New-York tribune., 1918-10-31
Republican National Com
mittee Says Industry Is
Being Exploited
Democratic Slides
Sent to Theatres
Foreign Language Papers
Also Being "Clubbed"
in Wilson's Behalf

The Republican National Committee
last night issued statement charging
that the Cree bureau, the publicity
branch Of the Administration IL using
tho moving picture industry for cleo
tioneering purposes.
A motion picture house which op-
poses either Crccl or the War Indus
tries Board, it is charged, lays itself
liable to being put out of business.
Slides Sent to Managers
On October 19, 1918. moving picture
houses received the following letter:
"Dea. Manager: At this critical
period of our history supporters Of
the President arc needed in Con-
gress. am sending you a set of
slides which, if shown in your thea
TIRE at repeated inte ervals from Octo-
Der 20 to November 5, will aid in Sc
lecting men who are in harmony
with President Wilson. These slides
arc being supplied by the Democratic
National Committee, and contain
messages pointing out tic necessity
Of unity of action in Washington.
ihcy SHOuIQ ueip III cry lZlUS Il
sentiment for the support of Prcsi-
dent Wilson as the commander III
chief of the army and navy
Il trust that you are in accord
with this sentiment and that you will
aid us in this patriotic work. Thank
ing you for your cooperation, | re
main, cordially yours.
FIRED. HAWLEY."
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tion picture houses into the support
of the Democratic nominees was not
the cnly transaction exposed yesterday
by the Republican National Committee.
In a prepared statement the committee
saws:
'ln their extremity to win the cleo
ton at any cost, the Democratic party
is not stopping at any method. 1t is
dragging every department Of the gov
ernment from the Presidency down,
into politics. 1t is invading every or
ganzation and activity which has been
set up in order to help win the war and
using the machinery thereof in order
to win the election for Democratic cam
didates, regardless of whether they
have supported the war or not.
redemption boards are being solic
tied for money. postmasters arc re
-
port on Democratic candidates.
Request to Italian Papers
"Chairman Mccormick, of the War
Trade Board. is going after $1,000 sub
scriptions for san emergency fund
foreign language papers are being told
to give immediate and prominent dis
play to Wilson'S partisan appeal, NOV
ing picture managers are told to show
eli
and Italian papers are told to play up
the statement that President Wilson
and the Democratic Administration
have loaned the Italian government
$3.50 100000.
"These are only few of the many
where the Democratic Admin
istration is diverting and prostituing
tc base partisan advantage and profit
the machinery of the government and
the organizations set up to win the
war, organization paid for out of the
public funds.
director General McAdoo has warned
? 900 900 railroad EMPLOYEES in his de-
partmcnt not to take any part in ma
tlonal politics, but he and his asso-
ciates higher up in the railroad admin
lstratlon are guilty of constant and
pernicious activities in politics, using
all the influence in their power to elect
d Democratic Congress-
Under date of October 26th, Hans
Rieg. on Democratic National Com
mlttee stationery, but over his official
signature as Director of Naturaized
Citizens Bureau sent a letter to for
elgn language papers in the United
States calling upon them TO translate
INTO the language Of their publication
the recent partisan appeal of President
Wilson for Democratic Congress, and
to make immediate publication of this
TRANSACTED version as prominently as
possible Mr.. Rieg further says in
papers:
AS desire to keep a record Of
such publicity, you will find inclosed
postage to cover mailing of marked
copies to me in care Of the Democratic
Nat'4nai On Committee, Woodward Build
lug, Washington, D. c."