Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-08-20
SAFEGUARDING THE E w

II Many Of the conservative metropolitan press of admittedly good
standing have seen fit to caution their readers about accepting as
Facts all the press dispatches assume to disclose. Communication
with Germany has been cut off, so that the censored news that filters
Through other channels must necessarily be one-sided.
In this connection we wish to commend the Aberdeen News for,
ii similar warning to its readers, showing that it is the aim of our.
Aberdeen daily to be strictly within the truth, 50 far as it is able to
ascertain the facts.
AS an iInstration Of the unreliabiity Of some of the socaled
news, we may mention that various papers issued an extra recent
iy, showing in big headlines that Italy had declared war on Germany.
The following day, of course, there came a correction, but it was
printed il such an inconspicuous manner as to attract no attention
aahateyer unless a reader searched rather diligently.
Some of the intellgenty managed newspapers have come to
realize that sensationaism has been overdone and that the readers
have been so imposed upon in the past by yelowish sheets as to
shake the confidence of the public in the reliability of newspapers in
general; hence, the better class Of dailies have undertaken to restore
confidence IN their integrity BY showing that socaIed news may not
DE news at all, but simply the outcroppings Of highly Imaginative
Ssninds bent on keeping the headline writers busy in the newspaper
sssffces.
All honor 10 the press that takes its readers into its confidence
md tells them exactly what to expect under given conditions.
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4 WAR AND REORGANIZATION
We are told BY missionaries that china's only hope lies in its
aaventnal Characterization.
Al Eut what shall we say ct the Christian nations q Europe that
are now at one anothers throats9
Frauce. Germany, England, Austiaaungary, Russia, all claim
e BE- Christian nations. In each there is a recognized church, or
was until recent date. All express faith m the help u the supreme
Being III this hour oil tribulaion.
The Church Of England holds the preponderating influence in
religious affairs ID Great Britain; il Germany the Lutheran faith
predominates for the most part; in Russia ii is the Holy Greek
church and ID Austria it il the Catholic church. speaking il general
terms. Until recent date France also recognized the Catholic
church, but dsestablshnent resulted il the European republic some
time since. However, France classes itself as a Christian nation.
sEyidenHy,y declares Il writer in 1.-THE Watch Tower column
of the 81. Paul Dispatch, There is nothing in being Christian which
NIaeps men from flying at each others throats, which keeps Christ
ian nations from declaring war against other Christian nations, ana
4ursuing III with zeal The world has not been Christianized, and
christianity does not prevail in Christendom'
Til st Paul WRITER'S criticism seems rather drastic, but N view
Sef circumstances, they are not without merit Calling attention to
She distinction between 4 schrishan' and 81 Christian, US the one
capitalized and the other not, he cites the socialists attitude con
Z corning war as representing q nearerapproach to- actual Christianity
han 1hat shown hy THE heads 81 the nations engaged "a the pending
@NOnHiets
Hnt Why not accept tes definition of christian he asks. as sa
human being as distinguished from 81 brute