The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-07

Some weeks ago. when the controversy in the navy
was waxing warm. The Tribune said For your in
formation. Admiral Sims was born in Canada" There
the protective service of this country for
whom have higher regard. or whom we de-
light to honor than Admiral Sims The remark
seemed apropo to us because there seemed to be
propaganda campaign launched to discredt Great
| Britain nthe eyes of the unthnking American. and
we able to point with pride to scion Of
Britain in the eyes of the unthinking American, and
cent American and all for his flag of the Stars
Stripes
Some paper, we have purposey forgotten its name,
in this state. took remark and twisted it about
and read into it slam at Canada AMI an intent TO
harm the feeling of fine comradeship which exists
between us and the country where reigns supreme
our lady of the SHOWS 1t regular "top not,
come down" sermon.
Then some sent that preachment to a little
sheet in Kingston. Canada which reproduced it as its
own and thus carried the plan of driving wedge
| into the solid heart of fine friendship.
But Canadian of fine perception. of cool discern
ment, of heart of god that editorial in the
Kingston paper and knowing America, and the United
| States and knowing Florida and most of ALL know
ing the heart of his knsmen. sends to The
! Tribune letter which contains some things and
| some thoughts worth reading.
| He says: NO doubt the article sent to the
Kingston Spectator and it is stil to be doubted
ii sent part of the propaganda for pur-
pose that being spread your country and mine
Up here proud of being ext-door neighbors;
We're pretty of your friendship and feel that
if we, you. need help it will be only
sary to tell to tell you-not our. your.
politicans-but our home -folk-'for your
kind and you are our kind 1 known Florida's
thoughts are kind for Canada. The nasty little
sheets not all in country am sorry to say
and doubt all these ugly thoughts being scattered
in hope they will take root. Mr.. Stewart, of
the sugrave institute says. propaganda for pur-
! pose. know that the best thought in the United
States and in country is for friendship, and
close one and whenever hear remarks to the
contrary l always combat them. The largest flag
(but not the dearest) in my study is old Glory.
am proud to have it there, for 1 am nSre than
proud of its country and all it represents The ene-
mics Of good and progress know what a power a
united American English people will be- and they
doing all in their power to seeds of distrust in
the minds of the people of each 1t is your work and
mine TO prevent those seeds from finding nutritve
lodgment.'
! The Philadelphia Public Ledger speaks of this
class of newspaper would speak, had it not
first said it.
| There is time when the liar becomes more than
nuisance-when he becomes menace When that
time 1t is the duty of the government to deal
with him. A dsloyal journalist is most contempt
ibe creature. traitor to his native land. He is
of those who shall go down to the vile dust from
which he sprung, unwept. unhonored and unsung.
He will be remembered the who prodded n
archy into the assassination of William Mckinley,
who plotted with Won Bernstorff after the murder
OF hundreds Of his fellow citizens, including
and children the Lusitania, who, after
America formally entered the roll of the allied ma
tions in the great diligently played the enemy's
game during the life and death struggle in which
his own country involved. 1t is to be expected
that this sort Of t?) will continue his miserable
effort to injure his native land and to mislead its
people by all the unuthful and dishonest arts at his
command But there is reason why self respecting
newspapers should publish his faxed dispatches and
there is no reason why good American homes should
be the dumping ground for the pestilence of the
! Hearst sewers