing or any other calling which tends
TO reflect upon that calling you are
less likely to give IL TO the public. but
the newspaper still finds It Is ueces-
sary to get the facts It * our duty
To give facts as best We may. but a
daily paper Is hastily gotten up and
printed; decisions must be made IN
stantly- We must get the best iufor-
nation we can What Is valuable
news today NAV be worthless words