Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-11
HEARST FOE OF
HIS COUNTRYMEN
SENATORS HEAR
Outlines Cartoon Showing
Japan Ready to Stab Amer
lea in the Back
By Associated Press

Washington, Dec. lin its in
Vestigation into German propaganda
the Senate Committee received fur
ther evidence of the activities of
William Randolph Hearst to-day.
George Sylvester Vierick. editor of
Vierick's Weekly, formerly the Fa-
therland, whose name has been mem
toned several times in the inquiry,
sent Hearst a message from New
York, under date of March 1, say
ing he believed the story OF the Zim-
mann note wos a hoax" and that
document was planned by British
agents"
Under date of March 3, Hearst
sent these messages to Carvalho:
Il feel Congress should remain in
continual session and protect the
peoples liberty. This making a die
tator of President desperately dan
gerous precedent. 1t may do no
immediate harm with a good Presi-
dent but 1t may do immense injury
with some bad one. Wilson
is federalist as 1 wrote in first year
of his term and as Francis showed
in alien and sedition editorial. The
federalists are autocratic in ten
dency. President of this re-
public to-day has more power than
any king in any constitutional mon
archy in the world. If gets more he
will be a dictator and possibly a
despot. 1t is the duty of true Demo-
Gratis to be vigilant especially as all
these encroachments in popular
rights are being made in the name
of democracy"
''McCay could make strong eight
column cartoon occupying in depth
two-thirds editorial page, showing
smaller figures Uncle Sam and Ger
many shaking their fists at each
other, on left side page and on right
side big head and shoulders of ia
pan with knife in hand leaning over
into picture and evidently watching
chance to strike Uncle Sam in back,
title of picture to be quote Watchful
Waiting unquote, subtitle quote Look
Out Uncle Sam Your Neighbor Ja-
pan Is Eagerly Waiting an Oppor-
tunity to Strike You in the Back"
Under date of March 4, this tele-
gram was sent to Carvalho:
Think beneficial thing Senate not
to give President great powers de-
manded. If my telegram of yester-
day explaining my opposition to such
powers and advocacy of extra ses-
sion was not printed in Sunday pa
per, please elaborate it somewhat
and make it an editorial approving
action of Senate. Speak very high
ly of Wilson, say he is good Presi-
dent and undoubtedly meant to use
power for good purposes but the
precedent is a dangerous one to
establish and Senate did well to re-
tain its powers and rights and pro-
tect the liberties of the people.
Say that the few senator's who
voted to retain the rights and func-
tions of that body constitute roll
of honor. They did not lack respect
for President, but they had a great
er respect for the institutions found
ed by the fathers. The day u come
when Their action will be CO nend-
ed by all the people. Prih heir
names"
On February % Hearst SCI a
telegram to Carvalho asking him y
keep standing in the evening /
pers the verses printed in American
reproduced from Harper's Weekly
during Civil War and referring to
shipments of arms by England to
the South"
Carvalho protested the next day
in this message:
Cannot finG Harper's Weekly
poem in America. Found one repro
duced in Fatherland from Harpers
Weekly 1868 attacking England for
sending arms, etc, therefore in con-
sequence of sinking of Laconia to-
day with Americans aboard and
President Wilson's address before
Congress urge that we not use this
poem, if it is the one you mean, as
under present conditions 1t is bound
to hurt papers. Bulk of public be-
lieves country is on verge of war
with Germany and this poem
prominently displayed will be re-
garded as our taking Germanys
side. Star Spangled Banner is be
ing run top of column morning edl-
torial. Referendum canvass under
NUaVh