New-York tribune., 1918-09-24

"Thc Lac Compels the Editor to Tell Who
Ozcns the Newspaper.
ut Ought also Compel the Editor to Tell
Who Ouns the Owner."
-Brisbanes Washington Times Feb 23 1918
w 7ASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-Who owns Arthur Bris-
The United States Senate is trying to adjudicate
the claims of William Randolph and the dozen Ger
man-Amerlcan brewers who bought Brisbane Washing
ton Times"
Brisbane seems interested in other possibilities
ne IS waking up to the impression created
pamer and the general public by certain things
Inc washington Tines and largely reprinted Hearsts
New York American" and "The Evening Journal" Bris-
bane denies that the Kaiser either him brewers
paper lie even denies that the Kaiser could any
satisfaction at all on the columns of The Washington Tines
. opechcaly ne says his columns full of denunca-
ITO tlon OF the Kaiser They So DR. Rumely's.
There was plenty Of camouAage "The Washington Time
plenty Of patrioteering
Brisbane thinks there was 40 uch that be ca r;s1 +.
statement:
FROM the day that became Of The Washington
Times defy newspaper critic quote one line or one
word on the subject of Germany written by published
IN that paper that denuncaton of Germany Of
1russa, or the Kaiser and his methods"
Unfortunately, Brsbane's memory is short Or else he
thinks the publics is Otherwise he might recall things like
thls' published in 1.-THE Washington Times" in 1917:
'"v @-1he courage of the Germans n7aryehous This
@pPIes 10 the men in the trenches holding off fhe
whole of Europe. 1t applies equally tn tbe Ge,,,.n
women at nome, enduring starvation for a cause
1HEY however mistakenly, believe TO be roht
You can't defeat German by putfino 2 bullet
in him, unless you Kill him. You can't make him Give
up ny "'"r1n9 MS body.
You can't defeat German by injuring his
bODY But you can defeat him any other man bv
worrying his MIND"
br'sbane's Battle Cry--"Gve EN- Mental Worrv'
Inc Tribune selects this specimen it happens to
be Brisbane boost for of his panaceas This
substitute for the Hydraulic giant" which
ne says ne sent to Lord Northcl just Hearsts COM
plcaed and difficult doing nothing about troons
or Ships artillery fleet of hundred tbou
sand planes
Before anybody else in United States" saws Brs
oae "rote conspicuous editorials for Mr. Hearsts news
papers urging the building of thousands flying machines
as the best and quickest method bringing the Kaiser TO
his knees by widespread dynamitng'
The quickness of this has been found rather nm
satisfactory to most people Kaiser But he at
eas' could have found criticism Brsbanes way Of
presenting the propositions
1Wy 2-'American air fighters will defeat the Germans
1orce an overwhelming desire for peace, by butch
er'ng fhem' not by ripping them with shrapnel or
choking them with gas but by MENTAL Worry"
'My 7-No use digging way through the Hnde,byro
re"ches or offering floating bsfeshp targets for the
German submarines WHEN THE AIR IS OPEN
ABOVE THE GERMAN FRONTIER"
The real test of Brsbane's patriotism !. ro;+h ;.:
nor hydraulic engines is his the Immediate and
necessary steps of the things had to be done and
M aone quickly Germany was to be prevented from winning
ne hlngs IN any case which off German victory
untl brlsoanes fabulous air fleet could be built
The Tribune has described Brisbanes h,ows ~ A
ca nghtng morale through attacks our allies ENGLAND
and Japan, through the dverng of thought toward M
tough dwelling on the horrors of what called
tona murder" and through emphasizing an ALLEGED d1s
parity between food costs here and in England
Counting the Costs of War
To-day The Tribune presents evidence of Brisbane a.
tude toward the costs Of price of victorv
"hether won IN the air it is now being won On +h
earth e -' VII ''e
J~Ty 17-"Ihey 1.-THE Japanese] are qettino r;c.e -
r'cher over there rapidly. nd they are NOT ye,d,
any or fhs money, hundreds of millions at 2 finn, ~
tne'r dear allies in Europe. The dear allies th.t ]
money musf come to the United States for il
I'VE are glad to give it to then, and ooh4 g..
g'ao but we must not forget our dear ,nd e,
friend and aUy Japan. ~ ~'e'ef
Whne we are getting poorer-fhoussns x
"'ons al fIme-she is getting richer W. t
save "tHe something, so that may be ab,. =; -
u necessary 1" demonstrate our friendship for her
ou"oing up a good army navy will hey,
But WE MOSTNT LET OUR CASH supply D1iv
1o0 LOW while Japanese cash is piing up"
July 2S-"EngLand, financing the Allies soe,t t4 a..
rr- ~ send it to his grand