El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-01-02
Uncfeeling the Cables

J Uncfeeling the Cables
Except in that limited circle which
mistakes gush for sense and romano
ing for fact, the news that George
Creel is to quit his post as arbitei
or the cables viii come as the mos
pleasant news to Americans since
the signing OF the armistice. In ali
the welter Of shams and pretense
and official maudlinisfn, pre-emineni
among them all has steod that pro,
cess OF e~xtraVagant wording ana ef
fusiye laudatioh which has come to
force the coming of a new English
verb-to Creel-meaning to lie with
frills and furbelows
After his careless and cavalier at
titude toward ~veracity shown
throughout all his course as head OF
the Bureau OF Public Information
during the war, after the sickening
eaccharine doses OF flattery and
mush on which the American public
was fed as tn every Democrat who
belonged to the ~"ex-pacifist" coterie,
In charge Of The war, it was deemed
little less than an insult that Creel
was taken by the president to Eu-
rope to be the controller Of the cable
dispatches.
Exactly as was forecast, real news
has been suppressed that we might
learn what gown Mrs. Wilson and
Lady Something or Other wore, actual
developments in the most interesting
after-war situation in the history Of
the world have waited unnoted on
copy writer's spindles while we were
RECALLED with the statement that the
president had gone Xmas shopping
or else were given with much min
utiae details Of the jokes which he.
told in the course OF his rapidly
mounting pile OF speeches.
The public doubtless has been edi-
fled by these efforts at rivalry Of
Mark Twain and Bill Nye, but it has
a faint suspicion it would rather hear
what is the actual fact as to the
compliance by Germany with the
terms OF the armistice, what hone
there is Of a pacification of the
troubles with the Bolsheviki through
the elimination Of those world-troub-
ling gentry, whether the attitude OF
real statesmen in the senate has
been permitted to reach the real
statesmen of Britain and France,
what decision has been arrived at as
to the participation OF neutrals in
discussion of such peace problems
and settlements as vitality concern
them and literally 200 other mat
ters. Of extraordinary import to the
future wellbeing of all civilization.
We are told that the writings Of
the able and trained newspaper cor
respondents who have been sent
by the great news report
Ing sources are now held up five and
days behind while the balder-
lash is sent back.
It is what the public had a right
% expect. 1t is what it has gotten
CreeI and optimism finds IT,
,elf outgeneraled when IL seeks to
apply its balm to the future, even
With Creel possibly coming home.
President Wilson has too in~grained
conviction that his own views, his
,wn personal conduct and sayings of
whatever import are Of more impor-
than any other matter that
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