Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-15
It's News
To Me .
By o. ]. Pecord



Criticism desirable necessary things
at individual accomplishments work etc. with
prove ourselves
AS it SO frequently happens of the unjust
who do not have the either by knowledge
perence intelligence be good judges who blinded
warped they are just
There are some who that only constructive criticism
is warranted Many in disagreement with this school of
thought for there things they
serve to be altered They deserve destruction
But this merely introduction answering critic of
this who contends that the in is stale
which much later than that which he reads in the daily
sRaysfi WEEKLY PAPERS
Weekly newspapers particularly labor newspapers
secure the same up-to that daily
does with large staff of reporters rewe wire
services special features other To make such
parson at once stamps the critic being innocent of know
edge of newspapers
On May 25, this newspaper came say
ment compensation of SIS week for 26 weeks On May 2S
daily newspapers carried the story by the wire services that
unemployed Obviously when the labor press has service
they doing almost good daily which
usually tells after the President done something
weekly papers On the other hand
sonabe and eorbant demand of weekly labor the
type of coverage which receive in the daily
papers ALL labor was merely seeking coverage of
portan items there would point in going to the
treasures would be richer dollars which
be spent for other
MISSED THE POINT
Labor do not exist merely for the of
bringing the members labor unions the important
affects the world of labor in presenting that honestly
fearessy and in its entirety seeks the
workers the news but attempts to interpret the for them
Daily newspapers give the For instance in To-
edo the Toledo Blade has done excellent job of covering
OPA 1t has told about the black market about things which
should alarm and awaken yet the Toledo Blade
cerned with the OPA raonng black markets the labor
for the dubious that the labor
seeking to interpret the significance of these things terms of
the workers pokebooks and to awaken and educate them
do something to help themselves
What daily with the possible exception of PM has
told the naked truth about the fight which Senator Robert A.
told anything about him other than the bares of facts? This
newspaper told about Taft and explained him.
What daily takes the side of the workers when
they unjusy treated? When the other
ton and minimizing the unions position what tells
the true facts if they stale? This newspaper has
and does
What daily newspaper organization drives
the truth about the enemies of the unon interpreted the po
ical situation in terms of economic realities advocated the full
employment legislation pending in Washington fought for
vast unemployment facing the workers cutbacks
This newspaper has printed all these things and inter
preted them.
Luckily there few who share the views of two three
who have criticized this for its stale Most of the
are highly apprecave of the time effort thought and
work which goes into this week What the critic
sm therefore that somebody dissatisfied condition
which ordinarily is healthy sign
Those whose task edit the
bed each week honest criticism They welcome
comments from the readers of this On the other
1and there difference between honest criticism nsin
ere and planned efforts accomplish something that will bring
ABOUT loss or prestige for this ana they bright
enough to realize it, loss of prestige for those who unusty
criticize
Let criticize, by means let first of all be
lonest not with Others then at least with ourselves