The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-27
COL. ROOSEVELT
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(EOnflRpeS 1CO1n rage 1co-J
wcrd We a complete and full aeHnowl-
cdement on tho part Of Mr.. CrcHl mat
my statements with regard Z The adj
ministration in this matter are correct.
II is a complete and full Acknowledge
ment that III" administration acts
against a publication whose loyalty is
unQuestiored. but which attacks IN" EtEd
of government incfticicncy which tells In
favor Of Germany. although at tho same
time the administration does not oct
aacin$t the 'antl-war or arli-Nmcsican
papcrS'-So long. may add incidentally.
rs these papers champion I'll" admins
tratinr ard apologize for the iuehiciency
of it's actions.
Since the postmaster generals chal-
lcnSe 10 me was made pLbl'c. private
citizens have taken against the Hearst
papers tho action which the admtristra-
tiru has refused to take. The New York
american. Ia publishing President VII
sons Memorial Day proclamation omit
tod thnl part Of IN" proclamation when
contained The prayer for victory. al
though it printed Tn. part containing the
prayer for pears--a proceeding entlr"IN
in cnnsonancr with Mr.. HearSt'% adro-
carr Of peace without victory.
Americans Burned n PouShSecpste.
In Fcughkccpsi". according (" s2'
cjal dispatch tn IN" New ! ork Herald! ~
May IS. a party Of Grand .'rmy Veterans
protested against such action by 3r"-
curing every available copy If III" Amer
icar and burning them il: the Court
House SaUare. ths veterans explaining,
through Major Louis Z. l""tz "rEnnt"'
~ tho Local l.n"al Services league. that
they did this h"cauSo th"y regarded IN"
action % tic Nsr York American a. AL
ny I,t hi
Try by publishing articles that are pc
fec,ly agreeable 10 tn" kaisers govern
meat and |" traitors and pro-'iermanS
that nre in this o"Hnt'G.
....'At ,hf same time. according IL th2
statements in III" Nov i"ri Times ami
Ncw York World. tn" mayor and com
mon courril "f II 'urt Vernon. y. V.
harrad rie Hears: papers for the period
Of rho war from Mount Vernon. III"
mover ~ thc ordinance reading various
r>tra~,s f-"rr Mr.. Hearst! papers.
whirh n S1:d. rr"r',.i him /" taxi lH'
action h. did Will. Tho mayor an
nourr.: that 10 signed -" bill because
be wished - pu! Il euro "E :hs kaiser
or any az Ills .c".i,s anil that Hearst
has .h.rn hin,-.lt 10 r" oar - TN" Hat
rcr Mount Esrn"., all ~ S'"wl for
ANYTHING n- A.: an. no. who'll .\ni"rican
1T This 'i.-".
Tho MAJOR 1t S,lr~rnrt =. T.. ~ 80
pcrtcd t" ha:c :.,'"rs"i"h II, getting toe
nevsd"aIers - rsfr:s" I" handle the
Hearst ruhlirati"rs.
ouote5 Heacst Editorials.
I have before ~" 1T tho moment
cori,:, If Tho Now York American "di-
;uri::ic -: May u. May IN. June /.
1915. and an editorial Of Jun" Il. 1915.
signed by Mr.. Hears; himself dealing
inn =
ing tina; r;crmany's action WAS right
.hni,t tho l.usitaara tina; the t.us!lania
incident is 90 course. no caus'r t"r a
dr,lnrrtinn nf war and that "" hIi
no Just raus" fnr complaint IL ~"
n,a,ter--SayinS that W" had n" riEh,
70 ,neke thus demand that fcrmanS
suspend her submarine uartar" against
rho commerce ot the allies. that we
had no right tn question t;"rmany
use OF submarines in her warfare upon
British commer"e' and that m" l-rSl-
,ania was an English vessel and prop
erl,. Subject - destruction. and that
ITS destruction by tn" GcrmHn Snhmh-
rinc wac IN ACCORDANCE. with the AL
,hriz.d and accepted rt;i"s IT warfar"
and that ';"rmAnH- m"th"d" "f =n;'-
marine warfare y:r:.. r"nc nf our buS;-
ucsS.
Tho Hears, papers "h::t!r iod :" srT
20 make GU" rc";'l" rtnr" '.:"'">".v"a
Ggains; E:ns!a2d and therefore IN ia
ror If t;"riunny. and |" appeal !" the
r.nn,n o: tho u;rc.i at"% !" pS: ''l':
snf:,y Of thar tirllrrs alloy. -" $af",:'
ct tier women and children.
I'm he iz.u" :" ';h" ~" f""~
American =: ..ucUst -. 49,. 4: %n
editorial h"adc.! Mus tho United Sta'"'
Ee - ,'nrspa" fer England -AEaln%
t;.rmany?' Tn-r" ~ net word IN TINS
editorial about the German murder ~
our women and chiIdre:r IN Ia" nigh
las, not = word protesting against
t;rrr,;?:y'. trking h: lives a. our CT
GEMS bur u :.rrsanr Hrnnri England be-
cause she t.ad made c"ttna c"nfraear'!
at war. ". .Am"ric;,, IAN rad ih':'
editorial in the Hearst papers "f that
dat. withou; hanging his head in Shatn''
that such papers shauld al this 'iine 40
backed nv the American administration.
Baker Stnttr1srt Quoted
'T.e. the administration recall that
MI Hearst was writing these editorials
week after week. month after month
during that time succeeding IN" SINK
Ing Of the Lnsitania.
ON December ! last Sccrc AIRY Baker.
the official representative Of the nr"S'-
den, in all matters relating TO the var,
said as reported in the public press:
From the momcn: rhc i-u$itania WAS
sent TO \ watery grave BY IN" hahds
Of tho assassin tho United States had
onIy two choices. The United states
could have crawled on Ks knees To the
HohcnzoIl"rnS. crying out that thsir
frishttulncss and their military "ffi'
cheney were too great and shat w sub
nit and become thni- "assal or. as an
alternative. We could fight. We chose
TO fight
This Is the description b. frcsidch'
Wilson's secretary ~ war OF III" c"urS':
;that We hncnm" The rassal ~ Ter
many which Mr.. Hearst. through M;
Papers. did his utmo$. TO get III" -Nin"1
lean people to adopt.
After VIC went into thr war. "n A9ri'
IL. 1917. Mr.. Hearst wrote: 'Strippir;'
our country Of men. money and iood IS
a dangerous policy. Our earnest HSdS
SAstion TO the congress is that II I'M
peratively refuse 10 permit IN" turth-'r
draining OF our food supplies and our
\ military supplies to Europe. This Was
~eqIvalent to a demand that after going