Arizona republican., 1904-03-03
PHOENIX. ARIZONA, MARCH 3, 1904
London War News.

in fact before there had been an en- gagement and before it was absolute ly certain that there would be war the Republican foretold the difficulty of getting reliable news in the event ot the war. It also foretold the unrsE- ability of news which should come by way of London. London has proved this early in the game to be the Mole St. Nicholas of the present war. But the Mole St. Nicholas fakes of the war with Spain had the advantage over the London fakes, of being impartial. Sometimes the Spanish were gaining according to the Mole St Nicholas dis patches and sometimes the United States. The imaginative correspo2- dents in the West Indies understood better than the correspondents Of the London newspapers how to keep up an interest in the war they were wag- ing.
 A London paper alone of all the pa pers in the world heard of the en- Gagement at Port Arthur last Monday und the sinking Of two Russian ves- gels. It has since been learned that there had been nothing doing at Port Arthur since last Friday and that at she time of the reported bOmbardment there were no Japanese ships in sight Rt Port Arthur.
 The news has been att the best slow
 
 than London appear to be try ing to do their best to describe ac- curately what is going on in the far east. On the subject of the total un- reliability of London war news and the British motive a Boston woman, evil dently of pro-Russian proclivities writes thus to the New York Sun:
 War is on between Russia and Ja- pan. We are getting reports from various news centers, but the greater number of dispatches come from Lon don. Since the outbreak of hostilities I have made a study of these London dispatches. and | find in them a clear intention to represent what they would have us believe as a fact-a growing Rnimosity and secret unfriendliness on the part of Russia The news reports from London have all but arrayed us on the side of Japan, and the infer ence is strong that. on the other hand, news reports which have their origin in London and are sent to the Conti- mental press represent America as united against Russia. The malicious ness of this is evident. The attempt is made to array Americans gainst Rus sia on the one hand, and then in the Continental papers to give assurance to the assumption that America is al- most al war with Russia. Could any thing be further from the facts than this cockney case of misrepresenta- tion?
 I ask The Sun to set the American people right in this matter, to give these London reports the consideration they deserve, and to let the Continent al press know that when the United States declared itself neutral the dec laration was honest, and honesty in spired the people who made it. The truth of our position is to be found at Washington, not at London. The old game of newspaper misrepresentation and Intrigue is on in London. and the London newspaper correspondent never serves his paper we'll without serving England better.
 What is the purpose of this misre1- resentation2 Look at the condition of affairs in the Old World. Cockey lit tie Japan is fighting England's fight with the moral support of England and whatever covert assistance the Brit ish government can supply. England has no interest other than to harass Russia, to interfere with this great na- ton reaching a year-round seaport and outlet on the Pacific ApparentIv. Engl3nd is opposed to land grabbing Has there ever been a greater land krAbber than England? She has ports in every quarter of the globe. How di9 she get them? Did she buy them (? NO, she took them bv force. Tn moral Garlance, she stole them, and by fierce resisted recovery. Now she is shocked because of the evident intent of Rus .Fia to do what England has repeated ly done. So, she is worrying. The land of the earth is limited. The Mon roe doctrine and America stand guard tn the western hemisphere. and the old chance is in the Old World. The South African republics were the latest thefts. Now she wants for the time to preserve the integrity of China, a heather government of blood and iron. and sine wants an open door in China. The intergrity of the TransvaaI and the open dcor were not considered. If Russia does not get a large portion of China, then England hopes to. That is Englsnd's interest in the integrity of China and the open door British greed is ever at the bottom of British diplomacy. And the misrepresenta- ton above spoken of is part of the plan
 Can America and Americans be ca joled into resisting Russia, England may bide her opportunity. Then she can afford to wait. But let the London