Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-21
RAISES THE ouEaTIoN OF
 WHAT IS THE NEWS
Rev. Nelson Poe Carey Writes In~ teresting Letter to New York Times.

The following is a letter written to the New York Times by Rev. Nelson Poe Carey. formerly rector of Christ EpiscopaI church in this city, concern ing the handling of news by the large dailies. it being subject in which he has always manifested much inter-
 A,nensth great army of your read-s CTS who find each morning in the col
 slrnns of The T ines q broad, clean and satisfying review of the world events of the past twenty four hours, l dfn glad to be enrolled. But the pano-= rama of those events, as presented in
 today's issue October ID, if, indeed,
 it be correct picture of what the world is doing, is enough to darKen
 the spirit of all who believe in the
 soun5ness of human nature and the
 progress of man toward a higher ideal
 There was, it is true, due space given
 to the advance toward solution of
 those most important questions in
 volved in the rights Of the trusts and
 the value of the A1drich banking plan.
 There was honor paid to two great
 men-the late Associate Justice liar
 Ian and the Hon. Joseph H. Choate.
 There were also cheering notes of
 heroism and kindness, such as Three
 hundred passengers rescued Blind
 poor get pensions" Child death rate
 decfeasedn Over certain other items
 some would rejoice and others weep; for example, LaF'ollette named for the
 presidency and suffra gettes leave town.
 Nor would many grudge the extended space given to the Giants and the Ath- letics.
 None of these events would depress the spirit. But, on the other hand. how is ono to face the chamber of horrors with courage. Dynamite mines threatens Taft; alleged assailant of girl arrested; negro lynched in Ten nessee; wife takes poison after quar- rel: sleeping family slain; kidnappers return boy terribly abused; baseball swindle; firebug. confesses; train kills commuters; suicide tries to kill wife
 and sister: wife sues for divorce be- cause of husbands dishonesty; one of a gang of highwaymen held: young man sues divorced woman for breach
 of promise; seller of bad milk jailed man admits saloonlzeeper's murder; boy burglars on skates; McNamara 1 tria, for murder; letter carrier plcads guilty of theft; French premier, twice divorced, atout to marry diyorcee; :; Chinese rebels destroy gurboats: poO1
 outlook for mediation in Italian-Turk l ish war; district attorney fears cleo ton frauds; man run .oveIS by auto l dies. find baby dead with broken leg and bruised head
 Now, every item in this sad cata- 1 logue may be the record of q fact But i the point I submit is whether this pro gramme of news as a whole is fail 1 summary of what happened yesterday l in the world. Would it not strike a 1 juster balance to present more fully 1 the noble work which is daily being ] done in church and school and hos i pifal: in our countless institutions oi 1 mercy and benevolence; more exam 1 pies of the honesty and uprightness ol lithousands Of Individual lives; the ! mum be, less acts of kindness anG hu- 1 manity which take place every hour i n our streets and homes? Would not | the press come nearer the truth if | dwelling more Or mans virtue thai, l o1f his sIn? Lest under the influence 1 of this one-sided outlook some may 1 be Jed to hold the false and fatal be- i lief thatS Gods not in his heavens
 and that aEs wrong with the world.