The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
LET THE GAULDED JADE MINCE
4 SHUTDOWN correspondent WHO REVELS IN THE CRI
TICSM OF OTHERS, MINCES WHEN THE BEE STNGj

We apologize 20 our readers Tor
giving away valuable space thIs week
TO /. H. NJ Murray's letter to the
editor. complaining OF our criticism
Of Mr. Nurray's frothIngs an the
Boston Guardian. Evidently Ihe
5 Bees sting has touched tender spot.
Mr.. Murray does not hesitate III his
CORRESPONDENCE to The Guardian,
whether signed or unsigned. 10 Sc
vcrcIv criticise his betters, but when
the shaft of criticism strikes him, he
a0f only winccs, but lets out a yclp.
IT Nr. Murray, IN his spOudenCe
10 his Boston paper would COniIne
himself to truth and facts, without
col0riug either or both with his bile
of envy and jealousy he would not
place himself in the path OF The Bees
sting But "a few weeks ago this sun
down correspondent published a state
ment intended as a reflection on The
Bee. When did this clerk in the War
Department, Mr. Murray, become an
immune to criticism, all the while he
was CritiCising others, Let the
gaulded Jade vince The Bee will
CritiCise when and how it suits Fol
lowing Is the letter of the aggrieyed
Mr.. Murray.
March +, 1912.
Mr.. VIM. Calvin Chase,
Editor The Bee, City.
Respected Sir:
Twice recently / have been referred
to on your editorial page as a delib-
crate iaIsiier, dispensing chiefly lies
in my news letters in the Boston
Guardian
While I concede that it is your
right and your duty to lay before
your readers current information re
garding public men (and III my posi-
tion as correspondent / come within
that category; and while | cOncede
your right to call sharply to account
any and all who offend against public
morals or distOrt the truth, know
ingly, vet you must be aware that the
references to me. above referred to,
are clearly libelous, and in the form in
which they have appeared are partiC-
ularly indefensible.
I wish to avoid the appearance of
being oversensitive or of not being
able TO take care of myself in my own
neld-the press-nevertheless, these
continued references to me as a COM
mon and conscious liar are carrying
the matter entirely too far. ] must
insist that they cease.
Ny insistenCe applies more eSpe-
Cially tO the sort OF attacks that have
recently been made in your paper
In these attacks you do not quote
my words nor their substance, nor IN
any way specify what IN my articles
Is claimed as untrue. hence / have no
chance, if / were SO inclined, to make
Il public defence. nor explanation or
correction if any were found to be re
quired
My news letters to the Guardian
are frankly signed / seek to take no
unfair advantage Every statement
about public men and public affairs
and ] avoid all else-is based on what
I believe to be correct information
or ON reasonable infereuces drawn
from such information. If any art
shown TO be incorrect | have ever
stood ready TO make-and have made
corrections and amends.
For these reasons, among others, !
urge you to be. in the future. more
circumspect, and trust that in defend
ing and uphOlding the men and the
measures which appeal to you, and in
opposing those which do not. that you
viii not again permit yourself to
needleSsiy and slanderously attack the
characters of your fellow craftsmen
Sincerely yours,
F. II. NJ MURRAY,
Washington Correspondent of the
Boston Guardian.
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