The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-27

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On April -. 1917. The New York
! American said: The Painful truth IS
! tina, W., arc bcmc practically used rs Il
! moro reinforcement OF Eugland's war
: fare and England's future aSErandize-
meat This was an effort against our
; ally and an effort. 10 pandcr t" anti
/ English prejudice in tho interest Of our
| foes and nothing else.
! On May II 1t advocated our spend
; ing all our money on preparing our
army and nav. hero al homo and so
! compelling Germany. il she wants to
/ fight. t. com: to U.s.. which was. ~
! course equivalent to saying that VIC
render no aic to defeat Germany until
; she had defeated our allies and vas
! prepared 10 attack US sinrlchanded.
On Nh, - The same paper said ut
! the efforts 10 float tho Liberty Loan: III
: you want our food and wealth SEM
; abroad To help suffering England, buy a
: Liberty bond. furnish tn" sincws OF
! war In vi.w Of UcarSt's continued
: effort to excite hatred between the
! United States and England. the lmp!i'
carton .: this sentence cannot be ms
/ taken. IN the very next sentence ne
: Suhtiy attempts 10 appeal t" all mon
: with a feeling Of affection fer Germany
4 o. lNtlMatlnS that "itFN'' PN'' i4A>-
; a Liberty hnad desired r. sec Germany
: NOT merely defeated but 'dismcnIber"d.
"Dn July 81 TIL" Now York American
, smoke ri oar soldiers b.rS sent over Ia
-. offered ur in bloody sacrifice TO thu
ambition % cnntendinS nations on for
ci-r bat;lcCields.' On November -, II
spoke OF our Interfering IN Europe :
Qu1rrcls.
Action Contrary to Justice.
III is ateolutci:. ImpoSsib!" 10 recon
On Apr! -. 1917. The New York
rilc tl.r scvcrumHnts' action in proceed
: ing agalns, Tom Wa,sonS paper with
it's tailur. to proceed against Mr.
Hearst's papers on any theory that JUS
. ticc nas 70 h" done alike 10 tho strrue
: and ~ the weak.
Tho ahn:r quotations from Mr.
FlrurSt'e papers. and many others llkt
them. may hc found III recent issues OF
Tn. New York Tribune. rh" Eor'r
Ir"nt had full notice about Hearst nc
CAUSE III. allies had harrrd HIM from
, tho catls - vice. and only through the
good offices OF this government have
tEr<e privileges just no" been restored
l.. Nj. Hearst.
Nor is th; all. Il mass meeting 81
thousands If ciri=rns 81 New York was
laiI. under tho auSri"c. IT the .N'n"ri'
IAN D"t.~S" Socicr! I" protest aSatnS'
rh.. spirit al di$lryaliH shown by Ger
;a;n persons. especially Mr.. Hearst
lanes NJ BccH delivered an address
dealing frr III" most part with Mr.
Hearst This portion Of the address
nave also included in III" appendices
Til. N-w York Times. among ether pa
7crs. printed this address almost in full
"The government, therefore. had full
warning AMI fu!l knnwlcdgr Of all o
Mr.. ticarst's activities. Mr.. Hearst:
rarers farr defended our war inefticl
e:cie:: have apoloGized for TN" fouIn"s'
in HE war program. and have even dc
MED such brc;.kdownS as that IN tn
aircraft program.
EeaSSt's Attitude Toward Ru6SlA-
1T is true that since "" uttered The
war Mr. Hearst has At various times
issued editorials PROGRESSING great pa
tr;otir z"aI at tn" worry time when II
other editorials he was attacking th'
allies 1T america. England and Japan
in :hc most "ffcnsiv" way. and at tn
very time when he was unfolding th'
Russian f;oIshevistS. who had made
Iiussi. traitor Ia tho free nations y!
the world and Il sul,scrvlcnti ally OF tn:
fail q Civ" aid and comfort TO Ger
many.
~ turning Ia ;hr Now York TRIBUNE
rf MAY g. I?1>. Postmaster EurlcsCr
will ,inh AL ardent Tribute paid b. Tho
I, r.nrr German rorr spUndcal of tn
'knlnischc Z.:itunE' IN Mr.. Hearst ant
SIR. Hears : rditnrin -chi"f. Arthur
f;risban". frr having been 'auXiliar'"s al
valued influence {" tiern:rnE. especially
b.rau>n OF the editorials in the Hears
newspapers.
I'm TN. Now York Times Of Angus
H. 1917. thor. is 4 quotation b: specia
,abl. via Tac Hague. from the German
'EosSisrhc I"ituuc' which states thh' th'
anli-war movement in America i. gain
ms; in S.rruEih anil that war pr"paGan
dists IN the New York pr - have lately
riot t Gus. Resistance" from no other thar
Mr.. Hearst and his thirty papers, by thu
iss,:an.,c of warnings tn the people
abou, The danger "f plurEinS into Euro
;ean war and continues t. speak .
the generous nature RI he work he hat
done for Germany and that MIR. Hears
preached in behalf of the central pow
crs MIR. Hearst earned The praise thu!
ri""n him by the servants Of the klise:
aud during ;hc zine when he was earn
ing It tn. kaiser was saying TO Ambas
.ador Gerard =. tho latter recites IL
his book: An"rica had better lock on
after this war. shall stand no non
sense from america after the war
which the Ambassador reported 10 tn
administration at Washington. withnu
producing an! effect.
i Brisbane Follows Hoarst's Load.
MI. Erisban" in The Washington
Times ably followed MIR. Eiearst's lcal
On Angus. 5. 1917. 1t said tho mo"
powerful and effective pcac, work"r II
this country is William i;and1ipN
Hearst. The world wants peace. 1t l.
more important than victory On Jul
l6. 1917. when Russia was under
democratic government and still Il fight
ing ally OF ihe United States a6atns
Germany. MIR. lirishanc's paper. Tn
Washington Times said:
anarchy rules in Russia-somebod.
must do something. TIL" natural some
body is Germany. right next door Z
Russia tho civilization OF west
crn F.uropo may b" very grateful Il
Germany if the war finds Germany witt
enough strength left 10 undertake tn
. maintaining or order in RusSia--devci
cping the resources there and making
few billions Of rublrs in the process.
Il, seems literally incredible that i
papcr making an utterancc like TIM