The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-06
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About two years ago, when Mr.. Stanley re-
| turned from his successful and extraordinary
search for Livingstone, he expressed the
opinion that the work which he had 50 gal
lantly done was, so far rs the geography and
resources Of Africa were concerned, only an
earnest of what he might do, if under the
same auspices he could return to Africa and
continue the explorations of the lamented
and illustrious missionary. Our first and
natural impulse was to equip Mr.. Stanley
and send him out on his new errand. This
has always been the policy of the HERALD
namely, to do its own work in its own way,
and without any other relations with our
neighbors, except relations of courtesy and
the partnership of the Associated Press. But
there were certain considerations involved III
this new expedition to which we were not
insensible. Dr. Livingstone was an English
man. The English people were deeply in
terested in his fate. They had received Mr..
Stanley on his return with unusual mani
festations of courtesy and appreciation. The
sovereign of Great Britain paid him COM
pliment that had never been bestowed on q
journalist. In any new expedition into
Africa the English would feel more than an
ordinary interest. 1t occurred to us, also,
that it might be gracious thing for an Eng
lish and an American journal to go hand in
hand in the new expedition. Perhaps we
were unconsciously influenced by the ''era
of good feeling" which the poets and clergy
1. .o:~ -.
NAL time. Some idea of the effect upon the
popular imagination of the American and
the English flags going together at the head
of a journalists expedition of discovery into
the heart of this mysterious, unknown and
ever-interesting continent may have naturally
arisen in our mind.
Consequently, when proposition was
made to us by the London Daily Telegraph,
o journal of wide circulation and great enter
prise, to unite with it in the second expedi-
ton of Mr.. Stanley we consented. The al
lance was made. 1t was joint enterprise,
alike; and Mr.. Stanley went off to Africa car
rying his two flags with him, the flags of
England and the United States.
Our readers can therefore, imagine our sur
prise upon learning by private cable from
our London Office that the latest letters of
Mr.. Stanley have been used by the Telegraph
without any credit whatever to the HERALD,
without any allusion to the alliance, and
without giving US time to use them here in
advance of the other papers, This despatch
is 50 Incredible that we are confident there
has been blunder. AS we understand our
cable it does not mean that the whole text of
these letters has been printed in advance.
Their substance has been used in an editorial
form. If this is true the whole value of what
Mr.. Stanley has done will be at the service
of such Of our contemporaries as are enter
prising enough to buy copy of the Telegraph
and pair of scissors.
A good deal may be pardoned to the nat
ural sentiment of over-anxiety on the part
of the English people to hear from the land
of Livingstone. But there was also nat
ural anxiety on the part of the HERALD to
print the news for which it had paid large
sum of money. We remember at the time
that one of our keen-witted contemporaries,
who has made great fame as a monitor and
mentor in journalism, ventured to chide US
in friendly spirit for not having sent Mr..
Stanley out to Africa at our own expense, as
we did before-an expense much greater
than this of our international alliance We
at the time thought that our critic was in
the right, although, like ordinary folks,
when they have made mistake, we did not
hasten to say SO. There is no harm in say
ing SO now, and in quoting for our own
edifcation, as well as that of our readers,
the memorable words of Thomas Jefferson,
''Peace, commerce and honest friendship
with all nations entangling alliances with
none"