Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-10
HEARST BELIEVED u. S.
PEOPLE OPPOSED WAR
His VielDs N February, 1917, Read Into Record
at Senate Propaganda Investigation, Were
That Friendship Should Be Maintained. %

Of investigation OF the Department OF
Justice. yesterday afternoon told the
Senate Judiciary subcommittee fnves-
tigating German propaganda, was
seven and one-half million dollars.
This large sum was taken from a fund
of s27.s5o.000 held by the German em-
bassy in Washington. Mr.. Bielaski
completed his testimony before the
committee yesterday Other Witness
es. however. Will continue to reveal
the activity OF Germany's representa-
tives in this country, among them Az
fred r.. Becker. assistant district at
torney Of New York. and Francis Car
vim. chief of the burklu OF inEeStigA-
tioh OF the Office OF the alien property
custodian.
In the course of his testimony yes
terday, Mr.. Bie1aslsi read from re-
port made to Berlin by DR.. Karl F.
Feuhr, counselor OF the German em-
bassy. on propaganda. 1t praised the
attitude Of William Randolph Hearst
toward Germany and included on a
list of neutral papers the New York
Evening Mall, the Milwaukee Free
ington Post and the Hearst organs.
Feuhr said that of these the Hearst
papers We're the most valuable be-
cause OF their large circulation and
the fact shat they were printed In SO
many different cities.
Cites Value Of Papers.
The Hearst papers are not to be
classified as blind champions of Ger
many. Feuhr's report said. MANY
Of the articles are not favorable to
US. But for that reason they are
much more effective than they could
possibly be If pronouncedly pro-Ger-
man.
Mr. Bielaski told the COMMITTEES that
of all the newspapers published in
the United States the Hearst organs
"were the most pronounced in favor
OF Germany
There is no other Newspaper man"
said Mr.. Bielaski, whose attitude
was SO friendly to Germany.
: II the inquiry were limited to an
investigation Of paid propagandists
we could not mention Ar. Hearst.
There is no evidence that Mr.. Hearst
received. profits from the German
government, or from any one acting
for it,
How do you account for Mr..
Hearst's attitnde?" asked Senator
Nelson OF Minnesota.
"It probably was because Mr..
Hearst always was anti-British and
suspicious OF everything that coun-
by his friendship with. Won Bern
storff," replied the witness.
Attitude Continued Questionable.
what was his attitude after the
!, United States entered the warp asked
Chairman Overman.
ssrIy., a%ff%,,Na ,,o,,,,
able." replied Mr.. Bielaski. '.Many ar
ticles published~1n his papers, il pub
lished after the passage Of the espionage
act as amended. would have subjected
him to prosecution
Mr.. Bielaski said that all the depart
, ment has to Indicate that Hearst en-
deavored to get any favor in return for
his support OF Germany was his applica-
tion for his papers to get a special news
service German agents planned to send
to newspapers in the United States.
William Bayard Hale, Bielasli said,
recommended that the request sbe
granted because Of the opportunity af-
. forded for wide circulation Of the news.
In the discussion by the committee Of
the neutral papers named in Feuhr's
list. Senator Nelson. remarkeds'~
"The Washington Post was bad up
TO the time of the death OF John r.
Mclean. used to read it every morn
| Ing and swear. For a couple Of years
we had only one fair newspaper in
Washington. and that was The Star
Activities of Bolo Pasha..
Activities in this country Of Bolo
Pasha, executed recently in France
for high treason. were touched upon
briefly by Mr.. Bielaski. who said Bolo
came here ostensibly to buy print pa
per, but In reality to obtain money
for the purchase Of a newspaper in
France. Bolo. Bielaslei said. was
brought to this country by a repre-
sentative Of Hearst. and was intro
duced to Hearst
There is one fact we have about
Bolo Pasha which has never been pub
lished before" said Mr.. Bielasli.
THAT ia that Pasha was In touch with
tho German embassy here shortly aft
er war was declared by Germany in
I1014. In note book of Or. Albert,
which we have In our possession,
there appears this entry: Prepare
ktelegram to Pasha.' That. wo believe.
shows conelusively: that the embassy