The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-09-11

without consulting him. / cannot as !
sure you without seeing it that any /
thing you might see fit to write would
be published, / would not do that if l
had that final say so. No intelligent,
self-respecting newspaper man would, !
in my opinion, turn his columns open
to anyone on earth with the assurance |
that anything written by that person
would be published.
Il see that the newspapers are all
afraid to tackle this thing or stand
with the farmers when the country
and city are lined up against each 9TH
err" declared President White.
you see nothing of the sort, al
though you may think you do" respon-
ded the reporter impatiently; you
know that you can get fair hearing
in The Times.
"You said that you would not pub
fish my article" retorted President
White.
81 said nothing of the sort, you
know it very we'll" said the reporter
angrily land you are deliberately
perverting what l said for the pur-
pose of creating a false issue.
You asked me a question in a way
which you knew would necessarily
bring a conditional answer which you
are twisting to suit your own pur-
pose"
81 asked you the question to see
what you would say" flashed back
President White.
"To be sure you did" said the re-
porter, land when you got the an
swer, you deliberately misconstrued
it to suit the purpose you had in mind,
which was to show that the press was
owned by influences you claimed to
be fighting"
WELL" said President White, "there
isn't anything to get hot about. l
want to get before the people, but l
shall use the Farm Bureau News for
that purpose. l do not want to have
my article blue penciled 1 do not
see anything to get hot about. or
course, l do not especially enjoy be-
ing called a liar when l am one of two
gentlemen discussing a question of
public interest"
NO." answered the reporter, land
do not enjoy intimating that anyone
is a liar. But, l will say that anyone
who says or implies that the Times
is owned or controlled by any element,
or that free access for all legitimate
communications cannot be secured in
it's columns is-well, a prevaricator,
at least You have been treated fair
ly by The Times and you know that
very we'll. Only the other day we pub
lished long article by you"
"And then attacked me about it,"
said President White.
I'VE did what?'
"Well you criticised part of it in
your editorial columns" said the Farm
Bureau head.
ITO be sure" said the reporter, I'VE
expressed our opinion editorially Is
it your contention that newspaper is
bound to turn over unlimited space to
you to publish what you like, agreeing
to publish all of it before hand, and
then be restrained from expressing
any opinion on it? Speaking of my
self personally, l wrote the Times
news stories on the Republican speak
ers last fall. l wrote many articles,
some signed and some editorial, crit
icising those speakers, in some in
stances severely. Yet several Repub-
lican candidates as well as other Re-
publicans complimented the paper, and
on some occasions complimented me
personally, because while their doc
trines we're criticised, fair and full
statement of them was published so
that people could judge whether the
criticisms were fair or not. We con-
tend that is the proper spirit. Do you
insist that those opposed to you must
hold their peace? Moreover you have
frequently complimented The Times
on its fairness"
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| meant it. Only the other night, at the
Parish hall l mentioned that and COM
plimented you When sugar beet men
charged in Salt Lake City that all
the press was owned and that they
could not break into it, l said that we
had one paper in Twin Falls where
we could get a hearing. I admit that
you have been absolutely fair in the
past, and have for that reason favored
you"
yes but we also gave a great
amount of space to you when you had
only the Beetgrowers' association and
before you had any favors;" replied
the reporter, yet after we had done
all this, you cast doubt on the good
faith of the paper and myself in your
own office, by saying that when
learned the influences that were op-
posed to you, would not dare publish
your interview. Well, l did write il
and the paper did publish it, didn't it p
Eyes, and the intimation made was
disproven by the publication" sale
President White.
Eyes, but it should never have beer
made, as it was an unwarranted re
Election both on the paper and on me,
said the reporter. "In spite of this
! and of further evidence of good faitl
on our part. you repeat the same thing
more forcibly tonight, because I insist
ed that it was impossible to agree be
forehand to publish anything tina
might be written, even if it should la!
us liable for libel"
ooh, well, would be responsible,
said President White, 81 would sigr
my name to it and that would relieve
you of all liability. I may lose m!
farm for writing what l expect to-"
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