The New York herald., 1922-04-29
PUBLISHERS RECORD
SQUARE DEAL VIEWS
Condemn Commission Split
ting Evil and Abuse of Cir
culation GUARANTEES.
OPEN SHOP NO THREAT
Electing Patterson President
and Indorsing 1926 Exhibit,
Convention Is Closed.

The American Newspaper Publish
ers Association reaffirmed yesterday Its
stand for "a square deal for air in
brought it's annual convention. in ses-
sion for the last week at the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel. to an end. Several reso-
lutions were adopted setting forth views
on fair dealing.
After electing officers the convention
adjourned and the new board OF di-
continue the special committee as ad-
visory on labor affairs, with II. n. Kel-
logg as chairman. II was also decided
to have a special committee on the open
shop in newspaper plants to cooperate
with the new division on the open shop
established by the association. This ac-
ton for the encouragement of the open
shop was stated to be in no way
threat against unions. Members of the
new committee are ID. ID. Moore of New
Orleans, Harry Chandler of Los An
geles and w. A. Elliott Of Jacksonville.
Paul Patterson of the Baltimore Sun
was elected president of the associa-
tion and T. r. Williams, Pittsburgh
Press, retiring president. was elected to
the board Of directors. $. Il. Thomson,
Chicago Tribune, was elected vice-pres-
ident; John Stuart Bryan, Richmond
NeUs-Ledder, secretary; Howard Davis.
New York Tribune, treasurer. The di-
rectors reelected are F. G. Bell. Savan-
nah Netcs; Harry Chandler. Los An
geles Times, and Charles II. Taylor.
Boston Globe. Other members of Che
board are ]. e. Atkinson, Toronto Star;
e. H. Baker. Cleveland Plain Dealer;
Il. II. Butler. Buffalo Netcs, and III. Y.
Brown INDIANAPOLIS Netcs
Against Split Commissions.
The publishers adopted resolution
condemning practice OF splitting com
missions between advertisers and agents
as destructive to the best interest of
the advertiser. publisher and agent
Another resolution approves and in
dorses the present system of compensa-
ton of advertising agencies. which was
stated to be the commission system.
Another resolution condemns abuses
of the practice of giving guarantees to
advertisers of a stipulated amount of
circulation, The practice has led to
abuse. the resolution set forth. by both
publisher and advertiser to the disad-
vantage OF fair-minded dealings. and 1t
was resolved that any form of guar
anty that impairs the level justice of
the publishers rate to any other adj
vertiser is destructive of advertisias
and should be avoided
The erection of special building to
be used at the Sesqui- Centennial Exhi-
bition Associations exhibit in 1926, to
celebrate the 10th anniversary of the
signing of the Declaration of Indcpen-
dence. for display of everything show
ing the progress of the press for the
past 100 years was favored by the as
ISOLATION. In resolution indorsing The
proposal II was stated:
il Is the sense of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association
that such an exhibit would be in
structive and helpful for emphasiz-
ing the Importance of the position
and work of the newspaper in mod Z
ern life and should be encouraged
by the cordial cooperation OF this
organization and its members.
Inaccuracy Report.
D. y. Moore of the New Orleans
Times-Picoyuae, member of the new
committee on open shop. gave out the
following statement, approved by the
board of directors:
Articles published in New York news
papers to-day telling OF the establish
ment of an open shop department of the
A. n. p. A. contained several inaccurate
statements. This convention respect
fully requests the newspapers to make
necessary corrections
The statements complairQd of as In.
accurate were. The resolution cstab-
fishing the open shop division was intro
duced by Earl J. McCone of the Buffalo
Commercial, secretary of the Open Shop
Association of American Newspaper
Publishers. Mr.. McCone said his or
ganization had thirty-six members last
year and he came to the convention this
year with backing of 206 members
While he was presenting the resolution
he got four more members-William II.
Rogers. representing the Boston Tron
script. Charles Il. Jarvis, Christian
Science Monitor: Joseph J. mckinley,
Norristown (Pa.) Times. and Leon
Shaw, Billings QMont.) Gusette.'
/" The resolution was passed almost