Evening star., 1920-05-18
PUBLISHERS MAKE
REPORT T0SENAT0R.
News Print Situation All
Over Nation Is Alarming,
Owners Say.

After a brief session of the execu-
tive committee at the New Willard
Hotel today delegation from the
newly organized United States
Publishers News Print Conservation
League. representing more than 100
newspapers cast OF the Mississippi.
submitted report of tho findings OF
the conference regarding the present
news print shortage situation TO Sen
ator James A. Reed. who desires 10
present it to the committee on manu-
factures Of the Senate
a resolution advocating the affilia-
tion of the organization with the Ma
tional Editorial Association. the
American Newspaper Publishers As
sociation, the Inland Daily Press As
Paper League and the Midway News
Print League for the purpose of CO.
ordinating their policies regarding
the several bills now before Con-
gress to relieve conditions was unani-
mously adopted.
Committee for League.
W J. Pape Of the Waterbury. Conn.
Republican: Jason Rogers. New York
Globe. and Orville Elder. Washington.
Iowa. Evening Journal. were appoint
ed d committee 10 represent the
league at the forthcoming state meet
ing of the Kansas City Print Paper
League. 10 be held AT Kansas city
Saturday. A print paper league VIII
be organized comprising newspaper
from the states OF
Kansas. Missouri. Nebraska. Iowa.
South Dakota. Oklahoma. Arkansas
and Texas along the same lines as
those followed by the United states
News Print Conservation
League.
Opposition to regulation of prices
was unanimous. That 400 dailies and
5 900 weeklies would be "choked on
under such a policy was freely pre-
dicted.
Resolutions asking the large papers
to "lay or the spot paper market and
for manufacturers to allot contracts
to the smaller publications were also
adopted.
Cooperative Buying.
Cooperation in buying among the
small papers. as a measure OF relief.
was discussed at length. and after It
had been proven that competition IN
opeh market among themselves was
most harmful for all concerned. II was
decided to designate an agency In New
York or Chicago where orders could
be placed.
Some of the reports sent by editors
unable to attend the conference paint
ed distressing pictures OF the trouble
ahead. due to inability to obtain news
print and the high prices for the little
to be had. Many dailies with ancient
and honorable lineage will be forced
to suspe nd unless there is quick RELIEF.
letters and kilograms said. Some edt-
tors declared the weekly walk OF the
ghost" would be a thing of the past in:
many little offices il prices kept
climbing and mills failed to answer
the news print appeal.
Papers Report.
A telegram from a group of nineteen
papers in the southern half OF Hill
nois stated that only two out of the
nineteen had contracts for paper.
A group of four from Louisiana.
the Lake Charles Amer
lean Press. the Alexandra Town Talk.
the Baton Rouge State Times and the
News-Star, wrote that they
had been buying paper Jointly at II
cents a pound. but that the shipment
in transit would cost them 16 cents
A group OF seventeen small papers
in New England and New YORK state
reported they had contracts for IN.
cent papet until the New York. World
bought the, mill. whep the contracts.
were Cancelled and prices raised to
y. and subsequently jumped 10 f315
which is demanded of them now. .,lr ,
The Shawnee News OF Shawnee.
Okla. wired that within three weeks
the Zig" would be up.
The Tuskeloosa, Ala, News tefe-
graphed it was forced to suspend.
The Decatur Democrat of Decatur.
ILL.,. wired it would be impossible to
meet the 16 cents pound now de-
manded.
James l. Sims. Orangeburg, S. C..
wrote that 15-cent paper. was the best
offer and II cents the highest
Resolutions requesting all publish
ers Of papers of 81, 900 circulation ana
over to reduce consumption 10 per
cent Sunday and per cent daily were
The officers of the new organization
elected to serve during the ensuing
year include W. ]. Pape, Waterbury.
Conn, Republican. president: Orville
Elder, Washington. Iowa, Journal, and,
w w. Weaver, Durham, y. c., Sun,
vice presidents: Joseph B. Finan of
the Cumberland, Md. Evening Times
secretary, and ]. r. Snyder, Gary, Ind.
Post. treasurer.
Members of the executive commit
tee are Jason Rogers. chairman, New
York Globe; F. w. Wilson, Newburg.
n Y. News: J. H. Zerby. Pottsville.
Pa, Republican; H. G. Hotaling. St
Paul, Mimi. executive secretary Of The
National Editorial Association: George
b. Lockwood, Muncie, Ind, Press; 2.
Moses, Marshall. Mich, Chronicle: r.
R. Spaulding, Shawnee, Okla, News;
J. w. Smith. Monroe, La. News-Star.