The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-02

TOthe Readers OF The Washington tunes:
There is no sane argument against doing thing be-
case it is not being DONE because it never has been
done The fact that there is now no Sunday evening
newspaper in America does weigh heavily against the
ida If there are any reasons why should not
hive Sunday evening newspaper, they vital not con-
vntiona Convention is often accepted reason, but
there is no reason in it. 1t is usage habit and this
hbit is sometimes we'll founded and sometimes not
The Sunday morning newspaper is accepted fact
is no longer question of discussion. 1t is conven-
ional thing as any weekday morning paper. 1t has
rystazed into necessity, all daily papers have. 10
ut it would be impossible If the Sunday morn
ng newspaper why the Sunday evening newspaper?
What are the facts in the matter and what the logic in
the matter?
Primarily the Sunday morning newspaper is
NEWSPAPER, and though it is mainly feature peri
odica indulgng in all kinds of journalistic stunts Is
the news idea that gave its place. that made poSSbe
and it is the feature the newspaper of it, that makes
it a necessity today.
If, then the Sunday morning newspaper is a neceS-
sity because of news and it certainly is not
sy for any other reason why shouldn't the demand for
news be as keen and as deep with Sunday evening
as on Sunday morning any other evening OF the
week? And the weekday evening newspaper is in quite
as keen demand the morning iSSue-has become quite
as much thing of necessity the morning newspaper
We are living in period when things moving
with great rapidy 1t Is the age of express trains, of the
telephone the telegraph and the flying machine Things
are happening, and happening fast. We must keep up
with them as they come off, or they not worth our
while News that lived for week a month now
lives for minutes; hours and stale and out of
date The past is finished. Il is history good enough
suggestive guide to the fuure-to the ouworking of
things-but not as nourshng stimulating mental diet
of the instant Fresh news fresh action, another of
the kaeidoscope-to be in the things coming off, be
& factor in bringing them of-thiS is what grips us.
In this spirit there is life development achievement.
1t is the dramatic expression of dramatic race-a race
that does things, and DOES THEM NOW.
And the daily paper, with its numberless editions
coming red hot from the press keeps up work
and adds new sweep to fancies and new vigor to
our energies.
The daily paper is a humanZed camera that re-
cords scenes and and thoughts and expressions and
hands out TO the world the prints heefrom almost instan
taneOuSly.
Living in such world when bit of news is thun-
derng in hot upon the heels of another, why should
have lapse of thirty hours without word in this pub
lie news service? And thirty hours interval Is about
what you get without a Sunday afternoon newspaper
the SUNDAY morning issues go to press at about midnight
on Saturday night BY the time your Monday morning
newspaper reaches you thousand happenings have al
ready taken on the gravity of history and stale. AS
NEWS they are finished You when it is
news; when it is vibrant with the thrill of life.
The Sunday Evening Times will be a newspaper in
the strctest sense of the word-not feature paper not
magazine 1t will be like regular weekday issues.
With the exception of the difficulties in gathering
the news there bur thing that can be urged against
Sunday evening paper, and that is the fact that We
haven't been in the habit of having it. And logically there
is no force in a reason of this kind.
AS to the matter of gathering, that TO be sure,
Is something TO reckon with but we are prepared TO
reckon with it, We know what it means in cost and eff