The Washington times., 1918-07-25

consumption OF Wne paper USED In the newspaper DuSA
win save coal transportation labor Everything is
. be said fof, nothing against, this wise economy
Il is In way interference with the liberty OF the
press but organized effort the part Of the Government
70 bring about In the wsest possible way saving in white
paper, labor, machinery, coal and freight cars.
In what way shall the paper be saved9 What rule shall
b adopted and followed?
II Is necessary to ask these questions-because some
editors hearts live IN their pocketbeoks And it Is i'm
porant that they be not permitted to follow out their plan
70 the newspaper though it were retail butcher
shop established only to make money
Advertising is important The announcements Of msr-
chants telling the people of possible economies, giving to
the housewives necessary information are an important
part Of the news Of the day.
s But the merchants will agree with that reasonable
reduction in advertising space applying to all is something
to which they would not object.
freedom Of the press had in mind the publication of
opinions crcsmsit didn't have in mind the keeping up
az advertising revenue for the building of private yachts
and accumulation Of large fortunes for newspaper owners
3 Freedom Of the press is important because the press
Is the public square Of today the meeting place IN which
millions gather to hear the news and the opinions Of the
day.
When the founders of this country guaranteed freedom
Of the press they had in mind opinions criticisms news
not the desire of the deserving lady to find position as
COX or that of some gentleman to sell auto
mobile.
Il has been suggested that when the Government regu
laes use Of white paper should allow the amount Of ad
vertng continue unmnished-on the theory that ad
that the part the paper that represents the interests Of
the reader and the thought of the editor is the
IN which economy should be practiced: .... :. 49,
United Statesas will be necessary Will decide ex
actly the other way
If you told him that he had to make his history Of the
United States shorter he would tell you first to cut out Of the
back of the volume the publishers advertising
men not to cut down the number of words OF
tory, long any advertising left in the book
And he will if the matter referred him. say the same
thing about the newspapers Let the editor first cut down
the money making end Of his paper and before ne talks
about sacred liberty of the press.
It should be said in the painest kind of English and
destood very distinctly that the plan attributed to certain
owners not to go through That plan is as fol
lows:
Limit in each issue the pages of white paper that can
devoted to news opinions facts cablegrams cartoons
And allow UNLIMITED of white paper for advertising
and the making of money.
there is any Government dictation to editors to
HOW they shall this allotment of paper the dctaton
should be- and it WILL BE- exactly the other way around
The editor should be told that in view of conditions the
eounys needs fairly and carefully Judged may
his certain amount of paper-which ought to be
amount equivalent in proportion to that allotted to his
pettors in the same field.
the Government has anything to say about the use
to which editors allotment of white paper be put
will of course leave unlimited the amount of the EDITORS
paper that may be devoted to things that interest his read
and that interested the writers of the Constitution And
any restriction will be put upon the business money making
advertising end OF the newspaper.
This newspaper The Washington Times can afford to
take this stand for apparent to the readers and the
Government authorities
The increase in advertising in The Washington Times
this year. under this writer's ownership has not only been
greater than in any other newspaper in the United States
but approximately one hundred per cent greater
The Times will not be accused of speaking for its own
selfish interest when says that while the Government NAV
tell the editor how MUCH white paper have and while
may say to the editor that he limit his advertising
that be found necessaryGovernment should
not tell the editor that he must cut down space devoted to
opinions news-the part that interests the reader-whe
other editor whose mind is entirely on the business
the profitable end of his newspaper may devote unlimited
pages to advertising space.
In country which pretends to treat the press as an
essential part Of democratic government and social life
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