SILENT MARCH NOT REPORTED

For many reasons, mostly obvious, Sunday's silent procession from Southwark to Westminster of 45,000 Catholic men was dismissed with a short paragraph by most of England's big-circulation newspapers.
The best report came from the Daily Herald, which gave quite a bold headline and a good paragraph stating the numbers of the marchers, the purpose of the procession, and giving the
Pope's message. There was also a picture of Mgr. Amigo, ArchbishopBishop of Southwark. The report, however, was not on an important news-page.
The News-Chronicle, being very busy with the pro-Czech rally in Trafalgar Square, had not a word. .
The Daily Telegraph had a picture of the crowds in the Cathedral Precincts.
The Daily Mail conceded an obscure paragraph, with no heading, which did give the numbers of the marchers and a statement to the effect that it was one of the most orderly demonstrations ever seen, The Daily Express devoted as much space as the Mail, with a little heading.
The Daily Sketch had a picture with a statement of the object of the march but no indication of the numbers of the procession, while the Daily Mirror had an equally tiny paragraph with a much-used photograph of the Cardinal and a statement that several thousand marched."
Of the provincial papers the Manchester Guardian gave the word for ward agency report of the Daily Herald, but in a totally obscure corner, while the Yorkshire Post, with a more prominent position, under the Trafalgar Square account, gave a brief statement of numbers and object.
Perhaps the most disappointing of all was The Times, which reported a demonstration of " several thousand " Catholics in a one-and-a-half inch paragraph,