Arizona republican., 1918-12-06
BRISBANE TELLS PALMER $ OFFER
 TO SELL MAIL
Story Clears Editor Of Pro-
 Germanism Denies All Intrigues With Brewers Gets 5000 Week Salary

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-A h u r Brisbane explained today to the sen ate committee Investigating brewers and German propaganda ihs purchase of the Washington Times with money loaned by brewers. He also was ques- toned regarding his business relations with William Randolph Hearst, senti- ments expressed in his editorials and other matters.
 MT. Brisbane told the committee that he arranged the loan for the purchase of the Times with c. J. Feigenspan, a brewer of Newark, New Jersey; that the transaction was a business affair entirely and that he did not know the other brewers who assisted Feigen- span in underwriting the loan. The brewers advanced $375,000.
 The witness denied allegations of pro- German sentiments in editorials he has written, saying he always has supported the cause of the United States and strongly opposed Germany. Excerpts from editorials appearing in Hearst newspapers were produced by the committee and MT. Brisbane was asked regarding their authorship. Since only portions of the articles ap- peared in the reprints, the witness was not positive as to their authors, and he was given the excerpts with which to go over the files to determine whether he wrote the originals.
 Ignorant of Pro Germanism
 If there was anything in these fla vorable to Germany, 1 know I did not write it." the witness declared.
 Mir. Brisbane said William Randolph Hearst knew nothing of his purchase of the Times until after the transac- tion was completed and that Mir. Hearst at first objected to it, because Brisbane's contract with Hearst stipu- lated that the former give his entire time to the Hearst papers, at a salary of $2,000 a yeek. The witness said he told MT. Hearst that if the Washington Times interfered with his work, Hearst could take over the Times at the price paid to Frank A. Munsey.
 Senator Sterling of South Dakota questioned MT. Brisbane about editor ials in which ke said that England has not always been renowned for her un- selfishness."
 Now, isn't that. reference to the principal ally of the United States cal culated to reflect on the United States?" the senator asked No, do not think so," the witness replied. T thought then, and I think now, that England has not always been renowned for her unselfishness. That is not a reflection on the United States"
 Palmer Offered N. Y. Mail Brisbane said that A. Mitchell Pal mer. whose charge that brewers had financed the purchase of the Times led to the present inquiry, offered to sell him the New York Evening Mail, after that property came into Palmer's hands as alien property custodian. The price fixed was s750,000. the witness said but he declined to purchase it because it was losing money.
 The only other newspaper he owns MT. Brisbane said, is the Wisconsin News. He said he purchased the Wis consin Pree Press and News and con- solidated them, and that brewers were not involved in that transaction. The witness told the committee thai his attitude toward the use of beeI and light wines brought him in touch with brewers. He said he asked MT Munsey to sell him the Times and let him pay for it out of it's earnings, but the request was refused. He then went 1 to Feigenspan.
 T said to him. declared the wit | ness, you know my attitude on beer You know how I feel toward your bus. ness"
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