Evening journal., 1904-09-27
THINGS THE LONDON.
TIMES HASsACCOMPLLSHED
IT'S HISTORY Is THE HISTORY OF THE
WORLD SINCE THE PAPER WAS
STARTED 1T IS A POWER IN
EUROPE

and steamers were placeu aJ the ais
posal of the English rivals OF the hated
paper. and for once the genius Of the
Times failed. But a storm stopped the
French vessel In the Mediterranean,
while the Times steamer sailed quietly
up the Adrio tic. and the triumph OF
the paper coincided with the advent OF
its famous editor. Mr.. Delane. who
became editor Of the Times when he
was twenty three.
The history of the Times is the his
tory Of the world since the paper began
publication. No historian. writing OF
any period from the French revolution
until now, can do without its files.
It was the Duke Of Wellington who
said that the editor OF the Times was
the most powerful man in the country.
There was nothing the editor did not
know, few things he could not do. 1t
was through the Times that Lord John
Russell learned Of the indiscretion OF
Palmerston. which led to an apology to
the king Of Naples
II vas the Times which accused
lord Melville. the friend Of Pitt, OF
the practices for which he was Inn
peached, a tragic destiny which broke
Pitts heart. 1t was the Times which
startled the world one morning by an
nouncing that Peel would repeal the
corn laws II was the Times which
published the Berlin treaty in London
two hours before It was signed'in Ber-
lin. 1t was the Times correspondent
in Paris TO whom Alfonso NII.s leaning
against the mantelpiete In his study,
told the story Of the. coup. d'etat in
Madrid which had made him king OF
Spain.
It was in the Times that Charles
Dickens wrote O the burning letters
which brought, an end to public -execu-
tions. 1t was In the Times that Lord
Broughan Macaulay, Disraeli, Dean
Stanley. Cardinal Newman and host
Of famous men proud to write.
1t was the Times that saved the
world from one Of the greatest catas-
trophies that could have occurred IN
modern Europe All the world knows
the story now, but the thought OF the
French scare sends thrill through the
chancellerics even today. It was Bis
| marck who this time was behind the
Times Bismarck. the founder OF the
German empire, who saved that EN-.
plre from itself and revealed to the
correspondent OF the Times the terrible
plot which would have crippled France
u second tins.
Jealous of Moltke and perhaps hon
estly detesting his fendlsh conspiracy
against a conquered foe rapidly regain
ing her strength. Prince Bismarck le
Blowitz know, and Blowitz. the Pari
echo OF the Voice of Europe" told 1
to the world. Those who remembe
. the middle seventies remember yet tn
effect Of the thunderbolt which tn
> Times hurled against Count vo
Moltke.
The Times has missed its chanc
sometimes. In 1892 it's editor receives
long letter forecasting the alliance o
Russia and France, but as nobody bu
the writer seemed to believe it the edi
tor kept it back until 1897. when 1
announced, with the rest Of the papers
that the Franco-Russian alliance wal
an established fact.
II it has lost prestige in error It hat
sacrificed itself not once or twice, bu
many times, for peace and the welfar'
Of the world One Of the most graphic
stories in journalism is OF the foreigl
minister who sent for the Times cor
respondent and shouted a challenge 4
England in his ears, who fiourished
bundle Of kilograms in the journalist
face and declared that "-- - shoul'
pay for it," The correspondent wen
not TO the telegraph Office, but TO bed
and the world was no wiser the mex
morning for the angry scene of tn
night before, which, had 1t been known
almost certainly must have causes
war.
1t is something surely TO have record
, / ed for so many years the affairs Of tn
whole world. 1t is something more I
have been through all these genera
tions a fearless critic of princes an
kings and the enemy Of wrong.
1--WE thundered forth the other day,
wrote Captain Sterling in a ''leader
, which give the Times its nickname
! 'an article on the subject Of social an
+ political REFORM" and the Times
= "thundering forth" still. The worl
D has changed, and the Times move
r with the times, but its ancient glor
, has not passed, and there is not AN
: ing Englishman who would gladly Il
! die the wonderful paper which give
us today and builds up for posterit
/ the history Of the world while it is b.
J ing made.-London Mail.