Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-25
Roosevelt Hits
Wilson Regime


Camnaign which necessarily tends to
give aid and comfort to Germany and to
impair thp morale Of our own people.
The uuotatious given above deprive
Mr.. Rurlcson and the Administration
Of which he is part Of. any shred Of
Justification for their action and mac
ton Mr. Rurloson is of course, only
secondly responsible in rhe matter. Mr..
Hearst's papers are 50 important ana
Mr.. Ecarst's position among the Nd
ministrations POLITICAL friends, sup
pOrtcrs and advisers is so PROV ncnt
and the action in connection with rein
stating him in his cable privileges was
50 purely dependent upon the President,
himself that no subordinate" OF the
President can accept or be credited win
the chief responsibility FOR any action
or iuaction Of the Administration in re-
Iatinn to Mr. Hearst. The Administra-
tion is responsible for the liberation OF
Mr. Hcarsts anti-Aly, anti-war and
therefore anti-AmCriCan activities ana
for the reward, nevertheless given MN.
and the servicr rendered on tn" other
side by Hearst, was service 10 the Al
ministration and not to the country
congress has, with lavish generosity,
granted all the Administration has de
manded to carry on the war. 1t has also
granted the Administration eN'raor-
. iinarv mover of "A kind never hitherto
granted anv Administration, to deal with
the International foes of the nation ana
This mower can he. and has bee, misused
IN reward the Administration personal
, or political supporters, ana puhlSh the
B ADMINISTRATOR personal or pohtlCa op-
moments. Congress, through Such o""ies
as the Senate Committee on Military AZ
fairs has exercised its power of in
yestipatlon and supervision to correct
executive ineffiCiency. executive delay
and executive abuse of power, ana mas
done this in such a manner aS I" speed
nm and render immensely more ehqlCIent
nrr mart in the war. Congress should
yigilantIv exercise its right of super
vision as regards the use of all the
great powers 1t has granted the Admin
istration over the properties and actlNi-
ties of the citizens Of the United states
STILES Honest Criticism
Referring to his editorial in the
Kansas city Star. May I: "SeditiOn, \
Free press and Personal Rule" to which
Postmaster General Burleson took eXcep
tion the following day in a statement
/ Roosevelt says;
,The reason for my comment in the
Kansas City Star and for my previous
article in the Metropolitan Magazine is
that since the war began the Administra'
tIon has used the very great war powers
Of the Government over the puhhc press
to stihe honest. criticism of govern
mental inefficiency or misconduct. while
condoning (Which necessarily means en-
!. couraging) pro-German, anti-Ally ant
, therefore anti-American agitation
Says Wilson Is Responsible
: Roosevelt puts the actions of BurlesOn
, Creel and Secretary Baker squarely ul
to the President.
81 am not speaking of Mr.. BurlesoI
particularly" he explains, but of th'
, Administration of which he is a part
: of the President whose servant he is.
: : II deal with Mr.. Burleson. and hi
actions purely because he Is repre-
sentative of President Wilson, exactl!
as IL Secretary Baker, exactly as is Mr
Creel President Wilson Is responsible
|, for everything Postmaster Genera
: Burleson and Secretary Baker and MI
! Creel do or leave undone."