Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-27

alleged order Of a colonel in the army
directing colored officers not TO et-
force upon white interiors a NM
tary salute. Certainly nothing IA
This humble paper warranted the A.
minjstrations through the Postohice
DEPARTMENT, in attacking it while az
the same time not venturlng 10
terfere with the wealthy Hears pa
pers.
Pro- War Papers Attacked
Mr.. Burleson, however. While nc
will nardoa certain pro-AdminlssTG-
ton papers, even although they are
anti-war, will nevertheless OCCASION
ally attack not only antl-war oo'
pro-war. and even ro-AdminiS'fh-
ton radical papers. if he objects 70
their radicalism. Two entirely re-
sponsible persons have called my a.
tention TO the suppression of one
issue of radical magazine calteu
The Public This has been an en-
tirely pro war magazine. In its issue
OF March 3Oth it urged edltorlaliy
heavier taxation of unearned m
comes and Of excess profits and me
raising Of more money by direct taA-
alton. in preference to bond issues
apparently, as far as the editors
can make out, 1t was because of this
article this issue was suppressed. a
former editor of the paper writes M
that it is possible that Mr.. Burlesch
objected to the paper because of dn
account Of an interview with him oh
October 18th last in which he WAS
quoted as stating his lack Of sympa-
thy with the proposition that a man
ought not to get his money from the
ownership of land which titled by
tenants on the ground that he
could not be expected to favor pub
lie policy where his interest lay on
the other side of the propositi9A.
AS a landowner you can't expect me
TO believe that. he is reported -
saying.
BurIeson's Action Hurts War
1T does not appear, however, that
any steps were taken because OF tfls
article The question. therefore, S
as to the right of the public 70
print the editorial in the issue OF
March 80. The question in our be-
lief or our disbelief as to the sound
ness of this editorial has nothing
whatever to do with the case. There
are plenty of the conservative dC%-
| trinc, with which emphatically dis
agree, and plenty Of radical doctrih:'
with which l disagree, and # i
should happen that on either side %
the case l found myself In agree
ment with Mr. Burleson I should,
nevertheless, adhere to my bellefs.
But unless these doctrines were 7edi-
tious or represented q kind OF IN
morality and Indictment to Nlo'en'e
or other unlawful conduct which
would properly bring them under
| the law, ! would fight as stoutly
for the right of the editor TO publish
them as | would fight for my own
right to publish articles against thenl'
such action as that of Mr.. Burle-
son does not help the war; on tile
contrary. it tends to keep people go
angry with the agents Of the war that
they become and remain hostile %
the war itself
| CreeI Calls metropolitan" Loyal
| "Ther3 could be no more STRIKING
example of discrimination than that
furnished by the contrast between
The treatment CT Il paper like AT
! NVatson's and papers like those OF Mr'
Hearst. There was severity of treat
mert TO the helpless, while the strong
were given complete immunity.
There is no need 10 rely upon my
statement that The MeTopoil'ah
I has been a loyal. pro-war, pro-Amer-
| lean publication. In letter pnb-
hshcd hy Mr.. Creel since MT. Burie-
sons statement was published. ne
! states:
I'VE reply to The Metropolitan
! for the very reason that we 90 not
reply to anti-war or anti-Amerlc@h
papers. They are known to be Wha'
they are. but the reputation 81 Inc
| Metropolitan for loyalty gives
weight to it's misstatements.'
This is, as shown by the use Of The
| word we a complete and full ar-
Acknowledgement on the part Of Mr.
Creel that my statements with re-
gard to the Administration IN inns
matter are correct. 1t is complete
and full acknowledgment that the
Administration acts against publ
| cation whose loyalty is unQuestion2d'
but which attacks the kind Of gov
crnmental inefficiency which tells IN
favor Of Germany, although at the
same time the Administration does
! not act against the 'anti-war or anti
American papers'-so long, ! may ado
incidentally, as these papers cham-
nion the Administration and apolo-
F.! gize for the inefficiency OF its actions
"Since the Postmaster Generals
challenge to me was made public, phi
vate citizens have taken against the
Hearst papers the action which the
Administration has refused to take
| The New York American in pun
fishing President Wilson's Memorial
Day proclamation omitted that part
Of the proclamation which contained
The prayer for victory. although ii
printed the part containing the pray
CT for peace-a proceeding entirely III
consonance with Mr.. Hearsts adj
vocacy of peace without victory
Americans" Burned in Poughkeepsie
! in Poughkeepsie, according to a
! special dispatch to The New York
Herald Of May 10, party Of Grand
Army veterans protested against
such action by procuring every avail
able copy of The American and
burning them in the Courthouse
Seuare, the veterans explaining,
through Major Louis c. Dietz. or
! ganizer Of the Local Loyal Service
League. that they did this because
they regarded the action Of The
New York American as an attempt