New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
Hearsf's S Plans to
"Capture'' Parade
Meet With Rebufs

Great surprise was caused yesterday
in Republican and Democratic circles
here when it became generally known
that William R. Hearst had "taken
over" the loyalty parade of the Fourth
of July, and invited as his guests all
the members of the National Congress
that his, agents could reach.
AS nearly as could be learned, Mr..
Hearst expects about fifteen Senators
and fifty or seventy-five Representa-
tives to be his guests in Manhattan on
the Fourth. The invitations, quite
largely, were extended in Washington
through Mr.. Hearst's representatives
on the ground, John Temple Graves
and James j. Montague.
Many of the members of Congress,
and they include a generous proper
tion of both houses, who received invi-
tations to eat and drink and travel at
the expense of Mr.. Hearst on July 4
expressed themselves emphatically on
the question of acceptance.
Perhaps the greatest surprise of all
came to Attorney General Merton F..
Lewis in his political headquarters in
the Murray Hill Hotel on Friday after
through one of Mr.. Hcarst's trusted
agents to attend the great Loyalty
Parade as the personal guest of Mr..
Hearst.
Mr.. Lewis is the state official who, at
the instance Of the French government,
unearthed the fact that Bolo Pacha, the
German agent who was recently exc
cuted in France as a traitor, while here
in the winter of 1915 gave dinner
party at Sherry's where the guests in
cluded Mr., and Mrs. William R. Hearst,
three of Mr.. Hearst's newspaper staff
and two of their wives, making seven
members of Mr.. Hearst's private and
newspaper family in all as participants.
Bolo Pacha came here, Mr.. Lewis's
investigation established, primarily to
accomplish two things: To win the aid
of American publishers in his defeatist
campaign in France, and to get money
from Count Won Bernstorff, the German
obtained $1,835,OOO. After his return
to France he began campaign OF
eulogy of Mr.. Hearst which was
stopped by the French government.
II declined the Hearst invitation
said Mr.. Lewis yesterday. Further
than that he would not comment on
the matter.
~ heard something about the invi.
tations," said Representative Bertrand
h. Smell last night at the Union
league OAuD, uuC le1C aSnlNPCOT
Thursday, so that 1 received no invi.
tation. l could not accept, anyway"
Nothing could be learned at the May
or's Office as to what part Mayor Hylar
might take in assisting his "hero states
man" in making the party success. |,
was generally believed that the Mayor
who is great admirer of Mr.. Hearst
would help in any way he could
Whether the Mayor would 20 so far a:
to see to it that the Hearst guests haf
an appropriate place in the loyalt,
parade was matter of speculation.
No definite plans were announced
at this end of the line. The pol,.
ticians were wondering whether Mr.
Hearst intended to make it little pri
vate party at his own home or to plar
some public entertainment for the
Federal lawmakers.
1t is expected that more definite ar
rangements will be announced later
unless the responses to the invitation.
should be so few as to preclude an,
necessity for special entertainment. or
perhaps. result in calling off the part,
altogether.