The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-10-07
NEWS AND CAPITAL
ISTIC JOURNALISM
Bv Joel Henry Greene

paper announces on Sunday, oeptem-
Der "a: ALLIES Grant Turks Return 10
Europe This alleged grant is on the
same principle that the Republican par
ty granted denomination to Bob La Fol-
lette in Wisconsin. The subhead says:
Accept Terms of Kemaists." " which IS
much more honest statement. Ibis
is not written to point out the iniustlces
of ''head-liners. Rockefeller's public
ity agent, Ivy Lee, gave that trick
away when he testified that: Nov if
you will give me the headlines, | will
give you the articles and the editor
ials." might moralize on the scientif-
| ic lying propaganda taught in schools
of journalism. However, my wish is
to show that there are two sides to the
unspeakable Turk" story, and that the
average American citizen has never
heard of but one Of them. The recent
death of William Scawen Blunt, one
of the members of that spiritual aris-
tocracy which in the salt of England
to quote the Chicago Evening Post, re-
moves one who was always champion
of every oppressed nation, including the
Turk.
| The Post says in its edition of Sept.
~: ''Wilfred Scawen Blunt was a ro-
mantle figure champion of Egypt and
Ireland, opposer of the Boer war, put
in jail for his opinions withal,
poet and sculptor and architect. . = :"
His Diaries" now at last to be pub
lished in cheap form, is revelation to
the common people of every nation
as to how they are manipulated, de-
ceived. and exploited by their govern
ments and the so-called upper class
es."
His connections were with such
classes by birth, wealth, and position,
and his wide relationship and acquain-
lance in nearly every country gave him
T a breadth of knowledge and of court
gossip that is most illuminating.
As an example Of reference to Am
erican affairs and influences, the fol-
l lowing is most interesting to the most
Of US: THE Egyptian papers have
| been full of Roosevelt's adventures in
Cairo, and the speech he made in
praise of British rule. He is buffoon
of the lowest American type and rous-
= ed the fury of young Egypt to boiling
point; and it is probable that, if he
: had not cleared straight out of the
] country, there would have been mis-
] chief. From Egypt he went on to
i Rome and had quarrel with the Pope,
e and he is now at Paris airing his fool
k 1Iishness, and is to go to Berlin, kind
S of mad dog roaming the world" Vol.
+ II, p. 299 april Is. l91O)
n There Is now to be an era of CO.
h ercion. NationaIism is no longer to
= be killed by kindness. There will be
= arrests and deportations which will go
1t on until one fine day the Khedive will
= be assassinated. 3 > 3 Grey's speech
Is showed quite clearly that it was mat
e ter arranged beforehand between him
) and Roosevelt that Roosevelt should
e make the speech he did at GuildhaII.
n 1t was one of those little perfidies by
s. which Cabinet Ministers sometimes
force the hands Of their colleagues, and
St it has been most successful" p. 311
d Oune I4,191O9
Is Stolypln, the Russian Prime Minis
IN ter, has been assassinated at Kief in
IN presence of the Emperor, while at the
d. opera. This may lead to serious conse-
o. quences. Stolypin had been the head
Or and front of the reaction in Russia 3 =
IL ruling by spies and secret police and ar
&c rests and hangings and deportations to
MS Siberia. His example has been follow
lg ed by Morley in India, by Grey in
re Egypt. These modern Liberals are
m worse than any Of the old-fashioned re.
st actlonaries. = = > The outlook for lib.
NJ erty in the East is a bad one. If Ger.
ne many agrees to French protectorate
ne IN Morocco, it will lead to England
I'd claiming protectorate in Egypt, anc
&c to ltaly's claiming protectorate in
u inpoli. The situation seems to be thai
We the German government is not quite
D. ready yet for war with France and En-.
ke gland. while France, tho unwilling tc
tight. is aware of this. Neither is like
" to give in, in any formal way, anc
the quarrel will be left open to be tax.
d en- up again in two or three years time
An accident, however, might precipi
tate matters. The outlook for Egyp
to is bad any way things go; for mag
er me that at the outbreak of war Eng
? land would annex Egypt, or declare I
- protectorate as an excuse for govern
IT. ing by martial law and treating al