The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
AND THIS IS JoURNALIsM.
How Women Are Treated by D~isreputabi
Editors OF Flash Sheets.
From the Brook,vn Eagle.

From the Brookivn Eaole.
A young woman. bright. industrious. the
support Of an aged mother. is out Of a pluce on
q New York paper because she would not be-
tray n confidence. Sho had been told about n
domestic incident that. although unpleasant.
was unimportant, and without giving tho
names OF the people concerned she told the
story In a paper. Her informant had placed
her under Injunction hs to divulging the names
OF two OF the persons concerned, for while
there was no disgrace in the incident. people
may feel a delicaoy that is entitled 70 respect.
Tho story WAS printed; but that was
not enough; tho editor wanted the names.
The, girl was argued with ana threat
tell. In the end she was ordered To leave tho
paper. Another editor offered her $500 II she
would betray her trust; but though she needed
the money, she refused.
Since then IT has come to light that women
Teporters employed On certain sheets in New
York have hren required 10 visit houses OF i'll
nane, opium lcns. and other such Institutions.
They have gone inroCently enough. but fancy
the shock OF discovery when they found What
manner OF pace they Ind been trapped into
visiting! Fancy tho Inference Of al initiated
Then fancy the manhood OF \ person who
would assign Il girl 70 such work stun jour
nnlisln has gone low. indeed. whoa 1t prints It's
descri ption5 of vicious and criminal people and
their haunts, and tries thereby 10 stay the hun
ger Tor spicy" re- that It has provoked.
who have names TO tarnisll, who have rensibll.
tiles and tastes to outrage, Is most horrible!
reporters III the ,olu days hEu the reputation
OF being unTeined citizens. They were Ijo-
hemians, they lacked something Of the nicely
OF manner. dress, appearance, and appetite
that Is ns easily possible to them now AS u Is
10 ans mcm"ur of tho -Four Hundred but in
tLeir day they wonld hHyn reyultc' at the idrA
OF being sent 10 SOY upon these INV hulsOme
rcsortA, unless they were engaged IN detective
business ana ferreting out a crime. 10 de
scribe such places with II luaCiyiOus plenitule
OF detail and with suggestive pictures 10 nc.
company the article, would have forced tht N
% abandon their calling sooner than they did.
That women could be ordered 10 do suCh work,
10 spread before the young people OF their city
accounts OF the way in which the pariahs OF SC.
ciety ,lNCd and moved and dressed, would
have been lncoLlprehensible 10 them.
The girl who has lust been dismissed from
tho service OF one OF these noisy. Imprinted
sheets did wrong In the FIRST plnCe to touch her
subject She needed money, but she could
have gained IL In some other way. Having
nIade her promise, however. that the names OF
the poOpl" should not he divulgcd. no other
course was left 70 her than to keep her word.
The editor who offered her 5000 II rhO would lio
aud tetray n confidence would not, perhaps,
breNS his own promise for $500. but his con-
duet makes. one doubt H.. Had great issues de-
pended on the printing of thcs" lanes, had
some trick or diplomACy affecting the peace of
nations 10 be exposed, had some pretondor 10
he unmasked. had either good ne US or a moral
cause 70 be secured or furthered by this publ
cation, y would have sOftcued tho apparent
i'm morality OF the suggestion; htt as-it Is, eX-
cuse chnnot be offered. low lUng can such
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