Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

have gone over with me. l think he
will go anyway. as he mas business
there l had conversation with an I'M,
portant official yesterday, and ne tolo
that was to start a back fire. Like
myself. he is much alarmed and as q
member of the reigning family MS mana
and tongue are tied.
He thinks that the work sheuid De
done in the education of public sentiment
between now and the meeting or Con-
gress. in October 1t has. l think. been
decided to convene Congress IN extra SEES.
sion at that time. though the Speaker Will
try to have it go over until November
if he can't do better. l will know IN
day or two how he succeeds.
Strong Men in Kansas.
Long (senator). and Curtis (repre-
sentative) are the strong men In the
kansas delegation. l have explained
matters to them, and l think their in
f1uence will count some when they go
home. Campbell is clever boy; has no
strong points yet developed He seeks
notoriety. but is harmless in himself rms
agitation, in the language OF the omclai'
started from the top and will run Its
course 1t is not a deep-seated. profound
conviction of wrong. The one thing is to
get delay until temperate action can DE
secured. ] think the pendulum Will swing
to the other side after Whlle, out l
do not want the devil to pay before it
gets back.
Literary Bureau Needed
AN efficient literary bureau is needed.
not for day or crisis, but permanent
and healthy control of the Associated
Press and kindred avenues 1t will cost
money, but will be the cheapest in the
end. and can be made self-supporting. The
next four years is, more than any
previous epoch, to determine the future
of the country. No man values public
opinion OF fears it SO much as Roose-
Welt. No man seeks popularity so much
as he. Mild reproof or criticism of his
policy would nearly paralyZe him. To-
day he hears only the chorus of a rab-
BILE. and he thinks 1T is public senti-
ment | don't know whether the indus
trial corporations and the transportation
companies have enough at stake to justify
a union of forces for concerted action. 1t
Sincerely yours.
SHELLEY
THE Senator B. mentioned in this let
ter is of course, our old friend, Joe Bal
ley of Texas. Without doubt. as Mr.. Sib-
ley says, Bailey would come anyway. He
had business there. 1t is impossible to
open up any crooked Granny of Standard
Oil association without finding Bailey in
some dark corner, blinking with beady
eyes at the unwecome light.
THE important part Of this letter. how
ever, is not the part that reveals Senator
Bailey, democratic friend of the Stand
ard Oil. or Mr. Sibley, a republican friend
of the Standard Oil. 1t is the part which
reveals the plan to control the great news
organizations of the country, the Asso-
ciated Press and kindred avenues to infiu-
ence public opinion. In that way Mr..
Sibey thinks the public can be deceived
and public men, like Mr. Roosevelt, who
value public opinion, can be criticised and
controlled.
1T is undoubtedly possible for the in
dustrial corporations and the transporta
ton companies, with the Standard Oil at
the head, to bring about "a union of
forces for concerted action That union
of forces would enable them to control
many of the great avenues of publicity"
controlling Public Servants"
Think of the joy of the Standard Oil
in 'self-supporting organization which
would daily deceive all the citizens OF
the United States. No more subsidies to
newspapers and magazines and lecturers.
No more subscriptions for 10000 years
and season tickets for 10000 perform
ances.
Merely a sef-supporting or even profit
able organization which. under MIR. Arch
boid's direction, could be brought to fab
rcate and faisify as glibly as he does.
Perhaps the peoples public servants could
be controlled then without the need of
so many secret certificates; of deposit,
and certainly any exposures OF men like