The Detroit times., 1908-02-07

newspapers has not been voluntary in
every instance. Some OF them were
born again because they had to De.
They were like Hans poor brother who
Hans il Fritz was resigned. He hat
to be-" said Hans, "he vas Diet alretty.'
As more rigorous postal laws relating
to. lotteries, medical and financial
fakes. mail order frauds, voting ard
guessing contests were imposed by the
government, some newspapers thar
TO get born again without delay.
Trouble even befell one publication
that was so intent upon being light
to the feet OF it's subscribers that iI
ran a scriptural text at the head or It's
editorial columns. One day the evening
lesson was from Luke I'LL: Were
there not ten cleansed? But where are
the miner" The local postmaster called
up Immediately and warned the editor
that the rulings relating to guessing
contests would be strictly enforced aud
the editorial page IL there was any
prize offered In connection Herewith.
Still further establishments are in
store for the publisher He Is soon TO
be denied the privilege OF the one
cent a pound rate upon papers mailed
TO subscribers who are not paid In ad-
vance, which may indicate the gov
ernments idea or the hopelessness or
educating n man who Is In arrears on
subscription. We presume the country
editor. with circulation to maintain
from advancing the money to the de-
iiuquent subscriber ~ he cares to do
so. There Is also a new ruling calling
for four cents a pound upon all papers
mailed to exchanges and advertisers,
which may signify that the government
In not disposed to defray the expense
incident TO newspapers educating one
another. and that II Will be - public
service In view OF the dubious quality
OF some OF the paid matter 1t cR1
keep the newspaper and the advertiser
apart This seems like a particularly
harsh dispensation, coming Just at
time when some OF the great corpora
tions are beginning TO appreciate the
need of newspaper publicity in their
business. Not long since the Canadian
Lostal authorities advanced the news
paper rate on publications of the Uni
ted States 10 four cents pound, and
postal authorities gives our newspa-
pers the alternative OF sending copies
TO exchanges and advertisers on this
basis or of going TO Halifax!
Ohio the Grandmother OF the Paper
Trust.
On top OF all this TO remind us that
we are but mortal and that here va
have no continuing circulation. the pn.
per trust under cover or our sacred
tariff system, imposes an additional
20 or 80 per cent upon the price or
print paper. SO you cannot blame
even some very prominent Republican
journals for reaching an interesting
genealogical COnCluslOH WIN
TO your noble state III Ohio is the
mother OF Republican presidents. they
reason, she must be the grandmothcr
OF the paper trust, and they opine she
had better he giving more careful at
tention to the early training OF her
grandchildren.
Personally / assure you j have no
serious quarrel with YOU on this point.
for think the increased price OF white
paper will have the effect, OF causing
more newspapers to be produced by
brain power instead OF by the pound,
and that a reduction In quantity will
be followed by ar Improvement In
quality, both In editorial and news
matter II will not be an unmlxed
evil. but something quite in harmony,
with the square deaf. If the reader
has to bear a little larger part of the
cost OF production that has rested so
disproportionately upon the advertiser.
This tho reader should be willing to
do IL he can be assured OF more careful
editing of what the newspaper puts
into his home I'm the form of news and
advertising. The newspaper must