The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
Trying to Draw Uncle Sam Into War.

Trying to Draw Uncle Sam Into War.
"England would have the
president order the Tennessee
to guard Turkish waters" de-
clares a seven column headline
in Saturdays New York Herald.
And judging from an article
which followed, by The Herald's
Washington correspondent, that
pro- English French newspaper
not only indorses the idea, but
even makes bold to criticise the
Washington administration for
what it calls an inclination on
the part Of the administration
"to favor a subordination of
freedom to protect American
lives, to safety from interna-
tional complications for the ad-
ministratiop."
All Of which is, very obviously,
one word for "American lives"
and American honor and two
words for the Allies. For, be it
known, The New York Herald
has, at last, cast aside all pre-
tense of neutrality" or of view
ing and reporting the European
war with a fair and open mind
and is devcting both it's news
and editorial columns-except
where it is compelled to print
the facts occasionally, as for
instance, the German naval VIC
tory in Chilean waters, the sink
ing of the Audacious and the
recent Russian reverses-to a
downright campaign in behalf
of the Allies.
I For a newspaper to prostitute
| it's news columns to biased news
reports, many of which are too
fimsy to fool even the man who
puts the headlines over them,
| is one thing, though reprehen.
sible enough, in itself, but for
8 great American newspaper to
be willing to involve and en-
barass it's own government IN
order to play into the hands of
the European friends and init.
mates of its ex-patriated owner,
for James Gordan Bennett has
lived most Of his life abrord, and
is, apparently, more in sympathy
with things French and English
than American, is quite another
thing; something, indeed, which
clearly betrays it own lack of
true patriotism, the very thing,
forsooth, on which it would
plume itself.
1t may be the Washington ad-
ministration will have to ''sub,
ordinate" some few things, from
time to time, to prevent orr gov.
1ernment from becoming need
1lessley embroiled in this Eu-
ropean war, but we think we
risk nothing in saying that the
majority of our people will be
quite as willing to trust Wood
row Wilson with this delicate
matter as to leave it entirely to
James Gordan Bennett, with his
New York and Paris editions of
The Herald.
In this connection, it is just as
well to keep in mind the fact,
known in Washington and to our
diplomatic representatives in
Europe, that England, France
and Russia are almost openly
seeking to involve the United
States in their trouble with Ger
many; indeed, they makeno can,
cealment of their claim upon
American sympathy and coop
Grafton.
Unfortunately, there ere a
considerable number of Ameri.
cans, both in. this country and
living abroad, whose s'sym.
path" for England, in many in,
Stances, mere apish "fad," for
there have ever been Americans
who considered themselves fiat
tered by even being permitted
to ''sympathize" with England,
would promdt them to look with
indifference, if not downright
approval, upon any incident that
might tend to throw the weight
of this country's influence with
| the Allies, no matter what the
cost to ourselves.
| Yes, we have no doubt dear
old England would like to have
president Wilson ''order the
Tennessee to guard Turkish
waters" and that a lot of our
Anglo maniacs will be consumed
with modification and rage if
he doesn't do it. But, on the
whole, the presidents good COM
mon sense is, no doubt going to
prompt him to pursue just such
a policy in the Mediterranean
and elsewhere. as his own coun
try's interests. not England's,
seem to dictate. Augusta (Ga.
| Chronicle.