Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-09
BLAME FOR PEACE
RUMOR IS PLACED
ON U. s. OFFICER
United Press Says Admiral.
Wilson Gave Out Report and
That Denial Was Held Up in
Cable Offices,

10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wrFr1
New York, Nov. S.-The United
Press today published this explanation
of how it came to circulate yesterday
its report that the armistice had been
signed and that fighting had ended:
New York, Nov. S.-Yesterday s
announcement of the signing of the
armistice between Germany and the
allies was made by Admiral Wilson at
Brest and was filed to the United
Press with the admiraps approval
This information was received by the
United Press in cablegram from
Roy Howard shortly before noon to-
day.
Practically at the same time an
other message from Howard was de-
livered to the United Press, stating
that Admiral Wilson made the an
nouncement at Brest at p. M,
French time, but that later he was
notified that it was not confirmacae.
This latter message filed by Howard
did not show, in the form in which
it was delivered, whether it was sent
Yesterday or how long it had been
held up.
"Hcward's caLlegram clearly
showed that Wilson acted in good
faith, stating that he supposed the
announcement was official and there
upon gave his approval to the filing
Of the message to the United Press in
New York.
Claims Message Delayed.
THE United Press today asked the
| government to ascertain how long
| Towards message stating that Ad-
| miral Wilson authorized the announce
ment and also that he later was noti-
! fled that it was unconfirmable, were
held up by the censors.
There was reason to believe that
! the message stating that the news was
! uncomfortable was badly delayed in
| view of the fact that it was not re-
ceived here until almost twenty-four
| hours after the original cablegram.
"Tnited Press, New York:
1 'Paris-Urgent - Brest Admiral
Wilson who announced Brest news
| paper 1900 p mo- armistice been
/ signed later notified uncomfortable
| meanwhile Brest riotously celebrating
L.. ... "HOWARD SIMS"
II The other message read:
'Trninress, New York:
| "'Rrcst - Urgent - Ar m st C c
| bulletin based local announced Can
| rouncement? by Admiral Wilson ad-
! nral supposing official was filed
| with admirars approval local news
naper bulletined Brest celebrated
night long.
~ HOWARD"
at will be noted that the first mes
| sage quoted was signed by the names
of both Howard and Sims, and was
filed through the Paris office in the
same form as the message received
yesterday. In every way this firs'
quoted message indicates that it was
probably filed very quickly after the
original bulletin.
Admiral is Blamed
1.-THE second quoted message, how
ever, shows clearly by the reference
to the fact that Brest celebrated
night long that it was filed today Il
also shows that 1t was sent direct from
Brest and signed only by Howard, MOI
bearing Simms' name. This message
clearly indicates that Howard is II
Brest although these two message:
, and those received yesterday are the
only cables which the home office o.
the United Press has received from
him this week"
With the foregoing explanation. the
United Press also publishes the fol
. lowing which it was announced hat
been received from Admiral Wilson:
"Brest, France Nov. S.-Admlra
Wilson, United States naval com
mander of the American forces II
French waters, today made the fol
lowing statement for the Information
of Uniter States editors:
"The statement of the Unitet
Press relative to the signing of tn
{ armstice was made public from m!
: office on the tasis of what appeared
to be official and authoritative lnfor
nation.
at am in a position to know tina
the United Press and its representa-
tives acted in perfect good faith an'
that the premature announcement Wa'
the result of an error for which TN
| agency was in no wise responsible
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