The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-03
AN ERRONEOUS IMPRESSION

1t is surprising what erroneous ideas
some people take OF a newspapers duLrS
and one Of them manifested itself ,olay,
when a gentleman called at the Times Of
flee and suggested that the following news
item. which appeared in our issue OF yes
terday, is untrue and we ought to cor
rect It:
The Universal Peace union, having Of
fees in Independence hall. Philadelphia.
has been guilty Of flying a Spanish flag in
their rooms and writing a letter OF sym
pathy to the queen regent and Sagassa."
We told the gentleman that the item
came from Telegram in The Houston Post
and he az once commenced to abuse The
Houston Post saying 1t ought 10 be sup
pressed, but we saw our mistake as to the
authority Of the item after he left; it came
from the following telegram in the st.
Louis Republic OF last Friday from Phila-
delphia
Philadelphia, May 2s.-There was an OUT
burs. OF popular Indignation here this
afternoon, caused by the discovery that the
Universal Peace union, which is permitted
by the city 10 occupy rooms in lndspend-
ence hall free, has forwarded 10 the queen
regent Of Spain a letter denouncing the
war and expressing sympathy with the
enemies OF the United States with whom
we are at war.
The letter which Is signed BY Alfred II.
Love, president is dated Independence
Hall Philadelphia, April 81. 1885, and is
addressed TO the queen regent Of Spain and
Senior sagasta, premier, Madrid, Spain II
says:
1T is in our hearts to say. as the Uniyer-
sal Peace union. representing many thou
sands OF friends Of peace in all parts Of the
world. and from the United States. that we
have appreciated your many concessions IN
this Cuban trouble In behalf OF peace and
we want you to hear from the people. The
real representatives. Of the American heart,
tina; we believe ali that IS desired could be
obtained by peaceful means.
oh how you would elevate your nation.
what a contribution TO this age Of intelli-
gence If you could send message 10
America.
Our hearts are fill OF sympathy for you
in your no doubt embarrassed position, but
the right will sustain YOU. Our country
would receive you. If your people rebel in
your efforts to avail of an opening to still
aver, war and meet the demands OF hui
rnanity freedom and pc.ce.'
When this extraordinary and unpatr!
otto utterance was placed in the mails it
was sent back from Washington TO Presl-
to transmit it.
A messenger was sent to the the-l assist
ant secretary OF state. Mr. Day, who also
refused 10 permit the forwarding of this
! TN American message from Independence
hall.
President Love however exultantly In
formed a reporter today that he had oui-
| wtted the government. and forwarded i; In
roundabout way.
| II was in the room OF this society yester-
! day that the Spanish flag was discovered
! hanging prordly in the center Of the room.
| Notwithstanding the violent protests and
| denunciations Of a person who was in
charge OF the place. the flag was taken
| down. after a newspaper reporter had
| called the attention of the authorities TO IL.
| The gentleman who complained in the
| Times office that the item was untrue said
they are thoroughly loyal TO the country
and that newspapers should not publish
| such falsehoods. We told him that the
matter in question was likely sent out by
| the Associated Press and published in more
| than thousand newspapers, and that If it
| Is untrue il ough; 10 be corrected by the
Associated Press in a telegram from Phila-
| delphia and published in all OF the news
pagers that printed the above auo;ed te,e-
gram, hut he seemed to think that the
| Times ought not 10 have published the
item and that II We would correct i, the
matter would be rightei; whsn, in truth,
We are but a drop in tbs bucket OF the
! whole in such a matter The Times gives
| matter Of that description in condensed
| form and it is generally impossible for us
/ to know positively whether true or not but
| as TO the above quoted telegram, 1t can
| doubtless be substantlated, ami the gem
| tleman who complained to US is no doubt
/ mi taken in concluding that IL was untrue