The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-24
HINTS BRIBERY IN
PEACE PROPAGANDA
Representative Gardner Urges
Inquiry Into a Carnegie So
ciety's Publicity Plan.
SENDS A NOTE TO WALSH

| WASHINGTON. May .s.-An intimation
verging on a direct assertion that a
Carnegie peace society &. "warplng pub
made by Representative A. p. Gardner
OF Massachusetts in a note TO Chairman
Frank r. Walsh. calling the attention Of
the Commission on Industrial Relations
to a letter sent by the Niagara Peace
Society 10 editors of newspapers
throughout the country.
Mr.. Gardeners letter is intended as in
formation for the commission in its in
v~estigation OF the effect and propriety
Of various foundations" Mr.. Gardner's
letter. wtich Is dated yesterday. to
Chairman Walsh is as follows
You are carrying On an investigation
OF the effect and propriety OF various
foundations such as the Rockefeller
Foundation and the Carnegie Peace
Fund. Herewith I enclose you n letter
Peace Society TO newspaper editors
throughout the ountry
The Niagara Peace Society IL "A Sec
ton Of the New York Peace Society, of
which Andrew Carnegie IL the president.
I call your attention 10 the following
passages in this letter
between now and the termination
OF the European war AN enormous sun
OF money will he expended for publicity
work. 4 generous proportion Will 20
for newspaper advertising TO bring home
10 Congress the sttitude OF the American
people on the question OF the interde-
pendence OF nations.
1--WE ask that YOU request your adj
vertisinH manager TO forward immedi-
ately a copy OF the advertising schedule,
showing rates for consecutive insertions.
The committee has requested me TO
make inquiry on three Important points.
"'First-Is your editorial policy in
favor of tho American proposal for a
League of Nations (which has just been
mdorsed by Sir Edward Grey, British
Minister OF Foreign Affairs?
'Second-HaVe YOU given publicity
10 the Declaration OF America or TO
the joint resolution for n Niagara con-
ference. which Is now pending in WASH
~inGton-or are YOU favorable to giving
publicity 10 this movement at the present
time"
"'Third-Would il be possible for you
TO solicit through your columns sub
scriptions to the campaign fun In the
League OF Nations movement?
"Permit me to urge YOU to send me
your reply promptly. Kindly forward
marked copy OF YOU paper IL you have
not already done So
You will observe adds Gardner,
that IL this letter had emanatcd from
a political or business organization It
would have been printed from one end
OF the country to the other ar IN at
tempt to bride and pollute the sources
OF public information.
Observe the sequences OF the sen.
fences:
"First-The attention Of newspaper
mer Ia called TO the enormous amount of
money available for publicity work.
"~Second--The newspapers and peri
odicals are asked to submit rates Tor
insertions.
"Thlrd-They arc requested to show
I) whether their editorial policy favors
the peace propaganda t2) whether
they have published or will publish Ia.
nacifst resolution k%own as the Decln-
ration of America go whether they
will solicit money for the cause.
Correspondents are hidden to fur
nlsh marked copies Of their publics-
ions.
II think that the Industrial Commits
sion should investigate whether IL is
right to permit tho warping OF public
opinion by such reprehensible methods.
IN this connection | submit an edi.
torial from the Boston EreninJ Tran
script in which this whole transaction
Is properly condemned.
Mr.. Gardner entertains n strong hone
that the commission will go deeply into
the line OF investigation he suggests.