University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-05-12

while the party organ rises and fall
with the clique it stands for or ma,
be eclipsed by some great genius. D
the first kind was the London Times
Delane was never partisan. He re
Egarded the rise OF one party and the
fall of another with none of the feel
ings of a wire-puller He was always
moderator between parties.
The second period in Delane's ca.
reer was the Crimean war; He wanted
peace without the loss of national
prestige which the crisis would in
lvolve. The business ability of Delane
is shown by a letter to a correspond
ent OF the paper at COnstantinople,
then near the seat of the coming war.
This man was told 10 leave personal
matters alone and Ito devote your
whole attention 10 describing facts.
and. if you must give opinions. take
care they are not Turkish but En-
glish.'
Another of Delane's journalistic
shrewd points was the signing on"
of special writer's who were experts i'm
their own line. One case is of Il man
who wrote book about Russia and
Crimea just before the war. This man
became 4 correspondent for the Times.
In getting the news first the paper
was adept. Before the war cOmmenc-
ed the reply of the British government
was published in the paper before the
RUSSIAN government had heard of il.
1t was from the Times the informa
tion came 10 the latter country. In
all cases the news was obtained hon
eStly. True details were wanted bv |
the English people and Delane pub |
llshed them. He travelled to the front
win the army 10 see if his news had |
been correct. He was convinced that
the bad management of which he had
heard was true after that. He was
'ensured for giving this news out; for
i was said the Russians would be help
I'd by it. But Delane continued. In
ne emu relief came 10 the soldiers.
About this time Florence Nightingale
went TO aid in the work. The Times
objected $4,000 in three weeks To
leip the suffering soldiers.
Gladstone and Disraeli were the CEN
re of the third period of Delanes ca
eer. Although the reader may think
government and politics were all that
ame into this editors life, it will be
cen he enjoyed social times as we'll
lie was especially fond of guns and
orses. A few extracts from his diary
how this:
18th. Went out shooting in great
tyle, four in hand, game keepers and
eaters in uniform and game in bound
ass prOfusiOn. Eight hundred and
lshty eight head shot in all of which
contributed about 25."
18th. Went out shooting and killed
81 head. After long Wet days
lOoting. Joyce came home to dinner
nd showed us a Roman eagle found
Silchester''
Delane travelled on the continent and
lie British Isles when the work at
rinting House Square would permit.
n one occasion he complained 10
gorge Dasent, his DrOther-inIaw. that
coming 10 a certain place he found
} letters for him. fact which caused
cessive worry.
AT all times Delane was welcomed
is influence, which could never be
Ught,. was path way into nobility
ID royalty.
His ancestors were Irish. About
a his forefathers came to England
try their fortunes and were suc
ssful. The famous newspaper man =
Is one of nine children, four of them =
'ters and three brothers. London
is the center of Delane's life, for il
Is not far from there that he was
rn in 1917, and in that city he died
1879.
+. Il. F.