New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-12
Asks Unternyer
About Sedition
In the "Warheit'
Former Editor Quotes Edi-
torials Attacking War,
Government and Draft
By BRIGGS

A new chapter in the controversy be-
tween L. +. Miller, former editor Of the
"Warheit," and Samuel Untermyer,
charged by Mayor Mitchell and Mr.. Mil
Ter with being financially interested in
the "Warheit," as well as controlling
its policy, was added yesterday by Mr..
Miller. In formal statement he took
up in detail Mr.. Untermyer's denial
both of personal financial interest in
the paper and of any editorial super
vision over it.
Mr.. Miller stated that as Mr. Inter
myer had seemingly left it to him TO
prove just what Mr. Untermyer's con-
nection with the "Warheit" was, or is.
as we'll as 20 prove that the paper
itself is loyal pro-American publica-
ton, he could do no less than under
take the task.
The whole question of Mr.. Inter
myer and the "Warheit" was started by
Mayor Mitchell in q speech at Cooper
Union when he attacked the Jewish
paper for its pro-German attitude. At
the same time the Mayor connected Mr.
Untermyer directly with the ownership
and management. The latter promptly
denied the Mayors allegations, saying
that he had no connection whatsoever
with the paper.
Miller Accuses Untermyer
Mr.. Miller then entered the contro-
versy BY publicly charging Mr. Inter
myer with having bought his stock in
the Warheit Publishing Company.
Mr.. Untermyer explained his check
to Mr.. Miller by describing it as a loan
made TO Judge Aaron j. Levy by his
secretary while he was out of the city
Mr.. Miller again comes forward to
answer Mr.. Untermyer, particu larly as
TO the allegation of the latter shat the
"Warhet" is loyal, patriotic and
truly American newspaper.
LAS the law does not admit any other
evidence but the best evidence, which
in this case must necessarily be the
'Warheit' itself" said Mr.. Miller, Eve
will take up the 'Warhet since the
war and see how it is bearing out the
statement of Mr.. Untermyer.
IL have not the files of the 'Warheit'
before me; only few stray copies
since America entered into the war,
but they will be sufficient.
"In its issue of May Is, six weeks
after our entry in the war, we read in
an editorial of the 'Warheit' under the
title, The Jews and the War:
The Congress is already to-day
called Stacker" by tomorrow it
may be regarded as traitor" The
great mass of the American people
does not yet know why we entered
this war. All that is known is that
the German submarines sank and
sink our merchant ships, and that
we want to introduce democracy in
Germany. Ii is understood that this
cannot be a popular issue for our
entry into the war
an an editorial of the Goth of April
about CONSUMPTION, the 'Warheit'
writes:
so. we have CONSUMPTION in
America. The American peo-
pie has had no occasion to express
itself if it wants CONSUMPTION or not.
All the signs were against it. But
the representatives of the people in
Congress decided that they need con-
scription. After all. they
must not forget that to succeed in
this war, they need the hearty CO.
operation and not the forced help of
the people
Hits at England and Japan
an al editorial OF June 20. three
months after our entry into the war.
and while the German submarines lay
in ambush for the first transport of
Pershing's army, the 'Warheit' wrote:
but all this is no answer TO the
question, il America is really bound
to send armies 10 France, and il she
is bound to send there conscripted
soldiers. Legally, our gov
ernmont obtained a permit 20 compel
the American youths 10 become SOL
diers. And soldiers they have
legal right 10 send wherever they
want But AT the present occasion
the question is, if the government has
moral and political right to send
soldiers TO France without asking
them whether they want 10 go or not.
We do not want TO question
here England, chat has to-day at