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Show oo UPHOLDING OUR COUNTRY'S HONOR. There are many things In the Wilson Wil-son administration that The Standard does not approve but this paper Is unalterably un-alterably opposed to attempting to embarrass the administration during lis conflict w ith Mexico and, above all. h would not be guilty of the unscrupulous unscrup-ulous tricks of the Cincinnati Enquirer and the Hearst Papers in sending out telegrams to correspondents to obtain unfavorable interviews, with the relatives rela-tives of the boys who lost their lives at Vera Cruz. In condemnation of th. Mexican policy Collier's Weekly rcbuke6 the Hearst papers in the following on this sam? subject "In the early fighting at era Cruz one of our marines, an eighteen-year old Georgia boy named Randolph Sum merlin was killed Whereupon Hearst's Atlanta "Georgian' tried to turn its own sneaking profit out of the tragedy b wiring Its correspondent at Willacoochee a? follows " 'Please Interview Summerlin 8 father on uselessnesB of sacrifice II United States is now to accept mediation, media-tion, does he not think it outrageous to have to send bos to be killed, and the Government decide fighting is wrong? Please send good statement.' "Hearst's employee forgot that he was Bending this stuff to men of Georgia Here's the answer he got: " Referring to telegrams to George Melton, beg to say my brother. Randolph Summerlin. was killed a Vera Cruz in detense of our country's honor. We favor President Wilson, and Randolph has four brothers and B father who are ready and willing to make the same sacrifi e if called upon. (Signed i I W Summerlin' "And the local paper chimed in w ith this telegram to the Atlanta .lourna.. "B F. Summerlin. rather, and I- W Summerlin brother of Randolph Sum merlin killed at Vera Cruz, take th i "Georgian s' request as a gross insuit not only to his relatives and friends, but to the entire countrv. If w c could not be loval to our countrv would move out. (Signed) Willacoochee "Record " "Hearst had better stick to the safe old policy of manufacturing any nc, -e--sary "good statements'. It would be less hard on his self-esteem." |
