The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23
ENGLISH JOURNALISM.


THE GLOBE ASSERTS ITS RIGHTS AS NEWS
CATERER AND sPURSs GOVERNMENT INrER-
FERENCE.
From tue London Globe, July 10 q
Tho public will appreciate. feel assured. the
motives which have Influenced to preserve absolute
silence In connection with the government prosecu'
ton Of Mr.. Marvin. Until the present moment the
subject has been alluded to- directly or indirectly
IN our columns, because we desired to avoid even the
remotest appearance of discussing case whiie still
sub JUDGE II has become impossible 10 continue this
rehcence any longer without danger Of msconstrus-
ton. Tho case has again been remanded, though, We
happy to say, without leaving the conductors Of
this Journal under the utterly grouDdless aspersona
WHOM Mr. Poland thought 1T to cast upon them at the
1rst hearing. As regards tho itself shall say
nothing; let that DO decided merits, whatever
they may be. But It Is not only within righs
but direct duty TO the public to cast
back In the teeth of those who instigated
them the baseloss insinuatons and innuendos Of
which Mr. Poland has allowed himself to be made the
vehicle 1t was asserted, forsooth, that there had
been u terrible conspiracy at work TO abstract
valuable document from government ONCE, and IL
was suggested that some persons connected with TINS
journal were deeply implicated. We FULLY expected.
accordingly that some evidence would have been ad
Not u TITLE OF such evidence was forthcoming, al.
thou tho prosocu took the most unusual step Of
sum ing as many eight members of the stan Of
this paper under subpoena The conductors Of the
Globe unjuslifAuly accused OF conspiracy, yos
the hud TO tall upon their very tesii
mopy IN It's endeavor TO bring homo tho charge
against prisoner before the court AS matter OF
fact there The slightest shadow Of foun.
daton Tor tho pIepostcrous flights OF imagination IN
nd..rn
inslructions.
HYPOTHETICAL INNOCENCE.
We can only imagine thut The object OF Inc prose-
cuton 10 divert public attention from the incon-
veuient TACT that governments writer's, paid Al the
rate OF tenpence hour, are entrusted with State
secrets OF the most momentous importance. Like
unpleasant marine tue squid, Mr. Poland
would to be seeking way OF escape under cover
oil u blackening discharge. But the blame may not,
b., 80 much his as that oil those OR whom he
Is acting with more zeal than discretion. Iaat hs
was Originally very uadIy instructed, and that his
more Recent inspiration not OF better quality
facts You'd dis ute For instance ut the nrst
inv ne cou I'd tue Morning Adpertser on nav,na
re IL zion contribution from prisoner
which, while iegning 10 come IRON ST. Petersburg
pretending 70 give 'urtner authentic details u the
reality written ~ LUnuou. II was
higny honorable conduct IN the editor, IN Mr. Po-
Iauu's op,riou, 10 decline 10 have any connection
with sucn dubious wVrA, AID ne was praised in po-
nee accordingly. But what are The facts 10
be- With, that the prisoner had iony contributed
Respondents rolled INTO 0ne-"Ailitary," especial"
ANA sour own" And in the socond place. mat the
very rDuu0n which the editor was SO eioquenty
con- me ded Tor refusing 70 insert realty appeared
the Worning Advertiser Vi June II AS an Important
| COM inuu ic.lion from ST. Petersburg! So II would
seem ,uat tue CONDUCT oil The GATOR had nothing
especially honorable in II after all, while o his vol.
unfairly forwarding 70 me prosecution private ana
confidential letter IRON OLD Contributor 1t will
suIlce ~ say That We trust sucn conauct Will NOT
meet Win many followers or with Journalistic ap-
| prevail
AS regards own part III TINS affair, stands IN
need OF Justification. nor have NC The slightest
| intention Of acknowledging ourselves Olamsw0rIhy.
As The evidences showed yesterday, the iuior nation
reached Us Ia The binary course from regular con.
| triUutor. II Is sworn that printed document OF
any the Office ON either OCCASION. In tho
| nrst instance, tho information We published IN
extra SPECIAL edition, late ut night, WAS absolutely
wiittcp the premises from memory; IN Inc Sec
| ono the IulI text oi tho agreement reached Us In
| manuscripts like other contributions IL 10 also IN
| evidence that the memorandum of Agreement was
published w Us late ~ uigat In the belief that
would appear Ia contemporaries next morning.
Tor publication Of Tue iu tex our Justification
III Lnut matter Is fortunately complete Lord Sails
bury upon nimseli 10 assert that Tue men,
Uranium 10 wuicn We gave puDhcity WIS 'unauthen-
uc' or ticatcd," ana ''un~orthy Of conf
aence." rus statement. arsc'ly charged US with me
publication of iaise and the aracter of
spectacle Journal ike inc CLIQUE being mater Of Juss
Importance 20 s conductVrs as tue reputa-
uvn Of Minister himself took the earliest op
por. unity oi vipdIcatlng ourselves IRON grave
cuargv. Unaer similar circumstances We should lo-
low course again. III III. lace OF the RISK Of
being charged win conspiracy, aud We do not believe
| "a
remain silent under aspcrsions.
NEWSPAPERS AND THEIR RIGHTS.
But even Il al our veracity rcmsinsu uuquestionsd
we snouid deemed curse yes perfectly Justified in
placing UeIore tue pubic most important piece Of
news ~ the very earnest moment alter II reached
10 mat 10 the province vi the press; III iuuct0na
arc 10 u news mart, where those who have ire
commonly ~ sell BRING their goods. while those who
Duy ind tue article they want duly ON sale. IL
an editor Inquire the history Of
every scrap oil Information wnicn reached MS hands
ma Jourus would soon forfeit right call Itself
newspaper. IL notorious that private Information
| Of n highly important character 10 impaired
so .ns m' M,p.r tnensevs before noS
havo been suspected OF something Of the
sort, but We do not remember that we ever heard OF
| u government prosecution IN these cases Only two
| Jays ago morning contemporary gavs publicity 10
Lhs whole purport OF the Angio-furksn Convention.
winch Is quite important document AS Tue Anglo
| Russian agreement. linen, who docs not remember
| The remarkable piece Oh phophecy printed W the
Times I'VE days before we published even the rough
| memorandum vi agreement, IN which almost every
condition vi The iu agreement was duly SOL orth, 90
gethcr Win preuction that England would acquire
.some fresh post oil advantage 10 Turkish or Greek
| wAtcrsf"
| now NEWS LEAKs
Moreover, When We pu oiished full text did not
the Ieuuiug j0ui that IL had gwen exactly
tue iniorn sope days previousyr Another
Case though one, The report VI the In-
specor Generaioi Recruiting which hnds It's way resu-
larry every year 10 Printing House square some weeks
before IL Is presented u Parliament aud the pubnc
We adducs tnese Instances merely 10 show that It -
tue vi English newspapers oil tue hrst position
| 10 PRINT important news whe.cvor thcy are LUCKY
| enough to get II IRON u Trustworthy source IL su-
TREY rests with those possess secrets to keep
ihem IRON Inc press II they can, ana We think the
| pubnc will come TO tho cone uson that this c"n-
s,aeraion Is forgotten whom employees, receiving loss
remuneration tuau mechanics are iutrusteu with In
| formation w0rIu THOUSANDS oil pounds ON the STOCK
| Exchange Tho ''temptors," about whose scaudaious
| tricks Mir. Poland spoke with such an adiniraoS
AS unption indignation at tue hrst hearing oil ths
Case, were those VINO, according ~ tneir own SHOW
| ing, placed IL ~ tho power Of beRgafy paid write
| 10 reveal secrets winch u 10 now urged might hav
| created terrible mischief
! WILL GAGGEDf
| Iu conclusion, NO have only to that the same
sort autocratic tendency which lately Introduced
press gapging act into India seems ~ DO feeling la
| way tVwafu making beginning IN Engaand. The MS.
tory OF ths country Is not without evidence that
certain class OF intellect, not necessarily nigh or.
der, although sometimes found IN high places, would
| like to SEQ the Eugnsh press closely maz1led. ia
| freedom Is o offence TO them: It's Criticisms oil
| thcr opinions aud measures SAVIOR OF RANK bias
pbemy. oucn people viii, We suppose, continue