Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25

Great Suffering 4 Affer Burning of Steamer
ST. Croix. Deliberately Steal Credit from
Those Who Took Relief to Women, Children
and Injured Men. Prevent SuCcOr for Ship
G0reCked CreGV and Passengers
w18EIE newspaper profession the world over has a
W@ code OF ethics which will compare with the code
W OF any other occupation profession Ihis, how
Mg38 would not be believed by persons who arc
familiar with the way which certain journalistic takers
attempt cheap kind of notorety out of the
most terrible msortunes that befall mankind. No
constituencies record of this kind known than that made
by the yellow journals maintained by William Randolph
Hearst in various cities of the United States, including
unfortunately,
Our readers have probably not forgotten the efforts
made by Mr. Hearsts local organ fake credit for
him out of the relief furnished by the citizens OF Los
Angeles to the earthquake and fire sufferers OF San Fran
CISCO That they may be reminded OF it, in connection
with similar act the part of the local Hearst organ
in dealing with the terrible occurrence which inflicted
grave danger to the lives and much suffering the
bodies of many unfortunate people in the recent burning
of the steamer ST. Crox off coast will recall to our
readers minds the fact that when the charitable people
of Los Angeles led by the relief committee that had been
appointed by civic organizations loaded the seame'
Roanoke with cargo for the relief of the San Francisco
sufferers couple of representatives of the Hearst paper
managed in way to get aboard that steamer Al
though the Hearst had interest in the cargo these
representatives of the king of newspaper fakers shortly
after the vessel had swung from its moorngs hung big
banner over its side containing inscription showing
that it was Hearst relief boat This was photographed
and the picture published in the various Hearst yelows
throughout the part of the United States for the
gloricaton Of William Randolph Hearst
than this act and it was so regarded throughout the
country. 1t is said that the Hearst people east did the
thing with and trains loaded by the charitable
eastern people for the benefit of the San francisco SUI
ferers That is they managed to get signs the sides
of these showing them to be from the Hearst relief
fund long enough for them to be photographed and the
pictures reproduced in his papers
Precisely similar tactics worse, were employed by
the local Hearst organ in connection with the recent St
Croix disaster.
The first thing by Captain Warner of the burned
vessel after the boats beached near Point Dune
at about o'clock in the afternoon was to send Purser
J. S. Ford and Engineer Charles Lowe to Santa Monica
to notify the representatives of the steamship company
and gain means of conveying relief to the wet,
injured and exhausted passengers and removing them
place of comfort and safety. These unfortunately
fell into the hands of representatives of the Hearst organ
It is said with how much truth do not know, thai
they piled with drink until they forgot their Grand
Certain is that shortly after daybreak Sunday morning
reporter representing the Los Angeles Examiner boasted
before witnesses that he had made record feat Sin locking
up the purser and engineer Santa Monica hotel and
getting away with the story.
is fact that the purser and engineer occupying
in this hotel during the time when they should have
been attending the grave and important duty imposed
upon them, whose faithful discharge the comfort and
almost the lives of many people depended This
the Hotel Straord 127 Utah avenue Santa Monica That
the page which the ships officers inscribed their
their arrival long before the arrival of the
sufferers from the wreck after the weary nights journey
is not denied even by the hotel proprietor.
While these thus taken from their duty
of women, children and injured men waiting
the shore for relief that came. They the
REAL victims of the ghouish enterprise of the Examiner
The local Hearst paper also claimed to have been the
main food supply for the St Crox sufferers
In point of fact, it ]. u Henry rancher, who first
came to the with food supplies, and it The
Heralds automobile with Herald men board that
ried in the second food supply.
Even the picture published by the Hearst organ pur
porting show the passengers consuming the food which
it had brought them taken of the passengers enjoying
the food provided by Mr.. Henry and by The Herald.
The Hearst paper had great deal to say about its
efforts i'll the of the passengers but the facts are
that Mr. Henry used his automobile with generous hand
Sunday morning transporting the passengers places of
safety.
The Herald automobile made five round trips from
Mabu to Santa Monica carrying first the and little
children also the injured and later any of the St CroX
passengers who happened to first after the
and children were cared for.
automobile i wasc wascha
charged $25 the although wife clad in little
CVercoat oeen twice soud
the cold
beach until o'clock the morning.
The climax disgraeful action of the
thanking
reporter the and The Herald st
expression of gratitude to the Examiner only
Just after the recent recall election which resulted in the deuc
the Harper administration which
having favored the recall
when its candidate forced out the by fear OF having his
and asked that body resolution png the Exam
promptly Informed
election by the Examiner the resolution would probably be of