Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-14
MAGAZINE EDITOR
SCORED BY JUDGE
WRITINGS Denounced ns Little short
Of .Seditions by Colorado
Jurist.
ARTICLES DERlDE ALLIES
Adgc Rakcr Believes 'tic'cs Tend
10 Discourage Putriourm ana
Cause Inr'-t.
ln. u1crnn McNArnurl

tBy VICTOR McNAlDliT1
new YORK, July 70 '0o ~
iii. very busiest OF or war v0rN"la
col George Harvey editor of
irr Nurth American E,. ... Who H
t,IHng the country h,N .N. W'f
,npuId be conducted. yfur ....uE
,1srpIv TO account 'hr strategy 90.
Ioph and other allied Erl.glf7 ~,
has even whispered iuiu iu" r|r OF
,artlcd world his grave dnuN." H' 'H
whether the allies NV amy ...liDHE
90 all or any plan or HuN lmH f".
winning the war. Nrhu No. 90 doubt
colonel Harvey deserves al Iri.uI-
r1ual champiunahlp maltl iur r.s-
hmism,
Onco a month proved not often
enough TO crack thp pI..a n. NIr 'i.
uInistrators OF our government .ui
90 colonel Harvey began several
weeks ago the publication u' a WUn.-
lu which he dedicated Go thn cause
Of war criticism since luHu uH atH
been having perfectly D.r.i.a.
rurlous timo cracking tho wHn u,
nls iuvcctiye over fn" rHhn W. DHu.
who have chanccd go gain h,H t..
favor
Full Of Satire.
colonel Harvey writes cIr.or's
and whom he warns up Go the 500. Is
oS nlynE some victim N." I"1
Ford one almost f0rruis in uH .HrE
f1r his writhnR quuy iU the IrimI
tive glce which the plain. rough
reader feels AT seeing someone frils.
rctIIy drawn and GuIr'.uoi uu the
printed page. Colonel lllrsrNH iu.
dEnation over the projection ut MT
Ford into the Michigan senator tl
combat has hGrn almost 'IWi, io'
IFS frcnYicd parucstucss. lI.H mI.u""l
word OF Characterization has been
crime" and he has called MI Iuil
oIt OF his name so many times luti
the Detroit man muat hc iDtHuf
quite abashod ana shaken iu h'H a'.I-
esteem, assuming that hc has ever
heard Of Colonel Harvey ~ h.5 pun
ucatl0ns. Mr.. Ford nnd h,s Ml'hl
gan followers arc rCpufud mot Zoo pay
much attention 90 high-uruW IuhHt'
lines and supcr-Cripcs, ana ll l'
quite within the realms Of pnaI'H
ity that Colonel Harvey has n"ih"'
hcIped nor hindcred Michigan Re
politicians in their fight Co keep inc
lnterlopcr out Of the senate.
Colonel Uaryey's opinion OF ih'
rccretarv of war is not iit io pf'h'.
N he knew more of Mr. Bakers eau
ability, and MS work before h' ''
ramo secretary. il IS possible that
he might bo more generous ln h.'
views But not probable. u is I"
deal more fun for a writer WIN ."
natural gift for scorutul uit'rnn'' 10
prod than TO praise. go Secretary
Uaker has nothing 20 hope tor no
rnntter how fast we send troops 10
trurono or how well the army l'
managed.
Baker Writes letter.
a few days ago Judge Hcrb'r
IN. Baker Of the county court OF
kweld county, Colorado. wrote lot
Nsr TO Colonel Harvey parts OF
Witch are worthy OF reproduction
because what he saws will apply TO
other despondcnt critics as well as 10
me party To whom u was addressed
Judge Baker said ia part:
II have admired and cNAoyrd tho
brilliancy and EtinCing satire of your
style. In spite OF your lack OF logic
and erratic conclusions In normal
times and upon ordinary subjects
one might take pleasure In the art OF
your writing with little attention 90
the subject matter thereof. but these
are not ordinary times aud you are
not dealing with ordinary subjects
'Nour editorials are causing "a
great deal of harm not personally 10
the men whom yo. attack. but 90
your country az large You seem 20
be entirely devoid Of any knowledge
OF the psychology of tho average
man. and write without any regard
10 the effect that lt viii have upon
tho reader. There are certain maea-
zines. among which those You edit
arc notable. that hoye caused inn
measurable injury particularly Tor
the reason that everywhere thcy are
read they cause disrouragcmcu and
dispondcncy I ann not speaking
without knowledge ~ tho facts Hut
f1r this 'snip'nr' n may usn the
word invented by tho British priUc
minister there g. no doubt that
many additional dollars would have