Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-24
JOURNALISTIC DISHONESTY.
The New Ysrk Papers Entsnslet IN an
ImbToslo.

InbIoslo.
New YORK. Aug 23.-The business
Of connecting in New York and selling
foreign kilograms OF fraudulent char
soter has long been = fource Of annoy
ancs 10 every nsss organization IN tie
country ohOie efforts wcEs hsmporcd
BY considerations Of honesty and lexitl-
macy. No amount Of ingenuity, no
reasonable expense OF money, ana no
influence, however mighty, could
for example secure interviews
rith men such as schispsrslli
and Bismarck. The former has
referred all inqurcrs 10 his srticls
of 1855, and simply said he had made
no new discoveries concerning Mare
aimee that publication. Bismarck only
talks when no wishes, and generally to
tho editor OF the Hamburg N&ehrica-
ten. In thu face of these conditions
the New YORK World published, Au-
sust stu. what puEpoIlod 70
lie an interview with Schias-
parell, which WAS disseminated
broadcast. Tns New York Sun at
once pronounced the interview fraud
and II went back TO an alleged inter
view with Bismarck, printed IN the
World on July Il and stamping that
also "a bogus offered 10 give $1,000 10
the Trbuncs fresh air fund II the
World would satisfy Donald Nicholson,
editor of the Tribune, that either the
echiapsrslli or Bismarck interview was
genuine. Two representatives. OF the
World called on Dir. Nicholson and
fiourlshed sOme forms Of French
cable company on winch there was
writing. Mr.. Nichols n declined to
deside the question, but tho World
claimed Il had proven It's case anu
began 10 clsnor for the Suns $1,000.
In the mcsntime The Sun tad COM
municsted with It's Office in London
and as soon as copies OF The World
containing the bogus interviews conld
be delivered into the hands OF The
suns representative, Frsnk NJ. Whito
started for Milan ana II. h. Chamber
lain for Hamburg. schlaprrelii, who
reads Eng llsh readily, laughed at what
be Tss credited Nth saylhg and pro-
nouncod =, rubbish. Ee xdded that lie
had never bufore heard Of the New
York World, Rad when asked If he
would point out The inaccuracies ia ihs
fabrication he ssld Il would rc9uirs ths
wrihns OF n pamphlet TO DO so. Mr.
ChAmbcrlin went 10 Hamburg and
ssv DR.. Hoffman, ths editor
of The Hamburger Nachrichsen.
the person whom Tne World
had asserted was the man who had IN
troduced their correspondent TO Bis
rnErck. DIR. Hoffman had also never
heard Of the New York World and taid
emphatically that the use of hrs nslno
In the matter was absolutely fraudu-
liant.
In the course OF the investigation
which proved conclusively the bogus
character OF both interviews il came 10
tho surfsco that 4 month after the Bis
marck interview wss printed In the
World it Was aabled to London with III
structlOrs to cable il back without the
alteration OF single word. Thus the
fraudulent Bismarck interview crossed
the ocean tTIco within twenty
four hours and whom it was
safe IN the World offcs that
paper challenged the Sun to do its
wOrst. Another collateral lssue of tho
inVestlgatlon Was the discovery that =
third copyrighted cable, relating to she
affairs OF she Hsnsard Publishing union
and printed last April IN the World
was written in thls city by agsntleman
who has made affidavit to that effect.
Tho Sun Of Tomorrow morning will
print q detailed history OF the whole
Infamous attempt to srlndls il eli; of
81 900 through \ conspiracy that is 8
disgrace 10 American journalism.