New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09

paper Of wood pulp from transatlantic
forests and from this Newfoundland
factory. a strictly business enterprise.
Lord Northciffe and his partners own, or
did own forty or fifty other newspapers
in Great Britain, and presumably they
also are printed on the same paper.
II appears that journalists also are in
a better position and better paid than in
other days. Partly because these great
owners can afford to pay more, partly
because the men themselves are worth
more; partly. perhaps. because Of the
general rise in wages of all kinds. Amid
all the talk about the coming Of the new
German Ambassador, Baron MarsChall
Won Bieberstein. no fact seemed more
curious than his bringing tame jour
nalist with him. The Ambassador had
in Constantnople the advantage Of Herr
Paul Weitz's services. Herr Weitz Is,
or was, the Constantinople representative
o. the "Frankfurter Zeitung," a paper
which may be said to rank with the
"KUlnische Zcitung." de seems to have
been attached, informally. 10 the Am
bassador's staff, and il was through him.
apparently, that other journalists found
access to Baron Marshall: an arrange
meut of doubtful advantage. He is sup
posed to have organized the Press cam
IaiEn ly which the way was prepared
for The newcomer; also a doubtful adj
vantage, since it took the form Of a d.
rect appeal 10 the English Press and
people. II ignored the Government. 1t
passed the Foreign Office by. 1T wos
coupled with statement that Count
MCttcrnich had been retired because be-
persisted IN telling The German Emperor
that England would never IelnqUiSh, Tn
favor Of Germany or II any other Power,
her supremacy on the seas. If Count
Mou"rnjoh told his Imperial Master that
he told him no moro than the truth. but
The truth f. not always acceptable IN
Berlin. II is the case Of the messenger
who brings had rcvs to en- oriental pc
tenrat", of goes his head.
but no Continental statesmen appears
ever 10 understand the true position y
the British Press or TO believe in its IN
dependence or even in its ncorruptibil-
itN. Again and again 7 have heard from
Euglishmen IN q position 10 know the
straugest stories Of attempts 10 influ.
ence. and, to put it in plain words 70
buy. great English newspaper. The
attempt has been made in the interests
of tnsuce-of what s. known IN Paris ~
ia hGV'c f0Guo'--as well as 10y Ministers
who had q point 10 carry or diplo-
matte pgiicy To push through. Very
large sums were mentioned Great
houses i'm tho City were asked TO act as
agents in these transactions, as If NJ
faint Of dishonesty existed. When they
explained that nothing Of the sort was
possible II was taken 20 mean merely
that the brides offered ware not large
enough and they were increased. /
know Of one parsonage who replied.
You may take 1t from me that what
you have IN view can never be attempted
with an English newspaper. You may
take it further that no paper which could
be bought would be worth buying"
But even this proved unconyincirg.
am as far as possible from meaning to
connect these stories with either the
German Ambassador or his friend Herr
Weitz. Their methods arc totally diff
ferent: altogether mistaken, but per
fcctly honorable The Times" speak
iug for the British Press as whole.
made d declaration on the subject which
even Berlin cannot help understanding.
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