The sun., 1918-08-26
LOYAL CITY EDITORS
PRAISED BY CREEL
Men in Press Coming Tower
Patriotic to Last Degree,
Is CensOr's Verdict.
NEWS STRATEGY STUDIED
New York Branch Of Associa-
ton Elects Representative
List Of Officers.

The convention OF editors ended yes
terday at the Majestic with the forma-
ton OF the City Editors Association Of
the State Of New York. the twenty
seventh branch of the National Asso-
citation Of City Editors. A series OF
short addresses formed a feature, the
chief one being made by George Creel,
chairman Of the Committee on Public
Information.
Mr. Creel paid a high tribute to the
integrity OF the press In commenting on
the voluntary censorship rules. He said
that cards were sent to editors stating
the sort Of information that was not
to be printed and that in every instance
the request Of the Government had been
obeyed.
no profession in the world has shown
30 high a sense Of honor and patriotic
duty" Mr. Creel declared. There has
been no truer patriotism than that
shown by the newspaper men Of America.
There 10 much that theys can DO
yet" he continued. After all the city
editor Is the man in the coming tower.
The editorial writer Is sort OF silk
! worm. He sits in his cage and weaves
an opinion and puts that out as IL II
were fact. The city editor. the man
who studies out the strategy Of the
news situation. and his reporters. who
get the facts. present a combination that
no man can dethrone.
Catchpenny Headings Had.
'Tt has come to be believed by many
OF the people, hope soon by all--that
| the newspapers print what they have
good reason to believe Is the truth. and
| the truth only. But II Is essential that
careful scrutiny of headlines be made
| Heads which misrepresent the story
merely to catch the casual eye and sell
papers do great injury to the press as
whole, though fortunately this kind OF
cheap device is not as widely used as
1t was once, and the practice Is grow
ing smaller all the time.
THE working newspaper men are the
! ones who must couHteract that secret
propaganda, which is not now in the
| open, but a secret German whisper. scan
| DIAL mongering Let every man apk
Where did you get your facts" II the
man cannot tell this shut him up. Gel
the truth print It. and then stand back
! OF 1t to the end, andsyou will be doinl
great service to your country"
The new organization is in no sense
a unionizing movement. 1t was ex
planned. but Is primarily designed ts
aid the editors in mutual way w-tf
respect to the stan Iards' Of the profess
sion. Clyde p. Stssn of Lima. Ohio
president Of the Nsttonal Association Of
city Editors, aided in the formation Of
the branch association.
Election of Officers.
The officers and directors elected were
,f m Ice
Observer: vice-president, A. r. Bishol
Ithaca Ncps: secretary, Walter +. Him
OF the Gloversville Leader Republican
treasurer, William D. Mcnamara OF tn,
Beacon Jourul: directors, Mr. Summons
James F. Gayler OF the Albany Evening
Journal, S. F. Head OF the Buffalo En-
quirer, C. A. Hess of the Brooklyn Eu0l
and Kenneth Lord of THE SUN.
William G. Shepherd. war correspond
ent for the United Press. spoke briefly o
the Austrian situation and predicted tina
the war will end by collapse of tn
Central Powers. He said that Austri;
has no reason now for remaining In tn
war with her fear OF Russia removed
He added:
at was a part of the teaching of tn
present dynasty to make the peopi
believe the Cossacks are the most saw
age OF all peoples and that Russia ha,
but one desire, the crushing OF Austria
Now the people know this is untrue ant
they no longer fear Russia in spite Of tn
I effort still being made to keep up tn
ancient enmity."
Other speeches were made by Mis-
Clara Sears Taylor. chief of the educa
tional bureau OF the Department o
Labor; Edward Percy Howard. presi
dent OF the New York Press Club. MI
Hine and Mr. Mcnamara