The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-22
PRESS COMMENT
Borah Wins Out.

Borah Wins Out.
| Senator Borah and the insurgents
both republicans and democrats. asso-
ciated with him have won signal VIC
| tory in the senate. in their persistent
/, fight in favor Of reduced naval arma-
ments. President Harding and those
who were holding out with him against
any action by congress have evidently
been hearing from the people. 1t has
! suddenly dawned upon them that there
are no insuperable objections against
| inviting leading nations to a confer
ence over the naval situation nor even
against the suggestion Of such step
by congress.
The disarmament" resolution will
therefore go into the senate navy ap-
preparation bill and will doubtless be
agreed to by the house In conference.
1t is victory for the people no less for
Senator Borah and associates. More
over, II sigpalizes a real beginning in
the movement for reduced military or
war preparations all over the world.
There is little doubt that other nations
will readily agree to the SCHEME if it
is earnestly pressed upon their atten-
ton by the United States. The general
financial situation will virtually COM
plete their acquiesence.
The sudden change at Washington
illustrates the facility with which
President Harding can change his
mind. In his message. he rather broad
ly limited that he wanted a free hand
In such matters. When the navy bill
was being considered in the house and
even after it went over to the senate,
he was understood by close friends to
be opposed to the Borah resolution. No
longer ago than yesterday, he was
quoted as desiring strong" navy.
Now. however, he is at least willing
for congress to make a suggestion to
News.
The Newspaper and the Minister.
When the Rev. w. H. wray Boyle
pastor Of a Denver church, In a recent
sermon, assailed the newspapers, the
Denver Post turned it's plant and force
of workmen over to the minister, in
wiling him to run" the paper for a
day.
The minister accepted. His paper
was revelation. Two notorious court
cases were completely ignored. The
sport page carried nothing about box
ing, but Casey at the Bat" was re-
printed for the edification of Post
readers. The front page was given
over to a two-column editorial on saThe
Ideals OF An Editor" interviews with
lawyers using Improvement In the jury
system. story about the governor of
Colorado vetoing bills for a normal
school and five telegraph items No
type larger than SO point was used and
the largest heading was two columns.
big Stories" as they are known to
newspaper men, meant nothing to the
preacher editor. The Denver Post is
willing to admit that, with DR.. Boyle
at the helm for year or so, 1t would
land In the bankruptcy court. The
newspaper which does not print news
has little to hope for in the way of
success. Sensationalism Is not expect
ed in the newspaper, but the news is.
In fact. the best papers are getting
away from the sensational. However,
printing the facts OF a matter is not
sensationalism; nor does It mean that
the newspaper concerned advocates
murder.
There are people who seem to be-
lieve that to hide the facts Of crime
will result in suppressing crime The
truth Is that the greatest check ito
crime Is epitiless publicity" as some
one has called it.-Tampa Times.