Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-04
The Truth About the
Standard Oil Letters.


STANDARD OIL letters thus published in Hearst Magazine
forgeries say that the five letters in question
spurious indeed question the authenticity of the five
letters accuracy their published the fact that
received by the individuals
at the time and stated in Hearsts Magazine
then that Golfers Weekly when it describes
these III forgers? 1t makes the
statement that the PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTIONS in the
magazine of FIVE OF THE LETTERS show of type
different from the used the Standard Oil Offices That
all Golfers incorporated repeats the statement times
as though expected dena and publishes letter from type
writer manufacturer to substantiate its statements.
explanation very simple. Every knows that when
put through letter press when carbon copy
the secondary copy is often slightly blurred Every
familiar with the phoogravng process knows that such copy
will photograph distinctly The editors of ear Magazine
inform The Georgian that several of the Standard Oil letters
naked eye could be reproduced for the print
ing press without first recopyng parts of the typewriter lines in
fresh typewritng that the print would show clearly in the
printed page magazine original way
by the printing could WHAT PURPORTED TO BE FAC
SMILE OF AN ORIGINAL BE MADE TO LOOK LIKE THE
ORIGINAL. That is the whole story.
The Standard Dictionary defines forgery the of false
g making materially altering with intent deraud any
ing which genuine might be of legal efficacy the foundation of
legal liability"
Now the great power and force and virtue of the STANDARD
OH letters is due their truth Their publication of or
Importance solely
by the powerful
rupt corporation control the Government of the United
The Standard Oil letters have shown the
this country poisoned the fountain head by the money
of criminal corporations, much maintain a
tcuar political party keep places of in both parties
willing beray their party and their country the
porations
What typewriter mere repro
ducton earsts Magazine of five of III
thus far printed when the letters themselves absolutely
thentic when the guilty of the sending
them and the recipients all letters receiving
Foraker questioned his letters certificates deposbu
retired private life Senator Bailey has decided to
life He led the Democrats Foraker led the Republicans
the senate Sibey questioned his letters he
retired private life Penrose does deny his way
to private life
When shown the witness stand before the committee
August 23 the entire batch of his letters published July
snd August numbers of ears Magazine Mr. Archbod
the of every except the Pnrose he copy
which he said his secretary had been unable nd
he admitted the payment Senator Penro of $25000 which
the only important fact in the letter And Pnroe
testified that $4,000 letter and acknowledge
is indeed in the Hearst Magazine
letters read examined and discussed the better country
Collier Weekly the end of its article Mr. Hearst has
genuine facsme his Photographs made
of genuine, original documents Why is he using for
geries?'
The answer is that he is At five III
far published and possibly few others
informed by the editors Hearst Magazine slightly blurred
requiring recopyng before effective reproduction possible But
there nothing blurred in the public mind about the truth and
meaning of the letters and has questioned the high public
service rendered by the publication the except guilty
tortured by the envy malice and hatred in their hearts