Show FO FOURTH ESTATES ESTATE'S ANNUAL BANQUET HELD IN GOTHAM Principal Address Delivered by Secretary of Navy Josephus Josephus Jose Jose- Daniels w YORK YORI April 24 Members Members of I. I N NEW N the newspaper craft publishers and editors from all sections of or tho the country countr gathered tonight at the I annual Joint banquet of or the Associated Pre Press s and the American Newspaper Publishers association held at the Waldorf with the secretary of tho the na navy Josephus JosephuR Daniels owner of or the Raleigh N. N C. C News and Observer as the principal speaker Just before the dinner began art Secretary Daniels re received re- re news from Crom h that his I newspaper plant had hind been totally de destroyed destroyed tle- tle b by fire The Tue secretary said that as nM soon as tho the banquet banquot was over ho he would return to Raleigh although ho he had Intended to remain In this city o over or r another night to attend tho tim dinner din din- nor ner to James Br Bryce ce the British ambas ambas- sad or More rore than exponents of the American J fourth estate attended the I dinner together tog with a 1 number ot of In Invited invited In- In Hed guests not engaged In journalism A vaudeville performance given g b by Professional entertainers preceded tho the speechmakIng Speakers besides Secretary Secretary Sec See Daniels Included Charles Chatles R. R Miller Mil MU- ler lct of the New cw York Times toastmaster ter President Charles A. A Richmond of ot Union college Charles H H. Grasty Grast of ot the tho Baltimore Sun Norris G. G Osborn of the New Haven Journal and Courier Bernard Bernard Bernard Ber Ber- nard H. H RIdder el of the New York Staats Con Congressman Frank I L L. Greene of tho St. St Albans Vt Messenger Messen ger gor and Dr DI George Alexander chaplain Secretary Daniels In his speech which charmingly alternated humor and se serIousness seriousness so- so said that amon among tho the Presidents Presidents dents he singled out Lincoln and Wilson Wilson Wil VII VIII I son for hl highest praise because each cach I went of the field of ot politics to I secure curo an nn editor as secretary of the tho navy The test of ot a secretary of the navy Is whether he lie lC is a a. good managing editor ed ed- ed- ed Mr Daniels said Ho lie reiterated a declaration of the new administrations administration's administrations administration's and tion's policy welcoming t publicity In 1 Inviting ling ling- crl criticism through the press Labor was the topic discussed toda today b by the American Newspaper Publishers association nt at Its twenty seventh annual annual annual an an- nual meeting toda today Addres Addresses os Were made at the publishers publishers' Invitation Im by James M. M Lynch president of oC the Int In- In t Typographical union and James J. J Fred Freel pr president of th the International International International Inter Inter- national and Electro Electro- union Mr Lynch asked the publishers to give ghe the printers' printers apprentices tices a better chance to learn their trade than they had at the tho present time In most offIces office The report of tho the standing committee said that during th the year many an contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts hind had be been bedri n made with employees unions and man many questions arbitrated The report spoke with particular satisfaction satisfaction satis satis- faction of tho settlement of or the printers printers' strike in Chicago o |