New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
Appeal From His Circula.
ton Manager Brings
Singing Replies
People Not Fools,
Agent Is Informed
Real Reasons Disclosed for
Condemning American"
and Journal"

William Randolph Hearst, through,
". P. Anderson, circulation manager
sof "The New York American" is tap
ping gently at hostile New Jersey COM
munities to get the ring of their real
opinion concerning "The American ~
II samples of replies sent to Mr.. An
derson are representative. Mr.. Hearst
Is going to get an carful of frank
opinions.
One of the conciiiatory letters Of Mr..
anderson was sent to David Paine, a
member Ct the Montclair Battalion
which petitioned President Wilson on
newspaper in the United States. Mr.
Anderson's letter was accompanied by
reproductions of parts of various is
sues of Hearst papers, showing they
followed the course of the recent Red
Gross campaign.
The letter Mr. Anderson sent to "The
Passaic Valley News" of New Provi-
dence. N. j., was accompanied by a cir
cular attacking The Tribune, its owners
and editor, and expressing hope that
after reading it the editor of "The
Passaic Valley News" would feel more
kindly tward the Hearst papers.
Mr.. Paine's Reply
Mr.. Paine's reply to Mr.. Anderson
follows:
yours of June Is received. In it
you refer to an opinion I have ex-
pressed adverse to The New York
American and you seem to have a no.
tion that l did not gain that opinion
by reading THE American I suppose
you refer to the unanimous resolution
OF the four hundred-odd members of
the Montcjair Battalion, of which !
demned the influence of the Hearst
newspapers as 'seditious and danger
ous,' and SO they are-you know it as
we'll as l do.
"In your letter you say you would
be glad to know what really think
of "The Americana l will tell you.
J take it from your name that you are
q citizen of the United States, and I
therefore conclude that you are per-
sonally imbued with at least the ordi-
nary ideas of patriotism. Possibly you
have a son or daughter of the impress
sionable age. If so, would you, or do
you, select The American of all New
York papers, for their reading, to instil
in their minds the highest ideas of pa
triotism and right living?
"Of course, Mr.. Anderson, I entirely
and utterly despise the policies Of
The American and Journal as ex-
pressed in their news items, editorials
and advertisements. and so, venture
TO say, do you. I consider the recent
blatant display of our flag in colors on
these sheets. as we'll as the insignia
OF the Red Cross short time ago, a
cheap and contemplate bid for public
favor-again, i venture to say, 80 do
you. Always, you see, l am crediting
YOU, personally, with at least the ordi-
nary ideas Of patriotism.
my ideas are not based on what
some one has told me. l know The
American and The Journal of old.
Very truly yours, D. PAINE"
Reply From Passaic
The editor of "The Passaic Valley
News replied in the following letter:
NEW PROVIDENCE, N. j., June 20,
1918.
"Mr. w. P. Anderson. The New York
American
MY Dear Sir: Our old friend.
Eugene Field, once wrote of himself:
J may be fool; yes, and may be a
NOT a Cd d----d fool
Il beg the privilege of saying the
same for myself.
II have received and read the cir
cular from your advertising depart
ment which you sent me. It may be
true, or it may not. The natural pre-
sumption is, of course, that it is not.
But it really doesn't matter the proven
bial three whoops in Hades to n~
whether it is or not. This paper re-
fused to print the Hearst advertise
ments entirely on its own account,
without the slightest reference to the
course Of The New York Tribune or
any other paper, and it did so for three
major reasons:
"First, because one OF the Hearst
papers, suggested, If it did not incite.
the assassination of President Nc
kinley; especially with its doggerel
about the bullet which was to stretch
Mckinley on his bier
Second, because the American de.
liberateIy and purposely deleted the
the Presidents Memorial Day proclama.
tion.
Third. because, having committed
this last named offence, the Hearst
papers deliberately lied about It. They
told two entirely different storie;
about it, both of which could not have
been true, and both Gf which, as a mat.
ter Of fact, were false. People wn.
know nothing about printing ane
editing might be fooled by the tall
about q paragraph having accidental,
been, dropped out. bat an old newspa
per hand knows better than that HI
knows that no accident can drop ou
not whole paragraph, but parts O
two paragraphs, and then insert row,
Of asterisks to indicate the omission
Nothing but deliberate purpose coult
do that.
so you see it is not The Tribun,
that condemns the Hearst papers, bu
their own selves. Yours very truly.
THE EDITOR OF THE PASSAIl
VALLEY NEWS"
Mount Vernon Will