CHINESE METHODS IN THE DAILY NEWS
OFFICE.
rs, THE EDITOR OF THE g'SYzerAres."3 think that the following story may be of sufficient public interest to justify its publication. A few weeks ago I was invited by the editor of the "Daily News Year Book " to write a short article for it, not exceeding 400 words, on "The Probable Effect of the National Insurance Bill on the Work of the Guardians of the Poor." I accepted the invitation, and in my article expressed my individual opinion on the subject. To my surprise my article, after being set up in type, has been returned to me because, as the editor says, " I do not want to print it in the Daily News Year Book' as expressive of Poor Law opinion." If the editor had said that the article could not be accepted because my opinions did not accord with those of the Daily News it would have been nearer the mark. These Chinese methods are remarkab!e. I say " Chinese" because, just as in the present revolution, the Chinese Government refuses to acknowledge the successes of the rebels, so does the Daily News suppress opinions which conflict with its own after having invited an honest expression of them.
I enclose a copy of the correspondence that has passed between me and the editor of the "Daily News Year Book."
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