The daily morning oasis., 1920-04-16


truth But it is the only evidence to be laid befoer
the jury sT
Mr.. Lppmann gives us an example. He says:
If the National Council of Begravia wishes to pub
lsh magazine out of its own funds, under its own
imprint advocating the annexation Of Thurms, no
one will object But it. in support of that advocacy
it gives to the press stories that are lies about the
atrocities committed in Thurms; or, still, it
those stories seem to come from Geneva, Amster-
dam, not from the press service OF the National
Council of Belgravia, then Belgrava is conducting
propaganda. If, after arousing certain amount OF
interest in ITSELF Begravia then invites carefully
selected correspondent perhaps labor leader, to
it's capital puts him UP at the best hotel rides him
around in lirnousines fawns on him at banquets,
lunches with him very confidentialy, and then puts
him through a conducted tour so that he shall see
lust what will create the desired impression then
again Begravia is colluctng propaganda Or il Bel
gravia happens@td ,orsess the greatest trcnlhone
player in the world, and i she sends him over TO
charm the wives Of influential husbands, Begravla
is, in less Objectionable way, perhaps, committing
propaganda, and making fools Of the husbands"
Mr. Lippmann asks for remedy, He says
frankly that he does not know the remedy. He hopes
that the pressure Of indignation from deuded pub
lie may do something He hopes that the public will
one day so acclaim the honest newspaper and the
honest news agency and The honest reporter, that all
newspapers and all news agencies and all reporters
must become honest in -defense. He think that
there should be some system by which all news items
are traceable to their source and that conceament
of that source should be Illegal OF course there are
good reporters. The war disclosed many OF tnem
But of what value is good reporter in the lace OF
official determination that he shall have nothing to
report in the face even Of resolve to supply him
with false news or warning that the transmits
sion of facts will expose him TO penalties. h@
y = It lis the news columns that count, not the
editorial columns. single silent suppression may 40
more damage than dozen utterances. Could there
not be pooling Of money asks Mr.. Lippmann, for
afnews agency? Not if its object be to further
cause. But suppose afew tried and proved men were
to set themselves to this work with no other end IN
view than to present the facts to the national jury
without fear or favor the facts essential to the find
ing of verdict. Certainly something must be done
We'can not forever steefoeir way through fog II
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It is surprising that K our rich men, SO often on the
watch for some means Of public benefication do not
take this most effective of all means that they DO not
endow newspapers devoted to the truth, the wnole
truth and nothing but the truth. Editorial policies
matter comparatively It is the news that mat
ters the presentation OF the evidence TO the jury OF
evidence that shall not be inferentially poisoned by
selection and by emphasis and by omission, OF evil
dence that shall not be the special plea OF some IN
visible and u1isuspected ssuitorr
There is no knowledge so dangerous as half
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man proud Of his money rarely has anything
else in which to tape pride.
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