New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-23
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New Mexico War News)

PsSe@nss"B sS~Asss on0 ssOesseseWs :
the vics-presidsnt Of the New Mexi
can Printing Corporation. Of Della
ware, the company which publishel
the Santa Fe New Mexican. An,
the editor Of the "New Mexican" !
in the employ Of Hearst.
These facts may be Of interest {,
the loyal Americans who have founs
it hard to understand the "New Mex
leans" attitude in 50 faithfully sup
porting Hearst, the German sympa
th;zsr, while at the same time con
~tinuing its vicious attacks on thu
New Mexico Council of Defense.
The Council of Defense had moi
intended to make any reply to the
attacks. Of the Santa Fe paper, but
the general manager of the company
came to Mr.. Springer, chairman Of
the executive committee and asked
for a signed statement as to the
Councils position. Mr.. Henderson
the general manager of the company
said that his paper would publish
Mr.. Springer's statement, as written,
Mr.. Springer then consented to pre-
pare a statement, and the statement
was given to Mr.. Henderson on the
same day it was requested. The
statement was not printed. The state
merit which the Anew Mexican" had
earnestly pleaded for, and then re-
fused TO print, was as follows:
To the Editor and Publishers of
the Santa re New Mexican.
(.nucn1en =:
! rea't2e the disadvantage that
any t0dtFduat has n a contro-
vetsy with 4 newspaper; The m
d1vtdd9i has not the ability n
often has not the time to carry
on such a controversy; n the
editor, like that rara avis, "a
scoldihE woman always mas the
last WORD.
don't intend t O engage IN any
controversy. but at the request
OF your business manager Tor a
statement ana upon ms promise
70 puolish IT Just as IL is written
| submit the 'oPowing:.
! dld not, as published IN a re-
cent ISSUE OF your paper: under
take to bar the NE" Mexican
from participation IN publicity
work connected with war actlvi.
ties or work OF the council OF
Detense.
ola your representative tnat
whiie we are personally friendiy
to nm we considered that the
attitude OF the New Mexican to.
ward the Council OF Defense nad
an along Deen unfrienaly ana uh-
falr' mat any intimation o!
charge O. p~artizahsnip against
any memper or the State u
CT IN connection with any act
OF the Council or its Executive
committee was uh"arranted n
absolutely faise.
1t IS true tina only one Defn-
ocrat mas been an active memoer
OF the Louhci. ana tnat othei I
democrats originally appointed as
either resigned OF nave
not peeh aole 10 act'Veiy engage
III lne WORK
nut l 'uon'i .l'a, '"e ,ielr
tact that most OF the work OF
the counci mas deVoiVed upon
one o. us members VINO
kepup'can GOES hot watraht d
charge OF pa~r,ilansh'p against the
oounc,i OF De1ense.
! tola your representative t''at
heretofore your reporters hao
pce' "eieonie v''''ois a"u news
gatherers at u oifices' Dut we
CONSIDERED that IN hoidlne OUT TO
ths pup''c through Sia'i,is redo-
mes the statement that the ocuh,
Gu OF De1ehse IS disioya', ana
otherw'se attempting TO p~rOJuaice
its readers gains the No"nci'
III c%ohhection win a, ~procsed'he
penu'hs III 'ne reuera. court'
your paper hah gone ehtirely 100
far' inat ~hereai,er your repIes-
ehtat'ves woula nc welcomed d.
our ot1ices only as VisitorS ana
tha, news items or artic!es TOT
puoiication from our Office In CON
hec''on Win war work "oaid DC
given to the New Mexican at the
same Tune as reaiesed 10 other
newspapers,