The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-24
KANSAS EDITORS
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ago. And another thing. any visiting
editor is persona grata with the chief
of police, and can get away with any,
thing he attempts while here. There
fore, you may go do it,
Will Townsley, vice president of the
association. answered House. thanking
the mayor for the welcome-and the
police protection.
Banquet Tonight.
The annual banquet given by the
Topeka Chamber of Commerce and
the Topeka Press club will be held be-
ginning at $3.50 O'Clock tonight at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms. There
will be music. there will be stunts by
the Topeka Press club. and the regu-
lar number of the "Bull-Con,' the
Press club publication, will appear.
Then there are after dinner speeches
with Gov. Henry ]. Allen, Mrs. Minnie
Grinstead, the only woman legislator,
and Judge Winfield Freeman of Wyan-
dotte furnishing the oratory.
The convention ends tomorrow aft
ernoon with the election of officers.
Kansas Editors in War.
Kansas editors deserve more praise
than they ever will receive, for the
part they played in helping to win
the war, f. Az Briles, editor of the
Stafford, Kan, Courier. asserted in an
address today before the annual con-
vention of the State Editorial associa-
ton. Primarily he praised the parts
taken by the fighting men. and those
who left their homes to serve in the
Red Cross, Y. NJ. c. A. and kindred
organizations.
THE history of this war is not writ
ten, but when it is written L trust the
historians will devote some small part
to those who held the home line
trenches" the editor continued. And
what a story there is to tell how edi-
tors. like those Of Kansas, answered
call after call. of how they demon
meaning of applied patriotism, of how
they broke down prejudices and
helped to unite a nation, of how they
awoke the Indifferent to the stern
business of war, of how they willing
ly made sacrifices that were unknown
to a great majority of the people. The
response was 50 ready and the work
so well done that the people never
have realized how vital this service
was to the country. Kansas editors
deserve far more praise than they ever
will receive. We hold in high
est esteem those who are represented
by the stars on the service flag of the
Kansas Editorial association and can
| truthfully say that what they have
done adds no little part to the already
sas
'The winning of the war has been
attributed to many things but there is
one thing that made all these possi-
! BILE. and that was publicity. Without
the valuable assistance of patriotic
newspaper the selective draft, the lib
| erty Ioan., the Red Cross drives. the
| food saving program and all other war
activities would have failed. II ever
nation depended on its newspapers,
| it was the United States when it went
! TO war. I once heard banker re-
mark that the country was prepared
| financially; but it was the power of
! the press that was to open this great
/ reservoir of wealth.
kansas editors did not look for an
| opportunity to make money out of the
war; all they sought was an oppor-
sent their papers free to the boys who
entered the service and the spirit OF
Kansas editors in matters of this kind
is shown by Mr.. Frank P. MacLennan
/ of the Topeka State Journal. who
| publishes Trench and Camp for the
soldiers at Camp Funston at an actua
| loss and is the only editor in tue coun-
try issuing it without cost to the gov
ernment or Y. NJ c. A. This is typi
cal of Kansas editors: they did not SCI
in the war a chance for wealth: they
saw an opportunity for the expires
sion of patriotism. They were
/ prompted by a desire to serve, to edu
cate. to mould public opinion and t.
u spread the gospel of 100 per cen
Americanism; and that is how kansa!
editors helped win the war"
Breyfosle on sales Bills.
Newspaper advertising has adde'
100000 to the profits of farmers VIII
have held public sales in johnson
county during the past year. j. W
Breyfogle of the Olathe Mirror, ssi,