TRADUCERS TO A FINISH
There followed an interview in which the great man announced his intention of bringing both civil and criminal action for libel against the "Clarion." McGuire Ellis frowned savagely at the sheet.
"Dirty skunk!" he growled.
"Meaning our friend Pierce?" queried Hal.
"No. Meaning Parker, and the whole 'Telegram' outfit."
"Why?"
"Because they printed that interview."
"What's wrong with it? It's news."
"Don't be positively infantile, Boss. Newspapers don't print libel actions brought against other newspapers. It's unprofessional. It's unethical. It isn't straight."
"No: I don't see that at all," decided Hal, after some consideration. "That amounts simply to this, that the newspapers are in a combination to discourage libel actions, by suppressing all mention of them."