Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-18
TIE POLISH EDITOR poeulsr.
Disadvantage of Not Being Able to Read
Everything in Ones Own Paper.

Disadvantage of Not Being Able to Read
Everything in Ones Own Paper.
A newspaper man who had worked for
some time on New York papers, and then
had drifted from sight into the vague "out
west" walked in among his old associates
one night looking happy and prosperous
Hello, old mani Walked back to the
old shop, chr" was the greeting he got.
Not by any MEANS" he replied. 1--WE
come to New York to get couple of hard
working and ambitious reporters TO help
me on my paper, and I'll set them on their
feet at the same time"
Come OFF, Your paperl' "Well,
that's good, came in chorus from his old
comrades.
"Perhaps you never heard of M" he
answered, mentioning a mining town in
the west Il never did myself till went
there so I'll not dwell on your ignorance.
But that's where l mold public opinion
now" and he handed around his business
cards, where the familiar name of their old
friend looked little strange with the
envied appendage Manager and Editor
of The N Herald"
Congratulations old mann Struck
it rich. ehy" Good luck TO your How
long are You going to stay in the city,"
were fired at him all at once. He smiled
his thanks for the first mentioned excla-
nations, and replied TO the last with EN-
phasis:
Just as long as ever can"
"Oh! Ha, ha! It's not all roses, them"
"Well, it's fine thing being your own
boss. but great Scott it's good to live in
New York, and no one knows that so well
as the man who once did and now doesn't.
Besides, / shall not return till get
telegram | expect today or tomorrow.
And thereby hangs a rather good story"
"Out with itr' Lets hear it.
"Well, my paper is backed and owned by
a wealthy mining syndicate, which EN-
ploys thousands Of Poles in its mines.
run the paper for whatever profit there is
in it, so long as don't run it against the
interests of the syndicate. thought the
paper would be more widely read among
the Polish working people if got out an
edition in the Polish tongue once week,
and the idea was approved by my hackers,
who were pleased with my enterprise and
push. How TO get a Polish editor was the
difficulty. However, procured one from
Chicago He entered into the scheme heart
anu Nohls anu Niptt libllilNdlll. by inc
time had gotten out three Polish editions
the demand for them among the Poles be-
came spirited, and | was congratulating
myself when "a note came from one of my
hackers saying that | would better look
sharply after what my Polish editor was
saying in his editorials.
II went out and secured an interpreter
and found to my dismay that this editor
OF mine was urging the men TO strike, di-
lating on their wrongs at the hands of the
mine owners, and even advocating setting
the mines on fire if their demands were not
complied with.
~ exploded, but my Pole wouldn't
crawl He maintained that the people
wanted that sort of thing, and pointed TO
the rapidly increasing sales of the paper. |
found him so entirely blind to reasons of
expediency and policy that told him that
be ought to resign. He promptly refused
TO do So and expressed his firm purpose of
completing his six months contract in my
employ or raising a riot among his coun-
trymen and burning the Office down. He
looked fit to do it, too, and temporzed
After consulting with my hackers ! re-
solved to come east for week or two. |
put the foreman of the mechanical part of
the shop in charge of the whole business.
He is big, fighting Irishman, who hates
foreigners, and he has orders to discharge
the Polish editor while am away. When
i get a telegram that my Pole has cleared
out am going back. Not before New
York Tribune