Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-27
Damaging Yellow Journalism

nHE Los Angeles Examiner yesterday morning contained
piece OF yellow journalism which should be resented by
tuition that has property interests on this coast
Under the heading laps Strike at u When Canal Neas
Finish first column of the front of that paper pub
purpoed dispatch from Washington city stating
that the college experts OF the government who nave been pay
ing special attention international relations have reached the con-
Japan will make hostile demonstration against the
United States months before the completion of the Panama canal
People the Pacific coast whose interests have made 1t nec
sary study carefully the relations between Japan and the
will of understand that the statement contained
dispatch has better higher authority than the yellow i'm
agnatOn OF the correspondent of Mr. Harst yellow Journals
AT the time it must not be forgotten that this dispatch
published doubtless the columns Hearsts San Francisco Chi
and New York papers simultaneously with its appear
ance his Los Angeles journal will be read by great many people
large proportion Of these readers expected
deand japanese well the residents of the Pacific
And the who reads this dispatch and be-
eves in substance statement that the experts of this govern
whose business it is to study international relaon as e
believe that within the next six years conflict VIII arise
between Japan and the United States Wch W endange the lives
People believe this will be likely to risk either their
lives by becoming residents or investors on the PACING
The harm that statement kind given publicity by the
Hearst papers, purely motives of yellow journalism and to sell
their products may ncalcuabe and must do
good deal harm the people who read the Hearst journals have
The people of Los Angeles forgotten the fact that
earthquake occurred San FRANCISCO the Hearst newsP
Der in the east published dispatch the effect that the dis
rbanc Angeles ruins and killed thousands OF her
inhabitants It took long time to m many o Pe4Pe IN the e1
which seriously damaged her sister city
1t people Of the Pacific coast again to be called
upon to paw the penalty that later visited all
munes who may unfortunately the object of attention Of
the Hearst yellow journals.
The city of Angeles particular and Southern California
general position be seriously injured yts vel
journal threat with Japan than any other portion OF the
Pacific
Los Angeles present time the second largest center OF
wealth and population upon this coast By the time the canal nm
hed will probably be the important community on the coast
n both wealth and population.
AS the made provision for defending
the harbo Of Angeles city this of the coast would
of course be the the OF with
The neople who can be mminence the
probability conflict will readily understand that this part of
the all others from aggression
Hence publication in the Hearst newspapers to which we
have alluded will damage city and the section IN which 1t is To-
Gated more any other city upon the Pacific coast
Surely people should resent this effort to lnu their city and
section merely that few yellow may sell few add