New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
The Hearst Revolution

Last Wednesday we reprinted from
The Ne1v York American a prospectus
Of the Hearst revolution, written Dy
Arthur Brisbane. We reviewed lts re-
vcaled and essential features, namely:
FIRST-Peace with Germany
SECOND-Indictmen of an Amer
;cnn autocracy composed OF those
whom the Hearst newspapers de-
nounce as enemies of the people.
THIRD - Suggestion that these
American autocrats, if unrepentlng'
NAV expect to be treated as were the
victims of the French Revolution, ana
have their bodies kicked around the
cutters.
FOURTH-1nvitation to the Amer
ican soldier, who is learning the use
and value of force, to come home ana
noint his gun at his country's head.
We noted historically that Hearst in
his own newspapers had been noplha1-
ed to play in this revolution the roie
Dlaved by the great libertlne ana llpel-
l;st Mirabeau in the French keVoiulof,
and that Brisbane reserved Tor hhi'Seii
the lesser part of Necher'
The euillotne was not located. lhat
detail has vet to be settled-or, perhaps,
IN revolutions the mussy part IS spoh-
taneous. governed by chance and c'rcum-
stance. Brisbane will know.
What we now feel obliged to note IN
the further interest of history is that
the first victim of the Hearst revoluVloh
has been nominated His name has been
published to the mob
1t is the name Of one of the Hres'-
dents close friends
II is the name Of q man who mas
enormously accelerated the war
It. is the name Of a man to whom the
President for that reason has delegated
vast fundamental powers over war IN
dustries.
T. is the name Of the chairman of the
War Industries Board.
1t is Bernard NJ Baruch.
The publication took place in the
Hearst-Erisbane Wosh019ton Times, IN
AN editorial which, although addressed
obliouely to the rich and all owners of
nroperty. was meant for the ears OF the
mob. 1t was written around cartoon
representing wealth and property as
man SO gross and disgustingly fat that
for his stomach he could not sec the
lighted bomb at his feet marked Public
Ownership" We quote from the edi-
torial:
n "Foolsh fat man, weakened brain
y made feeble by too much financial fat,
rough days are ahead for you.
"You will learn that on and after
July IA our friend and good EX-
AMPLE France did not continue the
Kings pay or the incomes of his
mobiles at the highest rate those vest
ed gentlemen had ever known.
France did not treat the private
owners of Versailles as President
Wilson, Mr.. McAdoo and the Ameri-
can people are treating the private
owners of the United States railroad
and wire systems.
"Be at least polite to President
Wilson The day is coming when you
will wish you had him back again.
"You will not always have Mr.. Bar
ney Baruch, of Wall Street, deciding
how much money you ought to have.
Others of different complexion, less
judcious temperance tally than Mr..
Baruch, will have something to say.
GAS you read about the day you
celebrated last Sunday you will learn
that special profit accumulated under
Baruch may under Baruch's successor
Unsmoth by the sword, hath melted
like snow in the glance of the lord.
We change one word in a pretty
poem.
"The lord in this case is the people
of the United States
If you were reader of the Hearst
papers this would be crystal clear and
deeply agitating. You would recall viv-
idly from the revolutions prospectus
printed only the day before the following
melting suggestions:
"Thts country has Just finished cele-
brating the great French anniversary.
The men whose speciality is robbing tho
people should realize Just what has been
celebrated. Get short history
of the French Revolution. Learn some
thing. Find out what happened
to the King and court that would not