THE DAILY NEBRASKA N
ASSOCIATION HEARS
A LESTER B. M'COUN
( Continued from Psge Two.)
college. He sld, "If we are to have
better newspapers, a better commun
ity a better government, we must
train a generation of young people
to demand better newspapers and
if it is right to encourage systematic
home study of current, clean litera
ture, including newspapers, it is also
right to foster the same idea, at the
proper time, in our schools. And
while we are considering that which
is good for the children, let us be
fully aware that whatever is right for
them is also right for adults. That
which is good and right in the home
and school must be so everywhere,
,nd we ought not to encourage, away
from home, a standard we would not
freely recommend for our families.
"We hear much of the freedom of
the press. There are many who be
lieve our forefathers did not mean,
by free press, the license to. publish
anything which might technically
come within the stipulations of the
civil law.' Those who labored and
suffered to establish our nation had
high hopes and spiritual aspirations
for it It is certain they had no in
tention of permitting the free exer
cise of any privilege to the detriment
of our moral progress. I do not be
lieve newspapers or other publica
tions have the moral right to fill the
minds of their readers with degrad
ing news, any more than a parent or
other instructor has such a right.
Moreover, I do not believe any publi
cation is upholding the law of the
land in repeatedly displaying news
items of a character which encourage
willful violators of the law, and in
this I have particular reference to
the activities of manufactures, sel
lers, and purchasers of intoxicants.
"Some claim the publishing of
crime news has a beneficial effect in
that it tends to check evil. Aa a stu
dent of mental cause and effect, I
dispute this theory. From a meta
physical viewpoint, it is known that
the continued perusal of crime news
by the weak-minded does not appeal
to the moral sensibilities they may
possess. As the apostle Paul has so
aptly stated, "For the flesh lusteth
against the spirit, and the spirit
against the flesh; and these are con
trary the one to the other; so that ye
cannot do the things that ye would."
The weak and erring are entitled to
the protection and support which
clean news provides. Proper appeals
to the good impulses of the weak act
beneficially, but those which excite
opposite propensities fail to do good.
Desiring to know of the experiences
of police officials, I have made in
quiry of some of them. They have
told me they regard the publication
01 crime news as a means of encour.
aging crime, and say they believe
this to be the general view of noli
officials. They tell me they have
many times observed, soon after the
widespread publication of details of
a shocking act, a noticeable tendency
to commit similar infractions of, the
law. Furthermore, they tell me the
publication of crime news, year after
year, serves to create disresDect for
the law, and to make even the better
class of citizens more or less indiffer
ent to the evils besetting us. I have
myself heard those convicted of
crime attribute their downfall partly
to the vivid mental pictures gleaned
from sensational reports in newspa
pers.
"Some journalists argue that news
papers should respond to what they
claim to be a native curiosity to know
all about evil. They reason that
good is the natural inclination of
man and evil is the unusual; conclud
ing that evil must, therefore, be news.
If good is the natural inclination of
man, why not assume he wishes to
know more about good? What reason
would he have for becojning acquaint
ed with evilT An editor, who is not
a religionist, told me the seeming
curiosity for details of crimeand sen
sational news is due more to the
character of our newspapers than to
anything else. I belive too much at
tention has been given to satisfying
the emotional desire to read some
thing exciting, without regard to
quality or value, and too little atten
tion to the really natural inclination
of man to search out the truly useful
and good. There can be no substi
tute for good. The need is not so
much for news as for good news; not
so much for journalism as for clean
journalism.
"In a recent conversation with an
experienced eastern newspaper pub
lisher, I asked him how he thought
his readers would ballot on the ques
tion of whether crime and sensational
news should be left out of his paper,
if such an expression were asked of
them. He replied at once that they
would vote overwhelmingly to dis
pense with all such items, but he was
fearful the readers who would vote
thus would not purchase his paper
if so published, so long as his compe-
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titora continued as before. He told
me there is an unquestionable det
mand from readers of newspapers for
publications devoid of all that Is de
basing and immoral, and other editors
have confirmed this opinion to me.
With sugh conditions existing, it ap
pears we are in need of publishers
with the moral courage to turn from
material considerations and news of
even doubtful moral effect, and to let
in the light of pure journalistic Ideal
ism.
"It seems to me, as a reader of
newspapers, it has been proven there
is sufficient news in the field of es
sential, instructive events, in the un
foldment of which we see the prog
ress of man reflected. True prog
ress cannot be separated from moral
and spiritual development I believe
the day of clean journalism nnd of
intelligent, systematic consideration
of the constructive, useful news of the
day, In the homes and elsewhere, is
much nearer than ever before. I am
grateful for the very perceptible im
provement already apparent in some
directions, and wish to congratulate
Nebraska editors on their contribu
tions in this respect.
"It is a cause of no little joy to me
to have a direct interest in the ideals
of a certain daily newspaper whose
founder, Mary Baker Eddy, announc
ed its object to be "to injure no man,
but to bless all mankind." To the in
terests of this newspaper, The Chris
tian Monitor, I am sincerely devoted.
I love to see the same ideals indorsed
and supported by other newspapers.
I love to see the proof that there is
ample room in the field of legiti
mate human endeavor for every
righteous activity, including the col
lecting and publishing of news suita
bl efor the edification of all.
"In closing I desire to express my
deep gratitude for the many courte
sies extended to me and the Chris
tian Science movement by the news
papermen and women of this state.
I have found our editors to be uni
formly kind and considerate toward
the other fellow and his troubles.
Our editors appear to me to be a class
of men and women who appreciate a
fair share of joys of our experiences
here, and who bear their share of the
adversities quite uncomplainingly. I
hone each and every one of our Ne
braska newspaper men and women
may continue long to uphold the high
ideals of Christianity and our good
homes and schools. If the church,
the home, the school, and our litera
ture unite refusing to yield to any
thing to the contrary, we shall sooner
realise "on earth, peace, good-will
toward men," a victory not accomp
lished on the battle-fields or in the
realm of statecraft, but in the minds
and lives of all."
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