New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Hearst Paper
Is Branded
AS Disloyal
|'Los Angeles Times" Calls
Crusade "a Great Pub
lie Movement"

LOS ANGELES, Cal, June s.-Under
the caption, "A Great Public Move
ment," "The Los Angeles Times will
say tomorrow:
"The crusade against Hearst and
his newspapers has assumed the pro-
portions of great public movement.
The people are determined to have
no more of quacks, disloyalists and
pretenders in the public life of the
nation during these critical times.
This is not newspaper controversy.
1.-the Times Is not attacking Mr..
Hearst or his papers. The Times
has merely printed the news of the
action Of communities, organizations
and business houses banning the
Hearst publications. They are taboo
in all Canada and England. They
have been driven out of numerous
towns in New York, New Jersey,
New Mexico, ETC., and publicly
burned.
The Allies organization and Pa
triotic League and several clubs
have put up the bars against them.
AS part of its duty as news pur-
veyor The Times has published the
facts-but it has not printed half of
the reports Of this kind that have
come in. The Times has no quarrel
with the Hearst sheets and will have
-
paper fight.
but these things are happening;
the movement is spreading; every
day will bring fresh reports of pub
lie indignation against those who
apologized for the dastardly sinkers
of the Lusitania; the crusade will
go on to its inevitable end-and
The Times will continue to print
the news"
Examiner Branded Disloyal
William Randolph Hearst's "Los An
geles Examiner" fell under the inter-
diction of an investigating committee
of the California Loyal League, the
Sierra Madre Club and the Philathea
Red Cross Auxiliary of the First Meth
odist Church in the last twenty-four
hours. Belgium, France and America
were represented on the committee of
the Loyal League, among whose mem-
bers are all the Allied consular repre-
sentatives in this city.
The Sierre Madre Club, whose GOO
members are prominent in the business
and professional life of the city. threw
out Of it's reading room not only "The
Examiner" but also "The Los Angeles
Herald" the Cosmopolitan" and all
other Hearst publications. and this in
spite of the fact that the club had paid
subscriptions in advance. in some in
stances for period of five years. The
board Of directors recommended such
action.
Club Vote Is Unanimous
"The vote to throw out the Hears,
publications was unanimous" said A.
P. Robinson, chairman of the house
committee. eve feel that in these
times it is up to all red -blooded men
to show where they stand. The Elk.
aminer' and the other Hearst publica-
tons seem to be patriotic just now
but l don't think Hearst is sincere
and this is no time to fail to make
clear Just where real sincere Americans
stand"
Charles Winsel, Belgian Consu
here, Is chairman Of the investigating
committee appointed by the California
Loyal League. and announced that al
the next meeting Of the league he
would present a resolution urging al
members to refrain from reading "Ths
Examiner" which the committee re-
ported last night as "disloyal, ar
enemy and dangerous influence il
this city" The other members of the
committee are Louis Sentous. aRen
consulaire Of France. and Everett T
Teasdale, former secretary OF the Sol
dicrs' Welfare Commission.
Leagues Bylaws Quoted
"Why is it," Mr.. Winsel demanded
"that The Examiner is allowed to be
circulated in this city when 1t il
barred as dangerous enemy propa
ganda in Great Britain and Canada
These countries are allies of the
| United States, and what is dangerous
| enemy propaganda to our allies Is also
dangerous enemy propaganda to the
United States.
"The reason for our report is found
in the bylaw Of ths California Loya
League, which reads. The object oi
the league shall be to uphold tho hand.
Of the President and other officers o.
tho United States during the presen
war, to stamp out enemy propaganda
to promote harmonious cooperation
among all citizens and loyal resident,
Of the United States toward assisting
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