Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-18
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Nlr. Hearst Answers Colonel Roosevelt;
 Suggests Joint Debate at Proper Time
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Secretary of the Navy Daniels sent, unsolicited,
 Your cooperation iu bringing the job and the man together has rendered the naUy Opportune and important osSistGnce
 Food control, the next great issue on the pro- gram divided the country and Congress.
 The Hearst papers, and l, personally, urged ONE MAN CONTROL, instead of a commission of three
 On July 24, 1917 in signed statement in my news papers, l said
 The President desires man instead of commission of three to exercise the of fOO9 control conferred by the food bill The President IS right.
 The clause rOhich requires the appointment of a. commission of three instead of single ndiUiduaI 10 control promptly and efectiUely the food supplies for country and Allies IS mistake and should E. stTcken from the bill
 InGa dual authority and responsibility make for dIocTtty and efficiency in public seTUice.
 After two months, Congress passed the bill putting Mir. Hoover in sole control of food.
 The Presidents message, later his reply to the Pope and recent Memorial Day proclamation were greeted by the Hearst papers as historic documents that should be preserved
 They were published in coors calendared paper and than 100000 copies of each were distributed free
 The Government departments, Department of Edu- cation, New York Public Library and the I. M. c. A. asked for than 10000 copies of these art reprints for their various branches and these like all the others were furnished free.
 Marshal Jofres visit to the United States was memOrated in handsome volume bound in velum and mounted in gold and enamel, containing the photo graphs speeches and descriptive accounts of his vslt and souvenirs of many cities.
 This volume, officially accepted by the French Com mission, presented to Field Marshal Jofre in the presence of his staff in Paris by General Pershing in behalf of the Hearst publications.
 To promote the Second Liberty Loan the Hearst newspapers devoted 1295 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 half million dollars; their contributions to the Red Gross have been over fifty thousand dollars
 In all these matters the Hearst newspapers doing right God gives to the right have tried to be the most vgant agents of the public interests by their ACTS we'll as by words.
 Of Mr. Roosevelt and others like him. who find unpatriotic occupation in denouncng the Adminstra ton, and who interested in their personal ambitions and political prejudces than they are Tn wln ming the war would like to ask the plain question:
 What h0ve you done to giDe you the right to criti else the Administration and its splendid achievements to justify assuming superior OiTfue ana Voue the Hearst papers, Uch hdOe consistently supported tte Administration and conscienfiOusy endeaUored m every tUay to help the GoUernment IUa the tUor?
 As far as can see, Mr. Roosevelt has done nothing but savagey and sensatonay attack the President of 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 1 can see, of the main objects ot Mr. Rooseve latest furious attack upon the Administration to aid and advertise those magazines ana news papers which pay him and support him and to reflect upon those magazines and newspapers which do not re him admire him.
 these continued attacks may be- whether be partsan and personal or we'll intended and merely misguided the result can only be harmful to Government harm ful to spirit of people, harmful to the morale of armies, harmful to our country and our eounrys cause.
 this present crisis is over shall be glad to debate with Mr. Roosevelt upon the public platform whether his critical efforts or my constructive efforts have accom- plshed the more toward helping America bring this great war to speedy and successful conclusion.
 WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST.