The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-25
Should 4 Faithful
Nightwatch Be Fired
For His One Mistake?
Not the New York World. But All
Of . Free Press is Sued by the
nment--libeled or
Buncoed?


again halfcocked which the only oense charged against Inc
World Is understand it,
That the president straning point evidenced by the fact
that il has been to nearly hundred
that this law somewhat straineo
this passed in 1925 that
it has everb been invoked
The outcome whether free
until its usefulness to the public has
destroyed whether be continued in the liberties that
agent and the
protector peoples rights
As without and newspapers
without government Jefferson said he would choose the
latter.
Thomas jefferson supposed know thing
against World decide whether have
n government without newspapers
the The World which inspired
presidents Panama canal
ery acquired syndicate of Americans for the
selling the property the United States for price far above that
for which could have been purchased by the government
In The Worlds article charged that the acquire
and sale of the the country was hodup
Among c. p Taft haf-broher
and Douglass Robinson President ooseve
brother-in-law, The World charged.
There question that the editor of The World was APP
precave story which required nve-
cation before being printed.
happened the very whom the
only who could supply the proofs
Insofar able investigate however The World came
into facts which, The Times contends justified the printing OF the
company government purchased the canal
found existence most suddenly and
suddenly gone of business
World that the purchase of the had
investigation that this investigation
dropped upon Morgan who pushing
Enough had developed that investigation however TO war
The World arriving the conclusion that the publication
the charges n its hands warranted.
The charges they call forth any
from the the complainant in the
present until after election
Tho World when challenged willing then to stand by the
articles had printed and called for investigation by congress
WHICH SUGGESTION CONGRESS- AS REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE GOVERNMENT THE COMPLAINANT IN THIS
CASE HAS AS YET FAILED TO ACT UPON.
got money!" The World asks and the government
satisfy would before proceed
ing against newspaper the good
the government crmnaly 'lbeled, the govern
crnay hbeld why let this investigation pro-
coed and the charge there against The Word
IT, say for instance The Detroit print story
the effect that relatives city proted by nor
city officials and had gobbled up piece OF prop
purpose selling the city for holdup price, has
crnay city Detroit whether the charges
were not7
Or allegations prove beed any other than
though THEY be officers of the cit
There may be way bring charge that reflection has
been upon Detroit represented by officers
they guilty charged reflects the upon Detroit the
guilty paper seeking call the attention of the public
charges brought which
city of Detroit very much did refuse
60 into such an investigation?
There may be a somewhere, see
the suppoon here cited
variance
Would public press sumber permit to
be robbed would public which itself prefers uber have
wrong
hit IN the head the other 90 times1
The American the nghtwatch apathetic,
sleeping people has for years left guard.
Has this peoples nightwatch been faithful?
Has it been found asleep?
Has the fact that this people has nighwach their
rights against and against those
Splundera
Is this nightatch be discharged stripped
authority with which taken
from its hands, because reported burglars burglars
it only boys the window with a ticktack?
President Roosevelt has made mistakes
1t might be far of the in this
that perhaps the has beed
the first nor the greater offender
The has been consderate President
however.
Where he has been it has chataby
sought and overlooked the method.
President Roosevelt with better would
have extended the consideration The World though