The Denver star., 1913-10-25
HAS THE STAR BEEN TREATED
FAIR? THE STAR STATES
ITS POSITION.

For years the Statesman" and In
dependent and later the Star, each
respectively, has carried free church,
lodge and charitable news, as long as
it did not SAVIOR of an advertisement.
But we are now reliably informed that
the printing of the minutes of the fra
ternal grand bodies and of the Baptists
and MethodiStS Conferences are to be
sent to another jurisdiction, because
Colorado printers cannot and will not
compete with Tennessee, Virginia or
Kansas City printers. In other words,
Denver papers bear the burden OF
news-gathering and news-carry1ng all
the year, urging the people, with their
hard-earned Colorado dollars to sup
port these organizations with the hope
to get to do their annual printing and
help equalize the news-carrying bur-
den in their bid for the work. We say
at least, if you don't give the Star
your jobs give them to some Colorado
printer, so Colorado people may, at
least, have chance to get back ana
enjoy Colorado money. How do they
expect Colorado business to live, II
not from Colorado support? We lose
the job because they say we are too
high" We tighten up our generosity
say it is too expensive" They COM
plain because of OUR actions, which,
by their actions, they have FORCED
us to do for our own protection. For
future protection shall we be COM
PEELED to charge for church, lodge and
other news of public nature coming
from those organizations that support
foreign enterprises with their work
and Colorado money? This is our only
protection in business. We are only
explaining now, so you may know that
business is business without any SEN
timentality, friendship or favoritism.
The hopes of this paper lay in the
fact that we must do business accord
ing to business methods and yet be
agreeable and oblising, SO long as con-
sistent with business methods. Colo
RADIO dollars ought not to be spent out
side of the state, when we can satisfy
you with Colorado material, labor, ETC.,
even though we are compelled to pay
a higher price for wages than they do
in the South or Kansas City. We pro-
test most strongly because we are
thoroughly Coloradoans, winning,
earning and providing livelihoods for
Colorado people with Colorado money.
To take Colorado money away from
the COLORADO printers IHedHS W ldho
it away from the Colorado laborer
who supports these organizations in
Colorado. We protest because of the
vital business principles involved and
our very existence is threatened.
Our ability to most efficiently pro-
duce and serve the public is handi-
capped and crippled by the withdraw
ing of the support rightfully made in
Colorado and which should in turn be
rightfully spent in Colorado, either
labor, material or produce. This state
ment is made general and without any
particular reference to any one of
these organizations. Mr.. Subscriber
and patron, is this just fair to the
Colorado newspaper and business man
who has spent years, time and expert
ence trying to build in Colorado
worthy enterprise which gives en-
ployment to people who support these
organizations and fair to him who pro-
duces something for the benefit, pro-
lection and support of his race? Now
is it really fair? We shall never be
satisfied until the Colorado printing
which is paid for by Colorado money
is done by Colorado printers