The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-07
''U" DAILIESAT WAR
Red-Hot Competition Begun Be-
tween Old and New Papers.
DAILY OPENLY ATTACKS NEWS
1t Also Announces That the Daily
Will Be Given Away for
a Time.

Strenuous journalism of the ultra west
ern brand has made it's appearance at the
university. That institution now boasts
two daily papers,-the Minnesota Daily,
which traces it's geneology back to the
Ariel, and claims an existence Of almost
a. quarter of century; and the Mime
sofa Daily News, new venture, the first
issue of which appeared this morning.
The new paper has two avowed objects
First, to print the news; and, second, to
''do up the Daily. The older publication
also has two aims. First, to do up Its
rival; and, second, to print the news.
The News ends it's leading editorial
thus: with malice toward none and with
news for all, we present you with the
first number of the first volume OF the
Minnesota Daily News
The Daily concludes it's leading edi-
torial with threat to publish "some fig
ures which may clear UP some miscon-
ceptions and make clearer the reasons
why the new paper should not receive the
financial support Of the student body"
Altogether the prospects for lively
, journalistic scrap are promising.
There has hitherto been considerable
criticism of the Minnesota Daily on &C
count Of it's neglect to print news Of in
terest to the Greek letter fraternities;
and this, in part, was responsible for the
organization of the company which has
launched the Daily News.
The new paper is controlled by COR
poration in which the stock is divided
equally between Greeks and "Barbs."
1t may, therefore, be. expected to cater
alike to both elements. ~
The Daily, issued this morning, devotes
something over column of space to an
open attack upon the new paper; and
asks the students to refuse to subscribe
for it. However, the most pregnant ut
| terance, cont aimed in the issue is this:
! For short times Dailies will put in
all boxes free of charge" That means
| trouble. 1t is, in effect, declaration of
war: and it has been SO accepted.
| There are 100 stockholders in the Daily
| News corporation, and each one is pledged
to secure at least five subscribers. Each
| stakeholder has a personal interest in the
success of the publication; for its profits
or losses will, of course, fall upon hold
ers of stock; something that is not true of
| the older paper.
On the other hand subscribers to the
Daily are permitted a voice in the selec-
tion of it's management; while the man
agement Of the new paper is determined.
not by subscribers, but by stockholders.
Students interested in the new publica-
ton say that in this way the management
will be Independent of University poll
| tics, and that the men in charge will be
| selected more for their fitness than for
| their popularity; and may thus be expect
| ed to print better paper.
! In opposition to this, the Daily says
that the students may be trusted to Sc
lect the men they desire to serve them,
and that that duty should not be entrusted
to any cabal or clique
The first issue of the new paper is a
creditable effort. 1t contains several
scoops" on its rival, among them an an
. | nouncement that Captain Harris of the
J University track team is not to return to
| college and that his place will be filled
| at a meeting to be held shortly. 1t also
announces two faculty weddings that took
place in the holiday vacation, and the de-
parture of Charles J. Brand, Of the bot
| any department., to accept position in
! the Field Columbian Museum in Chicago.
The older paper comes back however,
with an announcement of promise from
James J. Hill to contribute $500 toward
the erection Of soldiers monument on
| the campus