AMERICA TO-DAY
DOMINION JOURNALIST'S .VIEWS,
Mr. Robert Bell, of the "Guardian," Ashburton, one of the Now Zealand delegates to the International Press Congress, returned to New Zealand on Thursday by the Moana. The distance from New Zealand to New Zealand by Mr. Bell's chosen route he found to be 2d,000 miles. He.left here in May for San Francisco, and from 'Frisco mado New York via tho Canal. Making back for 'Frisco, he crossed the continent again, calling at manj of the larger towns en Toute, and viewing the Grand Canyon of Arizona. Speaking of present conditions in the land of Undo Sam, Mr. Bell says the war has hit America as well as benefited it, hitting it particularly on the Western Cbast. A shortage of ships to carry away the products from the Pacific ports lias made things very quiet. The great lumber trade of the Pacifio States of Washington and Oregon is very dull on account of the want of bottoms, and large orders remain unfulfilled. Vancouver, which three years ago was booming, is in a state of financial collapse through the' bursting of the real estate boom. So much has tho war affected America - that the States have imposed a federal war tax. One thins taxed is the telegram; another is the traveller's luggage, for ho has to buy a stamp when, he declares his kit.
As to the International Press Congress which Mr. Bell left hero to attend, there were present 967 delegates, accompanied by 1230 visitors, a total of' 2187 persons. Some twinty-nine nations wore represented, and fortysix States of the United . States. Of the delegates 697 were from outside of California, and 123 from outside fho United States. They included representatives . from England, Australia, New Zealand, Gautemala, Canada,, Spain, Moxico, Java, Hawaii, Alaska/ Ireland, Switzerland, Portugal, Greece, Russia, Austria-Hungary, Cuba, the Philippines, Italy, Denmark, Persia, France, Colombia, Sweden, and the United States.
The Congress lasted a week, and discussions were held daily on somo phase of journalism. So successful was the Congress that it was unanimously decided to establish a permanent Congress of the world's Press, and the next place of meeting was fixed as Sydney, at Easter, 1918. The motion to make the Congress permanent was moved by Mr. Bell.
Among tie officers chosen were:— President, Mr. Walter Williams. Dean of the School of Journalism of the University of Missouri, Columbia, U.S.A.; vice-presidents, Messrs. Mark'Colien, of Dunedin, and Robert B,ell, of Ashburtr.n; exeoutive committee, Messrs. J. W. Niesigb, of vSydney, and Robert Bell, of Ashburton.
The constitution of the "Press Congross of the World" includes the two following clauses: — "Its object shall be to advance by ponference, discussion, and united effort, the cause of journalism in every honourable way. The sessions of the .Congress are to be open to tho consideration of all questions directly affecting the Press, but discussion of religion, politics, and Governmental policies mil not be permitted." ' "The membership, is to consist of workers in every department of journalism in every country who are encaged in promoting tlie highest standards and largest welfare of the Press."
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2588, 9 October 1915, Page 15
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