New-York tribune., 1919-01-19
An Introduction


1 makes its bow upon the field Of
periodical journalism at an auspicious time.
1t is new year, and the expectancy of the
nations is q promise that it shall be The
Year One OF new era.
Many Of the membranes Of life and
hindrances 10 progress which seemed I'M
possible Of removal five years ago have
vanished in the storm that has swept the
earth, and many visions which seemed hope
less of public interest are now the domi-
nant elements of our thought
The shocI; Of war has created new
energy Of mind toward the problem Of liv-
ing together as members of society. a new
courage in tackling it, and new faith that
social conditions are bat the plaster cast of
cur social mind and subject to its trans
forming touch. If the war had done no
ore than energize our minds until we felt
ourselves ofequal or greater stature than our
problems. had still brought US great benefit.
Into the new time with all it's prophetic
forces The Dearborn Independent comes
Z, put It's shou der to the car Of social
astice and human progress. L is not the
partisan of any rigdly squared social
scheme; it is not the spokesman OF any
cult or propaganda it would be TO all noble
adventures and ell constructive ideals d
selping hand.
The chief force to conserve and increase
III the world IS not programme, but human
faith in socety's ability to achieve it's vision,
and constant sense that man IS rot the
creature Of circumstance, bat that circum-
stance is the emanaton of man. Social
conditions are in society's hands, and are
provemtnt The tragedy heretofore has been
tnat men have been encouraged to regard
unworthy social conditions as being like the
rotation of the earth Interchangeable.
JJhc Dearborn Independent feels that
one of the best services a weekly paper can
perform is to gather ard print the facts
upon the accuracy and completeness Of
which an influential and progressive public
opinion so much depends
There is news and news, but that which
most widely passes as news is superficial.
= runaway, fire, Congressional debate is
news Of an ephemeral sort But there is
also news that does not force itself to the
surface; that grows in obscuritp and ST.
lence, hidden from the reader of average
newspapers until By reason Of it's being re-
garded menace TO an established in
terest, i is given one-sided publicity. Much
81 the sensational surprise and IN. taken
judgment which follows upon the first press
reports Of certain movements is due to the
policy that regards nothing as news until
is big with The features Of modern pub
Lefty.
"Three years before Abraham Lincoln was
elected 70 the Presidency he called mass
meeting 70 consider the state Of the Union
THO men attended beside himself
"Of course, the meeting was not news,
history mas made it news
eve need 70 know more about what is
growing beneath the surface that we may
recognize and fairly evaluate it when it
bseaks INTO leaf and flower Tendencies
winch most vitally concern ourselves and
or children are in the stage Of beginnings
'e-dsy. The now society is forming under
me cruef Of the old, and to I've only on
te crust is to be but shalowly rooted
70 interpret the uture-maA!ne tenGcn-
eez IF the time viii be ore Of The Indc-
Yeadent's' endeavors, and not for the United
e'asel only but the world, for nothing is
more clearly evident than thai whatever
political detachment NC have been able 70
Eresesge from The rest of the world, We
A1fe HeYer Deeu aD-c 70 resist the lAll-
eoce u World social tendencies.
The Dcafborn jndepcndenr il not in
an7 sense 4 'fadc paper published ia the
interest If the Ford industries; indeed, it
y az far from tnat a. can be conceived.
Inc paper onNa ~ cstablishmeut 70 Henry
fcre's desire to serve the new freedom Of
tae future. lie would do what he can to
help strengthen the social consceucc and
clarity the zcc.al vision and bring Il new
seare n bfofnernood and sntcrdcpendcnco
anonHst men and cjaeses ot men.
We arc al here on tne cartn together
t"i little nnlle, and ne are 10 be judged
not ~ our contemporaries and accordiuc to
mat ne hate dore f>r ourselves, bat we
ARE - be judged ~ the future and accord
1 ny ~ wnat We AYE done ~ make the
saftn fhs hke Horae it was intended 10 be-"