The Parker post., 1918-06-22
Mr.. Hearst Answers Colonel Roosevelt:
Suggests Joint Debate at Proper Time

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Secretary of the Navy Daniels sent, unsolicited,
dispatch saying:
Your cooperation in bringing the job and the
man together has rendered the naOy opportune and
important assistance.
Food control, the next great issue on the war pro-
gram, ~ divided the country and Congress-
The Hearst papers and |, personally, urged ONE
MAN CONTROL, instead of commission of three.
On July "a, 1917, in signed statement in my
papers, said
commission of three to exercise the poDer of food
control conferred by the food bill. The President is
right.
The clause wytich requires the appointment of a !
commission of three instead of a single individual to
control promptly and effectively the food supplies
for country and Allies is mistake and !
should be stricken from TIE bill IN
individual authority and responsibility make
for atacrity and efficiency in public service
After two months Congress passed the bill putting
Mr.. Hoover in sole control of food
The Presidents message, later his reply to the
Pope and recent Memorial Day proclamation were
greeted by the Hearst papers historic documents
that should be preserved
They published in colors calendared paper
and more than 100 Geo copies of each distributed
The Government departments, Department of Edu-
cation, New York Public Library and the Y M. c. A.
asked for than 10000 copies of these art reprints
for their various branches and these like all the Others
furnished free.
Marshal Jofre's visit to the United States was COM
memorated in handsome volume, bound in vellum and
mounted in gold and enamel, containing the photo
graphs speeches and descriptive accounts of his VISIT
and souvenirs OF many cities
This volume officially accepted by the French Com
mission presented to Field Marshal Joffre in the
presence of his staff in Paris by General Pershng in
behalf Of the Hearst publications.
To promote the Second Liberty Loan the Hearst
newspapers devoted 1895 columns Of news, editorials
and cartoons, and to aid the Third Liberty Loan the
Hearst newspapers devoted 1910 columns of news,
editorials and cartoons.
The subscriptions of the Hearst publications and
employees to the Liberty Loans have been over half
million dollars their contributions to the Red Cross
have been fifty thousand dollars.
In all these matters the Hearst newspapers, doing
right as God gives the right have tried to be
the most vgant agents of the public interests by their
ACTS well as by words.
OF Mr. Roosevelt and others like him, who find
unpatriotc occupation in denouncing the Administra
ton, and who seem more interested in their personal
ambitions and political reudices than they in win
ming the war would like to ask the plain question:
What haOe you done to giOe the right to criti-
else the Administration and its splendid achie0ements
to Justify assuming superior Oirtue and Oaiue
the Hearst papers, Whch haze consistently supported
the Administration and conscientiously endeaOored n
eUery way to help the Government .Uin the Oor?
AS far as can see Mr. Roosevelt has done nothing
but savagey and sensatonaly attack the President of
the United States and his Cabinet during this critical
period and has done this for partisan political pur
poses and, what is worse, for pay.
AS far as see, of the main objects Of Mr..
Rooseves latest furious attack upon the Administration
was to aid and advertise those magazines and news
papers which pay him and support him and to reflect
upon those magazines and newspapers which do not hire
him O admire him.
AS far as / can see, no matter what the motive Of
these continued attacks may be, whether 1t be partisan
and personal we'll intended and merely misguided,
the result only be harmful to Government harm
full to the spirit Of people harmful to the morale Of
armies harmful to country and our countrys
After the war is over, therefore or better, after
this present crisis Ia over shall be glad to debate with
Mr.. Roosevelt upon the public platform whether his
critical efforts my constructive efforts have accom-
pished the toward helping America bring this
great to a speedy and successful conclusion,
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST