Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
CAPITAL DENIES
FRICTION ABROAD
Presidents Friends Contra
dict Views Expressed by
Kent and Rook
THE DEADLY PARALLEL
Sentiments Expressed by Two
Editors Identical in Thought
and Phraseology
THE DEADLY PARALLEL
New York. NOV. ~.

New York. Nov ~.
Comment was aroused in this city 10y
The striking similarity between an article
IN the Baltimore Sun by Frank II Kent
irs managing editor, which was published
in the New York Times yesterday, and
an interview which appeared simul-
taneously in the New York Herald with
Colonel Charles A. Rook. editor in chief
of che Pittsburgh Dispatch. Mr.. Kent
in his article and Colonel Rool' in his
interview told about international compli-
cations abroad, preceding the peace con-
ference, of iealouses and of a clashing
Of aims
The deadly parallel is used IN quot
Ing paragraphs from the two published
utterances, which display not only ar
identity of sentiment regarding the racial
and other points of difference between
America and it's ideals and the British
and French views, but likewise n dupll
cation of the very language in which
these sentiments are expressed. Critics
of these two editors strongly intimate
that this coincidence shows a singh
source of inspiration.
A Washington dispatch To the New
y ork Times today. referring to the two
articles. says it is manifest that they
are designed to show the necessity OF
President Wilson's presence at the in
ternational peace conference The dis
patch adds that the character Of this
propaganda is neither approved nor rel
ished by the Presidents closest friends
here. Several of them said tonight tlIa
they were not aware of any such Condi
tion as indicated in the Baltimore sur
and New York Herald articles. and in
dicated their distress over publication.
OF this character.
president Wilson cannot be reached,
ine Times dispatch says. but no mau
In his Cabinet stands closer to him than
Secretary Baker. Mr.. Baker said
+" happen to be able from personal
Observation to say that the relations be
tween General Pershing, Marshal F'Och
General Petaiu, and Marshal Haig were
cordial. sympathetic, and in every way
happy. I did not see Marshal Haig un
my last trip to Europe, but / did sec
General Petatn and General Pershing
together several times III prolonged con
ferences, and [ saw Marshal Foch and
know that their relations were as I have
described them to be.
Foch organized and directed was car
ried, out by Marshal Haig, General Pet;liu
and General Pershing. They not ouly
performed their several parts with en-
thusiasm, but co-opcrated with one an
other at all points of contact
"A friend OF the Presidents said that
S{sls Statements published appeared To-
coirprise a gathering together of odds
Z sncf ends Of gossip, much of which he
knew to be untrue. Another associate ut
the President indicated emphatically that
he President would. Of course, ignore
fJhe published Statements
Everybody who knows anything about
1t knows that the British and French
Governments are actively engaged, now
as In the period of hostilties, in at
tetnpting to maintain the best of rela-
tons between Great Britain and France
and the Cnited States"