Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-27

responsible in tine matter. Mr. L..
papers are SO important AL
Hearsts position among the admins Y
tons political friends, suppor,sr.
advisers is so prominent, and tho
IN connection with reinsiatinr hi.'
his cable privileges vas ,o nr,o,'
penaeh' upon the President him,., e
that no subordinate Of the pr.s,s
can accept or be credited with N. ~.
responsibility for any action or ina
OF the Administration in relation ~.
Hearst. The Administration ia 49,.
siole for the liberation of Mr.. h.
anti-Ally, anti-war, and. ,heras,sS--.
anti-American activities, and for N.
ward nevertheless given him an.
service rendered on the other .,s.
MT. hearst was service to the Admin, +
tration and not to the country
l have quoted above the lsrr,,
complimentary endorsement !, ~,
two of President Wilson's cab!n., ,,s T
listers have addressed Mr.. Hears,,s
tor. Mr.. Brisbane. The prss;a.S4
private secretary write. Mr.. aBr;sha.
IN the same vein. In the Chicago H.,
| and Examiner OF May 18th. las, ST.,
appears the following letter. Under ~,
heading, "A New Subscriber. o-,
White House, Washington. Nav ~, ~"
| 1918. ''A
Mr.. Dear Brisbane:
"hen You were at the White Hor,.
offices today, forgot to ask Won ~
! me the Chicago Herald and Fx,r;
. regularly to my office here. I arm
! you are going to make the sam.
Democratic fight in Chicago th,. -,
have been making in your parer
Washington and I want To see Inc, \.
you do it> Sincerely Yours
signed j. +. Tumuty,
! Secretary to the Presia.,,
| Mr.. Arthur Brisbane.
Care Chicago Herald and Examine.
Chicago. Illinois
6ur'eson Eneours -;an Enemy
! George Harvey has pointed our IN u,
North American Review War ws..l,s
that Mr.. Burleson is encouraging .n.my
| language publications, in having s,.,
/ ial division whose function is to ASST, L
editors of foreign language paper, 8, /
\ complying with the law The Act ,
Congress provides that al! foreign IAN.
| guage papers should submit to censo,
! ship or go out of business The pop.
! office Departments duty is merely I,
suppress those of them which are guilty
Of reasonable practices. Apparent
as Mr. Harvey points out, Mr. Burls,o,
instead of suppressing papers thai
! preach sedition, establishes a diyi,s,
| to show them how they can escape r,.
preston.
| Mr.. Hearst's papers are infinitely u,
/ most important of those which durIrr
| the last year and a quarter have tendr
, TO serve and have served Germany and
| harmed the United states by ATTACKING
! out allies, or opposing our effective par
ticipation in the war There are various
other papers published in English On
German which have been less importsn,
! offenders.
'On April .. Professor GuerSN
| Jones, Of the University OF Nebrag
! published an article in The NebraSs
! state Journal on The Enemy Press
| He quoted various articles that have sp
peared in German-American paper
siuce the war. and some of them as late
as January, February and March las,
' cha mpioning the German American A.
4 lance. attacking England and japan
! announcing that the problem OF The
German press is to save Deutschtum ID
! the United States demanding pat
which would give Germany the victory
| praising Germany's action toward Rus.
! sia, and in other ways. as Professof
/ Jones says. showing themselves to be
'insolent organs of Prussianism'
These papers were being published
i and Mr. Hearst was publishing his
papers, without Interference BY the
| Postoffice Department and the govern
were being taken against The Metre
! politnn Magazine. one of the shameless
! upholders of the war and stsnchest o..
/ ponents OF Prussianism in all the Untel
/ States.
! Congress lavishIy Generous
! Congress has with lavish generosity
: granted all the Administration has d.
manded to carry on the war II ha;
! also granted the Administration extra
ordinary power. of a kind never hithc.
! tofore granted any Administration, -
deal with the internal foes Of the No.
! ton; and this power can be, and h1i
+ been. misused. to reward the Admins
traton's personal or political supporiea
and punish the Administration .G'
Eonal or political friends. Congress
such bodies as the Senate Committse or
Military Anairs-has exercised its SOW
er of investigation and sunervisioa u"
correct executive inef1ieiency, executive
delay, and executive abuse OF power
and has done this in such fashion a'
to speed up and render immensely more
I efficient our part in the war. Congress
should vigilantly exercise its right d
supervision as regards the use Of all nv
great powers IL mas granted the Anfh"'
, istratio over the properties and ac;lv'
| ties Of the citizens Of the United STA"
I'm his last statement about me w
Burleson. like Mr. Wegg at the be"'
OF Mr.. Boffin, dropped into verse As
seems to like poetry ] commend m%
and to the Administration OF vii" ."
/ is part. the following lines;
! Whose speaks in yonr presens "U'
say acceptable things; ,.v
Rowing the head in worship, oeR'"'
the knee in fear .,,.
Bringing the word well smoothen' s"''
as king should hear.
/ Given to strong delusion, wholly oebs'
ing lie. .,
Ye saw the land lay fenceless. ana "
let the months go by, -..s
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