Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-08-19
CENSORING HISTORY.

Who will write the history of conflict waging in
Will the deeds of vaor performed ever De choce
as were those in other wars?
However much may be shocked its sensbities or IN
its pocketneve by European carnage there little doubt
outside world athrst for the details The stage Is set
upendous piece in history There are the most
greatest performers and the most thrilling plot ever
woudbe audience there must also be some
extraordinary novelties unknown former sagecratt But the
management won't lift the curtain.
1t is not entirely delay confusion the upshot
the major behind this curtain OF smoke and secrecy
provokes ushavng reconcile conflicting versions
with daysod admissions In addition comes
tantazng that there only omitted but may be
permanently much of the wonderful coorng and de-
tail that might had with completeness and speed hitherto
impossiblef didn't interfere with military strategy dis
cpine and convenience.
What for example can aeropane and drigbe be
doing in the WAYS of scouting bombdroppng mneyng and
perhaps even in skrmshes What the submarines
and torpedo attempting under of dark
What mphs for wireless and what new uses OF
electricity? What tactics. what contrasts in powder
weapons what surprise in the old duel between shell
an dsteel Defence perhaps what devil
of destruction nmasked? And what thrilling tales
individual collective herosm inspired by curiosity blended
patriotism and prejudice love and hate:
The trouble while newsgahering before was
SO organized powerful the applies also the
ways of warfare Ink subordnaed blood The odtime
correspondents occupation quite much were
Othelos modern general The big truths will slowly out
though may forever sleep archives but the myriad
truths, interesting and lumnative, i'll apparent
peril of loss
Must the world forever afterward depend old tales
of the human and the picturesque
the worlds greatest epic?
The big heroic deeds for the CONFERENCE.-The
deeds that should be picturesque copy for the hap
pening dry They very noisy and bloody in
their beginning. They and the others follow will determine
the tremendous issue for Europe
But big thing for the non-combatants is out salt
has about qsetly and gradually 1t not
ALL but evolving situation. 1t is active
passive history resembles that best kind OF history which
history because close normal 1t consists OF
the apparently complete OF English control OF the
lanes
evidences OF its existence far palmer than
conflicting from the Belgian They
convincing formal advice from Belgium New
York consul that England completely controls the Channel and
the Antwerp They lie such OF fact
announcements weekend that Belgium will
risks American wheat her ports and that British
been lowered from IA II per Still
particularly do they reside in the matteroac resumption
ship sangs by the Cunad and International Mercantile
Marine lines. This example the tramps will follow Meantime
refugee lie Yankee harbors guard
ed by city bluecoats
1t may may be the chosen line OF German strategy
daring land with like that of the
player with pieces who cngs the checkerboard
or the ticker
shpsor them-again sailing The Mississippi
debt OF thanks to the admiralty