Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-02-03
PADUCAH LABOR PAPER
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The following announcement of the
final edition of the Paducah Labor
News is received with regret:
It is with regret announcement is
made that this will be the last issue
of the Labor News. Owing to cir
eumstances beyond our control the
step is taken, rather than continual
ton under existing conditions. De-
tailed reasons are unnecessary.
When the paper was launched, May
16, 1919, plans were laid for financing
the project for one year at least.
That these plans were wise is proved
by the continued publication almost
three times that period. Success had
come to the paper because of those
plans, and discontinuance thereof
prevents future publication.
The editor, speaking personally,
made announcement at the start that
the paper would be devoted to the
best interests of labor and that its
columns would be used in an earnest
endeayor to create a better feeling
between capital and labor. He feels
in his administration as editor that he
has made good these announcements.
He feels that much good has been ac-
complished. Mistakes have been
made; but they were honest ones. Be-
yond doubt the good accomplished
overshadows all else, and in the fact
that higher and better plane of en-
deayor has brought satisfaction, con-
ISOLATION is found. In the work pleas
,,ra tsyac found haaa,,ce ,f N baa ~ foIt
interest in getting the Viewpoints of
working people before the public.
In conclusion, sincere appreciation
for favors is extended to all those
who have aided in contributing to the
success of The Labor News. The cor
dial relations maintained between
business manager and business firms
are largely responsible for the papers
existence. For the patronage bestow-
ed we are thankful.
The labor movement is tremend-
GUS force for good. The principles
behind it will endure forever. Unions
are born of necessity, and as long as
there is necessity for their exist
enee just so long will they live and
thflye.--Paducah (ky.) Labor News.
Isn't that awful? One of the best
labor papers that ever came to our
desk suspends publication because the
unionists of that city are asleep
But Paducah is not the only city
where the labor paper is not properly
supported by those whose interests it
represents. Every labor paper has its
troubles along that line.
The trouble in Paducah was that
the union people would not apply the
collective bargaining principle to
their paper. They insist upon deal
ing collectively with the employers,
but when it came to THEIR paper,
the anionists would not subscribe col
hctyely, but insisted upon applying
the open shop plan of subscribing
individually, and as result not
enough subscribed to anywhere near
pay the expenses, and the paper just
naturally busted.
ihete is only one way to run a la
Dor paper, and that is by subscribing
colleetively-any other plan spells
failure.
Here is food for thought for some
local unionists. II you want your
UNION paper to thrive, get behind
it with your UNION. If you want it
to bust, insist upon supporting it in
dividnally, and it WILL bust.
Collective bargaining means success
for your union when dickering with
the boss for new scale of wages.
Collective bargaining means success
for your union paper when you sup
port it collectively.
Individual bargaining means failure
in both instances.
The labor paper is a part of the
labor movement of your community,
and should be supported as such.
Think it over, some Of you who
have failed to do your duty.