The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-27

taken in connection with tie first
two, contained, OF course, an imp4lca-
! ton that was in effect threat.
Justice Department involved.
! This shows that the Department OF
! Justice had knowledge of the attempt
!; TO boycott The Metropolitan and lent
its official power TO further ii, unless
the man in question had stolen the
special agents shield which he pos
ssessed and forged his name and adj
dress.
The above facts Mr.. BUrleson has
not denied ard cannot truthtully deny.
and they absolutely demonstrate the
cxactness of my statement, so far AS
the Administrations effort 10 punish
! the publications which upheld the war.
but have told the truth about the All
ministration's failure to conduct the
war efficiently.
Now, for the second part OF my
statement: The prime example OF fail
ure by the Administration 10 proceed
against newspapers which oppose the
war or attack our allies or directly or
i
the failure OF the Administration 10
deal with Mr. Hearst's papers as It has
dealt with certain other papers. Mr..
Hearst is a very wealthy man. reDuted
10 be much more than millionaire.
owning Il dozen newspapers, more or
less, and half dozen ma gaines, IN
different parts Of the country.
"AL the very beginning of the war
The government proceeded success
fully against poor Tom Wa:sons pub
licatian in Georgia. entirely dis
agreed with Tom Watson's general
political philosophy. war utterly OPP
posed 10 his contention that drafted
men should not he sent overseas TO
fight: | re:ared him as a narrow, al
though ali upright and sincere mar.
But he had done nothing that was
ANYTHING like AS dangerous 10 this
country and our allies and as helpful
10 Germany as Mr.. Hearst was at that
very time doing.
Hearst Defended Germany.
THE circulation of Mr.. Watson's
paper was very small. compared to
Mr. Heagst's papers; his wealth ana
influence were intinitesimal. COM
pared 10 MIR. Hears;'s wealth and IN
flucncc. and he had denounced Ger
many and even advocated war
against Germany. whereas Wiz.
Hearst had in numerous editorials al
tackled Germlny's foes and defended
Germany
Yet the administra tion crushed
poor Tom Watson. while it first toll
Grated and then encouraged wealthy
powerful. pro-Gerlaan and anli-war
Mr.. Hearst.
Tom WatScn's paper was not the
only small paper tho postmaster gen
eral attacked and hampered for dong
far less than Mr.. Hearst's papers mad
done. The New York News is edit
cd Dy George w. Harris. a. coIoreG
man, for the colorcd race. Under
date of May ,. last. Mr. Harris. tie
editor. received a notice from the
postmaster Of New York That The Is
sue of thnI date had been Withheld
from dispatch through the mails,
pending advice from the snciiitor lcr
the p0sloffice department as 10
WhethG- THIS issue Is unmallaDle.
One of the editors of the. paper IN.
forms me- that Mr.. Harris called al
iac !0slofficc in New York to ascer- |
tain tho reason of this order, but was |
not given any rea son.
Tho only explanation the editors |
could think rt was that the paper had !
contained pr"trS: against an alleged !
order Of II colonel in the army directing !
cnfnrcd officers not 10 enforce upon
whit" interiors = military salute Ger !
tainly nothing in this humble paper !
warranted the administration. through !
tic r0s;otflcc department. in attacking !
il while at tn" same time not vcnturinE !
To interfere with the wealthy Hears. /
papers.
Pro-War Papers Attacked.
MIR. Eurlrsnn however. while he will |
pardon certain pro-adIninistration pa
pnrS. even although th"% are anti-war.
will nevertheless coca sinnlIly attack no;
only Hr;i-war but rro-war and even
rail lon radical papers. if he
objects IN their radicalsm. Two entirely
responsible persons have called "y at.
nIi"n IN the suppression Of one issue
Of Il radical magazine called The Pull