The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-14

The Cable News and the Associated Press.
The news which has been flashed from Europe
through the Atlantic cable has been fur
nished to the American public, as our
readers are already aware, by the enterprise
and capital Of the HERALD. We procure the
news from our correspondents at the leading
capitals and cities Of tho continent-from St
Petersburg to Bucharest and from London to
Paris, Rome and Florence, Vienna, Berlin and
Madrid. By this means we have been enabled
to provide the public with the most important
news upon all the living subjects Of the day.
We have, in short rendered the Atlantic cable
of real value to the American people. The
other newspapers connected with the Ass0ciat-
ed Press have been furnished with this news in
conformity with the articles of the association.
They agreed to accept it and pay their share
receive. it, but they demanded that it should
be sent to them. We acquiesced in the de-
mand, and they have received 1t regularly as
soon as 1t reached us. -Four journals of the
Associated Press have backed out of the ar
rangement which was of their own seeking. 1t
appears that they cannot afford to pay for
news which is essential to the interests OF the
entire community, which indicates that they
are going rapidly to perdtion. But if these
four journals suppose that they are going to
evade the responsibility they have incurred in
the articles agreed to in the Associated Press
they are mistaken; for we will test the ques-
ton Of their responsibility in actions at law,
and compel them to fulfil their contract.
The Times and Tribune have exhibited the
manlness to adhere to their obligations. They
publish the news by telegraph from Europe,
and are willing to pay for it. They are
therefore worthy to be classed with the
HERALD as among the three leading daily
papers now published on this planet. The
NEW YORK HERALD, Times and Tribune hold
the foremost rank in all the world to-day in
the list Of enterprising journals.
The management Of the Associated Press, as
may be understood from the conduct Of four OF
the papers which comprise the association, has
fallen into bad hands; FOR the readers OF these
backsliding journals are deprived Of the latest
European news by telegraph, which, of course,
they desire to obtain. The Executive Com
mitiee Of the Associated Press is, in fact con-
trolled by two nincompoops--Mr. Marble AMI
Mr.. Sinclair-who know nothing at all about
the business they assume to manage, and
when they entered upon the arrangement for
the reception Of news by tho Atlantic cable,
they evidently had no idea Of what great results
were to be obtained by it, or what financial
responsibility 1t involved. Marble is the mean
est man we have ever met in the newspaper
business but we understand that he was not
brought up to the profession of journalism,
and therefore may, perhaps, be excused for his
want of knowledge Of the courtesies which
should prevail with gentlemen in ihe conduct
Of respectable newspapers and the rules
which govern their action in their exalted pro-
fessional career. We believe he was educated
for parson, and that may account in great
degree for his pre-eminent meanncss.
However, we intend to hold all tho news
papers that have backed out of the arrange
ment entered into al their own request, with
regard to the news received by the Atlantic
cable, to strict accountability Tor the fulfil
ment Of their contract.