New-York tribune., 1918-07-31

some of the salient facts concerning
Bolo's pro-German activities in this
country. Hearst thereupon issued a
statement indignant and, menacing in
tone. 1t was published in nearly all
the newspapers in the country, includ-
ing Hearst's own, on October s, 1917.
and in it Hearst threatened to sue At
torney General Lewis for slander if he
did not "substantiate" his "unwar-
ranted Implications" or withdraw them
This was nearly nine months ago
Until Yesterday Mr. Lewis held his
peace concerning Bolo and Hearst and
Hearst did not bring his threatened
suit
Bolo's Eulogy of Hearst
The trial of Bolo Pacha in France
disclosed that after he returned to
France from the United States he
bought with German cash. Hearst was
then advocating peace, as Bolo intended
to do in France. On May 3, 1916, less
than three weeks after Bolos return to
Paris. there appeared an article which
he wrote himself in "Le Journal"
headed by three-column cut of
Hearst. This article, as printed, was
not SO lurid as when it left Bolo's
hand, for reasons later to appear
Bolo began his eulogy by character
lzlng Hearst as a man of great origi-
nallty, power, handler of the
masses, and continued:
Never have the sympathies of the
Americans been more precious to the
Allies than in the present hour, when
the policy of the United States is in
the balance. And when these SYM
pathles are emanating from a man like
Hearst there is a double reason for
mentioning the fact.
"William Randolph Hearst is four
ing in the front rank as Gotha
American. Who would dare to deny
the kingdom of publicity to this man.
who himself owns eleven great daily
newspapers. several of which are re-
garded as the most important organs
in the New and Old worlds; a number
OF magazines, news agency, which is
distributing news to more than four
hundred newspapers; who, in addition,
is supplying more than three thousand
This handler of the masses has brought
under his control all the means by
which one can appeal to the crowd.
Hearst's Special Role"
I'VE would be sighting his personal
ity If we considered in him only the
business man, the man of affairs. M
Hearst has done more than perform
colossal transaction. He wanted to
help himself with the lever which he
himself had forged He was the first
even before NJ. Roosevelt, to plav his
own politics and to shake off tho
tyranny of the machine. The fact that
he has dared to leave the rut Q'engren-
age) renders M. Hearst a personality
q rf frny n+h
certain degree the spacious role which
he has played since the beginning of
the European conflict.
An originality and a power-that is
NJ. Hearst. No one will be astonished
to learn that our opponents have not
been the last ones to notice this factor.
They have made advances to him at a
time when the Allies did not pay sufi-
cient heed to following the evolutions
of the official ntrigues. M. Hearst has
borne them no grudge for it,
Senator Charles Humbert, from whom
Bolo bought controlling interest in
"Le Journal" had row with Bolo
because he ordered Bolo's original
eulogy of Hearst toned down and be
cause he refused to let any more Hearst
eulogies be printed in 'Le Journal.
Humbert wrote Bolo that, while Hum
bert had undertaken full responsibility
for the publication of the article, II
might add that it was provoked by you
on our return from America, and at
first written by you in unacceptable
form, which would have led lie Jour
nal into the most dangerous path.
81 finished by believing on your word
in the sincerity of Hearst's change of
heart in favor of France and her Allies.
Events soon taught me you had de
ceived me, and when you returned to
the charge to associate me with the
same Hearst in suspicious telegraphic
combinations ! categorically refused"
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