The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-06-28
Mr. Hearst Answers Colonel Roosevelt;
 Suggests Joint Debate at Proper Time

Secretary of the Navy Daniels sent, unsolicited, dispatch saying
 Your cooperation in bringing the io6 and the together has rendered the naOy opportune and important assistance. osa7ne yuoi"H
 Food control, the great issue on the pro gram, divided the country and Congress.
 The Hearst papers and l, personally, urged ONE MAN CONTROL, instead of commission of three
 On July "A, 1917, in signed statement in my news The President desires one man instead of q commission of three exercise the of food control conferred by the food biI The President is
 Tte clause .0hieh require. the appointment of instead of q single ndiOidudl to control prompty and effectiueIy the food supplies for country and Allies Is mistake and should be stricken from the bii
 fndi0iduaI authority and responsibility make for aIocry and efficiency in public serDice.
 After two months, Congress passed the bill putting MT. Hoover in sole control of food.
 The Presidents message, later his reply to the Pope and recent Memorial Day proclamation were greeted by the tn Hearst papers as historic documents
 They were published in colors calendared paper and than 900 copies of each distributed
 The Government departments Department of Edu- cation. New York Public Library and the Y. M. C. A. asked than 900 copies of these art reprints for their various branches and these like all the others were furnished free
 memorated in handsome volume, bound in vellum and mounted in gold and enamel, containing the photo graphs speeches and descriptive accounts of his vlslt and souvenirs of many cities. sa'
 This volume officially accepted by the French Con, , mission, presented to Field Marshal Joure the presence of his staff in Paris by General Pershng m behalf of the Hearst publications
 To promote the Second Liberty Loan the Hearst newspapers devoted 1925 columns of editorials and cartoons and to aid the Third Liberty Loan the Hearst newspapers devoted 1910 columns of news, editorials and cartoons.
 The subscriptions of the Hearst publications and employees to the Liberty Loans have been over half million dollars their contributions to the Red Cross have been fifty thousand dollars.
 In all these matters the Hearst newspapers, doing right as God gives us to see right have tried to be the liant agents of the public interests by thelr ACTS well as by words .A
 Of Mr. Roosevelt and others like him, who find unpatrioc occupation in denouncing the Adminstra- tion, and who interested in their personal ambitions and political prejudces than they are ln Win ming the war would like to ask the plain question:
 What haUe you done to giOe the right to cTttI- else the and its splendid achievements, justify you assuming superior Uirue and Odue the Heast Dhich haDe consistently supported the Adn1insr and conscientiousiy endeaOored H euery .Ooy help the GoUernn1ent lUin the tOaT!
 As far as can Mir. Roosevelt has done nothing but savagely and sensaonay attack the President or the United States and his Cabinet during this critical period and has done this for partisan political pur- poses and what is worse for pay
 As far as can see one of the main objects Of Mr. ROoseves latest furious attack the Administration was to aid advertise those magazines and news papers which him and support him and to reflect upon those magazines and newspapers which do not hire him admire him.
 As far as can see no matter what the motive of these continued attacks be- whether be partisan and personal well intended and merely misguided, the result only be harmful to our Government eul to spirit of people, harmful to the morale of armies, harmful to country and our country 
 this present shall be glad to debate with Mr. Roosevelt upon the public platform whether hls critical efforts or my constructive efforts have accom- plished the toward helping Amer1ca bring thls great war to a speedy and successful conclusion.
 WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST.