The Washington times., 1917-07-26


the truth either in religion law politics think it
honorable to the Government neither to know nor no
tce its sycophants censors, would be undgnled
and criminal to pamper the former and prosecute the
latter
We publish on this page telegram "Peace without
indemnity or annexation" from William Randolph Hearst
The morning and evening newspapers published and
owned by Mr. Hearst in different American cities have
circulation of about two and half millions daily, which,
means at least ten millions of readers.
The magazines that he controls circulate two millions Of
copies and this that ten millions read his magazines
Regardless of any man opinion or disapprova such
Hearst talking IN THEIR HOMES in the morning
and the evening millions of Americans is great power
And any dealing with public questions wants to
know what such is thinking and saying and advocat
ing.
We render service to intelligent Washington in letting
the Administration and Congress know In the autographed
message on this page what Hearst thinks about peace and
what he will say daily to the millions that take his news
papers and magazines.
1t is well known that Mr. Hearst and his newspapers are
uncontrolled and entirely uncomfortable No consideration
of profit approval isapproval influences him in the least
he started his newspapers not to make moneyhe had that
aready-but to be able to talk to his fellow citizens and
he has reached great many millions of them.
We shall print any message that he may send to this
newspaper because is important Washington know
what man Of such influence advocates.
In this particular instance the editor of THE TIMES
does not agree with Mr. Hearts idea as to without
indemnity anneXation-for France
We believe that if Germany took Alsace and Lorraine
when she beat France forty she should give back
WILL.
We believe that if Germany took thousand millions of
dollars from poverty stricken France from nation that had
been ruined by stupid Emperor France should take from
Germany thousand millions of dollars WITH INTER
EST for forty years. and thus persuade Germany get rid
Of her Emperor who projected her into waiting for his
chance and tanning the spark that from the revolver
that killed the Austrian heir.
We believe however does Mr. Hearst that the United
States should think of saving the lives of millions of
young Americans than of getting justice for France But
hope that France will get Asace and Lorraine and big
indemnity that will cripple and possible destroy German
autocracy.
We see reason why England should get anything
than she will get-namey, Germanys commerce. and
gigantic power We not in sympathy with the sug
geson that England should get colonies islands,
Asiac empire in the neighborhood of Bagdad And we
don't believe that Englishmen want these things.
England came into the unsesh basis desiring
nothing and advertised that fact thoroughly She should
get nothing except the satisfaction of winning the nev
liable commercial profit
The United States entered the unsefshy with the
desire to get nothing and she has advertised the fact ela
orately, almost tearfully AND SHE SHOULD GET
NOTHING except the pleasure of making democracy safe
and royal hypocrisy unsafe.
France for forty years has said that she wanted Asace
and Lorraine War was forced her. God knows she did
not seek it in spite of the injury of forty years ago. She
should get Aace and Lorraine and her five thousand million
francs with interest and we hope that she will
BUT as between five years more of war with two or
three million young Americans killed unnecessarily and an
early peace without annexation indemnity this newspaper
and SO cent of all the inhabitants of the United States
for that early peace 1t is for those power taking the
full responsibility to the people to decide upon the wise
course and follow it.