The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-07-12
OPPOSES FREE ADVERTISING.
Head of National Association Rec
ommends Campaign Against it

sociation convention here.
S. G. Goldwaite, Boone, Iowa, pre-
ident of the Iowa Press association
recommended the appointment of {
field secretary of the organization tt
conduct a campaign against free ad
vertising.
Despite the great progress of the
last twenty-five years, too man.
newspapers still run a column of free
reading matter to obtain space ad
vertisement,' he declared.
He said further that editors should
contribute freely of their space te
| the government in the war, but pre-
dicted that new arrangement would
be entered into after the war.
The government has comman
deered advertising space in news
papers for many years. Paymen1
should be made for this space"
Necessity for Organization.
Necessity for organization, econo'
my and cooperation among newspa'
per publishers was emphasized to-
night in the report of the executive
committee.
This report dealt with the effort OF
publishers to obtain print paper at
reasonable prices and also touched
or economies which should be prac-
ticed by publishers.
During the past year," said the
renort, this committee has assumed
the burden of attempting to protect
the newspaper men, particularly
those operating small establishments,
from the greed of the print paper
trust.
investigation by the federal trade
commission and by your committee
has clearly shown that there has been
only a slight increase in the cost of
manufacturing print paper since
1915 and although the increase has
been from 60 to 200 per cent. in the
selling price.
Saving Money.
1T is estimated that the work that
has been done by this organization,
by the various other press and editor
ial organ izaticns of the country have
saved and will save the newspaper
100000 over what they would have
publishers during 1917 at least $685.
had to pay had the fight not been
taken up by us year ago.
Of proper method to obtain re-
lief, the report says:
1T seems to me that what should
be d.1.e is to give the, federal trade
commission specific power to fix
prices and take charge of distribu-
tion of print paper. If that is not
sufficient give the trade commission
power to take over the mills and oD-
crate them during the war period.
We are now il a critical condition
in this country, and the pirates who
have been holding us up on print pa
per, as well as those who have been
holding the people up on foods,
should be prosecuted and their priv
ileges curtailed.
Should Have Paper.
There is no question but that the
interests Of the country demand that
the publishers be furnished paper at
a reasonable price ana in sufficient
Quantities to meet their legitimate
demands. We should economic in
every way possible. If. you can get
cut an issue of six pages, do not
print eight, just simply to show that
you are printing a larger paper than
your competitor.
The report said that the censorship
ship question had been settled fairly
satisfactorily" and that newspapers
should be careful not to misuse their
privileges"
Of postage rates the report said
that fair basis would be one which
took into account the difference be-
tween a publisher sending his paper
two thousand miles and one whose
mailing limit was two miles. The
report took. exception to the imposi-
ton of per cent. tax on the prof
it's of newspapers and declared while
willing to pay their just share of
added war burdens, newspapers
should not be compelled to pay any
additional tax not levied on other
businesses.
Command Men From Own States.