Arizona republican., 1917-11-22
MT. Hearst and the Germans


 The Hearst newspapers have always had very few journalistic defenders in this country and The Republican has never been among the few. It has, though refrained from joining cry against MT Hearst that he is pro-German. He probably was be- fore We entered the war and so were thousands of other Americans of undoubted loyalty to the United States. The accusations against MT. Hearst ire quently untenable ground. nothing than a disagreement with national policy. News papers, believe should refrain from giving expres sion to such disagreements until a time comes when it is apparent that such policies harmful. Then it will become the duty of American to criti- and expose them just the British papers have done with mistaken British policies with good results It newspaper that overthrow a blund ering ministry and established efficient
 Such time for criticism has not yet come in affairs say whether such policies we have formed good bad have pro- gressed far enough In the meantime it is the duty of all Americans cooperate in giving them fair test.
 The groundless attack of all is being made upon the Hearst papers because German papers have recently quoted from them with reference to the publication by them last of the report the officers of the Pershng military commission on conditions the western front That report was printed in part also by the New York World which is
 
 know that any other papers used any part of the report.
 Previous to that time We had other informa- ton from the western front than such as the allied military authorities issued. We learned from them that the Germans the point of collapsing; that poorly constructed the German air chimes that they flew pieces without apparent cause; the allies had the undisputed mastery of the air; they taking German defense after other and in a short time, they would have all of them.
 The Pershng military commission report told another story the Germans held the mastery of thI air, something had already begun suspect from their frequent raids London; their defenses practically impregnabe; things were in a bad way France. The York American used such head lines the report as follows: Startling Report Made to Washington by American Pershing Military Commission Just Returned from a Stay at the French Front So far America has been Misinformed on Con- ditions- German Lines Impregnable unless America Brings Tremendous Assistance Only if United States makes some Sitanc Effort can the Results of the War be Favorable to the Allies
 There was nothing in the report or the head lines that gave any information the Germans they knew it all the time It was time for the American people to find it out from whatever they could and having found it out they would earnestly back the government Tn effort to overcome these practically impregnabe' German defenses and would back the government in any effort and any expendi- to restore to the allies the mastery the air.
 Only last Friday Lord Northciffe a letter o Lloyd George depored the absurd secyecy about the which is still prevalent Everything these off, cials (of the misson) doing is known American friends and, of course the Germans
 We cannot win the with gum shoes or by bindfolding the American people But can and will win the when the American people know all the truth and resolutely get behind the govern ment to go lover the top" and win this war, ending for all time the militaristc dreaps of the Kaiser.