New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
Music for Veterans 4,
Mount Vernon Supplied
Through" Editor
Resolution Proposed
To Spanish War Men
Publishers Agents Seek II
Extol His Virtues a.
Patriot

mount vernon, n. T., will be filed
with music the first of next week VIII.
the United Spanish War Veterans ,,,,
their annual convention there. Julv !;
l6 and II. All of the taxpayers Of u.
city of New York will contribute tow.,,
the salaries Of the bandsmen-but ).
has been all fixed up so that all "a.
credit and glory for the convention cor
certs will go to one citizen alone-W;h
lam Randolph Hearst.
In return for the professional ss,-
vices Of the Police Band of New Yor,
City all that will be expected from N.
Spanish War Veterans convention ia Il,
glowing coat of whitewash for WilIsm
Randolph Hearst's newspapers and Der
sonal Americanism.
Police officials in charge of the pore,
Band said yesterday that the band was
going to Mount Vernon at the Request
of Mount Vernon citizen. But ennis.
saries of ". r. Hearst have claim.
staked the entire credit for the band,
services.
What the Hearst Men Say
The proposition, as usually conhded
to Spanish War Veterans by the Hearst
men, is something like this: When the
veterans originally asked city officials
for the Police Band the request was
4 &
But William Randolph Hearst heard
about it. Mr.. Hearst always has been
friend of the Spanish War Veterans.
He got in touch with certain influences
at City Hall, and the Police Band will
of '98 will have Mr.. Hearst to thank for
their convention music, and no one else.
After dwelling upon the details about
the band the Hearst agents, who have
been operating among the delegates ex-
let 1t be known that there was reso.
fore that convention.
This resolution, as outlined by Hearst
workers in words less blunt, will exto
Hearst's personal virtues as q patriot,
give his newspapers a clean bill Of
health and soundly denounce all those
who have been annoying Hearst Of late.
Think Resolution Will Pass
Hearst emissaries have been very
frank with the Spanish War Veterans.
They acknowledge that they believe
everything is all set for the conven-
ton to pass the resolution unanimously.
Why shouldn't the resolution be
passed? They defy anybody to tell.
Was not Hearst responsible for the
Soldiers and Sailors Monument in
Central Park?
At times Hearst workers. when ap-
preaching Spanish War Veterans. have
given out the impression that William
Randolph Hearst himself presented
this monument. But ct later moments
the Hearst men have conceded that
Hearst newspapers only boosted the
monument so strongly that practically
all the credit for it belongs to Hearst
Then the Hearst agents tell how
Hearst gave his yacht to the govern
ment for naval use in 1898. However,
as yet no claim has been made By
Hearst men that the yacht participated
III the engagement at Manila Bay.
VIII Cost Taxpayers $64c
Lastly. according to the usual methOd
of the Hearst workers. the prospective
delegates to Mount Vernon are once
more reminded of the Police Band, the
salary of which during a three-dsy
convention would be paid by New YORK
taxpayers to the approximate extent Of
S642S0.
One Spanish War Neteran-and he
asserted he spoke for large number
Of his comrades predicted that the
whitewash brush would not be welded
at the convention until after securing
implement had properly prepared the
subject for his whitening ablution.
For strategical reasons this veteran
desired to keep his identity hidden for
the present.
with my consent he said, no
Spanish War Veterans convention VIII
whitewash Hearst until after the scrub
bing brush has secured out the blotcn
OF the charge that Hearst newspapers
justified the Lusitania sinking and the
mutilation Of the Presidents Memorial
Day proclamation.