The Winslow mail., 1918-06-28
Mr.. Hearst Answers Colonel Roosevelt;
Suggests Joint Debate at Proper Time

- ~ "a 90 S& ~ P~A AAAA~
Secretary of the Navy Daniels SENT unsolicited,
dispatch saying:
Your cooperation in bringing the job and the
together has rendered the naOy opportune and
important assistance.
Food control the next great issue on the pro-
gram, divided the country and Congress.
The Hearst papers, and l, personally, urged ONE
MAN CONTROL, instead of a commission of three.
On July "a, 1917, in signed statement in my news
papers, l said:
The President desires instead of
commission of three exercise the poUer of food
control conferred by the food BILL The President is
right.
The clause .Uhich requires the appointment of
commission of three instead of single individual to
control promptly and Effectively the food supplies
for cur country and our Allies is a mistake and
should be stricken from the bill
IndVidual authority and responsibility make
for aEacrity and efficiency in public service
After two months Congress passed the bill putting
Mr.. Hoover in sole control of food.
The Presidents message later his reply to the
Pope and recent Memorial Day proclamation were
greeted by the Hearst papers historic documents
that should be preserved.
They were published in colors on calendared paper
and than 100000 copies of each were distributed
The Government departments Department of Edu-
cation, New York Public Library and the 7. M. u A.
asked for than 10000 copies of these art reprints
for their various branches and these like all the Others
furnished free.
Marshal Jofre's visit to the United States COM
memorated in handsome volume, bound in vellum and
mounted in gold and enamel containing the photo
graphs speeches and descriptive accounts OF his vlsl
and souvenirs of many cities.
This volume, officially accepted by the French Com
mission, was presented to Field Marshal Jofre in the
presence of his staff in Paris by General Pershng in
behalf of the Hearst publications.
To promote the Second Liberty Loan the Hearst
newspapers devoted 1895 columns OF news, editorials
and cartoons, and to aid the Third Liberty Loan the
Hearst newspapers devoted 1910 columns OF news,
editorials and cartoons.
The subscriptions of the Hearst publications and
employees to the Liberty Loans have been over half
million dollars; their contributions to the Red Cross
,ox-o hono fhNHG0 and
In all these matters the Hearst newspapers, doing
right as God gives the right have tried to be
the most vigan agents of the public interests by their
ACTS as well as by words.
unpatrotic occupation in denouncng the Admlnlstra-
ton, and who interested in their personal
ambitions and political prejudces than they are IN VIM
ming the war would like to ask the plain question:
What haUe you done TO gtOe you the right to cr't'
Csc the Administration and its splendid dcheOenens
Justify you assuming superior ortue ana O0ae
to the Hearst papers, Wich haze consistently suPporfed
the Administration and conscenousty endeo0ored IN
ererv nav TO help the Government Uin the Udr!
AS far as can see, Mr.. Roosevelt has done nothing
but savagey and sensationay attack the President OF
the United States and his Cabinet during this critical
war period and has done this for partisan pohtca pur
poses and, what is worse, for pay.
AS far as l can see, of the main objects OF Mr.
Rooseves latest furious attack upon the Administrator
was to aid and advertise those magazines ana news
papers which pay him and support him and to reIiect
upon those magazines and newspapers which do not hre
him admire him. l.. =.
AS far as | can see no matter what the motive OF
these continued attacks may be, whether be parsan
and personal we'll intended and merely msguloeo'
the result can only be harmful to our Govel % ca M Of
full to the spirit of people, harmful to the morae OF
our armies, harmful to country and our country
-. e.
this nresent crisis is over shall be glad to debate with
Mr. Roosevelt upon the public platform whetner ms
critical efforts or my constructive efforts nave accom-
plished the more toward helping America Drlng ChS
great war to a speedv and successful conclusion.
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST. /.