Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-10-13
Newspapers of England
Comment on Action
(By Associated Press.)
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LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE morning
newspapers publish in conspicuous
places the official order denying the
International News Service further use
of the official press bureau and the use
of cables and all other facilities for
transmission of news because of it's
"garbling of messages and breach Of
faith" The order appears under such
headings as mo British News for
Hearst" News Made in America" and
American Agency's Garbling of Mes
sages."
The Daily Express says by way of
comment: 1.-THE Daily Express repeated
ly has called attention to anti-Brltish
lies printed in American newspapers
controlled by William r. Hearst-the
New York American, the Chicago Ex-
aminer and similar journals. This news
is supplied by the International News
Service which is entirely a Hearst or
ganization. These papers will not have
a line of Hearsts news today. This
action follows repeated breaches of
faith by the Hearst organization. One
of the latest instances was a message
in the Chicago Examiner, headed:
London in. Flames and purporting to
describe a Zeppelin raid. 1t was never
sent from London"
In an extended editorial the Times
against the International News Service
is a satisfactory sign that the govern
ment appreciates the importance of deal
ing drastically with lying news agen-
cies. The tone of Mr.. Hearst's news
papers Is strongly anti-British, but the
action of the government has not been
inspired by any resentment at their
opinion. IT is in consequence of DELHI
crate Justification of intelligence of
which the International News Service
has been repeatedly found guilty.
while we rejoice that our govern
ment has inflicted proper punishment
upon an INSCRIPTIONS news agency, we
trust that the measures taken will not
be regarded by the people of this coun-
try as involving any slur upon the
character and conscientiousness of the
United States press as a whole. The
reputation of the great majority of
American journals for fairness and
honesty stands above reproach and ii
has again and again been indicated
during the war. We imagine, indeed,
that the American press and public will
be grateful to the British authorities
for having punished wrong-doers and
especially for having made public the
grounds for the action taken. The dis
semination of accurate news is at all
times a matter of high Importance. We
trust our authorities will extend their
laudable energy in other directions al
so and visit with similar punishment
any other news agencies or journals
which may be convicted of publishing
garbled intelligence from this country"
The Chronicle says: THE government
has taken a we'll justified step in de-
priving the International News Service
of all Geographic and mail facilities.
The reason is not that Mr. Hearst's pa
pers are pro-German, but that they have
repeatedly published as coming from
this country news which did not in fact
come from II"
These sham messages have been
printed as messages from London. II
is obvious that If such abuse were toll
Grated the censorship would become OF
less than no value, since the American
public would be given the impression
that our censor had passed statements
which in fact he had never seen"
The Westminster Gazette says the
government acted rightly in refusing
further facilities for transmission of
news from this country by the Inter
national News Service" and after re-
counting the charges against the agen-
cy, concludes: Readers of Hearst pa
pers will know in the future that tele-
grams purporting to come from Eng
ldIu nave no OiiShh NhOio- we are
heartily glad the government has in
ficted proper punishment for very
INSCRIPTIONS piece of work"
The Globe says the action of the
home secretary will ''be applauded by
all honest people"
Inasmuch as the New York American
The San Francisco Examiner and the
Los Angeles Examiner are Associated
Press papers, the statement that the
Hearst papers will not have a line of
English news does not apply as to these
three papers.