Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-28
GALLUP PAPERS
ASKED To QUIT
KNOCKING TOWN
C h a m ber of Commerce
Passes Resolution Re-
queStinq Publishers to
Change Their Policy
specinl 10 The journal

Gallup, N, NJ, Dec, 27-The Nc
Kinley County Chamber Of Com
merce has opened a campaign
against alleged unfavorable adver-
tising, editorials and news in the
local papers of Gallup. The initial
step was made in the passing Of a
resolution December 22 which
condemns both the news and the
editorial policies of all papers pub
lished in Gallup, In so far as they
affect the community welfare. The
resolution Is signed by the twelve
directors of the Chamber of Com
merce and copies have been hand
ed to the local papers with the re-
quest that the publishers publish
the resolution which condemns
their own work.
The Chamber of Commerce
claims through the resolution that
it has been and is being hampered
in the advertising and promoting
Of the community welfare by the
policies and the news of the local
papers. 1t is stated in the reso-
luton that 1t is not offered in
spirit of unfriendly criticism, but
simply in the hope that the news
papers will cooperate in the ad-
vancement and upbuilding of the
interests of Mckinley county.
The resolution has been mailed
to the local publishers Cor publica-
tion in the papers of this week. It
is not known whether the publish
ers will join the chamber of COM
merce in condemning their own
work. Some of the publishers have
been in the newspaper business in
Gallup for more than ten years,
and naturally feel that they have
been instrumental in giving con-
siderable favorable advertising TO
the community, considering the
limited field which the local papers
cover.
the present editorial policies Of
the local papers have resulted
largely from the political situation
which have existed in the county
who are directors of the Chamber
of Commerce and who signed their
names to the resolution, are said TO
have been active in politics and
to have been directly responsible
for the newspaper editorial policies
which they now request to be
changed.
The resolution was not given
a referendum, but it is claimed
that it was approved by ma.
jority of the members through
personal solicitation by the board
Of directors. Many Of the mem.
bers contended that the commu,
nifty is responsible for the edi-
torial policies of the local papers
and were not in favor of taking
such radical steps.
The resolution is as follows:
Be it resolved by the McKin
ley county chamber of commerce
that all of the newspapers of this
community be requested to
change their editorial policies in
so far as those policies affect
welfare. The past
and present policies Of these
newspapers have been such as to
stir up strife and enmity in in
the community and advertise this
community unfavOrably.
THE activity of this chamber
Of commerce in advertising and
the welfare of the
is seriously hampered
by the present policies of our
newspapers.
This chamber of commerce
suggests that in the future these
devote more space to
news of a favorable
character to the community and
less space to news which reflects
This resolution Is not offered
IN spirit of unfrlendly critisism,
but only in the hope that the
will cooperate in the
advancement and up-building of
he interests of Mckinley county
Date of approval by board of
directors: Friday, December 90,
1922.
G.. W. Curtiss, president; c. r.
Rellmaine, j. w. Chapman, J. j
DIR. j. w. Hannett, j.
J. Kirk. Horace Moses, d. Rollic
I. H., Seymour 7. F. Smallins
). f. Stacher, +. I. Staples, di-
'eetors.
"Date drafted: Saturday, De-
,ember 16. 1922"