Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-01-21
Twln CITY REVIEW
IS A YEAR OLD HAS
PASSED CRUCIAL TEsT


The Twin cisy Review s year old
Il has successfully aafigated the
stormy sea Of opposition for 3 con
secmtite issues despite the prediction
Of thole Who are opposed to labor
advancement that Il would not sur
siye 4 month.
II has made It's way aud paid its
way despite every possible hindranee
placed IN its way b these hose With.
in aud without.
II owes not cent, bat has many
dollars due Il from bills outstanding
aud collsctihle.
It's conservative policy has made
many Friends and has inspired conf.
denos IF those who believed the mis-.
sion of the labor paper Is TO muck.
rake Eaad scandallze. finding nothing
bad In the labor movement and moth.
Ing good in the ranks Of employers Of
labor This nolhs has also aroused
the ire OF some linionisgs who would
like TO have the Review forever lam.
hast its opponents
Probably the greatest opposition 20
the Re4zew from unionisis and bodies
oi unf1lists comes from It's way OF
eoIleo<tg subscriptions rhe method
used Ire Is the same nhed by sue.
oeSEfu( labor papers everywhere, and
II the only one that could be en.
nloyed locally II consists IA the pay.
ment or subscription as per capita
dues, sof the card 20 the Twin City
Federation of Labor. which body
places the money in the Review fund,
and Il i used for no other purpose.
Thus. the expense of collecting large
subscription list individually Is saved
by the cooperative method of col
leetively subscribing for and paying
for the labor paper In this way the
true principles OF cooperation and
collective bargaining are put into Of
feet In this way also, about $4,000
n year Is saved In the elimination of
the expense of collecting each sub
scrlption individually
The Review Is managed by Jack
Adams. Who. as usual, is putting his
utmost efforts into the business Re
suits show his adaptability to a wide
range and variety OF work The Re-
view Il In safe hands from the man
ageriai Standpoint Charlie Daugher-
ty Is editor He has been with the
paper since the second issue. He be.
lieves The Review Is a good little la.
bor paper. The writer could smear q
lot of salys about what he thinks of
tire Review, but why blow about one
selfg
The Review Ii printed m cooper
atively owned printing plant located
Ut Toione. In this way there is no
danger ot strikes. Iockouts, or refusal
Of ednploy ~ qf pfiratelysowped prtnt-
ing plant5. stopping the publication 0f
the paper The plant III Toiono is
strictly nnion II IL growing. New
equipment is being added, and In a
few years It Is intended to make the
plant the largest in Champaign coun.
ty. Cooperative printeries are new,
but they are taking
Twin City advertisers like The Re.
view. They say il reaches the people
who pay cash for what they buy. They
have learned within the past year
that advertising in The Review Is not
n hold-up game. but profitable In.
vestment They have never been co.
creed into advertising, and they never
will be. The Review does not want
the patronage of anyone who believes
he has to use its columns or lose their
union trade. Readers OF the Review
are asked to patroniae It's advertisers,
but have never been asked not 10
patronlze non-advertisers.
The Resiew stands for progress Il
will be found advocating the ad
vancement OF the Twin Cities nj ell
times. II stands for humanity, JUS
tice, and square deal for all II Is
opposed to greed. graft and oppres.
sion.
The Review has survived the cru
cial test. II will continue The com.
ing yea1 will see changes for the bet
ter. The Review will grow and take
its place among the foremost labor
papers OF the country.