TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-10-02
rhe sun,s INDIGNANT editorial was

The Suns indignant editorial was
headed, where 10 the Newspaper
That Desires War with Germany" +"
It could have easily answered the
question by looking over Its own fles
and the flies Of every other New York
newspaper. except two. and thsre
found almost daily incitemsnts Of the
most provocative kind to war with
Germany. But the tip had gone out
and peace" was the word. So here
Is the Suns challenge to Mr.. Noonan:
-'Anglicised press. in the vocabu-
larry OF bipatriotism. is term which
includes all American newspapers
printed in the English language
whose conception Of the American
attitude Ia unsatisfactory to BIZ
patriots.
Among the newspapers described
by our anonymous correspondent as
'Anglicised' we do not believe there
is one which. far from striving to
create a situation that makes war
with Germany inevitable. is not do
Ing it's level best to avoid the ex-
pressions and discountenance the
utterances which inname war pas
sions.
-To say that the American press,
or any part OF It. wants war with
Germany and is pushing the admini-
stration toward war 10 o falsshood
grotesque In its enormity.
"Mr. Charles Noonan should In
yestigate the probably unauthorized
use OF his business stationery"
The Sun evidently takes It's own
readers. who for a whole year have
been reading its indictments to war.
for q pack of idiots Or could the
editor have imagined that they were
all in collusion with himf
Mr.. Noonan responded to thu re-
quest for reputation in the fol-
lowing letter TO the Sun:
-sir--In your editorial In the Sun
you claim that the letter which !
sent you for publication was unaign-
ed. I beg now to inform you that 1t
was my intention TO sign that letter.
and I desire you TO accept this note
as confirmation OF my signature.
II the editor OF tho Sun thought that
the letter was probably unauthor
ized beg TO remind him that Fourth
Avenue Ia only short distance from
Nassau Street, and that England has
not as yet interfered with the free
use OF the telephone.
you are pleased TO refer to my
letter as communication OF the BIZ
patriot sort, and It seems that you
regard all American citizens 'bi-
patriots who do not subscribe to the
sentiments Of the Anglicised press
Painful as II may appear TO tho Sun.
/ am nevertheless determined 70 have
the standard OF my citizenship gov
erned by the oath OF allegiance and
the Constitution OF the United States.
and not only by the Anslicixed prsse>
II our Anglicixed press Is doing its
level best to avoid the impressions
and discountenance the utterances
which influence war paasions.' then
the English language is playing
peculiar trick with the thoughts o:
our editors. Whereas their thoughts,
according to the Sun. are angelic In
their peacefulncss. the words as they
appear TO readers Of newspapers are
as tocsin sounding 70 war.
1t may be 'grotesoue faleshood'
to state that the Anglicized press de-
sires war; IL II Is. the falsehood lies
In their utterances and not in the
Impressions derived from them.
-wili the Sun do me the Justice
OF publishing my letter In full. now
that 1t is duly authorized?
Charles NoonAn.
New York. August az
That letter hit the nail on the
head so souarely that the Sun drop
Il