The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-02
OUR TWELVE YEARS OF JOURNALISM.

Just twelve years ago To-Day we came INTO posses
sion of the Labor World, and twelve interesting
years it has been. We have plowed away through
periods of adversely and prosperity, always endeav
oring to keep ir mind the people whom this news
paper processes to serve.
AS the world judg GEES d successful business the
Labor World has been a failure The best there has
been in it mere living, and in this resect we
have been little better off than the average laborer
But looking at it from broader view point, from
that OF serving people whose is holy, we do
regret our twelve years Of effort in labor
Journalism
Ii we had to begin over again would probably
change tactics in respects but in adj
hercncc to tie principles the Labor World has adj
vocatcd we would be just as firm and just as loyal
in the past.
We might have overstepped the mark at times
The temptation to do has been most strong. There
have been many inducements to strike below
the belt. The best and suarest Of fighters will foul
At times. and probably have done so but such
blow has been dealt through zeal for the
cause we love than from desire to niict
warranted INJURY
We have frequently been tempted to take jour
neys through treamland to that utopia far in the
distant where labor hopes in time to plant it's
querng banner, but nave been constrained by the
belief that usefulness could best be preserved by
keeping feet we'll planted earth, and by work.
ing with such progressive men and women in poll
ces, in welfare work and in the trade unions who
tionary process, this and that wrong from which the
jeople suffer most
Behind the civil! Zatlon in which we live there are
few thousand Years of construction. At times the
workmanship has been bad, but in most instances it
has been good It would be folly to advocate the
destruction of the whole edifice simply because it
has it's detects. We would rather work to correct
them.
Tn" real constructive craftsmanship in every
country IL the world is bending it's efforts in that
direction.
We like the trade union method of lettering the
conditions OF the working classes for the that
It's efforts are constructive, in that it attempts to
secure better advantages for today, entrenching the
laborcr for better position tomorrow and at the
same time pausing sufficiently to permit industry to
adapt itself to the changed order without parayzing
it entirely, such as revolutionary would do
This is philosophy. For twelve years we
have steadfastly adhered to it. Our faith in it's
efficacy is stronger today than it has BEEN and
Wfle there are a large number OF laborers who are
impatient at the apparently slow progress that is
being made they will find when they drift around a
bit that it is the only safe and sound course to
pursue.
For the material life of the Labor World we are
under many obligations to $500 subscribers the
trade unions, the merchants who have given us lib
orally Of their advertising patronage to the lawyers
for their legal publications to host of good friends
who have never lost faith in our purpose and last
but not least to the boys in the office and the print
shop who take pride IN seeing that the Labor World
is we'll dressed every time it makes it's appearance
AS we launch into another year we ask for con-
tinuance of the good will and patronage of our
friends and we promise in return live, up-to-date
aggressive and progressive newspaper of which we
all may be proud