The Washington times., 1918-04-16

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Chief Editorial Writer columns columns ! reA-i1e ~ NH " . - -
Sir: On next Monday Pp't' m - =
ornino nl 15b the Federal like this the height Of
through Bureau Liberty loan drive but some
of and thing if other
open potato campaign that to prevent the enor
induce public waste that will certainly oc
the large quantities potatoes not eaten
that coming markets.
by doing the Sincerely yours,
wheat This campaign will last AuGUsTiN McNALLI.
three weeks Director of Publicity
We hasten this conspicuous place to readers
to eat potatoes and save wheat and other food that can be
transported
Bake the potatoes boil them fry them mash them roast
them, EAT THEM Teach yourself to say automatically
"Eo, no bread-more potatoes please.
We shall return to this important subject. Now ask
the Government including the food administration and the
management Of railways and fifty or hundred Others this
question:
Why do you spend so much of your time endeavoring
to roast boil, mash, and fry the newspapers?
Never mind the character value of that miserable
the editor Admit that it great mistake for the
Constitution to that freedom OF the press was
important even justiiable.
Admit also you choose that the nation would be better
OF ALL newspapers were dead and reading matter
obtanable except the Congressional Record Kill the
papers after the war; you like and if you are able But
don't be anxious to kill the newspapers until you have
finished your job of beating Prussia
What is official without publicity? He is sad
the owner Of that goose when golden eggs
forthcoming.
Officials politicians seekers for notoriety that only the
newspapers give you do not kill the journalistic goose
that lays Tor you the golden free advertising
Twelve hundred newspapers have died in the United
States within twelve monhslittle newspapers most of
them killed by the high price of paper and by Government
enthusiasm in discouragng advertising
Twelve hundred dead newspapers is good record for
Why not devote the next year killing Prussans
and postpone the rest of the newspaper funerals until after
the war?
The Government proposes charge for carrying printed
matter three pound than the privately owned
express companies charge for carrying fresh fish ice
That is one interesting plan for killing publicity and bank
rupting editors.
We receive from big business concern letter Cancel
order for many thousand lines of advertising The
Government has requested not to advertise product
When business certain kind of enter
prise some Government official asks him. do you contem
plate any extensive advertsng? the is yes he
is told by doefu official that advertising looked upon
IS rather unnecessary
This is not cy from the heart though the lip may be
gay far THIS newspaper is concerned. The Wash
ing Times is published in boom town. the home of the
dolara-ye man, where everybody spends money and
everybody makes money.
Here in Washington you fall over money if you are not
careful Unless you happen to be Government employe
Of long standing you hardly help getting rich.
This paper making plenty of money going make
plenty more and for itself does not in the least what
the Government does about advertising what it charges
for postage For circulation cannot be killed by post
tonand independent that famous hog the
ice, who said, "K cannot stand up, can sit down.
It not so with thousands of other newspapers And
say to the earnest official who spends half the day asking
newspapers for favors and the other half doing all he
to destroy newspapers
going to help you distribute your Liberty bonds and
stamps that must be sod only that your salaries may
continue?
And who is going to print the beautiful patriotic
trains? !
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