El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-29

ONDON. Eng, Jan. 29.-The Eng
lish newspapers in a political
campaign go quite as wild as the
public speakers or their friends the
heckIers. The independent journal is
all but unknown, every newspaper is a
party organ, and every one of them
goes its full length in praise of its can
didates and in derogation of those of
the other party.
The Liberal newspapers refer to their
Conservative contemporaries as The
Yellow Press. always with capital let
ters- The Tories retort by calling the
Radical papers ''socialistic rags" But
neither ever admits defects in its own
party or sees virtune in the opposition.
1t may be said that many American
newspapers are quite the same during
political campaigns, and it is true in
many instances, so far as the editorial
columns are concerned. But no daily
newspaper in the United States, how
ever partisan on its editorial page,
would dare to use its news columns as
do the British papers
Small Type But Yellow
The British press for so many years
has congratulated itself upon it's SUI
perlorlty over American Journalism
that seven Americans are inclined TO
mat big headlines are not used in the
English papers, and therefore the ont
ward and visible signs SO often asso-
ciated with yellow Journalism are not
IN evidence in England But it is nos
siOie 10 De yellow" in small type. and
even under small headlines which give
no mint Whatever Of the nature or char
aceer OF the article which follows. The
methods OF the British press in cam
palgn time leave no doubt on that score
In the first place, nearly every Eng
ilsh newspaper occupies the relation of
organ 10 one Of the two prfncina1
parties, and nearly everyone is further
enulned with some particular .cIioue
OF Ioiowing- The party organs are as
a'ishly devoted to partisan interests
ago. ~ years
Criticise American Press
During this parliamentary campaign
one OF the London evening papers pub
hshed an article on the sensational
press in the United States, declaring
that the authorities" in America recog-
nized that something must be done to
correct the evils Of the utter and alb
solute untrustworthiness of the Ameri
can press.
In the same article it was charged
that thoughtful Americans fear that
the United States is about to come I'M
der the domination of a newspaper oil
garchy, representing the worst and
most sensational section of the Ameri-
acn press The article concluded with
an indictment OF the American news
papers for the Improperly" of each
newspaper having its own policy with
respect to public affairs
AT that time the campaign was in its
ciimacteric week and the newspapers
were hooded with election news-vast-
~ more space being devoted to poll
tics than Is given by American news
papers One newspaper had a review.
py constituencies. Of all the London
ana nearby contests. In each and every
case the special correspondent pointed
our lhat the right man. could not
possibly fail of election.
An opposition news paper on tba
same day. In the news columns c1ai1a5
everyone OF these seats for its nar+v
each paper deplored the indecent tar
tics OF the opposition party In ear,
and each accused the Oh
er OF all sorts of outraees and misda-
meanors anu INSIDE
British Methods.
Mr.. Lloyd George in a speech abour
the merchant marine referred to the
British tonnage of II millions. The
telegraph wires got twisted. and in |
many newspapers he was made to saw
i'IOO'OOO'OOO- The error was palpable, !
but the Conservative press gave great !
space and prominent headlines to what /
was called another example of the /
chancellor's inexactitude.
Immediate correction was made of |
course. but many Of the papers did not |
print 1t One of the principal morning /
papers printed the correction. but placed :
II without headline as two-Iine NOT.
unoer letter from contributor gent |
~ caIilng Lloyd-George a liar Over
the whole was a prominent beod1,,a
The Chancellors' Error
Long Editorials
Inc principal Liberal newspapers in
stead or devoting space to an exposi-
tlon OF the issues they represented