The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-31
A woman's Daily Paper.

A woman's Daily Paper.
An afternoon Newspaper conducted BY
women 10 soon TO See the light or the
smoke in Chicago. II our Chicago oon-
tenporaries are not mistaken, tho estab-
lishment OF such q journal Is not q dream,
hope, hallucination or mere project
Advertising contracts have been made
with its business managers. One sd-
vertiser has hired page for year. Most
Of the capital Of Si00, 900 deemed neoes-
sary for the beginning Of the enterprise
has been subscribed for. The sum Is
modest, but most women arc naturally
or by habit moro economical than men.
Still, it will take a good deal Of money TO
make the Newspaper mare 60. Doubt
less there are other hundred Thousands
in the stocking For business and not
pleasure is the purpose OF the founders
Of the new concern. The woman's daily
is not meant to be an organ Of whimsies
freaks, special philanthropies, great or
little moral reforms. DR.. FRANCES DICK
INsoN, a conspicuous intellectual figure
OF Chicago and one Of the brightest lights
Of the multitudinous women's clubs, is to
be the editor; and she is resolved to have
a newspaper. first. last and az the time
She Is not going to make it A champion
Of woman suffrage or liquor prohibition
or any other cause or movement,
wide or narrow, wise or cranky. She
means to have the news and all the diff
ferent kinds Of news. She knows that
news is the spinal column. blood and
bowels Of q newspaper. A womans
daily newspaper without the news or
deficient in news could haye only tom
porary vogue. 1t could not long survive
the bunting Of public curiosity.
Plenty OF women are making a good
living by writing for the daily newspa-
pers. Many Of them have an alertness
Of mind. a faithfulness in the matter Of
facts and an Imagination and inventive
ness when they come to original work
that make their contributions appre-
ciated. In the larger field offered them
BY a newspaper where they are the prin-
cipals and not the accessories. why should
they not win new laurels and put the
noses Of the trousered reporters out Of
Joint! II is believed or conjectured by
some observers. no doubt after too lin
tied and hasty observation, that women,
in certain Of their clubs and societies,
show too much individualism, do not Co
operate successfully and fall easily and
almost naturally into opposition. But
these occasional frictions must not make
US forget the general harmony. Ono
swallow doesn't make q drink and one
souabble will not do to generalise upon;
and associations for amusement and
associations for business are very differ
emit birds. Tho administrative ability,
ouickness OF perception and tact Of
women are not TO be doubted. II 10 the
fears rather than the hopes Of men that
would prompt them to throw cold water
on a women's newspaper. For that
will be still another fertilization Of sex
taboo, one more Of the many and too
successful efforts to drive Mere Man
out Of business.
Let US accept or try to forget inescap-
able Fate, the woman editor OF the uni
verse, and hear some OF DR.. DIcKINsoN's
plans. What will she do about sport,
that widening and frightening continent
on the globe Of news! For the present
she Is inclined to admit one Mere Man to
her Parliament Of Ladies:
In this particular think We shall make an e,.
cepuoa and employ . man. Yet see no reason
Why woman could not be given the place women
II
strange 70 have women reporters attending Prise
Ash,s, herserspss and football games. bus sheir
prsssnos think would send 70 elevate such spor.s
and give dignity 10 the contests; but talah the
sporting editor win b man.
This ID clsmency. but il 1t Justice?
II women can do the work - we'll a.
men-and why can't they women
should do the work. Women have
reached an admirable proficiency in
many sports and are capable Of de-
scribing them all satisfactorily. A
sporting department consisting en-
tirely OF women would be good stroke
OF business. Women sporting reporters
would 60 at their work with fresher
minds, more curiosity and interest; and
they would put more edge on their ~
ports. In fact, they could make their
department the glory Of their paper.
All the men would read it. to carp and
criticize, IL for no other reason. At fiut,
women reporters might fail to ele-
vste sports. In speaking OF elevat-
ing things, DR.. Dickinson seems 10
stray from business and wander into the
world Of reform But women sporting
editors would add ssst to the sporting
columns and increase the interest Of that
part Of their Newspaper.
From fo0tball 10 crime u Q natural
Transition, II the Hon. WILLIAM G0YD
GARRIsoN and many active thinksrS in