The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-27
NEWSPAPER MEN
BUCK INTO REAL
BUSINESS TODAY
Knights of Fourth Estate Get
Heads Together on Pub
, licity Campaign -.
DIR. MORAN APPROVES IDEA
Believes Much Waste Effort Can
Be Eliminated Through
Coordination :

The North Dakota newspaper men
assembled here in war council bucked
into the real business of the session
at the Commercial club this morning,
where there was 100 per cent repre-
sentation Of visiting knights Of the
fourth estate in spite of the late
hours winch they kept at the ban.
4uet Friday evening ~, ::
With Governor Frazier presiding,
the executive session opened in the
Commercial club room shortly after
10 o'clock. The governor, as chair.
man OF the defense council, explained
me purpose for which the conference
had been called and read an outline
IOr publicity campaign prepared
under suggestions from the office of
public information and the national
council Of defense at Washington.
TO Give Real News.
The program as suggested would
furnish every newspaper in the state
with the well-written, newsy article
eacn week, dealing with the patriotic
work which at the moment appears OF
the greatest Importance to the council.
The matter would be boiled down,
carefully edited and presented in form
for immediate publication. Every
newspaper in the state would be ask
ed to become volunteer member OF
their staff as a personal representa-.
tive, with the assurance that coun'
Gil of defense publicity mailed to this
representative would receive person
al attention. .G. ..
The governor expressed faith in the
patriotism and loyalty of the North
Dakota press; declared was not the
desire of the council of defense 70
bind any newspaper politically nor
to prevent free and open discussion
and honest criticism. The council OF
ueIense, ne declared, was absolutely
non-political and was working only
for cause to which every loyal
American newspaper would be glad to
subscribe.
The governor urged that each news
paper constitute one member of its
staff the official correspondent of the
council of defense press bureau, and
that this correspondent mail to the
bureau any news dealing with pa.
triotic activities in his community, in
order that other sections of the state
might benefit from the example.
Things to Be Done,
Some OF the things which the coun'
ell of defense hopes to do, the gov.
ernOr stated, are to SO educate the
people of North Dakota in the use OF
Ignite coal that we may be prepared
forsa probable embargo on imported
fuel next winter. He spoke of the
increase in production last year, and
of the splendid work done by the
newspapers in carrying publicity mat.
ter of an educational value, encourag-
ing their readers to try Ignite.
The governor read from a govern
ment bulletin calling attention to the
flax seed shortage. Last years crop
Of eight billion bushels was only one
third of normal. We must have q
bigger acreage Of flax this year The
governor admitted that TAX seed for
sowing Is scarce and that the price
will be high, but 10. Gontended that
the return to the farmer will be as
great relatively as from the planting
Of any other crop.
In every community, said the gov.
Eernor, there arc SONS idle acres which
could b broken ana put into flax.
Nonresident owners have agreed to
place Idle lapda Ak to disnoaal ~
the state. FAIn1er1 aye land