The Washington times., 1917-11-03
Hearst and the Other New
York Editors
An Interesting Struggle With the Answer Next Wednesda,

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In New York a considerable collection of newspaper
editors dwell together-not exactly in brotherly love-
There is good old Grandfather Bennett of the Herald
His hatred Of Hearst is sincere and well founded
Hearst attacked the obscene personal column in Ben
netts New York Herald compelled Bennett to back
to New York. appear in court plead guilty and pay fine
of $4,000
is not expected hoped that Bennett will ever love
Hearst as one editor should love another.
The there is old Brother ochs of the Times who
wouldn't say an unknd word about anybody-unless that
person interfered with his business.
Ochs dlskes Hearst and he also is sincere Hearst s
American has bigger circulation than Ochs Times And
once Hearsts newspaper printed poem about ochs-jus
little change in few lines from Popes essay
''When the dull Ok etc.
ochs, like his namesake the farm got excited in
dull way and sued Hearst for libel he sued of
Hearst's humble associates, which was harsh.
When the dust settled in that case Mr. ochs withdrew
his suit after having had chance court to learn the poem
by heart is not believed that HE will really appre
cate the services that Mr. Hearst renders good govern
ment.
Then lot of little evening editors whose names we
forget knew them They dislike Hearst sincerely
for the that Hearsts Evening Journal has circu
ton about three times big as that of all these little fellows
combined This makes difficult for the evening mnnows
to earn an honest living or any other kind
Then the young Pulitzer brothers, whose father if he
were here would give them excellent advice-wch they
wouldn't take.
the nations welfare to the extent of deciding that Mr.
Mitchell MUST be mayor more.
One young Mr. Pulitzer married the granddaughter of
the New York Central Vanderbilt.
Mitchell whom Hearst opposes, cut several millions off
the taxes Of the New York Central railroad and Hearst
editors think that this explains part of the young Pulitzer
excitement.
Then you have seated in the armchair of Horace Gree
ley the New York Trbune-with plenty room around
hman earnest young person named Reid who is trying
to succeed In spite OF weathand so far not making good
job of it.
This young person. who has learned things that he
VIII learn later Is annoyed by the fact that Hearst morning
annoyed aso perhaps by the fact that Hearss Evening
Journal has at least eight times the circulation Of the peevs
young gentleman s morning Tribune.
II ne were wise he would call politely, hat in hand, on
Mr Hearst saying 81 young, inexperienced; please tell
me how you did it?'
This young gentleman acts as little rich boys often do
when they have exaggerated ideas of their importance
He hires aber little boys abuse Hearst whereas he ought
to spend his money paying Hearst to teach him something
about the newspaper business.
We apologize to the newspaper small fry of New York
Tor overlooking few of them But briefly they all
one side and Hearst alone the other He stands apart
like our badly treated friend King Lear
Sadly and distinctly these few lines he does say:
"The little dogs and au
Tray, BLGnch, and Sceetheart see they bark at me-
Mastif, greyhound, mongreI grim,
Hound spaniel, brdch or Lym
Or bobtdH tlke or trUndle-tdL"
The of the country sorry that Mr. ochs was peeved
by the poem sorry that Grandpa Bennett had to come back
and plead guilty sorry the little Pulitzer boys imagine that
you can make yourself big by kicking big man. sorry that
young Homunculus Reid and the others feel badly looks
and waits for Tuesday find who's who in the New
York newspaper world.
This writer having studied these gentlemen able to
tell you that Hearst is by good deal the abest newspaper
of them all
On Wednesday Old Dog Tray 0chs Blanch Pulitzer
Sweetheart Reid, and tail Oswald Willard 1--WE for
got h) will be explaining their readers how happened
that Hearst administered class thrashng the whole
newspaper pack combined.
The trouble with the newspaper "little dogs and a
that they don't give the public credit for intelligence
Hears newspapers have really worked for the people in
New York.
The Evening Journal with the biggest circulation in
America by 100 per cent has actually influence than