Show PRESS USELESS AS WATCH DOG Former Manager of World Says Editorial Policy Is Weaker NEW YORK Jan ran By Z 2 By The Tho ThoI I Associated Pres An are becoming prosperous but use use- useless useless us less less as watch aleh dogs docs for tor the publIc In the th opinion of Don DIm C Sell Pelt formerly of the th New York World The Th self constituted palladium II i groggy and there ru re cracks In lu it pedestal ho says In the tho cur rent cur rent Outlook of which he be has become a director and associate editor Ono One On of the tho th many dis- dis dis discoveries that came cam with war lime war inflation was wu that profit making could be made mad the th rul rule nilo and not the exception In Journalism was first made In London by Lord harmsworth ho says fays I nd papers papers there already have havo lost loet their public usefulness The object of a II modern news news- newspaper newspaper newspaper paper he h user asserts Is is Ie I to weaken editorial policy In 10 order to avoid offending any groups croup of fit reAders reader The buying power of the th m mass 51 has bas become the ho fetish of ot th the ad advertiser ad- ad r he hc explains Few lew papers are ar owned by their editors editor rhe The work is II I done by hired men some of ot whom are aro paid nearly aj lIB well e as a the th union compositors though working Un- Un Under un under der a less certain tenure of ot em- em employment employment em employment and a 0 more moro shifting scale he h wrote The syndicate system Mr Seltz Seitz said ald Is crushing crushing Individuality Individuality as a a result of Its outflow of canned goods foods Mr lIr Seltz Seitz also allo criticized the haste huto with which news Is la rushed Into print saying it was w bl ble for bad bod writing forma formation tion Newspapers have hae bec become me a con con- convenience convenience con convenience rather than thon an Influence Influence ence care he added 00 oo |