The Washington times., 1917-07-26
MIR. HEARST ON PEACE
The Times His View That Peace Without Indemnity
Annexation Is the Right Peace

1.-THE Times sent this telegram William Randolph Hearst
a0ho is in California:
Your article on peace 1cthom annexation published in
The Washington Post interpreted By of the Democratic
leaders hostile to the Administration We shall be glad to
publish your reply to this suggestion.
THE WASHINGTON TINES"
We receive from San Francisco the telegram from Mr.
Hearst sOhch folouCs:l
San Francisco, Calr July rs.
To the Editor of The Times:
distinguished friend makes grievous mistake and
only to country but to help party and our party
leaders.
It is the custom of many people believe that anyone
who dagrees with them influenced by unworthy motives
but this is not wise Just assumption My only motives
to the United States and her allies make the speedes
possible peace and the best possible peace for the interests of
our own people and their own people
do not think that the people of the United States want
do not think that they desire sacrifice their
that annexation and ACKNOWLEDGMENT for others that
they do not ask for themselves
Peace Without Annexation.
have still another for urging without an
nexaon indemnity and that is that such prob
ably be secured within reasonable time by pressure brought
bear by the United States the various cobaan while
of and ACKNOWLEDGMENT only be
after of in which millions of young Americans the
pride and promise of our country, will be killed.
have final for urging peace without indemnity
annexation, and that is because deeply desire to see
Belgium and France freed from German occupation
believe that such would be the saving Belgium
and France sincerely and firmly believe that peace without
annexation or indemnity the best terms that the allies
under present distressing conditions that if they do
not take these terms they not get good later
say this because the of the allies depends in
such determining upon the loyalty and stability of
Russia and there is neither loyalty to the allied governments
nor stability in their in Russia at the pres
ent time.
Russian People Demand It.
The Russian leaders be caoed coerced bought
or influenced in to do the will of the allies the
Russian people cannot be influenced Leaders in Russia
nowadays of importance They changed night
1t is not what the leaders that counts people
The people through their representative committees of
soldiers, farmers and worngmen have formally declared
that the revolution not against the than
it was against the war.
the people then deposed the Gar for projecting them
into war; they will certainly depos any other leaders who
put them into and they will do this easily now that
they nave learned how to exercise their power They are like
horse that has 1t is always ready to run
away again. II the people of Russia peace they going
70 nave peace and they can't make peace with Germany in
conjunction with the allies they will make peace with Germany
by themselves '
Russian Peace With Germany
II Russia makes peace with Germany the opportunity for
ourselves and our allies to make peace of no an
nexauon or indemnity will be gone and shall have to settle
down to long exhaustng destructive war with the probability
OF beloved