The Denver Jewish news., 1919-05-07
consideration of all questions of p&
lie importance"
Ralph Pulitzer-The World.


lie importance"
Ralph Pulitzer-The World.
An institution that should always
fight tor progress and reform, never
Tolerate injustice or corruption al.
ways fight demagogues Of all parties
never belong TO any party, always op-
pose privileged classes anl public
plunderers, never lack sympathy With
the poor. always remain devoted to
the public welfare. never he satis7
fed with merely printing news, al
ways he drastieally independent. never
be afraid to attack the wrong, whether
by predatory plutocracy or predator,
poverty"
These are the words with whicl
Joseph Pulitzer expressed his purpest
when he established The World. Ma.
10. 1855. Since that time to the pres
ent his successors have honestly tried
10 adhere to his principles because
they have realized the wisdom Laid
down by this great Jewish newspaper
founder.
II is several years since the dealt
Of Joseph Pulitzer whose very men
ton calls forth the tribute. He wa;
prince among men," But thru th.
faithfulness Of his son, Ralph Pulit
zer, the itleuls which were responsible
for the establishment Of The World
as paper prsiudiced only townrG
the right, have been kept alive.
Tall. wiry. and well knit. his dark
eyes registering keen appreciation
ef public events and conditions, this
youthful president of great daily
l:eeps well in mind the accumulated
experiences of his predecessors. Boil,
by experience in actual newspaper
work and thru acting as intermediary
dealings, Ralph Pulitzer received TIN
training that IL now enabling him u
Dictate the policies Of his paper. Hi
one regret is that he did not have tht
opportunity Of attending the school a
journalism at Columbia which was
founded BY his fathers bcguest.
So strongly have the principles up
On which this daily is founded bcei.
impressed upon its workers and asso
tciatcs that it is no uncommon tliimt
10 find its writer's carrying their tight
for Justice outside tine limits of thu
SPOKEN word and contcndius for then
declarations in court, legislature. ei
,.lblic forum.
lester MaYkel-Esy Managing Editor
q the Trvbvnc.
Somewhere II 10 said that ths tes'
- = msr's yal,se iics in IBIS, Ablil.!
to rexpoai to opportunity. Accordini
! 10 this standard, Lester AIarkcI. tl!'
| twenty-five year old day niunsgin;
sditor Of the New York Tribune. hoip'
II particularly cnvisble record.
Starting rs .. reporter on tlle Trib
unc in 1915 after some experiences OF
smaller papers up in the Bronx ano
fortified by his trimming in the Se1ioo.
ii journalism, he rose TO every op-
portunity that presented itself. When
" .-cwritc man wns needed he was ask
cJ to fill the post. but he sooh va
Gated this for the copy desk. In Ii
short time the war editor became i'll.
Again Mr.. Markell moved up, and III
rrpid succession passed to telegraph
editor, night city editor. night new
editor. and finally TO the day mailas
ing cditorship.
Ercm each Of these posts he ear
ricd away nn actual experience and
practical knowledge thut have given
lin broad inside view of newspaper
requirements He knows how every
department should he edited and his
counsel to those under him is there
fcrc valuable. His conception of the
placc which the newspaper should fiif
In the community has helped to max,
the Tribune the very successful morn
ing paper that it is.
Barthob Circulation Manager
New York Tsibuue.
Without doubt the man eho cstab
!isIed the independent delivery sys-
tenn helped and increased the circuld-
tlon of the Tribune ut II time when II
was denied ordinary mcans of circula-
ton and delivery, is worth more tllah
passing mention.
For more than thirtv-five years MI
Aokel was unconsciously prepsring for
the really remarkable system of de-
livery thru the inauguration Of which
the Tribune was able to pull out of
very tight place His first experience