Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-25
woMAN's WORLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Are There Amy Newspaper Women Who
Fake Interviews:


haps go across the water to Europe.
They send home pretended interviews
with distinguished persons which con-
tain not word of truth. They never
were invited to the distinguished per-
sons house; they never spoke a word to
him in their lives. But the faxed inter
view is printed in American journals.
In course Of time it floats back across
the water. Ii comes under the distin-
guished persons eye. Thenceforward
in his mind all American newspaper wo-
men are liars and INSCRIPTIONS hangers
on to the ragged edge Of reputable so
ciety, not to be countenanced anywhere.
/ have been told that this thing has been
done on numerous occasions by women
tolerably well known in journalistic cir
cles. hope for the sake Of journalism
and of honest women workers every
where that it is not true. The wickedest,
most disreputable thing a journalist can
do is to write a lie. The more experience
/ have in newspaper ranks the more that
truth is impressed on me. The one who
writes lie discredits all honest journal
lists and decent journalism, however
trivial the lie may be. Our real power
in journalism, of whatsoever kind, de-
ponds first on our ability to see the
truth, next ON our ability to tell it. We
weaken our powers in both directions
when we write a single line that is false.
A thoroughly sincere person knows on
the instant when anybody is telling him
a falsehood, and the journalistic fakir
must meet in time the fate Of all liars.
The woman fakir, if there is any, may
swim bravely for awhile. She will bring
up at length ruined in health and purse,
with not shred Of journalistic repu-
tation left and not a newspaper in the
Union that will employ her. More than
that, she will do her sex almost irrepar-
able injury just at this moment when
we are struggling so desperately to get
a worthy name among the worlds work
ers. She will help create an impression
that all newspaper women are liars and
sharpers.
It is brave and eloquent tribute
which w. T. Stead pays in The Review
of Reviews to Frances Willard, whom
he calls "the uncrowned queen Of Amer
lean democracy" He says that the real
church militant in America is the w. q.
T. IT,, and that the women belonging ia
it have done more to advance Christian
unity and brotherhood than all the men
hD hos, ia1 10 L 4
line. The w. c. T. o., if it was little
broader in some respects and would ad-
NIT men as members, might stand for
the beginning of the church Of human
ity.
Don't be an old fossil.
w. T. Stead says Of Queen Victoria:
Broadly speaking, it may be fairly said
that the queen would be acknowledged
by all her ministers-Liberal or Con
servative--to have more knowledge OF
the business of governing nations than
any of her prime ministers; moro expert.
ence Of the mysteries and intricacies OF
foreign affairs than any Of her foreign
secretaries"
The leading floral decorator of Cleve-
land Is woman-Mrs. &. II. Wilson.
She began the business on n small scale,
learning her way along as she went.
Now she has 10000 feet Of greenhouses.
IL is n pleasure TO write Of woman who
has head enough TO conduct large bust
ness enterprise successfully. Floricul-
ture is a work particularly adapted to
women. il they are willing to observe
the conditions Of success. the first OF
which il, as a New York florist declares.
hard work and no Sundays"
Don't sleep single night upon that
abomination, draped and canopied
bed. Tear off the curtains and let the
air in.
At the Episcopal convention in Balti-
more they finished the revision Of the
prayer book. which had been hanging
fire for twelve years. They also favored
Christian unity when the Christianity il
Episcopal and settled various other mat.
ters. But | saw never a line about
striking that monstrous word 'obey''
Vut VI TITO HAdsiitAr S@IftCt. now "A
woman with spark Of brains or self
respect can be member Of a church
that retains the word "obey" in its mar
rage ceremony is a mystery. II IL too
much fer me-this trying to understand
the feminine nature.
Indians occupying farms in severalty
voted for president for the first time
this year commend 10 general atten-
sion and extended application the follow
ing extract from an able editorial in the
New York San on the red man with a
vote: at used 70 be said that the reason
why the Indian did not get his rightz
was because he had no vote Possessed
If a vote, he will find champions enough
in congress and IN his district"
Nearly all the temperance work that
can count real, permanent results has
besn done by The w G. T. L. and or
carnations Of women.
To me the brightest gleam Of hope
Turing the presidential campaign 81 1921
iras the interest women took IN political
questions. They read, studied and in
yestigated- College girls formed debat-
ne cubs and thought out and discussed