YELLOW JOURNALISTS.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLII, Issue 1736, 11 February 1921, Page 5

YELLOW JOURNALISTS.

BREAK FAITH AND CAUSE TROUBLE. [By Electric Cables—Copyright.] (Received Thursday, 8.40 p.m.) LONDON, February 9. The “Daily Chronicle” states that Sir Auckland Geddes had an informal talk with 15 American correspondents on Monday. It was confidential, the understanding being it was not to be published but was only for the guidance of the journalists. Sir Auckland Geddes dwelt on the good service the press of the two countries could do by explaining and diminishiny any causes of difference. The word “war” was never uttered. The chief matters upon which Sir Auckland Geddes is consulting the Government are the proposed differentiation of Panama tolls and the possible infringement of commercial treaties by the full enforcement of the Jones the full enforcement of the Jones Shipping Act; the breakdown of the recent international conference on the cables question; naval programmes, and oil interests. Certain New York newspapers having published perversions of the interview with Sir Auckland Geddes to the effect that Britain and America were drifting towards war the Foreign Office has issued a communique declaring the alleged interview misrepresents the Anglo-Ameri-can relations, adding, “The Foreign Office is confident that any question arising between Britain and the United States can, and will, be settled without difficulty, whether with the existing or succeeding administrations.”