New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-19
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We are tonight concerned witt
the efforts of pro-Germans sympa
thizer: to weaken the purpose ant
sap the morale of the America,
people by a bastard pacifism.
This serpent must not only b,
"scotched," but stamped out altoge
ther. If America is to be worthy O
its great destiny.
The source and inspiration of thi.
spirit is not far to seek. We neet
not concern ourselves with its minor
rivulcts and eddies. We must go tc
the fountain head itself, and dam
up its pernicious influences
Its chief source is to be found
in the journalistic enterprises OF one
man. and his name is William Ran
dolph Hearst. His power for evil is
imm ,asurable. He is said to own
seventeen newspapers and maga-
zines and as he controls the pol
icy of papers in Boston, New York
Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco. and
Los Angeles. the daily influence that
he exerts is nation wide. No single
influence is comparable with the
Hearst influence in its potency for
evil His leading organ in this city
claims circulation of $50 900 copies,
and If so, it is altogether probable
that it is daily read by a million
people in the section to which it is
tributary. His adherents do not
greatly exaggerate when they claim
for Mr.. Hearst daily audience of
fiv. millions of people. 1t is thus
within Mr.. Hearsts power to
convey 10 these millions the
subtle poison of insidiously dis
loyal utterances, and it may be said
without exaggcration that the great
est menace to the part which Ameri-
ca is destined to play in the struqg'
comes from thc He~rst press.
His Ambitions Not Apparent
! shall not impugn Mr.. Hears's
motives, except to say that from the
time he first became the own,r of
a great newspaper he has systemati-
c'ry endeavorcd to appeal to class
passion, and to lash the ocean Of
public opinion into angry waves of
class passion.
! do not pretend to know whether
his ambition is to rise to power on
the crest of these waves or whether
he IS satisfied, like Mark Anthony
in his speech to the Roman mob to
saw. nov, mischief. thou art afoot.
take thou what course thou wilt"
i g ro>Sibl thot his pro-Gcrman
So, y,
conviction. and that he may believe
in good faith that the interests of
America are best subserved bv a
s''n'"athetic atttUde towards G. r.
many.
Whatever his motives and purposes
NAV he the Inevitable res"lt Of his
consistent policy as an editor and
Journalist is to widen the breach be-
tween classes in this country. to in
crease popular discomfort. and to
weaken the arm of the government
in defending the rights of the Ameri-
can people.
While fairness requires us to re-
cognize that Mr.. Hearst cannot have
personal previous knowledge of all
that his editors write. yet he is le-
gally and morally responsible for
the consistent editorial policies of
his newspapers.
Most Progressive Nation
At the beginning of the world war,
a Hearst journal expressed sympa-
thy with the cause Of Germany, e, IN
justifying its treacherous assault
upon civilization by the assertion
4 ~ L.
not be satisfied by peaceful Ger
man expansions in Europe" The
defeat Of Germany meant the dcs-
truction of the most progressive
nation in Europe" and on another
location one of his editors said that
the issue Of the war was, whether
the luminous German thought should
be victorious or not. in Europe"
That luminous" thought is seen in
the flames at Lonvain and Rheims.
His organs opposed the arming of
our merchant vessels. when they |
were attacked in defiance of in !
ternational law by the ruthless sub
marine, and demanded a popular re-
feredum before The Congressional
authority was given to the mer.
chant marine Of America to defend
itself against piratical attacks.
His papers deprecated the imme- i
mortal rights of Americans to trav- .
Fl on the high seas as the common
pathway of nations. and the Journal
was wholly opposed to the policy
Of making the death Of any Ameri-
IAN. who knowingly takes such a
'oo'hardy risk, a cause of bloody and
-uinous war" Even after the chan
,el steamer, the Sussex. was Destroy
ID. and our women and children per-
shed beneath the waves. his organs
'aid shat the undoubted will of the
American people is that Congress
should maintain peace" The prac-
ical sympathy that ne thus with
,eId from American women and
children. who were sacrificed in the
Il astardly sinking of the Lusitania.
vas given to the contention of the
which sent out the sub
marines to destroy non-combatants.
or one of his organs said editoriallv:
do we deplore the SEN
iment which has been fostered
gainst the submarine. We
re making a terrible mistake in this
ertimental objection to submarine
warfare"
Hearstism pushed its defens. of
he submarine to the ridiculous ex-
RENE Of suggesting that the i'm
nense loss of fife. which followed
he sinking of the LusItania. was
lue to the incompetency of the
.usitania crew"