The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-23
POWER OF PRESS, IF USED RIGHTLY, CAN
PREVENT WAR, PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL
EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION DECLA ARES

press of each nation TO devote its at
tention to the good points of other ma
tions, rather than 10 the less desirable
features. Praise the other fellow
scenery. print the news when he has
a national birthday, felicitate his
house of representatives when it pass
es a good law-flatter the other fellow
a bit. instead Ct poking fun at his
mistakes or gorifying in his misfor-
tunes, Let the news you print about
other countyics be the sort of news
you want their papers to print about
your country-and very soon you will
build up an exchange of good feeling
that will not only be step for peace
but will be mutually advantageous in
lines of trade and other relations.
Treat Disputes Sancly
when international disputes do arise
treat them sanely. AS the saying Is,
don't make mountains out of mole
hills Seek the truth in the matter
and present II fairly, and "play down
rather than play up the news concern
1 ing the difference OF opinion Don't
aggravate crises, rather do your best
! W SDlNt Sutl ulliltulAlNo di ioN.
'All this you can do as editors. You
can make your papers sane chronicles
OF news, rather than partisan sheets
shrieking for a petty policy. Put the
welfare of your nation first-but re-
member that welfare means peace and
not war. Remember that justice Is a
part Of national honor-but that just
ice applies to the other nation as well
as to your own. In short, let your
papers reflect the Golden Rule in
political and national questions as we'll
as in lesser matters-and you will be
creating a public opinion that will
make war impossible.
This sounds much simpler than il
is. 1t is easy to be fair and magnanim
GUS and to pat the other fellow on
the back in times Of peace and quiet
and happiness. We are, all of us
good fellows then. We are, normally
friendly people, desirous OF peace.
But to you, editors of the wosld's
press will fall the duty Of being faiI
and magnanimous and four-square ir
} times of stress, so that your reading
public may not be led astray by pas
= sion upduly reused over some misun
derstood incident. 1t is then. in times
Of grave crisis, when the press o.
r the world can do its greatest worl
for peace II is then that we can pre-
vent war. by the use of good judgmen
{ in moulding public opinion by wis
e counsels and by accurate news o
t what is going on
r Editors Heavy Responsibility
e 1--WE have a heavy responsibility t
. face, fellow editors. Here i'm the middl
g of the Pacific Ocean we are today meet
= ing in what has been termed tn
= theatre of the next war. Certain 1t !
/. we can bring on this war, if we le
4 ou.' papers voice and magnify IN
q jealousies and MISUNDERSTANDING o
q the people whose homes rim this ocean
!. But if we do that we will have on on
hands the blood of those who Wi
q perish in the conflict, and charge
=. against us will be the loss that wa
!. will bring to the world.
!, But l do not believe we will pei
init this war to occur. / know we ca
prevent it, and | hope | have cor
!, vinced you that we can prevent i
:, Let us realize that We are all neigl
bors in the world, and make the bes
= of it."