The Benson signal., 1918-06-29
Mr.. Hearst Answers Colonel Roosevelt;
Suggests Joint Debate at Proper Time

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Secretary of the Navy Daniels sent unsolicited, a
dispatch saying:
Your cooperation in bringing the job and the
man together hos rendered the naUy OPPortcne and
+ important assistance.
Food control the next great issue on the pro-
gram, divided the country and Congress.
The Hearst papers, and |, personally, urged ONE
MAN CONTROL, instead of a commission of three
On July "a, 1917, in signed statement in my news
papers, said:
The President desires one man instead of a
commission of three to exercise the of food
control conferred by the food BILL The President is
right.
The clause uvhich requires the appointment of
commission of three instead Of single individual
control promptly and Effectively the food supplies
for country and Allies Is mistake and
should be stricken from the bill.
IndiUidual authority and responsibility make
for olacrity and efficiency in public serOce.
After two months, Congress passed the bill putlng
Mr.. Hoover in sole control Of food.
The Presidents message later his reply to the
Pope and recent Memorial Day proclamation were
greeted by the Hearst papers as historic documents
thai should be preserved"
They were published in colors calendared paper
and more than 100000 copies OF each were distributed
free.
The Government departments, Department of Edu-
cation, New Y ork Public Library and the Y M G. \,
asked for more than 10000 copies of these art reprints
for their various branches and these like all the Others
furnished free.
Marshal Jofre's visit to Che United States was conn
memorated in handsome volume, bound in yellum ana
mounted in gold and enamel, containing the photo
graphs speeches and descriptive accounts of his VISIT
and souvenirs of many cities
This volume officially accepted by the French Com
mission was presented to Field Marshal Jotffe In the
presence of his staff in Paris by General Pershng IN
behalf of the Hearst publications.
To promote the Second Liberty Loan the Hearst
newspapers devoted 1895 COLUMNS Of news, editorials
and cartoons, and to aid the Third Liberty Loan the
Hearst newspapers DEVOTED 1910 columns Of news,
editorials and cartoons
f The subscriptions of the Hearst publications and
employees to the Liberty Loans have been over half
million dollars; their contributions to the Red Cross
haye been over fifty thousand dollars.
In all these matters the Hearst newspapers, dong
right as God gives us to the right have tried to be
the most vglant agents of The public interests by their
Of Mr. Roosevelt and others like him, who find
unpatrotic occupation in denouncihg the Admnlstra
tion and who seem more interested IN their personal
ambitions and political pfejudices than they are in win
ming the war would like TO ask the plain question:
What havc YOU done to give you the right to criti-
Csc the Administration and its spenda achte0e1eTts'
or Justify you in assuming superior Ofrtue and Odttc
TO the Hearst papers, Dhtch have consistently supported
tie Administration and conscientiousiy endeoUored IN
eoery ,Uay to help the Government rOiT the Wur!
AS far as can see, Mr. Roosevelt has done nothing
but savagey and sensaonaly attack the President of
the United States and his Cabinet during this critical
PERIOD and has done this for partisan potca pur-
poses and, what is worse, for pay,
As far as l can see of the main objects OF Mr.
Rooseyelts latest furious attack the Admnlsraon
was to aid and advertise those magazines ana news
papers which pay him and support him ana TO reIect
upon those magazines and newspapers Whlch 90 not he
him admire him.
As far as can see no matter what the motive of
these continued attacks may be- whether be partisan
and personal or we'll intended and merely misguided,
the result can only harmful to Qur government harm
full to the spirit Of our people, harmful to the morale OF
our armies harmful to our country and our counCrys
cause. -. c.,
this nresent crisis is over shall be glad to debate with
Mr. Roosevelt upon the public platform whether MS
critical efforts my constructive efforts have accom-
pished the more toward helping America prlng thlS
GREAT war to speedy and successful conclusion.
e1.@ W = WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST.