The Detroit times., 1908-08-29
Sees DAILY PRESS
AS A MONSTER
OF POWER
ARTHUR D. WELToN TELLS "AD"
CLUBS NEWSPAPER "UsURPs
eoMPERs' FUNCTIONS AND
FORMS TRUE BROTHERHOOD.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Aug. Is
Chas. w. Knapp editor OF the St.
f.ettis Republic, vino was 10 have ad.
dressed the Associated Advertising
clubs OF America on The daily press
ct America" was unable To be pres.
cnt. In his stead. Arthur ID. Welton,
AN editorial writer on the Republic,
discussed the subject
Il doubt II the men who have rear
ed this monster OF power and infiu-
nee, he said known as the Daily
Press, are themselves aware of its
greatness, It's bulk, its poten-
tialities. In It's entirety 1t is
the product of such null
tplicity OF diversified effort, that
contemplation OF it staggers the intel
lect. And yet the press, as a whole,
Is so harmonious. despite its varying
views, that 1t Is always possible 20
tell what II is going TO do. We know,
for instance, that ii will condemn
crime and aid i'm its detection: de-
nounce wrong and search for rome
dies; uphold virtue and demand its
projections; uncover shams and ridi-
cule their existence. Even so much
lnanimity is out of the question in
mere money-making pursuits.
AS human emotions are universally
for the right and against the wrong,
the appeal must meet that require
ment and the press must rescue The
heroine and stay the villain with the
same certainty If not the same pune
mality. as the maker of a melodrama.
The Things NeedfuI.
amy one with a million dollars and
spirit of recklessness can produce
publication which may. in time. be-
come a newspaper. All our million
aire needs is something more than 81
varieties of machinery, a building, a
supply of white paper, a news service,
general manager with generation
Of experience and century 0f tact,
patience. ability, skill, prudence and
cunning; an editor with the same
equipment and some more; manag-
ing editor who can take the place OF
either at minutes notice and quail
ify: a city editor who knows as much
;,s the managing editor and has few
additional qualities: half a dozen re-
rortcrs who can fiji the city editor s
chair without 'shucldng around; a
couple of editorial writer's supposed
10 know everything on earth, Sun
cay staff. a layout or other editors and
copy readers. But he must have his
composing room, tipping room, circu'
lgtion department. counting room, ad-
vertlsement department.
Harmony the Goal.
And yet the end has not been
reached Harmony is yet TO be reach
cd. That. like readers and adyertis-
ers, requires time and care.
This mass of men and machinery must
work out the spirit OF harmony by
practice. There may be other
branches Of business in which SINH
lar Influences work in sort OF hap
hazard way, but not with such a de-
gree OF efficiency. Projections OF this
kind are%obtained only on the daily
newspapers IL is only there that
benefcent Providence has undertake
en- 10 usurp the functions of Samuel
Gompers and establish a true broth
erhood II is only there that true
courage and self-sacrifice, needless of
reward. are found. 1t Is only there
that charity has its abiding place.
1t is only there that faith wins daily
victory over skepticism. II is there
that hope dwells forever and opens
he little old Saturday envelope with
out doubt of it's contents and without
chagrin at the discovery" q