A PLEASANT GATHERING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1501, 25 July 1912, Page 4

A PLEASANT GATHERING.

EDITOR OP "THE DOMINION" ENTERTAINED. At the Grand Hotel last evening tho directors and friends of Tub Dominion newspaper entertained at a complimentary dinner, tho editor of the paper, Mr. C. Enrlc. Mr. J. Dutliie, chairman of directors, presided. Mr. Dutliio, in proposing tho toast of tho guest ol' tho evening, said it afforded mm special plcasuro on behalf of many tnoiuls to ofter their congratulations on the success Mr. Earlo had achieved 'as editor of The Dominion licwspaper. Some six years ago a few patriotic citizens were moved to action by the long dominance °f a, political party claiming a right to ornoo m tho name of Liberalism, wliilo in reality their policy was pernicious opportunism, and in which tliey were 1 supported, .regrettably, by a facile ot servile section of tho pre»s. Such being too position, those citizens wero induccd to take steps to provide tho necessary means to establish a high-class metropolitan nenspaper, the object of which was to disseminate sound economic views and to deal with every question on its merits. ho contemplated paper to bo fearless in tlie cause of truth, and conducted with the high literary nbility which their guest had y, conspicuously furnished. In seeking an editor so qualified, Australia was searched, and tho directors, to their credit, came to the conclusion that their young fellow-townsman gave the highest promise of all whom ,thcv had met. Mr. r-arle had undertaken this most difficult task, a task where ability of the highest order, combined with knowledge and prudence, could only succeed, and he had Si',1 1,6115011 '?• f° o1 proud ovor its succesaul accomplishment under exceptionally adverse circumstances-in brief, he on H,? P tl ° -r S ti'ne on the able writing of tho editor and staff, supported by exhaustive research and accurate reports, steadily mined on ment°nb?nnr| denoe i | proltlil 'S enlightenment abroad, and few oit whatever sidn of "Sr P^°V ld dc Y H'e Bfi-eat influence liWni i, ? s YY ork 111 agisting to ittliticil ta ni r . receilt thorough r f^ uc,l % induced coarse abuse but l?A a i beeil "J 1 ® thronshont to St" i the self-respect and dignity of hA honaZd v'°"r ! 111 , co " cl »siou. ho a&koa that Mr. Earlo should accent tlm foi- e Sl,s e, V f ry Y' lick 1,6 now Presented '01 Jli's. Kxrle, his worthy lady, and Vri r ,r d of tllo cmis ® of Iteform. ' He hoped they would bo acceptable; and vr Jt°t * M !'" Earl ° hinlsclf to wi? i(• accoul .??nviug chcque, which, when timo permitted, would, he hoped, ?/■!?- u-l'T « bel J? r full holidaj which tho effect ot the prolonged sti aiii so greatly necessitated. (Applause.) Mr. Earlo, m replying, said that tho main credit for the work which liiE Dominion had accomplished rested with those public-spiiitod gentlemen who, in tho face of most adverse conditions, ana despite tho discouragement they had met with, yet persisted in their determination to establish tho paper. They had been rewarded as they so justly deserved by tho success which had attended on their cltorts. Ihey had striven to make the paper an effectivo force, not merely as an engine of party warfare, but as a Journal whoso purpose it was to servo tho public interest, and promote the welfare of all classes; and in tho future, as in the past, they must rely for their .success on tho advocacy of sound principles, and not bo tied to any party. While in complete agreement with much that the lieform Government was striving for, they must not fail in their duty to tho nation to criticise and condemn, any departure which, might be made inimical" to tho interests of tho people. Mr. Earlo paid high tribute to the work of tho stalf of tho paper, mentioning particularly' the services, of the assistant-editor, Mr. 11. C. Keano, amd the sub-editor, Mr. N. E Burton.

Other toasts honoured were "The King"; "Parliamont," proposed by Messrs. H. Williams and W. G. Foster, and responded to by the Hon. A. L. Herdman; "Tije Dominion," proposed by tho Hon. H. D. Bell, and responded to by Mr. "\Y. C. Buchanan; "The Staff," proposed by the chairman, and responded to by Mr J[. C. ICeane (assistant-editor), Mr. JT. E. Burton (sub-editor), and Mr. A. Blanton (manager); and "Tho Chairman," proposed by Mr. C. Earle, and responded to by Mr. J. Dutliie.