Show THE interviewee in the second number of a new and able publication which bids fair to become tho rival of the north american tind which is very appropriately called the forum C B frothingham makes some very pertinent observations respecting newspaper interviewing in concluding hia article he remarks that the office of an interviewer is important because that newspaper draws forth to the light subtle bidden or dark thoughts and often obliges a roan to overhaul his own mind and define his private opinions many a victim ought to return blessing for cursing when hei considers the service done him in the way of exact though painful thinking of sincere self examination of close scrutiny of sentiments of honest estimate of motives in our communities nothing ought to be concealed tho secret cogitations of leading men should in so far as they concern the public be known matters of consequence are sometimes held back from indolence or shyness or fear and the interviewer acts aa a kind of public conscience supplementing private thinking this is worth a good deal of gasping misconception and individual discomfort really no one regrets the misconception and suffering more than the inter viewer himself who is tho inna cent cause of it he does his beat and will be glad when his best can be made better at least the higher order of interviewers will be the others may be ranked with the rest of our social nuisances the inquisitiveness raises a smile as of ten as a malediction the tenacity is amusing as frequently as it is ex aspirating aspe rating one can always refuse to eay anything but this is ungracious and may be churlish the nobler the spirit in which the reporter is met the more substantial will be the justice he renders his task when conscientiously regarded is an arduous one needing en coura gement rather than blame foreigners are shocked at our system of interviewing aa they would naturally be not being democratic ocra tic the french arc a demo cratic people but their government is aristocratic and demands an engrossing attention the english are essentially aristocratic and ali though their government is popular thoy cherish their individuality and resent intrusion thi english mans house ia his castle the americana is the place where he permanently stays we have no castles the latchstring latch string hanga out the american liscs out of doors if he does not like it he must learn to for it ia his privilege and he should endeavor to it welcome bearing its burdens while grateful for its advantages |