The Washington times., 1915-11-10

newspaper In New York-maybe.
= That paper Is going to print
the plain truth. and nothing but
the plain truth. so say the Ave men who
have decided to publish the paper.
But irst. I would like to ask those
i've hopeful gentlemen how. when.
whers. and by what means they intend
TO get the truth and nothing but the
plain truth before they publish Il?
Did you ever get the truth Of a story
yourself, Mr.. Goodman? Even when
you were there and saw It happen?
Every word Of the truth. all the ins
and outs. and the ands and butts. and
ths maybes and perha pses that make
world7
I never did. and I've tried to. and
tried hard and tried consclentiously.
time and time and time and again.
Two great companies are fighting to
control the water for great city. You
are sent to write the story Of that fght.
Find out how, II started. ir you can.
Blk men will tell you one story and
six will tell YOU another. and twelve
women will tell you something abso-
lutely different from either OF them.
Which is true?
No. they were not lying. all Of them.
Some of them were not even conscious
~ twisting the truth ever SO little but
nine out OF ten people don't know the
truth when they See 1t. and can't tell
It when they do know It.
ture?
lie arrangcs his canvas gets his
POINT or view. takes up his palette and
begins to sketch.
Does he paint the whole scene Within
range of his eye. or does he leave out
the north end Of the garden entirely
and focus everything upon certain
angie nf the old vine -pnyarrl Wallp
Stop. Mr.. Artist! There's a tin can
there At the foot OF the wall. Why
don't you put it into the picture? It's
there. ISN'T It?
Don't you want your picture to pc
true? And I'd like, II you please. the
whole garden. not Just corner OF IT,.
Talk that way to the artist ana ne
will put his brushes into his box and
leave you alone in your garden. without
any picture OF 1t from him.
Who Can Tell II?
The point Of view-that is the first
thing TO get when you're going to write
a newspaper story.
A column is a column. and It will only
hold so many words. no matter what
= depends upon It. You must take a GER
tain point OF view and use the facts
that you can get and fit them in to
n% story S from that point dso1. OF view
are concerned In the story will tell you
that not a word OF II Is true. because
YOU didn't happen to take their point OF
view.
The truth. the whole truth. and moth
ing but the truth, oh. IL we could only
tel II over. anywhere. in the news
papers or out Of them;
I never hear a man dismiss an article
Of news by calling 1t a newspaper story,
and ending II that way, without won
dering II he could possibly 60 out and
iimes the time the man who wrote It
did get 1t and did write it.. and get one
fifth as much absolute accuracy into
II as 1t had.
newspaper would give two-thirds Of ev-
cry dollar he ever expects to have in
the bank. or out OF IT. to get the abso-
lutte truth about thinEs--hrst into. his
own head and then into his own paper.
He can't get II. not only because ne
Is human and the reporters who work
for him are human and have human
limitations, but because the truth con-
Germs Itself also with the affairs Of
mere human beings.
I have known. l suppose. hundreds OF
newspaper reporters. from one end Of
knew one who dclibera teiy twisted his
news TO max" any sort Of lasting sue
cess anywhere.
The truth! Who knows IT, DO you:
The truth! WHO tell. it' The butch
. the prcn cher-always. at nll times? The
'undertaker. the wedding guest. the
friend YOU invite for the christening
the enemy YOU try to crowd out OF
business? The truth Who tells II ?
Who can tell II? Who knows how TO
tell It? And who dares 10 tell Il? DO
you. always"
DO 7"
Lets sec your Mirror Of Truth, gen.
tlenen Of the hopeful hearts, 7 am
anxious TO find ont how YOU think
you're going TO manage II.