The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-01

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upon the intelligence of the British pub
lie. No one paused to think that if
newspaper had published an account of
what could be done by Roentgen rays
without being able to demonstrate prac-
tically the truth of the assertions made
the article would have been laughed at.
If some years ago newspaper had
stated that a. man in York listened to
the voice of friend, at that moment
standing in London, and was not only
able to hear what his friend said, but
could actually recognize the voice speak
ing in an ordinary tone, and then if the
paper had added that, unfortunately,
the instrument which accomplished this
had been destroyed, people would have
ern journalism.
Letters poured in upon the editor,
saying that, while, as general thing
the writers We're willing to stand the
ordinary lies of commerce daily printed
in the sheet, there was limit to their
credulity, and that they objected to be
taken for driveling imbeciles. To COM
plete the discontinue of The Daily
Bugle the government of Austria pub
lished semiofficial statement which
Reuter- and the special correspondents
scattered broadcast over the earth. The
statement was written in that calm,
serious and consistent tone which di
plomatists use when uttering falsehood
of more than ordinary dimensions.
irresponsible rumors had been float
ing about (the official proclamation be-
gan) to the effect that there had been
an explosion in the treasury at Vienna.
1t had been stated that a large quantity
of gold had been stolen, and that dis
aster of some kind had occurred in the
treasury vaults. Then ridiculous story
had been printed which asserted that
Professor Seigfried, one of Austria s
honored dead, had in some manner that
savored of the black art encompassed
this wholesale destruction. The govern
ment then begged to make the following
declarations First, not penny had
been stolen out of the treasury; second
the war chest was intact; third, the
200, 100000 forms reposed securely
within its bolted doors; fourth, the
coins were not, as had been alleged.
those belonging to various countries,
which was covert intimation that
Austria had hostile intent against one
OF the other of those friendly nations
(the whole coinage in this so called
war chest, which was not a war chest at
ALL but merely the receptacle of re-
serve fund which Austria possessed, was
entirely in Austrian coinage); fifth, in
order that these sensational and dis
quoting scandals should be set 1T rest,
the government announced that it in
tended to weigh this gold upon a GER
tain date, and it invited representatives
of the press from Russia. Germany,
France and England to witness this
weighing.
The day after this troy weight func-
ton had taken place in Vienna long
Geographic accounts of it appeared in
the English press, and several solemn
leading articles We're put forward in the
editorial columns, which, without men
tioning the name of The Daily Bugle,
deplored the voracity Of the sensational
editor, who respected neither the amity
which should exist between friendly ma
tions nor the good name of the honoreG
and respected dead in his wolfish hunt
for the daily scandal Nothing was toe
high spiced or improbable for him tt
print. He traded on the supposed gull
bility of tickle public. But, fortunate
| IL, in the long run, these staid sheets
asserted, such actions recoiled upon the
head of him who promulgated them
| Sensational journals merited and re-
| ceived the scathing contempt of all
| honest men. Later on one of the re
| views had an article entitled 'sSome
| Aspects of Modern Journalism, which
struck the head of The Daily Bugle
with sledge hammer, and in one of the
| quarterlies professor at Cambridge
| showed the absurdity of the alleged in
vention from scientific point of view
81 swear, cried Mr.. Hardwick, al
he paced up and down his room, 'ttha
handling of the truth. 1t is dangerous
thing to NEEDLE with. If you tell TIN
truth about man, you are mulcted il
libel suit, and if you tell the trutl
| about nation the united press Of tn
country is down upon you. All, we'll, i
| makes the battle of life all the more in
| teresting, and we are baffled to fgh
better, as Browning says'
The editor had sent for Miss Baxter
and she now sat by his desk while h
paced up and down the floor. The door
We're closed and locked SO that the,
might not be interrupted, and she knew
by the editors manner that somethin,
important was on hand. Jennie had re
turned to London after month 8 sta,
in Vienna and had been occupied for
week at her old routine work in TIN
Office.
CHOW, Miss Baxter, said the editor
when he had proclaimed his fear of tn
truth as workable material in jour
nalism, 81 have plan to set before you
and when you know what it is an
quite prepared to hear you refuse t
have anything to do with it, and, re
member, if you do undertake it, Their
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