Arizona republican., 1918-12-11
HEARST QUOTED IN
PRIVATE TELEGRAMS
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had introduced a bill to make such
shipments unlawful. Like other Amer
leans, he said, his views had undergone
d change. He first favored peaceful
neutrality, he said, then armed neutral
ity, and finally declaration of war.
Read Hearst Messages
The committee adjourned today until
Friday, when German propaganda will
be further inquired into, it was said.
Among the messages received and
sent by Hearst and others, read into
the record today, was one from the
Nossische Zeitung of Berlin, sent via
Sayivlle, n. Y, February II, nineteen
days after the United States severed
diplomatic relations. 1t was addressed:
William r, Hearst, The Breakers,
Palm Beach, Fla" and said.
Since rupture relations, Reuters
Misrepresentation more than ever I'M
comfortable. Kindly cable brief state
ment precise situation, opinions lead
ing American circles. Many thanks
beforehand"
On February "a, Hearst sent this
message to Mr.. Carvalho, of the New
York American:
Don't you think we should print il
New York the dispatch from Vossische
Zeitung, which query reads as follows:
1 note (probably quote MEANT, since
rupture relations Reuters misrepre-
sensations more than ever uncontrol-
liable. Kindly cable brief statemen,
precise situation My reply in New
York;"
On the following dav February 25
Hearst sent this message to Carvalho
Use Star Spangled Banner in all
morning papers. Do not print Vossische
Zeltung message"
The doctor" Dispatch.
The message of March 2, signed
Doctor" said in part:
agree with Francis, Zimmerman
note all probability absolute fake anc
forgery, prepared by very unscrup-
ulous attorney generals very unscrup-
ulous department Everybody knows
that the secret police are the mos
constituencies manufacturers of forged
evidence in the world.
"Gregorys whole career in office, a.
Francis showed in recent editorial, ha.
been spy sent here and plot con
celver. He has not been bound by
morals, facts or the constitution. H,
| has employed the secret service to en-
force England's unlawful orders. HI
has attempted to put a bill through
congress to make criticism of his acts
or of the presidents act or of any
political move or measure reasonable
and punishable as such.
He Is possibly violently pro- British
He is surely violently pro- corporation
He is located where he can do the cor
porations the most good and he has
been unwilling to be removed or they
have been unwilling to have him re-
moved, even for a position on the su-
preme bench He and Burleson are
Houses appointments, and House has
been corporation lobbyist all his life
The object of the Zimmerman forg-
cry was to brighten congress into Civ
ing the president the powers that he
demanded, and perhaps also into pass
ing the espionage bill. When Wilson
wanted to give away the rights of the
United States in the Panama canal
he pretended that he had private in
formation of a dangerous internationa
situation sufficient to justify his acts
He has never revealed his private in
formation and no one now believes tina
he ever had any.
Germany Is "Complaisant"
| He could not repeat this false CLAIM
on this occasion so a complaisant cabi
net officer, this time, undertook t,
manufacture sufficient false evidenc
to enable Wilson to have his wav. |
is possible that the British secre
! service co-Operated in these plans. TIL
| only serious consequence is that tn
! whole people of this country 80 De
cent OF whom do not want war, ma
| be projected into war because of thes
misrepresentation and these forget
! documents, if they are forged.
IL we do not want to say all thi
edltorlally, we can say part of it edi
torlally, and get some one to stand 70
interviews as Hale used to do. to brin
all these points out, especially thos
about the probable forgery of the nott
we should develop the forgery phas
Of the note for the Sunday paper
| Francis and | seem to be right"
A message dated February 81, 1911
| addressed to Philip Francis, in car
OF the New York American, said Their
should be Il vigorous attack on tn
espionage bill, and quoted Senate
Cummlns as saying the measure wa
the most stringent and drastic eve
proposed to curb a free people.
The democratic party the message
added, seems to forget that this
a republic, in which the people gov
ern, and in which full information
essential to intelligent government
Vicreck Is Quoted
George Sylvester Viereck, editor {
Vierecks weekly, formerly The Father
land, whose name has been mentione
several times in the inquiry, ser
Hearst a message from New Yorl
under date of March /, saying he be
lieVed the story of the Zin1rnn1.rna