The New York herald., 1920-01-24
The Baltimore News Welcomes the Ac-
cession to the Family.

following 4 decade of almost unparalleled
success in the field of magazine publica-
tion, decided to turn his talents and his
genius for organization in the direction OF
daily newspaper publication. He held the
very sound theory that magazine can
speak only once month or once a week
at most, whereas daily newspaper influ-
ences the lives and moulds the opinions
of tens OF thousands Of readers each day.
1t is hardly worth While to speak here
OF the discouragements. of the disappoint.
ments which were inevitable. Sufficient
70 say that very large percentage OF
those ydisccura gements and disappoint.
ments would have put an effectual stop
10 the newspaper ambitions of most :nen
AS general rule man must grow up in
journalism. must go at it early and stay
with 1t late, get ii bred in the bone so tc
speak. It seldom happens that n man
approaching middle age can en'er the
newspaper field and make a success of the
Undertaking. 1t was only natural. there.
fore, that some of his earlier experiences
should have been disappointing TO Mr.
Munsey and il would have occasioned
little surprise had he retired gracefully
from the field. The simple fact is that lie
was not, is not or ever could be a uuitter
he wasn't cast in that mould
notwithstanding those early discourag ge.
ments Mr.. Munsey went steadily ahead
taking his losses philosophically like a
sportsman and a gentleman, not grievine
over minor failures here or there but
making day by day careful studies and
surveys Of the field of modern journalism
until the day came when he felt that he
was master Of the situation. AS his reward
Ior twenty years of intensive effort
Tor twenty years of persistent applica tion
OF his sound journalistic principles Mr.
Munsey finds himself today at the head OF
three OF the greatest newspaper properties
OF the world, the Sum- the New YORK
HERALD group, embracing the Evening
Telegram. the morning NEW YORK HERALD
and the European edition OF the HERALD
published in Paris, and IL the News may
be allowed to invite itself into this splen.
did company I may include the Baltimore
News. While not so large as it's brothers
and sisters in the Munsey family, no paper
in the gro'~ has finer traditions or tries
more sincerely to live up to its best tradi.
tions than the News, and, after all, grea I.
ness is founded not alone on bigness but
on the will to do the days work we'll.
When Mr.. Munsey entered the field OF
journalism the odds were against him
just as they are always against a man
who takes up new line Of work with
nearly two score of years behind him
Most men would have been so fearfully
discouraged as to make continuance in
the newspaper field impossible But men
OF sterner stuff, whether they be twenty
or forty or sixty, who have in their hearts
the determination to succeed and who
bring with this desire the cheerfulness and
high aspiration Of youth. Of a youthful
heart even IL not a youthful body-to
such men there is no such word as fail
In the comparatively brief space OF
twenty years to find ones self owner OF
three OF the great journalistic driving
forces OF the country. three great news.
paper properties rich in influence and
tradition, should be satisfying result
for the sacrifices Of any one lifetime.
/ congratulate Mr.. .Munsey on the
ownership of that wonderful property
the Sun. 1 congratulate him on the
acquisition Of one of the two or three
great historic newspaper properties Of
the country. the New YORK HERALD. Blu,
above all else l congratulate him or
keeping alive the fine fires of youth and
enthusiasm and determination, withou,
which life is at best a helpless and sorry
thing. STUART OLIVIER.