Evening star., 1918-12-11

William Randolph Hearst's instruc-
tions to editors OF his newspaper
early in 1917 just prior to ftfe entry
of the United States into the war
as shown by copies of kilograms said
to have been sent by him from Palm
Beach, Fla, taken from the files O.
the Department of Justice. were gaver
to the Senate committee investigating
German propaganda by A. Bruce
Bielaski. chief of. the departments
bureau of investigation:
Mr. Hearsts messages directed tina,
editorials advocating embargoes or
shipments, of munitions and food te
the allies be prepared for has New ~ orr
papers; instructed that a "refereh'
dunn peace vote" in an election dis
trict in each city where Hearst Or
gans were printed be taken, and tha'
Windsor McCay prepare a cartoon fo'
the New York American showing the
United Sta ees and Germany shaking
their fists at each other and huge
Japan bending forward awaiting te
strike Uncle Sam" in the back.
Zimmerman. N oLe, 4op1C.;
Other of the kilograms related te
the famous Zimmerman note. II
which Germany proposed an aii1ance
with Mexico and Japan, and which
the Associated Press revealed to the
world. One message, signed Doctor,
and sent from Palm Beach. said tht
note probably was a forgery, pre-,
pared by the Attorney General "tt
frighten Congress into giving the
President the powers he demanded
and perhaps also into passing the es'
pionage bill
This telegram was dated March
and was sent after Van 'Hamm. a.
New York, had telegraphed Hearst a.
Palm Beach a copy "of the lnstruc'
tions as sent by DR.. Alfred thinner
mann, German foreign secretary, te
German Minister Won Eckhardt, II
Mexico, through Won Bernstorff, nov
in possession of the United States
government"
On March S. S. Carvalho of the
New York American, sent Mr.. Hears
a telegram saying that senate
Swami (Swanson) of Virginia an
nounced in Senate this morning thai
he was authorized by the Presiden1
to state that the Zimmerman mote
to Mexico was textualiy correct
Lansing made same announcement
from State Department. and asked
Twill you outline such editorial as
you wanted printed?
The committee adjourned today untl
Friday, when German propaganda viii
be further inquired into, it was said
Witnesses will include Deputy At
torney General Becker of New York
and Francis Garvin of the bureau OF
of the alien property
Office. 4
Hearst Exchanges Messages.
Among the messages received and
sent by Hearst and others read into
the committees record today was one
from the vossische Zeitung OF Berlin
sent via Sayville. n. Y, Februar!
22, nineteen days after the United
States severed diplomatic relations
1t was addressed:
William Randolh Hearst. the Break.
ers, Palm Beach, Fla. and said: Since
rupture relations Reuters misrepre-
more than ever uncontroi-
liable Kindly cable brief statement
precise situation opinions Leading
American circles. Many thanks be.
forehand"
On FEBRUARY "a Hearst sent this
message to Mr.. Carvalho of the New
York American:
Don't you think we should print
in New York dispatch from Vos'
sische Zeitung. which query reads as
follows: I note (probably quote
meant since rupture relations Reu-
ter's Misrepresentation more thar
ever uncomfortable. Kindly cable brie1
statement precise situation My re-
ply in New York;"
On the following day. February 25
Hearst sent this message to Car
valho:
Use Star Spangled Banner in all
papers. Do not print Vos-
sische Zeitung message"
Note Signed "Doctor.,
The message regarding the Zim-
mermann note, signed Doctor" read
as follows:
agree with Francis. Zimmerman
note all probability absolute fake and
forgery, prepared by very unscrupu-
lous attorney generals very unscru-
pulous department. Everybody knows
that the secret police are the most
manufacturers OF
forged evidence in the world.
"Gregory's whole career in office
as Francis showed in recent editorials
has been spy sent here and plot con-
ceiver. He has not been bound by
has employed the secret service te
enforce England's unlawful orders
He has attempted to put bill through
Congress to make any criticism of his
acts or of the Presidents acts or OF
any political move or measure trea.
and punishable as such.
He is possibly violently pro-Brit.
ish. He is surely violently pro-corpo.
ration. He is located where he can dc
the corporations the most good and he
has been unwilling to be removed OF
they have been unwilling to have him
removed even for a position on the
Supreme bench. He and Burleson are
Houses appointments and House has
been a corporation lobbyist all his
Alleged Intent to Scare Congress.
''The object of the Zimmerman forg-
cry was TO frighten Congress into CIV
ing the President the powers that he
demanded and perhaps also into pass
ing the espionage bill. When Wilson
wanted to give away the rights of the
United States in the Panama canal he
pretended that he had private infor-
nation of a dangerous international
situation sufficient to justify his acts
He has never revealed his private in
and no one now believes that
he ever had any.
He could not repeat this false claim
on this occasion as a complaisant cabi-
net officer this time understood to man.
ufacture sufficient false evidence to en-
able Wilson to have his way 1t is pos
sible that the British secret service Co
operated in these plans. The only seri.
GUS consequence Is that the whole peo-
pie of this country, 80 per cent of whom
do not want war. may be projected into
war because. of these misrepresentation
and these forged documents, II they are
forged.
'If we do not want to say all this
we can say part of 1t editori-
ally, and get some one to stand for in
terview as Hale used to do to bring all
these points out. especially those about
the probable forgery of the note We