The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-09-06

r. ). Fraser, a nOleQ DIAlisn yOU-
naIist. has written the following let
ter to Dean walter Williams concern
ing news agencies in England. and
publications Of the School Of Journal
ism sent TO him Mr.. Fraser writes
from Acton Police Court, Winchester
street, Acton London W, England.
The pamphlets and the copies OF
the Missourian came to hand safely /
have been much interested in reading
all Of them.
Mr.. Willard in his address takes a
bold line and such views as he ex-
presses should receive the attention
they deserve. | do not agree with the
Capitalization Of newspaper proprie-
torship any more than l do with that
Of news. | take the view-maybe !
am wrong-that news agencies are not
of any service TO the newspaper re-
porter
How it is worked in America / do
not know. Any OF the gell-known
London agencies distributing news to
the London and provincial dailies look
upon certain reporters as their rep
resenra,ives in certain districts. There
is no retainer paid and no definite
promise made that any item sent by
the representative will be paid for. A
representative never knows If he is to
RECEIVE anything at the time he tele-
phones a message. Il isn't TO be Won
dered at. therefore. if the agencies find
themselves left until the last-when
the correspondent has dealt with all
the papers for which he works.
For my part as / disagree with the
principle. | prefer 20 leave agency
work alone But what l have writ
ten is TO let you know what takes
place.
Sees Grave Possibilities.
The one trouble / should anticipate
with one proprietor or company OBJ
tanning control Of a number OF news
papers would be the cowing OF news
paper workers generally. That would
be from the workers point OF view.
But from the public standpoint the
matter would be much more grave.
The doctoring of news might bring
about national disasters. 1t is big
problem 4 gentleman like Mr.. VII
lard recognizes it as such.
The bulletin concerning the Jour
nalism Of Japan" makes most interest
ing and instructive reading and should
form one of the books 10 be kept by
all journalists. whoever wants mine
will have to steal it,
Il was struck by the combination of
the ancient and modern in the pic
lures. There is the modern plant from
the West being manipulated by work
ers in ancient costume Perhaps
ought not to describe it as ancient. II
quite up-to-date perhaps in Japan,
but the eyes Of the westerner cannot
make the two articles blend. Do you
see my point?
Il think the writer has done jour-
nalism Z great service by his bulle-
tin on such an interesting subject.
Some Of rke items he refers TO seem
so strange 10 me that | have not yet
an English reporter accepting rumor
as newsi
SaWdust Paper Used.
The copies OF the MissOurian you
sent were quite up to the excellent
tone of pre-war days. There does
not seem to be much difference in the
quality OF THE paper here used. Re
Gently the Times and Daily Express
were printed on paper manufactured
largely from sawdust. II is expected
TO employ a large number of people at
the mills where it was manufactured.
Il was called up recently for medi-
cal examination and l am now waiting
to be called up for service. Promises
have been made regarding grade 8
men but it may be that they will not be
carried out. It is always possible for
grave events to bring about the eat
ing of the promise.
"On the day / was called | journey
ed to the city. In large hall in the
lower part of the premises there were
two or three hundred men. Round
the hall were tables at which sat
young women and a man acting as
clerks
over each table was a card giving
the number of the medical board for
which clerks were working On en-
tering the hall each man had re-
ceived a card which bore a number of
a board.
THE numbers were called out M.
) NO Board The man holding No.
) No. Board took the card up to
the table, gave his name, etc, after
wards returning to his seat.
The Examination.
"A little later an official called out
half dozen numbers.
The owners of the names put out
their pipes and cigarets and followed
the official, who showed them certain
cubicles upstairs, where they I'M
dressed.
Then came a brief wait, then
sharp walk into the room where the
doctors were-two or three wait al
a time-and passed before two doc