Evening star., 1918-07-21
PUBLISHERS agree
TO REDUCE SPACE
Plans to Save Print Paper
Put Before War Industries
Board.
FOLLOWS A CONFERENCE

Restrictions on the reading matter
space In daily and Sunday editions of
newspapers, retail price Of two cents
or. more and the elimination Of all
waste were recommended to the war
Industries board yesterday by the COM
mittse on conservation Of newsprint
paper appointed by the American
Newspaper Publishers Association.
The recommendations were taken un-
der advisement by board oflicials.
Committees Statement.
The committee issued this state
ment:
'aThe committee on conservation Of
newsprint paper appointed by the
American Newspaper Publishers As
sociation, responding to the call of
the chairman of the pulp and paper
section of the war industries board,
Thomas E. Donnelley, for conference
respecting the adoption Of measures
looking to the reduction of the con-
Suu1VtlUH cI pdpCTp luCt yCSSCAuhy a. ZIG
ONCE Of tho war Industries board. Mr..
Donnslley outlined to the publishers
the necessity for radical reduction in
the use Of paper Of all kinds and asked
them to formulate for his information
the accomplishment Of that purpose by
methods which would be effective and
at the same time be fair and possible
from the point of view Of the news
paper publishers
Recommendations Made.
The committee made recommenda-
tions based on the following principles:
"1-The abolition of all waste, in
cluding returns in accordance with
the suggestions already made to the
chairman Of the pulp and paper sec
tion Of the war industries board. and
which have now been made mandatory
by the board.
s2-The retail price Of 2 cents or
more for all daily newspapers.
'.Restrictions on the reading mat
ter space in daily and Sunday edi-
tions proportionate to the neces-
stiles Of tonnage to be saved. and
recognising as nearly as possible the
relative reading space needs OF the
papers as indicated by their present
use Of space.
Il Resolution Adopted.
'Tn connection with the second
principle stated. the following resolu-
tion was adopted: Tt Is the judgment
Of the committee that to avoid un-
fair icompetition. and to make prac-
ticahle the reduction of the news
print Tonnage desired. it 10 necessary
to dx the minimum retail for daily
papers at 2 cents
The Recommendation in the ap-
plic4tion Of the third principle is as
sRsduotion on all reading space up
to nifty columns 5 per cent.
'Rsduction on additional space over
fifty columns. and not over seventy
columns, ID per cent. -
..Reduction on additional space over
seventy columns and not over ninety
columns, so per cent
.1The reductions to be based on the
daily monthly average Of each paper
Reduction Of Beading Space.
Recommendation as to the reduction
Of the reading space In Sunday papers is
az follows:
Up to $50 columns, reduction. ..... 1895
Next 20 to 200 columns. reduction. 20sS
Next 80 to $50 columns, reduction. ....... 500
Next 50 to 800 columns. reduction. ....... 409s
Next so to $50 columns, reduction. ....... sos
Next 20 to 400 columns and over, re-
duetiou .........-.....-....... 6O9
'It In suggested that these reductions
be effective for daily papers August s,
1918. and for Sunday papers September
j, 1918.
'Dfr. Donnelley and his assistants
have taken the publishers recommenda-
lions under advfsement."