Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-11
'HEARsT'S ORDERS mace
PART or THE RECORD
Publishers Instructions to En-.
ployees Illuminating rs to Pre-
war Attitude.
THOUGHT PAPER a FORGERY
Believed Zimmerman Note TO Mex
leo Was Concoctcd in Office of At
al-"Altruistically In
tcreStcd" i'm Worlds Progress.
LRN Associated Prcss /

tBy Associated Press
WASHINGTON. December 10.--Gov-
eminent copies of kilograms signed by
William Randolph Hearst. giving in
structions regarding the policy OF his
newspapers and their correspondents
record OF to-day's hearing OF the Sem
ate committee investigating German
propaganda.
In a message to the New York
American on February "a. 1917. Mr..
Hearst outlined instructions to be
cah,fd 10 William Bayard Hale. then
who, according to evidence recently
produced, Was or the German pay roll
without Iiearsts knowledge. Mr..
iorty Of f the II" pcopie in Amer as and and
Germany opposed tho United States en-
tering the, war, and concluded. we
earnestly desire TO employ. the, inf1u
tension and protraction of the war,
but for the promotion of just and
lasting peace"
lows:
II firmly believe that the vast ma
iorty Of the people of the United
States are entirely industrious of war
with Germany. l believe also that
the people of Germany are equally un-
DESTROYS of war with the United States.
Under such circumstances I cannot
see why the century-old friendship of
the United States and Germany cannot
be maintained and perpetuated by the
high minded humanitarian rulers and
political leaders of our respective
countries.
I'VE in America have just celebrated
the anniversary Of Washngtons birth
day, and this should remind us that
the friendship of Germany and the
United States was inauEurated by
Washington and Frederick the Great,
two of the ableSt and wisest and most
far.seeing statesmen that any nations
have possessed In the history of the
world
May the statesmen of our respective
countries to-day heed the advice and
follow the footsteps of these two
great leaders of men and builders of
nations.
ALPHABETICALLY INTERESTED
IN PROGRESS OF WORLD
The course of my newspapers has
been fair to Germany. not because !
am pro German any more than | am
pro- ally. l am merely patrioticallyi in
tcrested in the welfare OF our country
and enthusiastically interested in the
progress of the world.
II am sure that the United States
Will value in the future tho consistent
friendship of Germany as 1t has valued
1t In the past, and think that most
Americans realize that Germany, like
France, represents in Europe n poiitl-
cal, social and economic progress SINH
lar to our own.
americans from childhood have been
taught to regard both Germany and
q,
therefore deeply deplore the war be-
tween these great nations. which have
contributed SO much TO the progress
and civilization of the world and we
cnce OF our country not for the ex-
tension and protrac,ion of the war but
for the promotion OF a just and lasting
peace"
a message dated March 2. signed
Doctor. and addressed TO S. S. Car
yaho, New York American, declared
- fn mn Z,f,,ya
which Germany proposed an alliance
with Mexico and Japan, and which the
Associated Press revealed to the world,
the Attorney-Gencral
The object Of the forgery" the mes
sage said. was to frishten Congress-
l,c demanded and perhaps also into
passing the espionage bill"
The message of March >, signed
Doctor said. in part
Agree With Francis Zimmerman
note all probability absolute fake and
forgery, prepared by Very unscrupul.
GUS Attorney Generals very. unsatu.
pulous department. Everybody knows
that the secret police are the most con-
scieenceless manufacturers Of forged
evidence IN the world.
"GreSoryS' whole career in Office as
Francis showed in recent editorial has
been SPY sent hcre and p'ot-con
has employed the Secret Service to
enforce IIngland's unlawful orders. He
mas attemp'ed e put a bill through
acts or of the Presidents acts or OF
any political move or measure treason
able and punishable as such.
DECLARED GREGORY
"PRO-CoRPoRATIoN
,ss He Is possibly Violently pro Brit
poration. He is located when he can
do the corporations the most good,
aud he has been unwilling to be re-
moved. or they have been unwilling to
OH the supreme bench. He and Burle-
son are Houses appointments, and
House has been corporation lobbyist
The object OF the Zimmerman for
gerry was TO brighten Congress into
giving the President the powers that
passing the espionage bill. When VIII
son wanted TO give away thc rights
o. the United states In the Panama
Canal he pretended shat he had private
information Of Il dangerous iutcrna-
tional situation sufficient To justify his
acts. lie has never revealed his pri-
vate information and no one now be
lieves that he ever had any
HE could not repeat this false claim
on this occasion. so Il compiaisant Cabi-
net officer this time undertook to
TO enable MIR. Wilson to have his way
1t is possible that the British secret
service co-operatcd in these plans. The
only serious consequence is that the
whole people or this country. 40 pc:'
cent OF whom do not want war, may be
projected into war because OF thcs.
misrepresentation and these forged
documents, If they are forged
IF we do not want to say all this
editorially, We can say part OF il cdi-
torially. and get some one to stand for
interview as Hale use to do TO bring
Fl! these points out, especially those
about the probable forgery Of the notc
We should develop the forgery phase
Of tho note for the Sunday paper if
Francis and I seem TO be right"
URGES VIOLENT ATTACK
ON ESPIONAGE RII.L
s message dated February 81. 1917
addressed 10 Philip Francis, in care OF
tie New YORK American said there
s"ould be vigorous ATTACH on the
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