The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-27
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Action Damaqed metropolitan"

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Action Damaged metropolitan"
THE postolIice department through
- last notified the publishers OF i ne
Metropolitan Magazine that lis
March issue was non-mailabLe under
Tie espionage act. This action was
widely published throughout the
country. II was calculated 10 DO
great damage 10 The Metropolitan
1t WAS precisely the kind Of action
which, as know by having been so
assured again and again by various
editors. was the rca son why these
editors have hccn afraid 10 tell Inc
truth or even Il small part OF inc
truth about unr governmental HE'LL
cheney or miSdeeds.
The article on which the action
was nominaily based wds By a man
who had written articles OF exactly
The same kind in publication 'fhe
New Republic.' which, however, is a.
polirical supporter Of Mr.. Wilson, and
has not been inlCi'ferCd with. me
Metropolitan is not political sup
porter OF Mir. Wilson and wax inter
frrcd with, yet I'ha Metropolitan
has upheld the wHr far more Jealous
" than The New Rcpuhlic.'
The metropolitan Immediately
asked the postmaster of New YORK
for .hc grounds nj his action. but col
no nswcr. On March Q It.tclP'
sraphcd the post. ste: general ASK
inc whether III" action WAS taken by
the order %! the postmaster Eencra'
and if not what steps the postmaster
general would take 10 repair the dam
age done to the Metropolitan MaGd'
zine
ON March II. the postmaster gen
eral replied In The 'MeIrnpoIltan,
stating ,:..t accusations had been
made thai an arti"l" in the Metro
pnlitan WIS = traiinTOGs cttuSlon.
but that he did not know whether Ihe
complaints were justified. and That
no order had been issued about II ny
the department. He did not answer
The 'Metropnliran's question a$ 10
what Steps would be taken 10 repair
the damage done il by the c"nduC, o..
the New York postmaster.
Postmaster Reverscs Action.
"On The same day. the New YORK
postmaster wrote HE metropolitan
reversing his artinn Of MarC.l ,, but
making no apology, and making no
excuse.
On March -. the editor of inc
wrote 10 Mr.. B:urIeson
saving, among other things, \ nu
must remember that there are a great
number OF pacifiSts and pro-GermahS
in this country who would willingly
nat the metropolitan Magazine Out
Of business because il is the most
pTo-ally anu anti-ticrman pub
LEGATION in the country calling at
tcntinn to the tact that Il statement
attributed! 10 the solicitor general OF !
the department was obviously not IN
accord with the facts, and mat the
Metropolitan could not accept news
paper statements without Cnnflr1na-
tinn from the postmaster. general.
ana asking for. L written statement
from the postmaster general IN inc
matter. He has received no surh |
nor has any attempt been .
made by the pOsloffice department
TO remedy the wrong il did by the ,
postmaster at New York.
AT tho same time one OF the adj |
vertiScrs in The Metropolitan, Mr. !
+. ". Mansur. of Floral Park. n. y.
received Il letter from man in Chi !
cago suggesting that he withdraw his |
because OF the editor
ial in The Metropolitan Magazine !
Mr.. Mansur declined 10 Withdraw il. !!
On April 2 he notified The M"tropoll- !
tan thai 4 special agent Of the Unit |
I'd States Department of Justice, |
named James A. Corcoran. with shield !
M. 1876. giving his address as Box
I'll, Park how, New York City. called J
on him. with copies OF The letters OIL :
this Chicago man to him and OF the !
replies and asked if Nh Mansur mad |
stopped advertising. and wanted 10 |
know If lie was going on advertising /
next year, and .-cn if he were an
American citizen. The last query,