Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-10

signed by William Randolph Hearst
giving instructions regarding the
policy Of his newspapers and their
correspondents during the war were
read into the record at today's hear
Ing of The Senate committee invests
i,ati,.r- German propaganda.
Iii N message to the New 1oFN
American on February "a. 1917, MI.
Hearst outlined Instructions TO be
cablad to William Bayard Hale. then
a Hearst corr respondent in Berlin and
who, according to evidence recently
produced, was on the German pay reli
without Hearst's knowledge.
Mr.. Hearst said he believed q vast
majority Of the people in America
and Germany opposed the United
States entering the war. and conclnn-
ed: I'VE earnestly desire to eInploy
the influence Of our country NOT lot
the extension and protraction OF the
war, but for the promotion OF JUST
and lasting peace.
Hearst's Message In Full.
The message of February "a fol-
Il f,rmly believe that the vast ma
jOIlIY O1 Inc RCoPAS vi litS ,'tAs,r>A
States are entirely undesirous of war
wIfh Germany / believe, also, that
the people Of Germany are equally .un-
desirous OF war with the United
States.
friendship OF the United States and
Germany cannot be maintained and
perpctuated by the high minded and
humanitarian rulers and political
leaders of our respective countries.
I'VE In America have just cele-
brated the anniversary OF Washing
toms birthday, and this should remind
us that the frieneship OF Germany and
the United States was inaugurated by
Washington and Frederick the Great.
two of the ablest and wlsest and most
far-seeing statesmen that any nations
have possessed in the history of the
world.
"sIay the statesmen of our respec-
tive countries today heed the advice
and follow the footsteps OF these two
great leaders Of men and builders OF
nations.
Not Pro-German Nor Pro-Ally.
"17ae course OF my newspapers has
been fair to Germany not because
am l,ro-German any more than | am
| Interested in tho welfare of my own
country and ultruistfcally interested
in the progress of the world.
II am sure that the United States
will value In the future the consistent
friendship Of Germany rs it has valued
1t in the past. and I think that most
Americans realize that Germany. like
France, represents in Europe q politi-
cal, social and economic progress SINH
lar to our own.
| Americans from childhood have
been taught to regard both Germany
and France as their proven friends.
I'VE therefore deeply deplore the war
between these great nations which
have contributed SO much to the
progress and civilization Of the world,
and we earnestly desire to employ the
influence of our country not for the
extension and protractton OF the war,
but for the promotion Of just and
| lasting peace
Prof. Hart Denies Charge.
Alfred Bushnell Fart. professor OF
described before the Judiciary COM
mittee his acquaintance with men
who were pro-German during the
European war; and denied that that
sassd 81 snx time the Pros psTs HATS at na@e aose
was contained in list OF men re-
| garded as pro-GerSman before the
! United States entered the war, and
which list was given the commltlee
last week by A. Bruce Bielaski OF
| the Department Of Justice, in his
testimony disclosing German propa-
MI. Hart told tho committee that
he refused to join the German Uni
yersity Alliance at the Invitation OF
| Otto Merkel of New York. because he
did not wish to become Identified with
an organization that was SO pro-Ger-
man. II he were properly classed as a
pro-German his associates In Harvard
and elsewhere could properly class
| him as hypocrite. he said. He cited
many articles written by him and
| published In New York newspapers
| and elsewhere In which he condemned
the violation Of Belgium and express
cd contempt for Germany's action in
that regard.