Why does Hawthorne compare himself to his ancestors and take their shame on himself?
What attitude does he have towards their
religion?

the most ethic and honorable thing for the newspaper to do are:

be completely transparent in reporting about the company’s attempt to trade favors.

contact other construction companies to tell them about the situation.

these two options are the most ethic because both promote the market fair course, by telling the other competitors about the company attempt to get ahead in the market by trading favors, the market is guaranteed equality and justice in the trading of goods and services.

by explaining that it took the same total time to travel by plane as it did by train