The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-29
THINK THIS OVER.

Fort Smith is sore.
 The big hastling town along the northwest border has been stung.
 Something of the preiudicial policy of the Little Rock Gazette, which spares not in it's piratioal path, has reached Fort Smith.
 It is an interesting story, locally, because the Hot Springs press not so long ago took occasion to even ur with the Little Rock Gazette For many of it's nisrepresentauons through publishing some facts the Gazette had squelched.
 Now for the meat in the nut.
 Last week the Gazette published an article praising the work of the U s. marine hospital service. The ar sicIe gave q list nf cities in which tine government had investigated cpl denies.
 The Gazette told how Fort Smith had been visited by Dr. Wade Frost, an official of the service The article indicated that Fort Smith had been visited by an epidemic, and told what Dr. Frost thought of the situation there.
 Tine Gazette DID NOT publish, how evef, that Dr. Frost came to Ark ansas under a hurry up message from Little Rock, al time when Little Rock was being consumed with ty- pboid fever epidemic.
 That is what made Fort Smith sore.
 The Gazette did not have anything to say about Little Rock or typhoid fever in its story.
 But the Gazette did tell about Dr. Frost and Fort Ssiiiiffiii, and tile good work of the service
 The Fort Smith News Record. un- der the head oI3Why not fair playy says: 4y s&,x&si
 The fact is that pr. Frost was brought to Little Rock to study ty- phoid fever epidemic. and whiie there fhe was asked to Fort Smith to fore stall any possibility of an epidemic in this city. z
 Quite different. isn't it2
 The Sentinel Record offered sug- gestion at the time Dr Frost was in Little Rock, that inasmuch as he was s government expert Cit scientific health conditions. il would be well to invite him here to give us some good adyice- though Hot Springs was in a condition of perfectly good health.
 The suggestion was not acted on. nor was 1t urged. We are glad now 1t was not acted on. Else, the Ga zette might have told about Dr. Frost studying epidemic conditions in Hot Sprlnes-the same Gazette, mind you. that did not tell about why Dr. Frost came 10 Arkansas or what he found in LitAe Rock.
 There has been some talk of pre- jnaice on the part Of the press here against tlae Gazette and Little Rock. That talk is Mnfounded.
 Nnt clone the Hot Springs press. but the press of every other city of tho state. would deserve condemna. ton if 1t should sit idly by and see fhe press of another city. set t in on it's people. without retaliation. One difference is that our retaliation stung probably more than others.
 If the Gazette will evidence q spirit of fairness towards our people we viii be appYeciative of that disposi- ton. We have shortcomings. just as have other cities We don't boast our shortcomings, and t would be futile to expect Little Rock to boast hers Exercising spirit of charity towards ourselves. we would gladly extend that spirit os charitable.
 In brief we oppose strife, just as the Fort smith press opposes strife, and just as any other press opposes strife strife. H;s:t wc do not oppose strife to tho extent that we will shirk a duty or skulk in a tent when warfare is waged from the other side. 4 spirit of absolute fairness. and cam palgn against pfesadlcss, ls what ws propose now. It is the olive branch of peace. rather than the az of truce.
 Rule by the rod is rule by Wood.
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