New-York tribune., 1918-06-20
Worcester c.. A. r.
S t an d S by Ban
On Hearst Papers
George H. Ward Post
Spurns Pleas to Re-
tract Resolution
Especial Dispatch to The T,;bune)

WORCESTER, Mass, June 49,
and Boston have been making frantic
| appeals to members of George H. Ward
Post, Grand Army of the Republic. to
retract resolution they adopted con-
demning the attitude of the Hearst
papers toward the war.
The resolution was an Endorsement of
action taken by the G.. A. r. posts in
Poughkeepsie and Mount Vernon.
George II. Ward Post is the second
largest in the country. There are 1856
members. 1t was named in memory of
General Wood, Worcester fighter two
died at Gettysburg
I'VE decided not to phrase a new res
olution, but to indorse the ones adopted
ty the posts at Poughkeepsie and
Mount, Vernon. as they had expressed
our sentiments exactly" said General
Darling: post comm mander, to-day.
"Hearst's attitude had kept US stirred
up for long time, but the mutilation
of President Wilson'S victory prayer
was the last straw. We felt we had to
take action: Here in Worcester we
don't see The American or The Even
ing Journal but we have twin evils
The Boston American and THE Boston
Advertiser
Stand on Resolution
after our action had been made pub
lie Hearst man from New York and
another from Boston came here to eS-
plain everything. They told us the
PRESIDENTS prayer was altered through
the stupidity of the night editor, and
also that the missing parts had been
dropped out through a mistake in the
composing room.
"One of the members of this post
asked the Hearst men if the asterisks
/ showing the deletion had been dropped
into the type matter accidentally, and
J they seemed unable to explain that.
One OF them said Hearst would be glad
to pay the expenses of committee of
members to Washington. They sug-
gested that the committee could in
terview members of the Administrator
and find out for themselves that the
government considers Hearst loval,
We declined with thanks.
They we're insistent and almost tear
fui IN their pleas that the post retract
it's resolution. and finally we told them
natfootediy that our action would stand
unless we took further action of a more
drastic character
received couple of letters from
the boston representative after that
but ! wrote him that the more he
stirred the matter up the worse the
whole business smelled, and advised
him to drop it, @N' '''0
Churches Also in Fight
In addition to the Grand Army mon
OF Worcester, the Hearst papers are
being fought here by the Rev. Ben.
Jamin F. Wyland, pastor Of the Union
congregational Church. After Dr
Wyland had devoted a good part Of his
Sunday sermon to the menace Of the
Hearst newspapers, DR.. William r. As.
Il pinwal!. principal of the Worceste,
State Normal School, asked the con.
gregation to pledge themselves not te
BUY either Hearst newspapers or Hearst
magazines. Every member of IN.
church agreed to this. without hesita.
ton. ''s"''"
Several weeks ago the Mems Brother
hood of the Congregation Churct
adopted resolution censurinp Willis ~
Randolph Hearst for the deletion Of tn. he
victory. plea from President Wilson,
Memorial Day proclamation. The res.
oiution was introduced by Judge viii.
lam Forbes. of the Probate Court. III,
resolution also embodied pledge tha,
the membership would continue unceaa
ingiy to war on Pan-Germanisn
within and without America"