Arizona republican., 1919-10-29
Every day is fresh beginning Every morn is a world made new, You who are weary of sorrow and shining
 Here is beautiful hope for you A hope for me and hope for you.
 Susan Coolidge.
The Paper Waste

The Paper Waste
 Some of the federal government departments have recently begun issuing their publications printed son both sides of a sheet of paper and are proudly scang public attention to the fact We suppose this ss recognition of the rising cost of paper and the tneed of conservation It is step in the right direc aion but only step. Another, and that would complete the journey would be print either side of the paper. Then the government would save not only half the paper but all of it.
 Printing only side of a sheet of paper is Supposedly concession to newspapers and periodi- ras. concerning which the fiction still exists in pusrers that they may want to print the stuff sent out to tbem that they need it to "fi up" In these days the newspapers do not need -fIIers" Their trouble that they have matter than they have space.
 If the propagandists, government and others, would only take pains read the papers closely they would find that very little of their matter. however attractively prepared finds it's way into paper columns The newspapers need all their space for local and telegraph and also for illustrations and features in which their readers may be inter ested It is the experience of those who have do with the making of newspapers that the average reader has interest in any kind of propaganda It is true that he may be taught to read it and like it. but the newspaper prefers to give him 1hing he already likes But left himself he will read propaganda Every inch of space occupied by it however interesting and valuable and uplifting it may to the propa gandis is absolutely wasted as to the reader. and the circulation of the average newspaper is made up of average readers.
 The waste of paper in propaganda work is fright ful. Instead of being curtaed by the high cost of paper. it is increasing. Our floor this bright sunny morning is all Uttered with the product of the first morning mail The depth of the litter will increase by measurable inches in the of the day. More than half the envelopes unopen Some of them may rontain really valuable stuff but cannot risk the waste Of time that would be consumed in an inspec-
 on for the chances greatly against finding any thing worth while. In every stack of threshed straw there is perhaps wheat but it does not pay to hunt for it.
 The floor of this office is like the floor of every other newspaper office in the land Those to whom ahs sort of stuff employ the same formuae in disposing of ii. They guided in part by the in scripton on the upper left hand corner of the aelope. IT, for instance it purports to come from rThc Society For" etc. it is swept to the floor If there is inscription and it bears postmark of remote postoffce and at the same time, certain in ! describable marks of being propaganda, it the way of the rest The process is a time saving It in doubt. the inspector opens an envelope and finds the enclosures have been put in higge-de- pggledy by hurried careless clerk it to the floor unread followed by some sub-vocal profanity by the inspector who has been fooled to the extent of wasting time to have opened it.
 The would -be-space hogs who issue this sort of stuff are of two kinds but both are equally annoying and both help to keep up the price of paper One is the kind who is after free advertising. He is adept enough to know that nearly all he sends will be printed. But he can secure the publication of even a very small part of it he has something; he has put something the advertising depart ment.
 The other is the man who fances he is the bearer of a message" Maybe he is but the newspapers know instinctvey that their readers waiting for messages" but are camorous for news. and be- side the newspapers are rritated by this needless waste of paper knowing that with it going all fine country they going to feel it when they to make their next contract with the paper mills.