Evening journal., 1915-11-04
THURSDAY NOV. a, 1915
WILMINGTON an prRLIcIrY.

VIZ HEN the industrial. commercial, professional
w social ana economic interests OF the city Of VIII
mngton are at stake it is not time for any Whining
lonan to indulge in obstructive and harmful provin-
calism Neither is e time for any Wilmington news
paper to pursue dog the manger policy toward
any outside newspaper that disposed to 40 something
Tor the good OF city through widespread publicity
OF highly desirable nature. Those thoughts are in
spred by the attitude of antagonsm adopted by
tain local newspapers toward the Philadelphia Press
and is special Wilmington Industrial edition. which is
to be published on Sunday week. with benefit to
our municipality and its people.
The age respectable standing and past accomplish
ments Of the Press for the public good should have
protected it against such provincial aud unwarranted
attacks those to which It has subjected VIII
mingon is not walled city. It's approaches are wide
open to all Those of good character should be
made heartily welcome. especially when they to
10 something of a beneficial for the community
There was valid why the Philadelphia Press
The honesty and respectabity of which are unques-
ioned should not here 10 write up give pub
iicty TO the commercial industrial financial and So
cial advantages OF city. There was no valid rea-
son unless it be done of legal limitation why the city,
as city, should not make from its treasury reason
able appropriation for such much-to-be-desred pub
licty in the outside field. The narrow provncaiism
which rules the policies Of certain of local news
papers could not however any Of those things Il
Immediately seized the opportunity TO denounce the
5000 appropriation city treasury grab that was
being INDUCED in by our old and respectable Phadol
phia contemporary.
Knowing that the Press had no such motive in
mind and that its purpose in arranging for the
special industrial edition Of a helpful and not of
harmful nature, refrained for ethical and other
reasons from joining in such attacks feeling sure that
The Press would be able justify itself fully at the
proper time in the eyes Of people It has justified
itself, amply and magnanmousy. Upon being informed
a had rie fo tho
preparation Of $500 made by City Council for the city
share OF the publicity be given to and its advan
sges, the Press Immediately served notice upon the
city officials that under circumstance would IL ac-
eept one cent of money from the city treasury In ad-
ouon' II assured them that the articles written ex-
ohing the many advantages OF the city would be pub-
eo lust the same because the Press was acuatod by
desire 10 help Wilmington and not to hurt IT,
IN recognition Of the fair attitude assumed nv THE
EVENING JOURNAL toward IT, the Press has invited ms
70 become associated with It in getting out the indus
trial edition We take pleasure in accepting that invita-
ton and in announcing that on saturday November n
the Industrial section handsomely illustrated will an
pear in THE EVENING JOURNAL for the onIightep
lnent and entertainment Of It's $4,000 readers and tha
on the following morning Sunday. November IA Il
viii appear in the Press and bring Wilmington and II
advantage prominently 10 the attention of It's 1125
600 readers.
In other words IL will be something big an
wholesome for the city OF Wilmington and its people
II goes without saying that they viii manifest their al
probation OF tho fact and administer local journal
istc provinciasm tho rebuke that it richly deserves