Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-06
TIMES LOAN
 A BUSINESS TRANSACTION
Brewers Advanced $375, 900 For Purchase of Washing inn Times-Denied Pro- German Sentiments.
PALMER TIRED TO SELL MAIL
Thought Then and Think Now That England Is Not Renowned For Her Unselfshness.'

Thought Then and Think Now That England Is Not Renowned For Her Inselfshness.
 Washington, Dec. 5.-Arthur Rris- hsne, explained today to the senate committee investigating brewers and German propaganda. his purchase of the Washington Times, with money loaned by brewers. He also was ques- toned regarding his business rela- lions with William Randolph Hearst, sentiments expressed in his editorials and other matters.
 MT. Brisbane told the committee / that he arranged the loan for the pur- chase of the Times, with c. J. Feig- snspan, brewer of Newark, N. J., : that the transaction was business affair entirely and that he did not know the other brewers who assisted Feigenspan in underwriting the loan. The brewers advanced $375,000.
 The witness denied allegations of uo-German sentiments in editorials he has written, saying he always has npportd the cause of the United States and strongly opposed Germany. Excerpts from editorials appearing in Hearst newspapers were produced by the committee, and Mr. Brisbane was asked regarding their authorship. Since only portions of the articles ap- pared in the reprints, the witness was not positive as to the author and he was given the excerpts with which Ito go over the files to determine whether he wrote the originals.
 If there was anything in these ia Trable to Germany, l know I did not Trlte it" the witness declared.
 MT. Brisbane said William Ran alph Hearst knew nothing of his rrchase of the Times until after the transaction was completed and that Af Hearst at first objected to it, be- nase Blsbrane's contract with Hearst Npulated that the former give his allre time to the Hearst papers at Saly of >S2,O00 week. The witness md ne told MT. Hearst that if the Nashlngton Times interfered with his work, Hearst could take over the llmes at the price paid to Frank A. aunsey.
 Senator Sterling, of South Dakota, pestloned MT. Brisbane about edi- aals in which he said that England as not always been, renowned for Ter unselfshness."
 Now isn't that reference to the naeipal ally of the United States ,ssuatec to reflect on the United s'a!es?, the senator asked.
 NO, don't think so," the witness ,spled, II thought then and I think s.A' mat England has not always rssa sssl renowned for her unselfishness. ,ual IS not reflection on the Uni A States.
 Di'sOane said that A. Mitchell Pal 4st whose charge that brewers had sasucea ss the purchase of the Times, s', s 'ne present inquiry, offered to . n'ia the New York Evening Mail, ", mat property came into Pal N, ., , hands as alien. property custo- ss A ,., me price fixed was $750,O00, " wltness said. but he declined to honey. " " was ios'"s t, uu ny oniy other newspaper he owns, a sm. nrisDane said, is the Wisconsin i"s v'ss. ne said he purchased the .nsa,.s ssvlisin Free. Press and News, and usVluated s,' them and that brewers ' i'm nv' m, involved in that transac- \. ,,. me witness told the commit
 bsaa ' ms attitude toward the use n tou.. ana light wines brought him ,hss %uca a With brewers. He said he lima. Ml; s Munsey to sell him the sS s.,s, gnu let him pay for it out of used dn11Iss, 1, but the request was re-
 4..;ae ne then went to Feigenspan, ess ss'u %,a 10 him." declared the wit Ion l .s you know my attitude on beer. usinaaw ow now I feel toward your lp .aae ths then laid before Feigens- he Tmdpa r pan for loan to purchase eleyaa es g, and the brewer said he lsnt u n, U would be good invest hMat ali F.,a me witness went on to say ht hsenspan said he did not know aount Ie could advance the full ass t th. almself, but that he would
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