Show THE NEWSPAPER STRAIN Time Great Question That May Yet Dement the Editorial Blind Scene Fifty thousand newspaper offices in America editorial room Managing EditorBrown youre dead off about Gladstone being Ftupidly ignorant ignor-ant of the situation in Afghanistan He probably knpws as much about it as you do Ill knock that remark out of your article Editor BrownDont you do it Ive looked over the map and kept posted on the dispatches better than you have Anybody but a beefeating old psalm singer like Gladstone could see that the Russians are pushing for Robat Pass and will be camped in Herat within a month Then it wont be any time at all till theyve grabbed Cabul When that happens Johnny Bull will come marching march-ing home from Vest India Managing Editor Well of course I havent studied the thing like you have but I dont believe the Russians mean to I grab Herat Theyd have a fight on their I hands too quick I Editor BrownOf course you can be pigheaded if you want to You cant see it and Gladstone cant see it but it is clear to me with my eyes shut Managing EditorStill I think Herat is safe Editor Brown AVell if you dont believe be-lieve me call in the proofreader and ask him He knows everything Managing Editor Does the proofreader proof-reader agree with you Editor Brown AVliy certainly Managing Editor All right then Gladstone I Glad-stone is an ass and your article goes |