The Washington herald., 1918-09-28
American People Want the Truth.

Sunday September newspapers New York San
page
detail the position of the breweries of the
country.
1t was an answer to the various editorial expression, contained
the of the country based the A Mitchell Palmer
that the Washington Times edited by Arthur Brisbane
bought money furnished by brewers who wanted
newspaper Washington fight prohibition The this ad
vertement put over story of mechanical ingenuity and
co-operaton that is worth telling
On Friday the 2oth committee three con-
ference the office of the United States Brewers Association
Union square, York. meeting charges
he of the and devise of meeting them promptly
and effectively
|: Obviously charge pro-Germanism
ground the Now if there truth the
idea that such large part press BY the brewing
interests been comparatively easy matter,
these realized that they position dictate the
of the country and that they must have newspaper
and that it be bought at advertising
Friday afternoon these three who unnamed their
own request jointly drew up the advertisement which was displayed
Throughout country Sunday Monday newspapers
On Saturday this advertisement placed the hands
Sunday morning and Monday evening throughout
The selection Of media the style of composition and the
getting of newspapers
left the agency The thing have
That done in of the newspaper offices of
City ready,
telegram written, giving type and layout
This telegram contained S75 words and
newspapers throughout the country.
This copy" did reach the Western Telegraph Com
until around o'clock Saturday evening
make duplicate copies of the copy being
there enough for address Then the
building wires for getting late,
As the dispatcher built operators supplied
and the transmitted.
fifty telegraph operators detailed this work in the
New York office alone and with sometimes sometimes many
dozen going out at Sending the Of adver
semnts clicked the far of the country each
ing comprehensive instructions faces
On paragraphs and all details to make it nearly uniform
possible.
problem special
rates asked for but hrstccton position requested all Sunday
papers The message meaning
full paid every and telegraph
something tremendous This must have between S25oOoo
and 100000.
brewers spend money without hop-nay ex-
Pectaton OF return Was frantic effort something? Was
with desire influence from coast
stall discourage past
German brewers in the newspaper field?
Is there only that the brewers through
dd purchase subsidized editors? Why only
brewers in this business? Had with
widespread German propaganda that
the United States entered the war?
The Washington Herald grind quarrel with any
nnuation ubstanate
punish shares with other decent
newspaper profession Of uspicon in this bu
1t does fear investigation, the
searching investigation will besmirch profession generally
But docs insist that this scandal must be pobed to the bottom
that this nous propaganda should be run down
its uttermost ramhcaton 1t fears there to
fine comparatively spot that that effort has its
strength in the fears of certain politicians.
The American and the American people entitled the
TRUTH and the truth be disclosed only by thorough ncstga-
ton The Washington Herald doesn't believe United States
Senator should limit the general investigation even
if it should lead to his State and its supporters
What think of the investigation shown bv their
editorial comment in other columns this page.
The Kaiser reported ill., few million people could wish him
nothing more dcvish than Spanish flu.
The Terrible Turk proven much of alacy as German ef
heiency under the pressure of allied
One of Raspuns slayes arrived the United States to tell
his story He will probably be on as the
captors of JEFF Davis =
Apparently fearful that peace conference proposal is
to meet with no favOrng Germany rushed to the side
Of her ally with heartfelt ia"
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