The sun., 1918-10-31
G. 0. P. OFFICIALLY
DENOUNCES WILSON
Republican National Commit
tee Issues Statement on
N Stand of Democrats.
PARTISANSHIP CHARGED
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McAdOo, BurlesOn, McCOr-
mick and Baruch All I'm
der Hot Fire.
PARTIsANsHIP CHARGED

"In their extremity to win the cleo
ton the Democratic party is not stop
ping at any method" declares the Re
publican National Committee in state
ment issued from its headquarters In
this city last night 1T IL dragging
every department OF the Government
from the Presidency down into politics
1t is invading every organization and
activity which has been set UP in order
to help win the war and using the ma
ohinery thereof in order to win the cleo
ton for Democratic candidates, regard
less Of whether they have supported the
war or not"
In spite of this fact there is the great
est confidence at headquarters that the
fight OF the Republican organization to
win the House will be successful and
that there Is reasonable chance OF
capturing control OF the Senate as well.
Dispatches received yesterday from
Kansas and Utah asserted that the feel
ing OF resentment in those States against
the attempted dictation of the President
was at fever heat.
Use OF war bOar0s SnurReG.
The statement made by the committee
continued:
exemption boards are being solicited
for money, postmasters are receiving
orders from Burleson TO report on DEM
ocratic candidates, Chairman McCor-
mick OF the War Trade Board is going
after $1,000 subscriptions for an emer-
gency fund foreign language papers Are
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nent display to Wilson's partisan appeal.
moving picture managers are told to
show slides urging a Democratic Con-
gress and italian papers are told to play
up the statement that President Wilson
and the Democratic Administration have
loaned the Italian Government $780,
000, 900.
"Director-GeneralM cAdoo has warned
100000 railroad employees in his de-
partment not to take any part in ma
tional politics, but he and his associates
higher up in the Railroad Administration
are guilty of constant and pernicious &C.
tivities in politics. using all the influence
in their power to eject a Democratic
Congress-"
Hans Rieg. known as Director of
Naturailxed Citizens Bureau" has been
| manager of the foreign papers press
1
has become identified in the minds of the
| editors of these papers as being edn-
nected with the Government. Under date
| OF october IS. on the official stationery
| Of the Democratic National Committee
but over his official signature as "Direc-
tor of Naturalized Citizens Bureau" Mr.
REG sent letter calling upon them to
translate Immediately the partisan APP
peal OF President Wilson into their Ian l.
guage and to make immediate publica-
ton" of this translation ''as prominently
| as possible
Many of the editors of these papers.
Republicans. are fearful of appearing In
| the light of disobeying a Government Of
| fetal who has II in his power TO cause
| them considerable emba rrassment
Burleson's Activity shown.
The statement includes a cspy of the
| letter sent to postmasters in Nevada
| from the office of Post,na ster-G eneral
Burleson asking their opinion of the
chances of Senator Henderson for re-
election. which letter was printed in
THE Sun several days ago. There also
! is copy Of similar letter sent to Post
| masters in South Dakota enquiring z
about the chances of Orville Rinehart
candidate for the United States Senate
The statement continues: