The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-06
low THEY GOT IT IN SAN FRANcIsco.
THE SUN's NEWS STOLEN.
How the Associated Press Got Ita News o
the Battle at Manila.

How the Associated Press Got Ita News of
the Battle at Manila.
WARRINGTON. Feb. 5.-Not since the days
that it's agent In Paris telegraphed that Mon
tero Rios. President Of the Spanish Com
mission. had withdrawn from the commits
sion and thus broken of all negotia-
tions for peace. has the discredited news
organization known as the Associated Press
been Inundated as 1t was to-day. when the
newspapers depending upon 1t for news wentto
press with nothing about the important battle
at Manila. except a few lines made UP
from The SUNS cablegram. the only one COM
ing to any American newspaper last night. The
general manager OF the Associated Press in the
United States promptly repudiated the famous
Paris cableGram, containing the lie about the
alleged withdrawal Of President Rios and the
consequent abandonment Of the attempt to
negotiate a treaty Of peace. by saying that
som one imposed u fraudulent news item
upon them. This was such q transparent lie
that II fooled nobody.
The Washington public. including the Gov
eminent officials. are too we'll informed as TO
the methods OF the Associated Press to be
fooled in the least degree. and they under
stood this morning the full and complete
failure scored by that association. Conclusive
evidence was furnished Of the fact that the As
ISOLATED Press had not heard that there had
been a battle at Manila by what was pub
lished in the Washington Post. the only
morning client Of the Associated Press
at the national capital. That paper,
WHICH does not 60 to press until :
lines stolen from THE SUN's full description,
padded into a semblance of authenticity. and
then discredited even that by attaching to it
the following paragraph:
THE news of the alleged attack upon Manila
by the insurgents reached Washington soon
after II o'clock last night. and was discredited
because II had no official corrobQration."
this misiniormation President Mckinley and
other officials OF the government had read
THE SUNS exclusive despatch from Manila
Times will tomorrow say editorially:-
But for the enterprise OF THE NEW YORK
SUN and its superior news service: in which
the Times, shares. the people Of the United
ing Aguinaldo's attack on Manila until late
sunday morning. when the first official in
formation reached the Navy Department.
The Associated Press knew nothing Of the
matter Saturday might. and the local represent
ative OF that interesting institution. the Wash
lngtOn Post, was compelled toarelV upon a New
but b3tE cre edfinp"dit to the "sS Tar HHpV Which is H openly \ nG GIs'
credited in the helated edition. which alone
contained II.
The only despatch received from Manila on
spondent in that city, giving the facts of the
assault as far as they had then developed. Any
papers other than The Sun and those taking
It's telegraphic service. which published the
flchinR it from THE Stu directly OF Indirectly.
such is the Associated Press. news service.
and such, is the conduct OF It's clients. 1t only
remained f0r, the Washington Post to get out
an extra al 4 ID pollock in the afternoon con
tanning a confirmation ottheAm hines news of the
morning. This naturally th0fpst did"