Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-11-10
munity not from any selfish angle, but
from the broader viewpoint Of ma

munity not from any selfish angle, but
from the broader viewpoint Of ma
tional good.
Some three or four months ago
there was before Congress a bill on
which the press Of the country was
divided. The magazines. the big ma
tional weeklies. the farm press and
the metropolitan daily papers were on
one side and the country newspapers
were on the other side. The passage
Of the bill would mean creating an op-
portunity for a greater Capitalization
of the merchandising Of the nation In
q few large cities with consequent
injury to the small cities and towns.
and to the people Of these cities and
towns and the farms surrounding
them. The, country press fought for
the defeat Of the bill, and In the end
the members Of the committee IN
whose hands the fate Of the bill rested
listened to the country press because
they realized that the welfare Of these
country communities represented the
best interests Of the nation az q
whole. and the bill was killed. IS,
During our participation II the
World war the country press stood
stanchly and unselflshly back Of the
nation. It did nothing to create dis.
sension among the people during the
time Of emergency, but 1t did carry to
its readers a continuous message Of
patriotism and national unity. In each
community It wiped away much Of
factional lines, and created an atmos-
phere Of intense Americanism that
welded the American people together
regardless Of place Of birth or an
cestry. ,
vaius Not Always Understood.
But the people Of the cities do not
always understand the value Of the
country press. With the increased de-
mand- for war supplies there came a
demand for a decrease In the con-
sumption Of the ordinary needs of
peace time. Among the things the
consumption Of which must be cut
was paper. a city man was at the
,heud Of the department that regulated
the use OF paper, and he felt 1t ad-
visablei to 80 limit the amount Of pa
per available for the country press as
to seriously cripple all Of these pa
pers, and to. have entirely closed many
of them. Il was the privilege Of the
writer to present the case Of the coun-
try press to this man. and It did not
take him long to see that the govern
meht could not afford to in any con-
siderable degree cripple an institution
that represented 20 much Of national
good as did these country newspa-
'pers.
Country Press Deserves We'll.
The, country press deserves well Of
the people of the nation; and especial
~ Of the people Of the country COM
munities. Individually these papers
may not be large In size as compared
with the city papers, but quantity Is
not the measure Of their value: They
are worth both directly and indirect
" y Tar more. than their subscription
price. For that price they bring to
you each week the news OF your
friends and acquaintances. To those
who have left the country home to 60
either to the city Or, to some other.
country home. the country Newspaper
Is a welcome weekly letter that keeps
them In touch with friends and for
!mer associates. TO those at home It
carries the news Of their friends and
tneighbors. It records the births and
deaths, the marriages. the comings
and goings Of those In whom you are
Interested. It furnishes the medium
OF publicity through which work for a
better; and Il stronger community is
maintained. It voices the consensus
OF opinion Of the community to the
representatives. In the halls Of the
state and national legislators. II is
the paper Of, for and BY the people;
5of the villages. the towns and the
small cities. 4. Il ~
No country paper worthy sof the.
name ever seeks the support Of the
people Of its community On any other
1ground than that Of giving more than
|fnll yAlne for m TINT Il receives. Yous
said yourself, Your community, your
site and the nation when you support
ahd rsad your own Homs Town
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