New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03
By BRIGGS

never been made in this war by any
one who calls himself an American;
and yet Mr. Hearst in the same edi-
torial mistakenly demands that the
English government must recognize m"
terms of peace formulated by the Presi-
dent and so must the war
profiteers here at home. and the news
papers and politicians that are in the
employ of the war proiiteers, or under
this sordid influence. -.
ITO press home his base suggestion
that this war is only desired by the
capital class, this most dangerous and
INSCRIPTIONS demagogue in the whole
history of our country. adds: 1T IS time
that these Steel Trust and
Powder Trust profteers and their
press, who are apparently eager TO see
this awful war continue until hair the
world is destroyed, provided they can
make money out Of their pretended
patriotism are made 10 hno"
that they must submit 10 the reason
able and sensible and humane policy OF
our government. as expressed IN the
Presidents reply to Pope Benedict
Sapping Morale Of People
Again he refers 20 the war prof
iteers' and the newspapers and agents
that serve them, as men who are reap
ing extraordinary profits, and fatten-
ing their bank accounts. while others
are suffering and dying and sacrificing
their dearest and their all
"Can you imagine any suggestion
more calculated to sap the morale of
our people, and even OF our soldiers,
for very distinguished clergyman,
known 10 most of you. who recently
preached at one Of our camps, recently
told me that after his patriotic sermon
had concluded he was amazed to have
a number of soldiers ask him whether
ii was true that this war was carried
on to please big business in Wall
Street. Will our soldiers acquit them
selves as men if their minds and souls
arc thus poisoned?
How long will this man be tol-
Grated? The course OF history s one
of endless repetitions: and his type
is rot new to human experience. Two
thousand years ago such man lived,
in the dying days of the Roman rcpub-
lie. He was man of means, a neE-
Der of-the Senate, the leader OF pc"
erful faction. He appealed TO the un-
fortunate and the Disseminated. III
order that with their aid he could rise
to power. He attempted 20 paralyze
the arm Of his government in rs AZ
tempts TO suppress dissension ard pre-
serve the republic.
His name was Catiline, and /. is
name forever infamous in history.
When he dared 20 enter the Senate,
which he was attempting to destroy.
those who sat next TO him left their
seats and avoided him as a common
enemy: and it was then that the great
Consul. Cicero, addressed 10 him - he
sat there. naked and unashamed,' the
whitening words that have come down
the centuries:
"'How far wilt thou. oh CA.lline.
abuse our patience? How far wilt
thou carry thy unbridled audacIty|
81 am not sure that in the exemple
OF the Roman Senate we DO not find
the only remedy for Iearstism. The
processes Of law are not sufficient. To
maintain the guarantees of free speech
and a free press we are Obliged, a.
least in times Of peace, to tolerate the
baneful excuses OF the demagogue;
but there always remains power
above and without the law. the coasun,
ing power of public opinion, which
burns like fire and withers like light
ming.
Public opinion should be coreer
trated on Hearst and Hearstism until
both he and his organs are tn scorn
OF all honest men, as Catlline was
when he sat alone in the Senate.
THE times are critical and we can
not afford TO parley with this fountain
head of demsgoguery. Let every citi-
zen awake TO an obvious peril, for IL
the morale OF the American people
should be weakened By such poison.
then the energy of our government viii
necessarily decrease. for in land OF
free men the government is powerless
unless sustained by a strong and puis-
SAINT public opinion"
THE future of this war, the greatest
that the world ever k lew, both in its
dimensions and in the vital issues
which il involves, may. and probably
does. depend upon America. VIII
America fail? II she fails now, she
has failed the cause OF democracy and
civilization forever II she is true TO
her great past and worthily acquits
herself in this supreme struggle for
the right, then no limit can be set 10
her mighty future. Will we permit that
future to he dimmed or defeated By
Hearst or Hearstism?"
In Civil War times Major Putnam
declared there was disloyai paper
published in New York. "lt was Woods
Daily News" he continued. wood was
doing with his News then what Hearst
and the Journal and the American
are doing to-day. He had camouflagee
and loyalty on the front page and
treason in the middle. But he was
finally settled. And that is what our
responsibility is to-day
I'VE have got to see that man,
whether he be n Senator or professor
or candidate for Office. who advises
his fellows not to buy bonds when he
knows his country's destiny depends on
il is branded Is q traitor"