HomeMy WebLinkAbouteagle-6six THE BRYAN EAGLE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, .1914U. - -
What
1° Would
WITHOUT
NEWSPAPERS?
March, 1940 .. .
A small freighter docking at a Pacific port is refused permission to land
a cargo of manganese ... certain people have decided that port authori-
ties should not allow manganese into this country ... they have no right
to do it, but who will know about it? ... you wonder in a few months why
it's almost impossible to buy anything made of steel _ .. but YOU'LL
NEVER KNOW without the newspaper.
May, 1940.. .
The power -drunk mayor of a large city throws a man in jail for condemn-
ing political corruption in a street -corner conversation ... a direct and bru-
tal vioiation of constitutional civil liberties ... but nothing will be done ..:.:
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW without the newspaper.
August, 1940.. .
Illinois passes a law refusing aclmittance to corn from other states to feed
her hungry millions ... hoisting food prices to unbelievable heights .. .
setting a precedent for interstate legislative warfare, takes, and restrictions
.. all violating the Constitution ... you and the rest of the public would
have been able to stop this destruction of commerce ... but, except for the
high prices, YOU'LL NEVER KT\aOVV without the newspaper.
November, 1940 .. .
You lose vour job --the company you work for decides that it is too hard
to s c l tlhintzs made ley mass procluctio_; . too hard io ieach mass markets
that make it profitable to sell ai low prices ... what can be done? YOU'LL
NEVER KNOW without the newspaper.
Where can you get another job? ... you don't know where to begin
. there's no place to look ... bu you walk around anyhow ... doing
nothing but wear out your temper atxl precious shoe leather ... where
cRn you go? ... YOU'LL NEVER without the newspaper.
January, 19141 .. .
War is declared! ... you don't know about it ... anyway, prices are so
high that you can't notice any change ... you don't know about it until
you receive notice from the War Depai tment to wind up your affairs and
report for military duty ... why? ... YOU'LL NEVER KNOW without
t he newspaper.
And then .. .
A dictatorship has been declared in the United States ... what's the dif-
ference ... you haven't voted since it's been so hard to learn something
about the candidates ... the fuehrer's name ... his irony fisted orders ...
THAT'S ALL YOU'LL EVER KNOW without the newspaper.
Happen to Y011
Can you picture this country's state of mind by tomorrow evenln(r if
every newspaper in �rmerca were '11L11 down todav? if you've ever
thought alotit it, YOU1�:�,_ .A. your way of life would be changed com-
pletely. Jl;e nn,, i; in i 11e column at the 1, -,ft would not he
improl:aLle.
.I,lie t;c «�s >> ` ° :��t1 l newspapers evorV day is as vital to you as
your food < ` ; -iuto, and your family. Newspaper advrr-
tisin�t _ Un,
Way" will qot degenerate for l;uk
Of (1"-; ':. an l mass production facilities.
is t1w very foundation of the American Way. t,;
ct lr�,r��; •:�-,: �,, t1'1,)i the right of free speech, free press, free assembly
1VILL i;e guArded. '
Tbis nVwspaper pledges to continue its policy of pronlohn(T the
fI"11-1 ol'fr, progress, lusticc. helpfulness, and t0!Ci'-
ance Sl -k L cc�n:if?ue as watchwords during the life of
r..
Bryan.a
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