The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-02
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST .. 1899.
THERE WILL BE NO STRIFE.


Il one Of the strangest things Of the day
lis tho apparent prosperity OF newspapers
that live upon scandal-mongering and
the publication OF whatever is sensational
whether true or false. The New York
word set this fashion when II passed un-
der the control OF Joseph Pulitzer. and
the New York journal initiates II and
ieven goes beyond the furthest limits that
tho World has ever reached. Both OF
these papers are so VIGOROUSLY engaged in
this sort Of business that we wonder any
one ever thinks OF reading what they
print. For our own part We suppose
whatever we see IN either 20 be false, and
there must Do other evidence that II is
true before we pay any sort OF attention
20 It. Nevertheless. the World has GER
sainly prospered. and the Journal has all
,oxtcrnal evidences Of prosperity. 1t takes
imany kind of people to make up a world,
lbut how enough readers can DO found for
tBuch papers as tho Journal and World
20 keep them going IS hard TO understand.
The Herald has kept up a weak sort of
effort 10 discountenance the World and
Journal but It shows every now and then
strong yearning for some Of the gold
that their sensationalism brings them. II
would like TO frOwn upon them. but at
,ths same time sneak off with few Of
their dollars. It has just done a most de-
lllberate thing OF this sort. yet it is one
that could not have happened II its cor
respondent had not known Of the sneaking
propensity Of tho Herald.
A gentleman was introduced 10 Admiral
Dewey at Vienna, and the Admiral, sup
lposing no was really talking TO a gentle
snan, expressed himself very freely upon
public questions. This person turned out
20 be a traveller who. as the Herald ex-
plains. sometimes acts as duettante
correspondent for %. In the course Of the
ioonversation the Admiral said that the
Germans had been most unfriendly 10 as
al Manila, and that our next war would
be with Germany. His interviewer imme-
diately cabled this 20 the Herald and that
paper printed IT,
Neither the Journal nor the World could
have done anything more discreditable
than this. The only difference IN the case
Is that II It had appeared in the Journal
or World Il would have turned out 10 be
a lie. whereas. on the contrary. in the case
lof the Herald. It turned out to be the
truth. and that made the matter an the
moro dlsgraceful.
II is pretty hard upon Admiral Dewey
that his confidence should have been VIC
lated and an off-hand opinion. given pos
sibly over a glass OF wine, should be pa
rsdad before mankind as his deliberate
i~iew OF so important a matter as this.
7 But. all the same. there IS no danger Of
any war Al any time between the United
States and Germany. We do not believe
that the German Emperor IS friendly 20
the United States. and We feel confident
that he would ike 10 see our republican
( institutions perish and be buried under
sod that ages could never remove. But
tthat Is not 30 with the German people.
Their heart beats IN unison with the
heart Of the American people They are
Ian educated. thrifty. hard-headed people
that look with gladness upon the tree OF
liiberty that has grown up TO such gigan-
tic dimensions IN this free land Of ours
The German Emperor may rage as he
will because the freedom OF America |
threatens 10 toppie over his unsteady |
throne and turn Germany into a republic |
IN time. but he Will never get the Ger
man people 10 quarrel with Americans
any more than foolish admirals Of the old |
time German aristocracy win get the |
American people angry with Germans.
The people Of both nations understand |
che case and they are going 70 continue
sheir onward and upward march together
sn perfect friendship and peace