New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-28
Convention Also Pledges
Further Efforts to Curb
press Agent Evil
Evening Post Protests
Gerard's Charge That Paper
Reflects Prussian Views
Is Denied

Resolutions expressing the oo"Nlc-
.ior that advertisers and not ucwspa-
pcrs should bear the expense Of agents
commissions and other Advertising
service fees and rlodcng the orgsn'za-
lion 10 redoubled efforts TO curb the
"prcss agent evil" were passed by the
American Newspaper Publishers Assoc
eistiou Yesterday al the closing session
Of rs ,hirticth annual convention m
.hc Waldorf Astoria.
The reelection OF al. members o. the
board Of directors. discussion Of tnan-
eisI circulation and other technical
probIcms and consideration Of a pro-
test made by Emil w. SchoIz. publisher
Of "Tho New York Evening Post.
against the characterization Of that
newspapers proprictors and editors as
German" made by JAMES W. Gerard,
former United States Minister TO Ber-
lin. occupied the final sessions.
Sir Gerard. speaking al the annual
dinner Of the association last Thursday
night. pronounced O. recent Evening
Post" editorial 20 be I'm the interest
OF Prussian autocracy.' and declared
the newspaper reflected German views.
The editors Of the criticised paper re
piled Yesterday in a lengthy editorial
10 Mr.. Gerard's SANDERS
Accuse Gerard Of BAD Taste"
1T was with a great deal Of restraint
that we allowed Mr. Gerard's charges
10 90 unanswered when they were
spoken" said Mr. Scholz yesterday.
but Mr. Gerard was the guest Of the
association. of which The Evening
Post is member. and we felt we were
his hosts. together with the other
papers.
To-day ! brought the matter to the
attention of the convention, which
agreed that Mr.. Gerard, as a guest Of
the body, showed bad taste # nothing
more in speaking as he did. The mat
ter is ended as far as The Evening
Post is concerned, unless Mr.. Gerard
wishes TO proceed further
Mr.. Gerard had no comment TO make
yesterday.
Jason Rogers. Of "The New York
Globe" led the discussion of advertis-
ing commissions and fees and present.
cd the two resolutions.
Hopewell L. Rogers. Of THE Chicago
Daily News" president Of the assocla-
ton. addressed the delegates on the
need for economy in operation, review
ing the conditions which had made for
higher costs and predicting further
rises. He said he would not be sur
prised 10 see the great newspapers OF
the country reduced TO four pages IN
size before many months pass.
At the request Of the Belgian Relief
Commission the association resolved 10
ask its members 10 print not less than
twice weekly an announcement con
corning the activities Of the commits
sion. The association was told by Of
hcials of the commission that mlslead-
ing press reports had operated to the
disadvantage Of the commissions work.
Election Of Officers
Officers and directors who were re-
elected are: Hopewell l. Rogers, Chi
eago Daily News" president; Frank p.
Glass. birmingham Ala News, vice
president; John Stewart Bryan, erich
mond tNal News-Lcader.' secretary;
Edward F. CAN. Anew York Journal Of
Commerce" treasurer; Ebert II. Baker,
cleveland Plain Dealer; Hilton t..
Brown, "lndianapolis News" and Jason
Rogers, "Now York Globe Lincoln
Palmer, Of New York, was reappointed
manager Of the association.
Members Of the bureau Of advortis-
ing of the association elected Fleming