New-York tribune., 1918-09-19
Capital Editor
Demands Name
OF Bretuer's Paper
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune


WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-"The Wash
ington Herald" will print the following
editorial tomorrow morning. The heac
on the editorial reads:
"Mr. Brisbane EXplains-Hands MS s
few bouquets and gives some interest
ing information concerning the DUR
chase and ownership of The Washing
ton Times" and then follows:
Mr.. Arthur Brisbane, selfstyled
owner Of "The Washington Times"
yesterday devoted bit of attention
to "The Washington Herald' But,
as usual, Mr. Brisbane was careless
in his facts
Quoting from Mr.. Brisbane:
"Mr. Brainard's Washington Her
ald' expresses interest in the own
ership of The Washington Times
and wants to know ii it is owned bv
the brewers"
"The Washington Herald" has not
expressed interest at all in the own
ership of "The Washington Times"
Self-accusation generally spells
guilt. Neither "The Washing gton
Post" nor "Thc Washington Star"
nor "The Washington Herald" has
deemed it necessary to make a de-
fence that they are owned by Ger
man brewers or other German inter
ests.
Why should "Thc Washington
Times" take the letter so seriously
and put out defence if the shoe
doesn't fit?
On last Saturday A. Mitchell Pal
mer, Allen Property Custodian, in
speech at Harrisburg, Penn, said:
= the facts will soon appear
which will conclusively show that
twelve or fifteen German brewers of
America, in association with the
United Brewers Association, fur
nlshed the money. amounting to sew
eral hundred thousand dollars.to buv
q great newspaper in one of the chief
cities of the nation; and its pub
Usher, without disclosing whose
money had bought that organ of pub
lie opinion, in the very capital of the
nation-in the shadow Of tho Can
ltol ltself--had been fighting the bat
tic of the liquor traffic"
This statement by Mr. Palmer
puts every newspaper in Washing
ton under suspicion AS one of the
Washington newspapers. say. "The
Herald' feels that the suspected
paper should be named We have
not attempted TO name the paper.
The New York Tribune. however.
did identify the description Of the
paper with Mr. Brisbanos "Times."
This article "The Herald" re
printed. quoting from The New
York Tribune "The Herald" did
not express interest in the owner
ship of "Thc Times, but we do re-
lterate our request to Mr. Palmer
that he name the suspected paper.
SO far as "The Washington Times"
is concerned, we have many times
read Mr.. Brisbane's statements as TO
his absolute ownership. If we are
not mistaken, however, yesterday
was the first time that Mr.. brisbane
ever gave to the public the name of
G. W. Feigenspan. Ca brewery who
had loaned him the money to pur
chase "The Times" We feel inclined
to express here that Mr.. Brisbane,s
rrotcssed ownership is rather
unique one. According to him. Mr..
Munsey still owns half the paper.
while the money for the other half
came from Mr.. Fei~enSpan
Meanwhile "Thc Herald" and the
general public awaits the naminc of
the newspaper bought by German
brewers. Our only interest lies in
letting the people know the name Of
the guilty paper
THE Herald" thanks "The Times
for the personal compliment to the
president of "Thc Herald" but be-
heves that the public is more in
terested in news matter than in his
personal interest -