Evening star., 1921-09-18
Plan to Fight
1adicalixm.

Karl Marx. whose
Plan to Fight career was noted in
p.s:,: this column . week
AA' ago. were such As
to cali for the most detsrmined ef-
forts by the European powers. In
The Star Of September II. 1871. is the
following:
"A telegram from Vienna states
that one Of the results OF the con-
ference between the emperors OF Ger
many and Austria at Salzburg was
an agreement that each should use his
influence to secure general congress
Of the powers Of Europe for q decisive
Of the International Society on the
continent Of Europe The German
government will give an earnest OF
It's decision by ordering the arrest.
probably Immediately. of the leaders
of the trades strike at Berlin and OF
the international agents preventing
the departure OF German wOrkmen 20
England. Another result OF the con-
ference II that Austria and Germany
will closely combine to repel ag>
sression and TO repudiate all aggres-
strengthen Austria and the Austrian
emperor. with his cabinet. desires union
with Italy,"
In an issue Of The Star shortly aft
erward, September ~. 1871, 10 little
item dealing with
c.-,.,v wsuts certain German as
ptrations that were
delgoi6no. not satisfied until
long afterward, and then in a man
ner to give serious concern later to
other powers.
Germany still bankers after Hell
roland. Notwithstanding the many
denials, by authorfS, Of previous re-
ports to that eheeS Tns Ls'psr1E psaE.
Gazette has a Lengthy % :encSw isle.
withheld by England in lslS beeause
Germany was not then united ana was
not then the power OF the first proer
which it has since become Ine
Gazette adds that 1t would not recons
war against England for the Few
square feet of ocean rock. 1t designs
in the first place that the reichstag
should make known by a unanimous
vote that Helgoland was tnaispens. :
able to Germany. when .sI. II s091s, o0.0.s % ns.
sembly the predictions OF England
son an sin.iienable' portion Of the
fatherland would be certain 70 ois-
appear"
At this time fifty years ago the
New York Times was just making
su bstantiai
Defeat of Boss Tweed headwas IN
by New York Tines against the
Tweed ring in New York city. In the
Star of September Is. 1874. 10 TINS
paragraph on the situation:
-.The power Of the press In secur-
ing a correct and honest administra~
tion of public affairs Is aptly Illus
trated In the late breakdown OF the
corrupt ring which has DO long con-
troIled the government and fattened :
on the substance Of the city OF New
York. For years the public has oeen
satisfied of the frauds and rascaiiues
Of the Tammany democsacy, ano nsve we
been made, through the press anu
other agencies, to bring about re-
form. but it remained for the New
York Times to organise ana carry OH
a systematic crusade against tne
overthrow, OF course. after the war
was fairly inaugurated and breaches
were made in the fortifcations OF the
enemies, It had the hearty co-opera-
tion and efficient aid OF other papers.
But to that Journal belongs the credit
of inaugurating the famous campaiEn
and furnishing most of the ammuni-
ton. The victory is great one for
the Times, and the achievement re-
fleets credit not only on that paper
but on the whole profession Of jour
nalism. It 10 furthermore . notice to
rogues everywhere that their schemes
must come to naught when exposed
and opposed by a vigilant ana inde-
oendent press"