New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-26
Draft Is Opposed
By Only Three of
300 Publishers
Editors Unanimously Ask
Congress to Eliminate
Press Censorship
British Errors Told
White Paper Situation Inn
proving, Chairman of Com
mittee Announces
British Errors Told

The American Newspaper Publishers
Association. in executive session at the
Waldorf yesterday afternoon, adopted
resolution irdorsing the seiective
draft. Only three out Of three hundred
editors and publishers from all parts
Of the country voted against IT, The
rest. on rising vote. got 10 their feet
as one man in IFS support
But with complete unanimity these
same men adopted another resolution
asking Congress to eliminate the press
censorship provision from the cspion-
age bill
These were ,he only formal actions
taken by ,tc association yesterday the
f,s, day o.. it's thirty-frst annual meet
ing. which viii las. three days. A
luncheon of tho Bureau Of Advertising
speeches and reports TOOK up the re-
maiader OF The days programme.
America Is Warned
At the luncheon Pomeroy Burton
manager Of "The London Daily Mail"
and John ". Imrie, manager OF the
Canadian Press Association, spoke
words Of warning and advice to Amer
ice. based on the experience Of their
respective countries in the war.
THE advertisers have it in their
power" SAID Mr.. Burton, greatly to
increase the efficiency Of this country
for war.
error. through a close censorship, OF
keepinr the public uniformed and ms
informed during the first stages OF the
war il paved the way for the greatest
test ever put upon Advertising.
THAT test was accentuated when
Parliament added to the censorship
blunder the equally fatuous muddle OF
voluntary service.
mingled with these championship
class errors Of governmental judgment
was the popular and insidious short
war fallacy.
These three joined hands and
danced mcrrily along together during
the carly days Of the war.
Covered Entire Kingdom
Sir Hedley lie Bias, Of the CaXton
Publishing Company, was the man who
came 20 the rescue with an advertising
campaign which. according TO Mr.. Pom
crows description. plastered the entire
kingdom with appeals TO patriotism.
"Surelv I'm the present situation this
country should profit by England's ex-
pericnce." went on Mr.. Pomeroy. "The
advertisers now have II in their power
10 create an immense amount OF patri-
otto sentiment.
devote 10 per cent OF their contract
SPACE to strictly war purposes. In the
war space thus surrendered by adver-
tiscrs should be printed day after day
and week after week. patriotic appeals
to the people calculated 10 stimulate
their war spirit and increase their war
usefulness
But Mr.. Burton was opposed 70 the
papers themselves giving free aivor-
Using space TO the government az
wrong in principle and imposing too
great a hardship on those publishers
who could not iford it, but wished,
nevertheless. 20 keep up with the pro-
cession OF patriotism. In this he
echoed the sentiment expressed az he
opening session Of the convention in
the morning by Hopewell Rogers,
president Of the association.
Campaigns Explained
The commodity we have for sale
Mr.. Rogers had said. lis advertising,
and there is no more reason for ne