South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-18
DECEMBER 10. 1920.
MISDIRECTED TRUTH DEGENERATES IN
TO BLATANT FALSEHOOD.

In exemplihcation OF the unprincipled inexcus-
able misrepresentation brainle4ssness with which
partlsanship continues to promote unrest disre-
spect for governmeht law. and unwarranted
Of those in authority by app ealing to per-
sonal hatreds. and popular ignorance. witness a
stOry-only a sample,-that has appeared recently
the public prints. of quite local presence
well calculated, quite beyond question 70 mislead
the farmer. 1t is headed Wilson regime to block
aid farmer" and therein lies the fault.
There isn't any such story. The glazing headline,
born OF hate. dishonesty the intent to de-
ceive. has basis for itself whatever. in the
story underneath it.
II IS Just the propagandist's misuse of the lazy
American habit OF reading the headlines in the
newspapers and stopping there. absorbing thereby
a superficial knowledge possible by such processes
OF dishonesty the part OF headline writer's Of
being dsgenerated into gross ignorance. The story
underneath the heading above referred to makes
no reference whatever 20 the Wilson regime as
trying block aid farmer It tells OF
indisDoston the Iart of the federal reserve
board. in control of the federal reserve banks. to
disregard any action OF congress to institute a
paternalism the farmers comforting upon them
special advantage: this because such an under
taking would in violation OF the federal reserve
act also carries the assertion that "Prest VIII
son may"-not "wr'-"veto the resolution" which
proposes TO revive the war finance corporation for
the special beneht: this he does not
IT, then he may appoint democrats to the war
finance board 70 hil two existing vacancies which
+ is eonjectured. the republican senate will not
confirm.
Therefore IN the super-egotism OF a self
sanctihed ass we have II that the Wilson regime
is to move to block aid to farmer" the Wilson
regime" moving to block it apparently because a
republican senate will refuse 10 confirm Wilson
Appointnents-on theory that they should be
left as pums to be distributed by Pres't-
elect Harding. such the only conclusions that
can logically from the story that the head
above referred 20 decorates. What provokes us is
that when saw the head were about ready
congratulate the Wilson regime" when glanc-
ing over the story ITSELF the lie that had been
flashed before our eyes In such glazing type dis
Ilayed its hideousness.
Fact OF the matter Is the congressional resolu-
ton proposing to revive the finance corpora
ton. Is naught but a miserable subterfuge to begin
with It not Intended that 1t will revive anything
II would scarcely have been attempted had it been
thought the federal reserve board would sane
ton ia board as independent OF the president.
his appointments once made, as the supreme court
IS 0f the executive. The resolution counted be-
the farmer fool him, moIlycoddle him; and
Il being done now. because If it fails to so
through. the blame viii fall due 70 the shallow
brains OF misguided public. upon Prest Wilson
instead OF Pres't Harding. An example. more cold
blocded. OF pure political dernagoguery was never
before introduced IN the congress Of the United
States
But then what Is the OF calling attention 10
it II is the kind OF mental pablum that mos.
American people want. and so far as con-
Germs the newspapers that enjoy the subterfuge OF
spreading t. say after the above referred TO:
well. that II. a waste OF lather to shave an ass"
has stood ever since Byzantium Aristophanes-and
probably always will.