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AMERICAN JOURNALS 'ON}
THE HIGHER PLANE
The Hythe Conference finished with a short afternoon sitting, Frank I. Cobb, editor of the|| heki owing to receipt of further communications from Savlat sources, (New York World, declared ro after which Mr. Lloyd George and M. Millerand returned to their fcently in an address at the respective capitals. The former upon departure was recorded an Church of Ascension Forum that, ovation. It is officially stated that the Allies are in complete agree-whatever were the faults of the mant in regard to the action to be taken with reference to the Polish American newspaper, lack of situation subject, however, in the case of Britain, to the approval of integrity was not one of them. Parliament. It is understood the Allies are determined to support Mr. Cobb asserted that the news- the Poles by technical advice and munitions and also, possibly, naval papers of America were on a measures, bot Allied troops will not be employed. Furthermore, it is higher moral plans than thoan sambonscially explained that the British Government for three months of any country in the world. has done its utmost to induce Russia to come to terms with a view to removing the serious condition of affairs in Eastern Europe but the I have never seen much naws "In my experience of 30 years Russians appear to be determined to crush the Poles and impose upon suppressed," he said. "When Foland a form of government to which the great majority of the Poles ver you see a despondent news- strongly object. The Allies feel it their duty to do everything paper man who says he had a possible to enable the Poles to maintain their independence because story which was suppressed you Paland was created by the Treaty of Versailles; nevertheless, the may make sure that he did not issue must largely depend upon the ability of the Poles themselves understand his job or that he did with such help as aforementioned to repel the Russian attacks. As not have much strength of to the Minsk Conference between the Poles and Russians to be held character. There may be news on the 11th, if the latter then indicate their willingness to make suppressed, but with newspapers, reasonable terms different considerations will apply. It is probable the defects are mechanical rather that M. Kameneff will be permitted to remain in London until after than moral. You cannot have the 11th in order that the Government may learn what occurs at Minsk any idea what havoc linotypes In the event of the Minsk negotiations failing, it is likely that the and stereotyping machines and Government will ask M. Krassin and M. Kamene to leave Britain presses will play. on the ground that it is impossible to negotiate with them while the Allies are simultaneously taking steps to assist the Pales.
Nor is there much truth in the
London, Aug. 9.
popular superstition that adver A Labour Conference held to-day in the House of Commons what news is printed. The great. tisors baro a great deal to do with passed a resolution as follows:—
This joint Conference, representing the Trades Union Congressprints so much advertising that newspaper, the successful one, the Labour Party, and the Parliamentary Labour Party feels certain one advertisement is of no impor that a war. is being engineered between the Allied Powers and Soviet tance. Nor have I ever known Russia over Poland, and declares that such a war will be an intoler- able crime against humanity. It therefore warns the Government
any advertiser who tried to control a newspaper. that the whole industrial power of the organised workers will be used to defeat this war, that the Executive Committees of all affiliated organisations throughout the country will be summoned to hold them- selves ready to proceed immediately to Leadon for a national conclass newspaper man who would ference, that they will be advised to instruct their members to down tools on instructions from that national conference, and that a Council will be immediately constituted to take such steps as may be neces- sary to carry this decision into effect.
London, Aug. 10.
PRADES INTEGRITY OF PRESS.
"I have never known a first- at print the news if he knew it was true. In the long run the newspaper can't be much better or mech worse than the com munity in which it circulates. The Labour Conference decision unquestionably is an ultimatum On this question of integrity, 1 to the Government that a new war will mean a general strike through-believe that whatever are the out the country. A prominent Labourite declares that the decision faults of our newspapers they are is not only a threat but a decision which will materialise if necessary on a higher plane of integrity Considerable enthusiasm prevailed at conference following the than any other journalism in the adoption of the resolution. The extreme ng urged immediate direct world. This in spite of many Action bat the moderates, although equally favouring a firm attitude, difficulties that they have to con secured the adoption of the more constitutional procedure.
London, Aug. 10.
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Lloyd George when he entered the House. M. Krassin and Kamened were in the Strangers' Gallery.
Mgenous. The foreign-language papers of New York exceed in circulation The times, The World. and The American the three) great papers in point of circula- tion.
Mr. Lloyd George, at the outset, expressed himself as still hopeful of peace,.bat, in view of the fact that the House was rising at the end of the week, he proposed to indicate the Government's intentions in certain contingencies. In the course of a brief re-statement of the position, be repeated opinions voiced on earlier occasions, that the Polish attack was unjustified. iLabour cheers).
London, Aug. 10..
"Our papers are more free from control than any others Nothing is up to now known regarding yesterday evening in handling news, but they are There are, it is true, differences Delly Express endeavours to lift the essentially the same. The exist Cabinet meeting, but the corner of the veil by declaring that the danger of war between Great ence of propagands in
this Britain and Russia is ended, that new representations will be made country is proof of the fact that to the Soviet Government, and that, if the Russians keep their pledges the newspapers cannot be con- to maintain the integrity of Poland, the outstanding difficulties are trolled through their owners or capable of solation.
managers.
Further speculation is, however, useless for the moment pending | Mr. Lloyd George's stalement in the House of Commons this afternoon and the result of the Russo-Polish negotiations at Minsk to-morrow. There is undoubtedly an optimistic feeling in that connection.
The Labourite "Council of Action" meets Mr. Lloyd George at noon to-day, but as the question of war may be practically ruled out, there is every likelihood that the Premier will be able to give satis. factory assurances.
THE SHAW INCIDENT IN KOREA.
London, Aug. 10.
In the House of Commons, Lieut. Colonel Parry aaked in regard to the alleged attempt by the Japanese Police to board the British steamer Kuilin, owned by Mr. G. L Shaw. for the object of arresting Koreans suspected of being on the reasel, and the subsequent attempt to raid Mr. Shaw's house for a similar reason.
The chief fault of our news- papers, as Mr. Cobb sees them. is cypicism, and this, he said. was largely a reflexion of the
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Take the case of the outlaw. ~The dewspapers are over-trike. I doubt if any one bere worked: they are tired." Mr. knows what the strike was all Cobb said. "They are losing the about. The newspapers didn't greatest quality that they had know anything about it until the through three generations the strike started, and when the quality of militant journalism.reporters tried to learn from the They are so overcrowded with strikers what their reasons were
Paris, June 91-Tɔɔ Aurat matters of little importance that for striking they got no inform Oficial basinet published various they can't fight for something bigation. They were thrown out of modifications in the law imposing meetings. I am trying to luxury sx of 10-par cant, on American people themselves.
"That can be cured by the the
show the difficulty of getting certain articles.
Under the have never seen the American news under these conditions."
how Provision, Mr. Cecil Harmsworth replied that the Japanese Consul General people steeped in things so little "I sometimes question whether articles are divided into two' at Makden had privately complained of Mr. Shaw's sympathetic worth while and so tied down by the radicals are sincere when they classes: thom which are by their attitude toward Korean agitators. It was alleged that Mr. Shaw kept cynicism, materialism and sel. Bay the newspapers which they nature considerad a loxury, and one of the upper rooms of hi: house in Antang as an asylum for fishness. This is a reaction from call capitalistic are not independ-those which will only be liable to Koreans who were plotting against the Japanese and allowed Koreans the spirit that wrapped this coun-ent and say they must own their the tax if their pries exzseis a · to use his steamers as a means of fight and for communication with try during the war. The papers Own newspapers. Take The cartain amonot. the Korean Provisional Government at Shanghai.
called news, most of which is of newspaper. Yet are swamped with a mase of so- New York Call a very good Sach things as mɔtor-care. Call is jewellery. "luxary horses and no importance, but the people not prosperous and it is apparent dogs, brandy.szent(except tooth seem to be interested in just that the very persons who are powders paintings, grand pianos, that sort of thing.
denouncing the so-called capit and traff are obviously articles
The British Consul General consequently privately warned Mr. Shaw to be careful. The British Ambassador at Tokio, who reported the subject fully, bad not mentioned the story of the alleged attempt to board the steamer, or to raid Mr. Shaw's house.
DEATH OF PROFESSOR KINCH.
London, Aug. 10.
The death is reported of Professor Edward Kinch, F. L. C., Pro- fessor of Chemistry in the Royal Agricultural College, England, from 1831 to 1915.
[Professor Kinch was Professor of Chemistry in the Imperial College of Agriculture at Tokyo, Japan from 1876 to 1831, and was a noted writer on Far Eastern affairs.]
HOME CRICKET.
London, Aug. 9. Middlesex beat Surrey by an innings and 33 runs. Yorkshire beat Worcestershire by an innings and 210 runs. Sussex beat Derbyshire by an innings and 108 runs.
THE STRANDED SUKI MARU REFLOATED.
The
This reaction which followed alistic press prefer these papers of luxury, and mast pay the tax the war is all the more grave be- cause of the little realization there is of the grave problems | there are to be solved.
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at whatever prics they are sold. NEWSPAPERS COST $12,000,000 In the second category a men's
A YEAR.
snit is not a luxury ap to 590 jfrancs, and the same price is the "The newspapers, of, course, limit for a woman's catum). "When you begin to wonder bare to figure out how much it Gloves over 28 francs a psir srə what is the matter with news is going to cost them to run. Alable to the tin and brots or papers you should ask what is the paper like the Times or the shoes over 100 francs. matter with yourselves,”
World has to figure $10,000,000
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or $12,000,000 a year for running Furniture, chins, wine, upright' expenses. But it does not have pianos, umbrellas, cloɔks, four- The newspapers to-day are wag- advertising."
to worry much about getting tain pans, bags and tracks, doz {collars, corvata, ́ barnaes, and ing an unending struggle against Mr. Cobb, when asked during motor-cycles are
among the propagands. Mr. Cobb declared the questioning that followed the items which are not now luxuries He said that the propagande address why he supported Pre if below a fixed price. Bicycles which began with the Germans sident Wilson's policies, said:
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Tio longer" "considered a during the war and then was de ̈“I know it is not fashionable (a) loxury. veloped by all countries in the support Woodrow Wilson. I sup war had given way to a different ported him consistently because
sort of propagands, which is be- I believe that he is the greatest not get any publicity was because ing carried on by private in moral force in the world for 100 they did not wive any publicity. terests,
years. I haliars that If the "If the people havs hat a moral *The propagandista are now works is to make any prog (working on labour unstlers for itsunt go back to the jolicies of papai try to hnd the propia 17. (one thing,” he said. The closest | Woodrow Wilson including the cat sic questi
Carl will refer the quistioder to to the sampa
Sydney, Aug. 10 Lloyd's correspondent at Sydney announces that the "Saki Marrow by the labour group. When Fourteen Points which was stranded near Cook Town, at the end of July, has been the coal strike that The Times the outlaw
Upton Sinclair said in relation to Several questions rel refloated. The fore-holds are full of water and it is estimated that and The World know that the asked of Ht. [700 tons of ́édal were jettisoned. The vessel proceeded to Cairus.
(Continued on pages 8 and 5.
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