The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-05

FOREIGNERS EYES
4 Society for The Suppression of
yellow Correspondents - Badly
Needed.
New York Evening po@s.)

occupations fur New YorIers r1ya-
days than reading the foreign prsss.
The Rosenthal murder has filled the
European neWsptpcrS with the l00St
extraordinary stories Of our N.nhct-
tan habits and customs shat Ne bape
cveF rea Munchausen hiIneelf could
TAX lessons In preyarication from
some OF those Who write about US,
and as for Mayor Gaynor, who thinks
that all editors are corrupt members
Of Sam Pauls association, and lie
awake nights trying to discredit the
.'ity IN which they seek d living, it
would no doubt give him q STROKE OF
apopleXy II he could read what is be-
ing said about US in every language
on the globe. From Zurich there
comes to US a letter OF complaint
about this from an American living
abroad. She complains IN particular
OK the activities Of one American cor
respondent whose initials are the sug-
sestive T. Il. Like the famous gentle
man who has prior claim 10 this tesig-
nation, his country. in his eyes. is full
Of crooks and lovers Of crooks. Any
ono who reads this correspondence
must find hts hair rising on his head
n become convinced that even the
Progressive party has arisen too late
to save us from the fate Of SOtiOin
ard Gomorrah.
Lest any n think We e~xEgaeratc,
we would quote from an article which
appeared on August % in he Num-
ehesler NcueSte NacllrichteD, one Of
the most conservative n reliable
newspapers in all Germany. IRON it
we learn that ''revolver-hcroes,' Of
the type that killed Rosenthal, last
winter found a much safer and easier
way of making money than by doing
murder. It seems that some OF the
best known and most refined OmC
IN New York society, chiefly those OF
ancient lineage, good breeding, n
high education. had the happy idea
that It would be very much more IN
Sercsting to leave the palaces OF their
fathers OF or near Fifth avenue, and
associate with q few criminals by
way Of contrast to the gilded youth
with whom they had tired OF dancing
and motoring. So these ladies. some
OF whom, we regret to learn. were not
silly young girls. but m from
whose years one would expect better
things, decided to hire d back-ronna
behind q saloon right near the
Chinese quarter, in which they might
have the keen pleasure n happt-
Ness OF meeting some OF the best
known criminals in the city. Some
gunner were rounded up, and agreed
20 tell. in exchange for $40, a dinner,
III a bottle OF wine. their stories Of
how they murdered people for money,
and what skill they had to exercise in
order to escape punishment. This
pastime, so this Munich paper solemn
IL reports. took like wildfire. There
was q constant procession Of automo-
biles to this saloon, into which stepped
women sparkling with diamonds
wearing the most costly furs, and sill
dresses-always silk dresses. it ap'
pears. We must confess to u little
disgust, however, on learning tina
some of these deniZenS Of Fifth
avenue were so moved by the stories
Of these young murderers as to b.
near fainting. We had credited bet
ter nerves to the ladies OF our Des
society. But we are glad TO know
they soon recovered and "boastel
Of their exploits far and near"
Now, we confess that TO read Stuf
like this In the best newspapers @
Europe hurts our feelings, desplf
years OF experience. We have smile
81 stories to the effect that all EeS
York women had had diamonds Sc
in their front teeth and We're wear
ing rings on their toeS-a sober state
ment Of fact which We once clippc
lJoI1 Il I1cluSlOS1 hSNFp"pS1.
are accustomed, also, to reading
the French press some OF the weird
est yarns that ever came ont OF Ok
lahOma and Arkansas dressed up l
Y the fines Of French and learnedi
explained after the manner Of tn
best French feuilletoniSts. But con
ing just az this time, when Y c;f
government Is again being held up I
ScOrn, it CRATES on our nerves to lear
that the best Of American Wofle
prefer the society Of criminals {
their own kind. For there arc pee
pie who are really misled by so
monstrous reports. ana. somehow .
other, while WI are willing to ne.
our politicians abuse each other, OF
Constitution, and every Institution "
possess, We prefer to have ouT Wonlc
spoken we'll Of.
OF course. the Europeans who con
10 us have their III qnOqne. DO tl'
not read our Sunday ncwspap crs Wi
horror. finding therein the gossip
Europe from which one can cbie.