Evening star., 1927-05-05


anxiety as to the danger of an inter
national clash in the near future" re-
marks the Houston Chronicle Gnde-
pendent, but unfortunately it comes
at time when Mexico's internal
troubles seem to be becoming more
serious"
The issue of the independence Of the
press is raised by many papers in con-
nection with the Presidents plea for
newspaper support of the adminiztra.
ton in its relations with foreign coun-
tries. The Springfield Republican Tin
dependent declares: 1.-THE President
has conception Of patriotism that
would make a reptile press out Of
the newspapers of America, " and the
Detroit News Gndependent) holds that
the American press has a far higher
junction than to applaud the admin
lstratton at Washington" The Sche.
nectady Gazette independent Demo.
cratfc) ayers that the very basis nf
our freedom will be DESTROYED when
we submit to dictation as to the policy
Of our newspapers"
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There should be no partisan earn.
ing, in the opinion of the DAYTON
Daily News independent Democraticl
out there should be the plainest OF
speaking by the press, and without
having TO undergo, on that account.
the charge of being un-American or
OF making malicious and misleading
partisan attacks on the conduct of our
own government The Birmingham
News independent Democratic1 adj.
vises: THE President should brush up
on MS Lowell 1T is the virtue of
democracy thundered Mr.. Lowell
WnlIe he was American Minister to
Great Britain A years ago, that it
respects not what is merely thought
to be respectable, but only what is
respectable'--that it respects the acts
or Federal administration only when
those acts deserve to be respected.
similar protest is made by the Nor.
gantoWn New Dominion independent,
columbia Record Democratic), Lynch
burg News Democratic. DanviIle Bee
Democratic), Portsmouth star Demo.
cratic) and Pittsburgh Sun Gndepend-
ent Democratic) The New York
Times independent Democratic) con.
tends: Better have foolish and queru-
Lous things said by the press in the ex-
erclse or the judgment of individual
newspapers than strive for harmony
which everybody would know to be
artificial and meaningless"
Millions of the American peopIe. as
Wen as many of the American news
papers, are guilty of that criticism
(of his foreign policy)," says the
Louisville Courier-JournaI Demo
cratic, while the Lincoln Star Gnde-
pendenD states that the overwhelming
majority of newspapers will refuse
blindly to follow any President" The
Arkansas Democrat Democratic)
cries, Boy, page the shade of Stephen
Decatur and his My country right or
wrong philosophy
But the Fort Wayne News Sentinel
denounces partisan hue and CRY
raised in an effort to handicap the
Administration" and the Duluth
Herald independently states that "of
course. a thoroughly American press
Will not snipe at the Government
while 1t is dealing with delicate for
eign issues" The Rock Island Argus
independently expresses the hope that
his admonition TO the press to make
proper use of the absolute freedom
1t enjoys by 'refiecting a more intense
genuine Americanism' will be needed
Dy those newspapers which seem 10
ma everything TO condemn and moth
ing to praise in our foreign policies -
The indianapolis News Gndependent)
assumes that "the Presidents idea
may perhaps be summed up by saying
that he would have the press free.
truthful, broad-minded and transpar-
emily honest. moved only by an honest
desire to serve the people to the best
of It's ability"
X X X y
Pointing out a difference between
the policies in Mexico and China. the
New York World independent Demo
cratic) comments: The result is that
China is dealt with expertly, with
understanding and with that sense Of
continuity which are fundamental to
all sound diplomacy, whereas our
Latin American affairs are bungled by
who have neither the knowl-
edge nor the conviction to withstand
the pressure Of special interests" The
Newark News independently points TO
a difference between the views of the
President and Senator Borah on
China. The President is quoted as
picturing the Yellow Republic as
broken up into several separate
parts, each claiming to represent a
none Of which we have
recognized" while the Senator saws.
IF there is a government in China
sufficiently responsible to which to
send an ultimatum, then there is q
sufficiently responsible TO
which to send a message of co-opera-
ton" The News adds: There is
truth in that conclusion,
but the trouble with it is that it does
not conform TO our past policy and
that of other nations. Mr.. Borah is
not a stickler for precedent"