Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-06
fEIDAY...... DECEMBER 6, 1918
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

In the face of democratic as well
as republican party opposition, the
president has started to Europe for
the purpose of pressing his personal
views on the peace conference. His
views are personal, because he has
never interpreted but one of his four
teen proposals. In the heat of po
Itical campaign the country was in
formed that the declaration for unrc-
stricted trade between the nations did
not mean free trade.
The president in his address to con-
grcss, did not deign TO confide TO the
country the things he hopes to ac-
cumplish Will away. He did not
event mention why he took with him
George Creel or why, at the expense
of the taxpayers money. he permitted
treei to send in advance sixteen news
paper people. practically all Of them
recently in the employ of William
Randolph Hearst, who are designated
by the New York World as constitut-
ing the United States Official Press
Mission to the Peace Conference"
The New York Globe, usually dem
ocratic like the World, says of the de-
parture of the delegation:
What the Globe Says.
THE party was headed by Edgar
G. Sisson, associated with the Hearst
organization at the time when 1t was
devoting itself to working UP hostility
TO Japan and Mexico and strongly OPP
posing hostility to Germany. With
him went Carl A. Byoir. another mem
Der of the Hearst organization. Also
Edward L. Rernays of Austrian affili-
alton; Carl Walberg, Edward II. Schu
ster, E. II. Suter, Gustave w. Axelson
and Wilhelm Heineeke, gentlemen in
various degrees Identified with Boil
shevist ideas and sundry peace move
ments in this country.
As declared by Mr.. Sisson before
going up the gang-plank, the purpose
of the mission is to interpret the work
of the peace conference by carrying
on a world wide propaganda to dis
seminate American accomplishments
and ideals A large sum of taxpayers
money, placed by congress at the dis
posal of the president and the Creel
bureau. is to be spent in the labor of
education and in giving assistance to
Walter Lippmann, formerly of the
staff of he New Republic and we'll
known socialist, who is already busy
in Paris in connection with preparing
for the conference and in spreading
as he is able the doctrine of the benef-
icence of the class war"
Iiie New York Times says.
The New York Times, also usually
democratic in party affiliations, says:
we have heard of an official press
in Austria and Germany. Is there an
official press in the United States2
If there is BY what authority. founded
upon what constitutional power of the
government, does it rest? It's ultra
marine purpose is described as to in
terpret the work of the peace confer
cnce by keeuing IT'D worldwide propa-
ganda to disseminate American &C
complishments and American Ideals
Is an official press q government
press, among those ideals and accom-
plishments2 VIII the official press
Interpretation of the work at the
peace conference take precedence, as
government and official business, on
the cables which Mr. Burleson in the
mystery and abyss of his wisdom has
seized, over the unofficial interpreta-
tons of mere lay correspondents who
have no sacred credentials of pre-
eminence from Washington? An Off
cial United States press. From the
Ewigkeit rolls the Durly Laughter VI
Bismarck, communing with DR.. Busch
oyer the triumphs of his foreign press
bureau and his long and various gull
ings and bedevlments of domestic
and foreign opnion by means of his
reptile press.
Investigated for Disloyalty.
One of the astounding revelations
was that by the attorney for A. Mitch
ell Palmer, alien property custodian
that William Heinecke. one of Mr..
Creel's prominent assistants, was
very intimately involved in the trans
action and processes by which part
nership controlled and partly owned
by German interests. whereby be-
tween 1900 and $500 American copy
rights owned by German interests
were transferred to a newly formed
American corporation which took
over the business the day before we
went to war" Mr., Palmer's attorney
who protested vainly against Henecke
being allowed to go to France as rep
rcseutatiye of America in any capac-
ity further says: Il learned that
prior to The formation of the corpora
ton, and shortly before we broke re-
lations with Germany, an aerogram
was sent abroad saying the business
was in danger ana asking for power
from the German owners to act,
which was followed by the formation
of the company"
Books Were Burned.
Mr.. Palmer's attorney also states