New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
1ARST:-HIS PRO-GERMAN BACKGROUND

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mutinilonahe steel makers and ammunition makers h
taken instead Of cash are in considerable peril
ut true that can probably rescue thes. r~.s.
mionares foreign bonds and securities from danger bv =;
ing the Allies.
But refuse believe that either the welfare - ~
nation the welfare of humanity demands that we SAVE A.
milonaes fortunes by png millions Of indebtedness, up
the rest of and by sending million of your son. tn a.
slaughter pits of Europe"
This continued up to the brink of war
January g. 1917"When they (Senator Lodge Ii. ls.
assert that this the the Allie. secure hu., m
critics. free government and the safety of small nations Europe M
on the of the Central Empires bere m r
eminent and the safety Of small Europe wondsr 49,
they can keep their faces straight"
March Is, 1s17-"This 6nue. .A4
nothing else. ''''''aes
"w.n Street send American boy. over !.
fight in the trenches be taken granted th.,
place. in the FRONT TRENCHES ~
Now, fight thi. right now and e.
through to the end.
"Le. the fight own wal.
I'VE did it, and Of business to p.r.
Back to the Status Quo'
attempts which President Wilson made lust before A
entered the mutually satisfactory war aim.
from the beigeents drew from Hearst reaction Will. r.
welcomed the attempt prevent entering the thus ~
tracing It, at the time he put himself definitely record ae,
those proposals for just and which President wilson
has since so often emphasized
December very possible insurance Of .b. , =
Europe for another fifty the with
return to the quo"
December balance of power in Con,.n,, rr.
the freedom Of the essential peace q
in World" ~ ~
January 80, 197-"We time i. ripe for Amer
to join alliance for the oreb maintenance peaesa
alliance that would be permanent which misb
involve difficulties and unnecessary wars."
When the of became only matu
OF weeks the arguments of Hearst against participation grew kado
scop their variety hash Of the preceding thn
years propaganda they fairly
taion from those of February 1917 single pas
graph from March
February Fight Us Fight Our Own War 70,
Our Own Rights With Our Own Men, Behind Our
and Under Our Own Flag
February 5"We Should Keep Our Money .. HON.
forE Effective Defence"
February s-"ws ought under
single American soldier be slaughtered in Europe"
February 1.-THE People Have d.
Constitutional and Moral Right to Decide War;" .
February 77"Let Those Who to Pay Decide
Whether They Go to
February 9o-"To the Congress. The United States:
"f instruct the President asains.
man submarines all American ships with mails Europe
should instruct the President afford
armed protection British
American ships"
February 9e"The New Congress at
Exercise Its Constitutional Powers These Serious Times
February Imperative to Provide for National
Defence and Stop the of Natio
March 12-"The declared will
ready fight long before will be ready
fight Why should hostlties
ready to fight? The be serious
Such the history of Hearst declaration
which led Boo Pacha trial
notorious Germnoh 1t record of propaganda of which
agent might have been proud
peculiar light
editorial attitudes during first belgerency well
described the which The publisher
base metals with which he has sought alloy the gold
tory For few the put forth by Hearst
first of that be found this three
year record of proGerman intrigue
record which makes interesting reading whr
the stripes Of the copperhead
Ct the flag in which it has sought refuge