The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-10-05

Every reader of the Fatherland will recall the full-page
portrait of Mr.. Hearst that adorned the front cover of that
organ of German propaganda, with a fulsOme eulOgy of this
great American journalist" on the pages that followed.
The editor of the Fatherland has since confessed to a
part. at least, of the funds he received from the treasury of
Imperial Germany for his part of the work, which was small,
indeed, compared to that rendered by Hearst.
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William Bard Hale, special writer and Berlin correspond
ent of the Hearst newspapers, has been exposed as the Berlin
director of German propaganda in this country.
C. F.. .Bertelli, Hearsts Paris correspondent, confessed to
receiving $1,000 of Bolo Pasha's German money and was
later present at the famous New York dinner to Bolo at which
Hearst was an "honOred' guest. Bolo has since been shot as
a spy.
Albert Sander, another Hearst writer, has been convicted
as a German spy.
Hans Won Stengel, another Hearst writer, has been in
termed.
Theodore Sutro, editor of Hearsts now defunct German
language daily in New York. was paid counsel and official of
the reasonable and now defunct G~erman-American Alliance.
Arthur W.. Mateikat, another special Hearst writer, was
exposed in an effort to protect Captain Boy-Ed, the German
attache who was fired from America before war was declared
And to round out this appalling record came recently the
official exposure of Arthur Brisbane, Hearsts chief editorial
writer, "the man who made Hearst" touted as the highest
paid editor in the world, who received more than a third
of a million dollars from the German brewery combine in
America. This transaction is now under investigation by a
committee of the United States senate, and the prayer of loyal
Americans is that the whole truth will be revealed.
But while endorsing the action of the Nevada State Coun-
.cl of Defense. and while indulging the hope that the courts
will sustain this action and that other state councils will fol-
low this lead, there is one aspect of the situation to which
the Tribune respectfully invites the attention of the council
and the public. And for this reason it has placed at the top
of this article in parallel columns the Councils resolution
and a copy of the certificate of loyalty" given Mr.. Brisbane
and the Hearst publications by the secretary to the president,
this bearing a recent date.
We would also invite attention to similar recent COM
munications from at least two members of the presidents
cabinet, all of which Certificates of loyalty" were promi-
nently displayed on the first pages of all the Hearst publica-
tons.
And what reader of any Hearst publication forgets the sim
liar conspicuous display of the recent announcement that Sec
rotary of War Baker would contribute or had contributed an ar
ticle on the war to a Hearst publication? Why place the
brand of disloyalty upon the news agent who handles the pub
LEGATIONS that give the only publicity to these Certificates of
loyalty" and other contributions from the presidents own
secretary and the members of his own cabinet-why place
the brand on them while ignoring those who have given to
Hearst the most essential elements in all his present camou-
flage of loyalty?
In many instances these news dealers are asked to sacri-
flee substantial investments. These agencies were in many
instances purchased at a considerable price from those who
formerly held them. In one instance, in another state, an
agent complained that he had been accused of disloyalty be-
cause he served to the people, so far as he could, the news
papers they called for, including the Hearst papers. 81 have
but two sons" said he, "and both of them are in France as
volunteers. One of them didn't even wait for the president
to act; he went to Canada when the Lusitania was sunk and
sailed from there" Would the Nevada Council put the brand
of disloyalty on this father while ignoring Mr.. Tumulty and
those Others at Washington to whom we look for example
of patriotic leadership? Isn't Washington the place for the
first application of the "acid test?"
Aren't the Council and the many patriotic bodies who
have previously acted in this matter entitled to support rather
than brick bats from Washington?
But all power to the Nevada Council of Defense in the pa
triotic stand it has taken. If its action shall serve TO attract
attention of the country in a more effective way to a problem
that calls for drastic treatment, then the council Will. have
rendered the Nation a patriotic service. Every agent has
known that without some such support as the Nevada Council
given his utmost sacrifice would be nil while Hearst stood
ready to engage others to grab for profit what he might drop
in sacrifice.
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