Show Butler Lauds Newspapers in Press Speech NEW YORK April 30 News k-News- News Newspapers papers have e gained greatly gre-aUy in their Ideals of public service and Journalism Journal journal- ism has become one of at the highest professions Ions Dr Nicholas Murray Butler president o of Columbia unIversity university university uni unI- told the alumni association a of th the Columbia school chool of at Journalism Journal Journal- ism last night Dr Butler compared the modem newspaper with Its predecessors and pointed to the gains in the facilities ties for disseminating news G. The educational value of at the modern modem newspaper and its power to form public opinion can hardly be exaggerated he said Contrary to general opinion the president of the United States is not elected on election day but long before Then The n next t president is being elected now through the power a of the public press to modulate public opinion The newspapers supply the information on which public opinion aligns it it- it self And on election day the public public public pub pub- lic merely voices the opinion it has held for a n long time before through the power of the press |