Show Newspaper Charged With Making News Fit Its Purpose Not Facts A story was printed recently by byone byone byone one of oC the large metropolitan newspapers which makes the news fit lit its opinions opinion rather than formu formu- formulate formulate late its ill opinions from the news to the effect that Italy has a plentiful supply of or coal mines and that thou thousands sands of Italian coal mine workers arc are now Jobless because the United States is sending Italy coal for less than it costs us wand and cheaper than it can be produced there The facts are arc according to 10 tho the Encyclopedia Britannica that Italy has hns never minded much more than two mil million lion tons of or coal a year an insignificant Insignificant amount Before Delore the war Italy imported 12 million tons of coal a arear year rear which even with the 2 million tons she mined was insufficient for her industrial needs The seven and one half million tons the tho United States is sending with the two tu-o million the Italian miners pro pro- produce produce produce duce is still far below the country's country a needs We print the item to correct the impression left by the yellow journalism of a metropolitan press that foreign aid is being carelessly handled and that aid is being given where it is not or wanted |