The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-06-28

INI sand words of denuncation of the President
 A of the United States, of Secretary Baker, of Postmaster General Burleson and of the Hearst papers He has this diatribe printed Congressional Record and distributed broadcast among people at the moment when the is reach ing it's most arduous and most critical stage.
 very sincerely believe that MT. Roosevelt is mak- ing grave mistake in endeavoring to distract leaders, disturb the machinery of Government and Of military operations and spread doubt and dis trust and dssension among people at t1is serious time This is the time above all times for the sacrifice of cur personal asp ratons and antagonsms
 It is the time for the exercise of utmost brcd endeavor for the exerton of most vigorous, united action.
 t is nct time for discussion and dssension and detIaction.
 All loyal Americans, individuals and institutions should join together regardless of personal political preiudices work harmoniously to help Presi- dent and our people to win the war
 This the Hearst publications have earnestly and consistently endeavored to do.
 newspapers have believed that victory would be by the united effort and of all people and not by the pickering and fauthndng of few of OUT
 The day before Gss dssased t the Hearst be conded to the Executive that while deliberation and many counselors good in peace, undivided urged Gan army of million the larges. increase numerable aeroplanes and seaplanes"
 The leaders of both parties in Congress opposed the Hearst papers circulated petitions from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and collected than
 
 Selective Conscription Act.
 Only by using the full strength of the nation MOST NEEDED. the full power of the nation be erted" the definite verbatim expression of this pe titiOn.
 l myself went personally to Washington to urge former associates in Concress to vote selectve conscription. and April 27 published four-coumn signed article the Washington Post advocating it.
 After the fight for the selectiVe draft won, the papers called for the conquest of the air More than twenty editorials some of then full pages urged the appropriation of the S640 100000 for aero planes and aviators which finally d.
 Another urgent need was merchant ships. FOR TWO YEARS BEFORE THE WAR the Hea- papers fought with vgor and persistency for Gov rrnment built merchant marine. But the bill providing for it killed by ilibuster, in which Senators Penrose Massachusetts friends of MT. Roosevelts-joined
 But for this flibuster, might have had at least ago the ships required to defeat the submarine
 The selective draft ships and aeroplanes having Congress flor temperance during the war; to stopthe of foodstuffs for making whisky This legislation accomplished in sixty days, but the Hearst papers had been making a sustained fight against whisky for five years
 To aid the First Liberty Loan s14 columns of editorials and cartoons published in the
 Many thousands of posters the Liberty Loan, drawn by Hearst cartoonists posted in all the great cities of the country One of them, published May "A. 1917, effective that R. W Wooley di- rector of publicity of the Treasury Department Wash ngton, requested copies for every Federal Reserve Bank in the United States-7700 in number-and they were furnished free.
 "Your work deserved unmeasured commend aton" wrote the Governments Director of Publicity.
 To aid recruiting to the navy, the and the volunteer army, the Hearst newspapers created and manned recruiting stations in the principal cities the Union.
 In New York City MORE THAN HALF of the en- lst1nents made at New York American stations.