New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-24
ANTTdLIAN VIEW or AuERICAN .gDURy.r
ISM

T'" '' op''' Of porsns. seS, oSsi.l .. Co,
In the tremendous struggle which for ,,,...
months has eonyused the center Of Europe IL nav no
prevail In The United states in ,egapd 70 thes which
events and The sympothies nasfested in favor ~ th
1000 miles from the field Of battle free from the G or
OF European complications which may any n"msn,
they stiu share In the emotions with which EnTons -
sTs at saS gigantic snsge io has 70 s.
them In communication with Europe, they md then
selves endowed with the peculiar privilege Of unverssI
nesses OF the great Occurring the Cld Word
hn, o 20 e2iensiVe ana apuHeant Of The telegraph
made by the press OF the United Satc that ordinarr
inga. IN pom ny almost entirely deprived Of
news from the seat OF war; the mails become tariy
to trust s principal spondcnce 70 the ccte Sr
by which II placed IN almost instantaneous posssion
Of the most v8luable character OF attendant cir,n
stances and Of the minuest incidents developed from
hour to hour in the grand drama which, begun on The
Rhine, Will end we know not where.
In this branch Of the public service the United STAT.
still bear the palm over all Other natons including
England, whose press stands at the head Of that q
Europe In respect to freshness extent aud accuracy a
Geographic dispatches, but certainly surpassed by that
Of America. OF this superiority OF the press ~ the
United states any ono may easily convince himsef BY
comparing. for example, the dispatches published W
the London Times with those OF The NEW YORK
yRIBChE
There double telegraph service supplying news 70
American Journals The first il carried On under the
auspices of the Associated Press. when u composed II
the principal papers o. the Union and maintains agent
in all the principal cities ~ America and Of Europe,
whose duty II IL to send twice day or oitener tho in
portant news occurring In The place OF their residence.
These dispatches are elegraphed 10 the Central Occ u
the Association established In NevYork and thener
distributed by telegraph to the journals throughout tia
Union.
Beside this general service many Journals have specia
agents III Europe who, when Circumstance OF especial
Importance arrive exert themselves Ia anticipate the
agents OF the Associated Press furnishing their princi
pals with the freshest news information obtained In
private ways, conversations with eminent men, opinions
ented iIOin tnie 20 ne ny me most prominent louf
nails, ana IN nne everything OF general Interest which
tend 10 gain for newspaper the desired suprpDaGy
over other organs Of public opinion.
This rivalry between the four principal papers New
YOrk-THE TRIBUNE, The Herald. The lines and Ihs
which by the power OF the beligerents and the magn
tude OF the interests involved, exces powerfully
hearts OF Americans Their agents make their way nts
the contendng camps frequently the risk ~ their
lives they often take regular service in the armies and
in every way find means to be present at they M
themselves In beseged in every corner catch
on the wing every word Of consequence, seize word
have any important news hand they put il N dis
patch long short matter which, run TO ne heares
nal seated in his Office in New-York, finds dispatch
his table worth much gold Tor the increase OF The
reputation and circulation OF h paper ana az te same
time TO give him the palm over his rivals. $1,000.
Naturally, INVESTIGATIONS are not wanting IN this i.rl
GUS rivalry but the number OF those which appear l ths
American papers much less than those found ~ Enro
pean and especially in French journals Here ao the
who wishes the reputation Of his Journal VIII
take not to admit news In its columns which may be
denied hours later by authorized dspatches
The greatest caution Ia used IN the choice OF sght sha
every means taken the success OF their mission
I'm mis- Gigantic spirit of literary aud business rivalry
THE TRIBUNE has far maintained the rst pace among
All IT'S colleagues IT. dispatches for aeHess Of news
Tor anidty of for accuracy and abundance
| of information, something marvellous Inc battles
Of Worth of Graveote, AID Of Sedan, were not solely
Announced in that Journal but mnutely described few
hours after their conclsion ana seVeIal hOs before
they were published in London. The attn of September
the poners of that metropolis announced the battle
sedan and the surrender of the army ana or the Emperor
of France the journals OF Paris did the same suppress
inC by full half number Of prisoners captured But
several hours before TIE NEw-foRK TRIBUNE gave a
dispatch OF four or fiye columns IN men 'hat seat
event described by mastery hand, and with such
precision to satisfy the seNert,t crltcisn; Also.
several days before the interview held Oet% zen NJ tayre
and Count Bismarck, that journal published olg dis
patch giving the details 81 conversation with tie latter
statesman In regard to TIE eohdLtoIS OF trsa1hg iof
peace These conditions were identlcai with those pro
posed by Bismarck in his conference iEre week
afterward. There Is reason 10 DtrIt mat no IeW ND
portant pieces OF information nom PrIsslan Headquar
ters only known in France through the agent Of une
French Government in New-fork, VINO, ltAi.g tnem
from THE TRIBUNE telegraphs them 10 farls MarYeods
revolution in communications that Pars owes % al
vices from America ITS knowiedGe OF events ocGurfins
| upon French soil. And it has them In moment, as u
they from Lyons or IIayre Truly ne miracles OF
science are more astonishing than those Of superstition
To give idea OF the extent of Geographic enter
prise e n SS thee @nn Tl pTbhed in f SES YORK
TRIBUNE, in relation 70 the natLle on SEDAN c9 snp
this figure surprsng-the dally g IN, ,g
amount every Journal Of the nrs rank 10 SUo OF
$2OOO This does not prevent THE TRIBUNE from having
declared last year dividend OF 100000, and II the war
lasts few months longer IL Will double tlat prohL
Now IL 10 ali THESE dispatches uc aiutu
| letters sent by post the articles and correspond
! ence copied in American papers from the IN
! Rlisb, French, and German press, the dispatches
which the Government Of the United states oten re
celves from it, agc ntS abroad ana WHICH, rs gshsl
rule IL communicates to the central ofhec OF the AsSol
ated Press, well the many dispatches ana piNau
letters which sent TO newspapers; ana the hgh ay
erage education among the people, and the general IN
tercst they feel in everything concerning the progress
humanity be considered, II will easily be seen that th
United states better perhaps, than any other nation
unes All the conditions that enable IL 10 form reason
able opinion in regard to the origin cause conduct an.
incidents vi the war; together with its probable results