New Britain herald., 1916-02-15
THINK THIS OVER.

3 One of thea most difficult profes # #ions to pursue is journalism, difficult
 Because by its very nature it mus Record human activities, and whe1
 ommon clay is the working materia #nevitably there are feelings hurt. The # ewspaper must print the news. Ina 8 its mission in life. It is an intrinsic art of the universal scheme, set UT .now what is going on in the world Mhe daily journal is the mirror that Reflects current life. Its pages mere # record what has happened in the &veryda working of things. Because #nis is so there are many people who #ave complaints against the neWspa- Fer; people who imagine they have @een wronged by the printing of news #irectly effecting them. These folks #brget that the newspaper did not, in #ne first place, prompt them to any &eed savoring of the sensational, to
 Aything drawing the attention of the
 ewspaper.
 # If men and women are hailed into MoIice court and there on the wit 8ess stand forced to divulge un- # #easantries which in the end may not 8ok well in print, the first thing they #o is start tirade of abuse against #1e newspaper which has carefully #eeded out the unfit and presented %nIy those facts produced in direct #stimony. They forget that the time to Rink about these things is previous H, committing the act If every man #ho footed a bank were to pause in #is work and decide to follow the #raight and narrow path, the news Taper would not get chance to hurt 1 @s feelings or those of the members @ his family. If every man were to &frain from the first cup that cheers 5 zld thus prevent the inevitable there Hoztld be no stories of arrests for drunkenness. If every young couple &ere to so lead their lives that divorce Sould play no part and their domestic Houbles were never aired in the pub H courts, readers would be given @her news in the newspaper. If @-ery wifebeater were to stay his hand st before thrashing his better half, &ere would be no chance to peruse Ae black heading in the next days &per If every murderer were to &own the lust for blood there would 6 no remorse- awaiting his family #hen the newspaper printed it's Hories. If every foul word that mounts the profane tongue of the blas- M1cmer were cut off before utterance M ere would be no need of recording Sae aftermath. And so it goes, all &p and down the gamut of human Emotions And so it will go while Human nature lasts Day after day 8tters come to the newspaper, peo- #e make personal visits asking that Snis or that piece of news be suppressed,
 
 "a a brawl, or what happened in the Heat of argument, and always these Elk have very good reasons for want N the news suppressed. They know # will not look well in cold type, it #ill be used against them by their &sighbors; it may even be revcrberated
 
 #v. And it is so. The whole plan # framed in attractive human form #e tenderness of the newspaper is $aved upon, and so it goes. An ap- &eaI is made to honor He is a human #eing the man at the desk, and, al #hough he possesses the same emotions #s other people, knows the wonder $1lness of q mothers love, a father, sister, sweetheart or a wife, he #hom or what it will. And then he & branded as an imp of hell. For # od's sake don't print this or youll Break my mothers heart,-youII kill # er!" is the final plea of those who X 0dfd suppress their story. And #he only answer the newspa
 CT can make is, Why didn't you #hink of her when you were having
 our little fling?'' If there is any kill
 ng done, the newspaper is not to
 lame There are those who perpe-
 rate deeds to be recorded not only M the newspaper, but in another #Dnrnal higher up. Think it over.