The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-04
The American Society Of
Newspaper Editors Is
New Organization
The FIRST OF ITS KIND
Purpose Not to Protect or
Punish Friends or Enemies,
But Promote Friendship


directing editors OF moro than 90
OF the leading newspapers OF tho
country II To meet nccd for m %
tlonal organization OF tho executive
editors OF metropolitan newspapers,
according to an explanation OF It's
purposes hv It's president. Casper &.
Yost OF tho St. LouiB Globc-DemO-
crnt.
"Nvo editorB-most OF us. at any
rate" said Mr.. Yost. have not
realized. or have only vaguely
realized that we arc members of
great and honorable profession
which has common interests as vol
as individual interests. We could
not act collectively because we had
no means Of collective action.
Would Set Standards.
'To vizunlize newspaper ideals.
TO set standards of newspaper com
duct, which shall not affect that
individual independence that is cs-
sentlal 10 newspaper personality,
but which may nrouse generous
emulation for newspaper progress.
20 promote the dignity ana honor
of our profession. to maintain its
integrity and its rights and defend
Il from unjust attacks; TO establish
ethical principals whose recognition
and observance Will contribute TO
that public confidence which is a
newspapers best asset: to promote
the efficiency OF our labors through
the Interchange OF experience and
tho discussion by which common
problems OF editorial management
may be solved--all these are pur-
poses to which such an organizn-
ton as we have created can direct
ats efforts. and In thcir accomplish
ment be OF great and lasting value
to all OF us M members OF n high
profession, OF material benefit TO
the individual newspapers which
sorve and increased usefulness for
the press NJ an institution for the
promotion of public welfare"
Describing most metropolitan
newspaper editors rs anonymous
creatures" seldom heard OF outside
of their own offices. Mr.. Yost said
they needed TO get better acquaint-
ed with one another.
Organization OF the society was Of
fected In New York April 25 at n
meeting In response to a call issued
by Edward 8. Beck OF the Chicago
Tribune, Frank I. Cobb of tho New
York World, Charles II. Dennis OF
the Chicago News. Herbert Il. Gait
OF tho st. Paul Pioneor- Press
Joseph Garretson Of tho Cincinnati
Times-Star. Erie G. Hopwood OF the
Cleveland plain Dealer. George "
Miller of the Detroit News and
Casper 4. Yost of the st. r,ouIl
Globe Democrat, "Ours." said thi
call. is n great and honorable pro
fession yet, curiously. II Ia tho onl.
important profession not nationail!
valuable work Of the National Ed,
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