The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-13
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THE UNFAIR STATUTE.

The opposition that is being made by
the New York journal of Commerce
and Commercial Bulletin against the
unfair newspaper law passed by Con-
gress at it's regular session of 1911 and
1912 is contest on principle The
Federal Constitution guarantees free
press and the unrestricted right OF
public discussion. but such freedom
cannot be enjoyed il the press may
lawfully be bnrdencd with oppressive
aud costly requirements. Still, there
is an itching on the part Of GER
tain small.bore legislators, both IN
Congress and in State Legislatures,
to "get even with the newspapers
because the newspapers do not admire
these small-bore Legislators.
When the law referred to WAS passed
by Congress. the American News
paper Publishers Association prompt
" announced it's purpose to contest
it's constitutionality. That was course
which was freely open 10 the news
tutional right, and in the protection
Of the interests of their association il
was their duty TO make the contest.
Some newspaper had to be selected to
take the brunt Of the fight The New
York Journal Of Commerce was the
one that undertook it, That paper OBJ.
tanned from Postmaster General
Hitchcock an agreement that pending
the determination of the case in the
Supreme Court certain features Of the
statute which was being contested were
to be held in allegiance awaiting the
decision of the court as to the consti
tutional questions involved.
The agreement, of course, expired
when Hitchcock went out Of office, and
now that Mr.. Bureson of Texas is
Postmaster General, the situation be-
comes acute and the court is appealed
to by the Journal of Commerce to di
rect that the points under agreement
heretofore to be held in allegiance
pending the decision Of the court shall
still be so held.
The case has been regularly argued
before the court, and it is probable
that the ruling of the court upon this
new motion will afford some indication
of the opinion of the court upon the
general question; or it may hasten
the decision on the main question.
In the meantime, the Smoot organ in
this city plumes itself upon It's alleged
obedience TO the law, which obedience
is mere sham. for the law requires,
among other things, (and this was
the real owners, or in case of a corpo-
ration of the actual stockholders, in
a newspaper shall be printed in that
paper. This the organ has failed to
do, publishing instead fake list,
which will doubtless render somebody
liable to prosecution for perjury, As to
all fair matters OF business which The
Tribune or any other reputable news
paper has TO deal with the public upon,
this paper has always been perfectly
open and candid in its claims and pro.
,edure. There is no secrecy connected |
With the circulation or the business of |
The Tribune, so far as these are Iegiti. |
nate matters of public interest; and |
all doing business with The Tribune |
tuow that it's advertising columns give
.he best results Of those Of any paper
n all this wide region, and that its
is the best, the most gen
sral, the most genuine, and the most |
effective for all advertising purposes.
The Tribune 8 circulation is solid |
TACT, not fake, not matter of Off
,ial or political obligation. Those who |
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want it. Those who are forced by Off |
'ial position or some other compulsion |
70 take the organ are, as rule, loud |
N their denunciation of it and in their |
contempt for its methods, its opinions,
and It's standing and disreputable char