The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-24
PUBLISHERS GREET
PROSPERITY REIGN
Happy Outlook Is Voiced by
Editors and Owners From
All Over u. s.
NEWS PRINT is PROBLEM
Committee Planned to Cor
rect Error Caused by Fed
eral Commissioner.

tho moulderS or public opinion, which
many speakers assured them they were
at their convention at the waldorf-As-
toria yesterday. then those United States
house a happy, contented. optimistic
hundred millionA For there wasn't an
editor in convention chair in the Aston
Gallery or at q luncheon table In the
ballroom who wasn't ready to admit,
when buttonholed in gallery. ballroom or
corridor between smokes that his par
ticular home town was the most pros
porous and growing city In the land Of
optimistic promise.
And the editors had time for all these
happy outlooks and the voicings thereof.
although they had come to town and to
the Waldorf on serious business. the
thirty-third annual meeting OF the
American Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation. The convention set out on a
tentative stride In the forenoon, got
down to real business in the afternoon
and will continue It's sessions until to-
morrow evening
There were executive sessions during
the forenoon and afternoon, which to
those whose interests are other than
newspaperdom may at timesEhave
seemed to be dry. But wedged in be-
tween the two business sessions was a
luncheon. given under the auspices of
the Bureau Of Advertising of the asso-
citation, which was not dry--at least not
too dry.
Most Important Business.
The most important official work of the
day had to do with the Federal Trade
Commissions rulings on the price ot
news print. as the paper on which news
papers are printed Is known to the pub
fishers. The chief indoor sport of an ur-
official nature was to stand in a corridor
during lulls and orally put the rollers
under one Albert Sidney Burleson. now
of Washington, n. c.. but formerly Of
Texas. One gathered. after speaking
even to few Texas newspaper men. that
tho Postmaster-G General is tho rule,
which, despite exceptions proves abso-
lively and posilutely that the Hon. Mr..
Burleson isn't prophet in his own coun-
try and never was.
The news print situation took I'D 30
much OF the time OF the chief seesiop Of
the day because the Federal Trade Com
mission placed arbitrarily a price on
news print some time ago which was
based on winter COSTS" whereas II 10
the belief of tho consumers. the publish
ers, that new rating shot | be made
based on changed conditions y .ich should
bring about a reduction in news print
But the Federal Trade Commission
when appealed to by the publishers 10
grant hearing SO that experts might
show the Government price fixers the
error of their present rating. answers the
publishers that the Trade Commission
has used up all its funds and therefore
Eas no money to pay for a new hearing,
thus leaving the consumer OF news print
UP In the air. The convention therefore
took first steps toward appointing a COM
mittee to draw up a resolution Of protest
IN order to make the Trade Commission
part OF the Government function. And
preliminary arrangements also were
made for the raising of fund to push
the fight until the Federal price fixers
arc forced to listen to reason.
Capt. Pcrigord Speaks.
In day OF speeches TO and by men
whose sole work in life is handling the
English language 1t is worthy Of note
that the best speech. Rsthetically speak,
ing, was made by a Frenchman. He
was Capt. Paul Perigord OF the French
Army who since his heroic work on the
battlefields of his beloved France has
spoken in every State in the Union on
subjects close TO the hearts not only OF
his own countrymen but o. America ms.
Necessarily much OF the opening ses-
tration of delegates, the banding out of
badges bearing the name and newspaper
property OF the prospective wearer and
the reading of reports. The convention
was called to order by the president of
the A. y. =. A. ("And be sure, YOU
reporters, to get that letter M in the
A. y. =. A. or you'll hear from me-"
warned Editor John Ignatius McGovern
OF South Boston). the president being
none other than Frank P. Glass of the
Birmingham, Ala, Neps.
Texas Repudiates Burleson.
1t was during these comparatively
dry details Of convention organization
that-well, not everybody but at least
comfortable crowd sauntered into the
corridors, even downstairs to the grill,
To indulge in the favorite indoor pastimes
OF boosting the home towns and hammer.
ing the daylights out Of Mr. Burleson.
surely some one, thought the inter-
viewer, must have at least one kind word
even for a Postmaster General whose
antics, the publishers seemed to think.
threaten constantly to raise highjnks
with the proper distribution of news
papers by mail. There must be some one
from the Postmaster-G Generals home
State Of Texas that would speak well of
fellow Texan.
All, along the corridor came a gentle
men whose personal badge bore the soul
stirring inscription "Marcellus E. Fos-
ter, President Houston Chronicle Pub
fishing Company"
"Burleson !" cried Fourth Estater
Foster. "That man. That mani See
what he did yesterday right here in
your town when the two great telegraph
companies now bossed by this Burleson
refused In highhanded fashion to send
over the wire even the schedule" of
the papers story about Burleson be-
cause 1t derided his administrative
methods.
"Now there" continued Mr.. Foster.
we have case of Burleson's usual
assinity. There Is no doubt that he is
the poorest man In the whole Cabinet
Ho is doing more to-day than any man
in the whole country to turn the people
against the entire Wilson Administra-
ton. Listen. once upon time Govern
ment ownership was a sweet dream even
TO me, but now since Car Burleson got
on the job it's nightmare"
Along came l.. j. Workman, president
OF the Fort Worth Star TeIe gram, an
other gentleman from Mr.. Burleson's
State, who perhaps had a kind word
"Burleson Don't ask NE to say
what l think. You wouldn't dare print
st. (Mr, Workman speaking). This ao-
ton OF his yesterday In Withholding
proper news from the wires Is the most
extraordinary circumstance that has
ever happened In our newspaper world
Burieson? Why, he's brutal he's arbi-
trary. The people OF Texas have Won
dered for long time how he ever
came to be appointed Postmaster Cen
In he