The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-16
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rious kinds. A good deal of tho time
this correspondence is offered free
But the offer Of correspondence free
naturally raises the suspicion that
somebody is interested in having tho
matter printed. Therefore, newspapers
Of standing do not look favorably upon
free correspondence, holding, with good
reason, that they cannot afford to lend
themselves to underhand schemes, no
matter whether these schemes are fully
developed in the correspondence or not.
! AS rule, it is safe to say that free
correspondence means that the news
paper accepting it turns the grindstone
for tho sharpening of somebody else IS
az.
We are Just In receipt of corre-
spondence Of the kind indicated It is
free, and is marked "Bulletin No. T."
It comes from Washington, where any
body is supposed to be member of
anything that he chooses; and accord
ingly this correspondent places himself
right in the inner circle Of interna-
tional diplomacy. Hear him: fThere
are few people outside Of the inner
ring of international diplomatic circles
who realize what was the fundamental
cause Of the European wrangle about
year ago, which for a time threat
ened to bring about European war,
and which up to the present time has
not subsided.' Lucky correspondent.
| While others are cropping in the dark
and may speculate with more or loss
plausibility about that war, or any
other event, this correspondent by be-
ing right in tho "inner ring Of diplo-
matte international circles,p knows all
about it. True, he does not present
any credentials showing his member
ship, but that does not matter; he is,
Of course, n member of that inner ring
or he would not assume to be. How many
others unknown to fame and unaccred-
| tied to those whom they would ap-
! proach, are members of that same inner
ring, it is useless to inquire. But the
extravagent presumption and absolute
folly Of Washington correspondent
claiming TO be a member Of the "inner
ring OF international diplomatic cir
! cles, is too patent for any sort OF dis
cussion.
But how does this member OF the
Finner ring Of International diplomatic
circles explain that warr Very sim.
ply; it is all charged against ''the Eng
lish morarchial government which,
through tho instumentality of its ally,
the French government, cited up tho
Italian government in treaty obliga
tion and financial deal with the Eng.
lish government syndicate. The fact
that the italian government through
out all that war has acted fairly and
in good faith in its obligations as a
member Of the Tripartite Alliance, the
other members being Germany and Aus
tria, does not daunt this correspondent
in the least in assuming that the Ital-
ian government is controlled by "the
English government syndicate - The
triple entente between Great Britain,
France, and Russia, is check upon the
tripartite alliance between Germany,
Austria, and Italy. In European af-
| fairs these groups Of opposing powers
are supposed TO be on opposite sides,
but yet Italy is controlled by "thc
English government syndicatel" Such
supreme folly as this shows an antipa-
thy towards England, but the grounds
for that charge are too absurd for any
consideration.
It is curious to note that this CORE.
spondent admits that he is baffled upon
one point He thinks cit would be in
teresting to know the real object Of
the contemplated trip Of the Atlantic
fleet at this time to the Mediterranean
Sea, and by whom such move was in
| spired.' But he speedily shakes off
the battling mystery surrounding that
| deep move, and suggests that "the Eng
lish government syndicate' is at the
bottom OF it, This would undoubtedly
be an amazing bit Of suggestive news
to Secretary Daniels and President
Wilson; and the further idea that "the
English government syndicate needs the
war power Of this country to collect
and protect its financial interests,
! uOJ Only III MeSlCO DUL IN inc
paupcrized countries Of Southern Eu-
rope, is an interesting bit Of fairy
like imagination.
Not content with laying open the Sc.
cret moves of this English government
syndicate with respect to the control
of Italy against the Italian obligation
to the tripartite alliance: not content
with suggesting that the order for our
fleet to cruise in the Mediterranean is
a part of the operations of the English
government syndicate, this correspond
ent proceeds to say that "the English
government syndicate has its hands
full everywhere, 'Swith more financial
interests to protect than it has war
power to cover Pretty bad about
that! Undoubtedly what the corre.
spondent wishes to convey is that this
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