Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-27
v CHARGES Wilson Stiles Replies Postmaster General Bu

With the Lusitania question ana s.a'-
ing that Germanys action vas
about the Lusitania. that the LUST
mia incident is, of course. no causc
for declaration Of war ana Tia
we had 70 just cause 1of
in the matter-saying thaI W. va"
no right to make this demand
that Germany suspend her submarine
warfare against the commerce OF inc
Allies that he had no right 10 quss-
zion Germans use Of submarines III
her warfare upon Brush CONNER
and that the Lusitania was an Ems
l:sh vessel. and properly SUBJECT 20
destr,1c;ion.' and that its destruction
by the German submarine was III ae
cordance with the authorized ana d.
cepted rules Of warfare and that Ger
mau,,'s methods of submarine war
fare were none Of cur business
The Hearst papers continued 10
try to make our people range them
selves against England. and there
fore in favor Of Germany. and TO APP
peal to the people of the Cn'tea
States to put the safety Of their dol
lars above the safety Of their wom.n
and children.
an the issue of The New York
American of August p. 1919 Is an
editorial headed Must the United
States Be a Catspaw for England
Against GERMANY There is not Il
word in this editorial about the Ger
man murder of our women and chi-
dren on the high seas, not a won u
protesting against Germany's taxing
the lives of our citizens. butsa scream
against England because she had
made cotton contraband OF war NJ
American can read this editorial IN
tie Hearst papers Of that date VIE
,ut hanging his head in shame that
such papers should at this time be
hacked by the American Admln's'''-
ton.
Baker Statement Quoted
Let the Administration recall that
Mr.. Hearst was writing these cd
torials week after week, month after
month during the time succeeding 'f@
sinking of the Lusitania.
"On December last Secretary Ba :
kcr, the official representative OF the
President in all matters relating 10
the war, said, as reported in the pub
lie press:
From the moment the Lusitan'a
vas sent to a Watery grave ny me
hands of the assassin the United
States had only Two choices. The
United States could have crawled on
its knees 10 the Hohenzollerns, cry
ing out that their frightfulness ana
their military efficiency were 100
great and that we submit and becofhc
their vassal, or, as an alternative, We
could fight We chose TO fight
This is the description by Pres, :
Dent Wilson's Secretary Of war cf
the course Chat we become the Vts-
sal of Germany which Mr.. Hearsf.
through his papers, did his utmos- u
get the American people to adopt
After we Went into The war. on
April Il. 1917. Mr. Hearst wrote;
stripping our country of men, money
and food is dangerous policy. our
earnest suggestion TO the Congress IS
that il imperatiyely refuse TO pern''t
the further draining of our food sup
plies and our military supplies to
Eu,o pe' This was equivalent II a
demand that after going TO war We
should turn around and help Ger
many more than if We had continued
TO remain neutral.
Hearst Attacks Our Ally
ION april "a. 1917, The New YORK
American said: The painful, truth Is
that we are being practically used az
p mere reinforcement of England 5
@arfare and England's future ag-
srandizement This was an effort }
pander to anti English prejudice liz
the interest of our foes. and nothM,
else.
ION May Il it advocated our spend
ing all our money on preparing our
army and navy here at home and so
compelling Germany if she wants 10
fight to come TO us, which was. q
course, equivalent to arguing that we
would render no aid 20 defeat Ger
many until she had defeated our al
lies and was prepared 70 attack Us
single handed.
ION MAY Is the samn paper said If
the efforts TO float the Liberty Loan
If YOU want our food and wealth sent
abroad To help suffering England, buy
a Liberty bond, furnish the sineWS o1
var il view of Hearst's continued
effort 20 excite hatred between the
United states and England. the m
rrecation of this sentence cannot Ire
mistaken In the very next sentence
he subtly attempts TO appeal 10 an
men with feeling Of affection foE
Germany by intimating that whoeV
purchased a Liberty bond desired to
see Germany not merely defeated but
'dismembered
"On July The New York Ameri-
can spoke OF our soldiers being sent
over to be offered up in bloody sacr'-
Ace to the ambition Of contcndlng liz =
lions en- foreign hattlefelds.' On No
vember -. ii spoke OF our interior
ing in Europe's quarreis.
Action Contrary to Justice
SIT is absolutely impossible 10 rec
onc;le the governments action IN
proce eding against Tom Watson 5
napar with it's failure TO proceed
against Mr. Hearst's papers on any
theory that justice was to be done
alike to the strong and TO the weak.
THE above quotations from Mr.