New-York tribune., 1918-06-24

your mind of the illusion that we have
formed our opinions of The New York
American from sources other than
reading the publication itself, and,
further, we rather resent your invita-
ton to Quickly revise our opinions on
views concerning the Hearst news
papers have been formed not easily,
but after due delibcration following
many years perusal of the Hearst pub
lications. In any case we have to con-
fess our inability to change our views
with the aptitude with which Mr..
Hearst can turn political somersault.
Knowing them as we do, we cannot
help feeling that the Hearst papers
have deliberately and Intentionally for
years misrepresented not only the atti-
tude of England in this war but the
all-important issues of the war itself.
And while thus engaged the Hearst
organization was assiduously working
for German peace with an energy and
devotion equalled only by its own eff
forts to bring about Mexican war
thus at the same time playing the
double role Of good Lord, good devil.
Long Story to Rehearse
"It is too long story to rehearse to
you the record of the Hearst papers
since the commencement of the war.
Suffice it to refer briefly to just two
salient statements representing the
views of Germany on the one hand and
Of France on the other regarding the
Hearst organization. The first of these
showed that Germany counted on the
it's propaganda in America, as expressed
in the words of DR.. Won Stein, the Ger
man War Minister"
MIR. Morgan's letter then quotes Won
Stein as saying that Hearst and his
newspapers we're "for the German
cause" They have been barring the
efforts of the great press of America,
which is working for the cause of the
Allies" and that "'The New York
American has become the greatest
champion of the German cause in
Morgan said, were expressed in the
Figaro" at the time when the 1nterna-
tional News Service had been driven
out of that country. Figaro" referred
IN that article to the newspapers Of Mr..
Hearst, (Which from the first days of
the German invasion have not ceased
to serve the cause Of the enemy"
Mr.. Morgan continues:
"Now, candidly, may we not ask what
need is there to further question the
attitude of the Hearst organization on
facts and a hundred other somewhat
similar ones staring us in the face, we
certainly feel that there is no mis-
taken point of view on our part, and
consequently we see no warrant for
revising our opinions of the Hearst or
ganization.
"ln response to your boast of what
the Hearst organization has done for
the cause of the Red Cross and Liberty
f,,I1
old interrogation, What do We more
than others?' AS far as we can see.
there has been no change of heart in
the Hearst organization. A change
there is undoubtedly, but it is palpabfy
superfcial-at most a profusion Of
commonplace platitudes and wellnight
meaningless generalities. Your or
ganization may think that by rolling
itself in the flag and making an un,
usual display of spread-eagle patriot
ISM 1t has thus given itself an i'm
fail, we feel that the Hearst organiza-
tion will, when the war is over, throw
aside its present camouflage and return
to its former activities (the preaching
of spleen and class hatred).
"One word more. Despite the fact
that amicable relations have been
maintained between the United States
and England for more than 100 years.
and the added fact that England is at
present our strongest ally, you do not
seem to have let up one iota in your
anti-English propaganda. Mr.. Hearst
is undoubtedly the greatest Anglophobe
on the American continent, and we
have sometimes wondered if Charles
Hanson Towne did not have Mr.. Hearst
in mind when he wrote:
"'And still he goes on talking.
This fool, of ancient days;
he has no sound convictions
Save hating England's ways.
Ah! were he saner, wiser,
he would have damned the Hun
And loathed the loathsome Kaiser
For all he has undone.'
Yours very truly,
The SCOTTISH AMERICAN.'
Benjamin NJ. Morgan. Editor"