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UNFAIR ARGUMENT.
In a recent issue CommonsE ILSE remarked that it was not for the; British-with similar troubles in
"A Certain amount of fleas is good for a dog, they keep him from broodin' on bein' a dog." So might India and Egypt to repress-to hold it be said of the correspondent who up their hands in holy horror over objected to the nuraber and worth the severe measures which the lessness of letters written to newspa- Japanese Government had used to pers. Any journalist knows, of course, repress the demand of the Korean
people for that there are scores who think, or
independence. This profess to think, like our corres
Pline of argument-if our contem- They
and parary is to be taken seriously- pondent.
"pish"
would imply that the British people pshaw and wonder why
condone such
severe But cur editors print such stuff." iocaly enough the correspondence in the case of India and Egypt. This column of a newspaper is usually is not the case. Even if there were only one person in England protest-
**
measures
the one of all others which they caning against such measures it would be depended upon to read: and it is an even bet whether they do actually rather a favourite one among not be the case. The argument get more entertainment out of the letters which rouse them to frenzy Japanese apologists for
rule, but it so "obviously leads.
Korean
or scorn than than out of those in a direction contrary to Japar.'s which they approve. A grievance is recognized by all true Englishmen claims for superiority that it is aston- ishing it should be used. But misrule
as the properest beginning for the in Egypt and India have never been
day.
1:
As to whether letters ought or accepted by the British and the
- ought not to be signed, opinions criticism that has been directed differ as much, and controversies against recent administrative acts in India and Egypt has come from the
grow as warm, as over the sense of British people. It is when the people nonsense of the letters themselves. "An anonymous letter writer" is, in of the country responsible accept the i private life, a recognized term of re- responsibility that one feels some proach, denoting one who only writes hope for the future.
for blackmail or spite. But with
letters bearing the magic
formula. To the Editor of the itself against the Germans, when Clearville Roarer," or whatever the signed by Lord Roberts, ought to paper may be, the case is different. carry more weight than one signed H. A. supplies three good rea-Thomas Atkins" or "Carthago Est sons, with subdivisions, for writing to Delenda." etc. Actually we know the papers," anyone of which might that it carried no weight at all; be as good a reason for writing and it is a curious fact that a anonymously, although, by the way, signed letter very often misses people with a foible for conveying its mark where an anonymous or imparting information" usually one might have succeeded, be have a weakness for getting the cause of the number of people credit of it. We personally prefer who at once raise the cry of "self. signatures to noms de guerre because, advertisement." After all, the letters for one thing, they defeat the popular of Junius, probably the most power- delusion that the editor writes ful ever written, have remained letters to himself in order to stir up anonymous to this day; while the a controversy and fill his columns: bulk of journalism is anonymous, and, for another, because anonymous and its influence is never more in writers can seldom resist the terapta: sisted upon than when the journalist's tion of confiding their authorship to zeal "to point out a wrong" or make friends, and then the unfortunate public a grievance" lands im in a editor is accusing of violating libel action. But to ret to the Becrets of the confessional. Some original question whether all the" years ago the Municipal Council letters that are published are worth publicly announced that it took print and paper, we might be allowed no notice of anonymous letters into observe that while there must be newspapers; which attitude, we all sorts of opinions about every would venture courteously to describe letter that reaches this office, there as absurd, unreasonable and a mere is only one in the end that counts: paltry evasion. A matter of public and anonymous writers will con interest retains its quality whether tinue to be no less heartily welcomed signature is tacked on to it or not. by us than the signed, so long as And that is really the test of the there appears a reasonable chance of whole question. The value of a as many feaders finding them witty, letter · resides surely itself, instructive and sensible as those who not in its signature. Of course find them dull, pedantic and pre- an appeal to the nation to arm. posterous.-N. C. Dolly News,
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