New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
CREEL CHALLENGES
 CRITICS OF BUREAU
Asserts Loyalty and Asks Publish ers' Representatives to Cooperate

Creel, chairman of the Committee on Public Information, has demanded an investigation of his work based on charges made by Hopewell Rogers, business manager of the Chicago Daily News and retiring president of the American Newspaper Publishers As sociation.
 MT. Rogers, at the recent meeting of the association denounced Mir. Creel as both incompetent and dis loyal
 The chairman of the Committee on Public Information has made his de- mand for an investigation in letter to Frank P. Glass, the newly elected president of the American Newspaper Publishers association.
 The letter sent to MT. Glass was as follows:
 MT. Frank r. Glass the Birming- ham News, Birmingham, Ala:
 My dear Mir. Glass; The follow ing telegram was sent by me on the evening of April 25:
 'Hopewell Rogers, Am erican News paper Publishers Association, Wal dorf Astoria Hotel, New York City:
 Have just read report of your speech criticizing publicity policy of government. I assume your absolute sincerity, but feel that no criticism can be constructive when based only upon hearsay and personal opinion. In the interest of larger effectiveness I re- spectfully urge you to come to Wash inGton, either with a committee or your entire membership, for fall and frank discussion of these mutual m f,uI inf as to every activity of the Committee on Public Information, and will well come advice, suggestion and cooper ation. In view of your criticism given publicly as the head of a great organization, I feel strongly that your acceptance is compelled by fairness as we'll as the national interests"
 It does not appear that this tee- gram was communicated either 10 the directors of the association CT the delegates, nor have I had any reply from MT. Rogers himself. I am writ ing to you as the newly elected presi-. dent of the American Newspaper Pub fishers Association, for the matters involved are of too great importance to be dismissed as a mere convention incident.
 When MT. Rogers accuses me of disloyalty I am not greatly disturbed, for 1 feel that the devotion of a life time will weigh against any single, reckless, unsupported statement made in prejudice and partisanship. When MT. Rogers attacks my competency, however, the personal element disap- pears. for not only does he assail the entire education work that the Committee on Public Information is doing in the United States, and in every other country in the world, but he impugns the motives and merits of thousands of patriotic men and wo- men who have given themselves wholeheartedly and unselfishly to this branch of the national service.
 Three thousand historians are at our call in the preparation of pam phlet matter; virtually every writer of prominence is giving time to the work of the committee; the division of advertising enlists the energies of every great advertising expert in the United States; there are close to 50,- 900 speakers in the Four Minute Men; the war conference of the State are under our supervision; men and women of all nationalities go from coast to coast at our bidding; the famous artists of the United States are banded together for the produc- ton of our posters, the motion pie ture industry has been mobilized and is giving us ungrudging support with out thought of financial return; and in every capital in the world there are men and women serving with courage and intelligence.
 I can readily understand how the Germans might insist that our effort was worthless and that these thou sands were laboring vainly and even disloyally, but it is amazing, indeed, that one who calls himself an Amer ican should level such a charge, espe- cially when he never has taken the trouble to call upon me and knows absolutely nothing of the work of the committee, it's aims and its plans.
 T insist that the American News paper Publishers Association is com pelled by every dictate of patriotism to prove or disprove the charges that MT Rogers made as it's president. As stated in my telegram, 1 shall be glad to receive any committee, no matter what it's size, welcoming the fullest possible investigation, and so cont dent am I that I permit you, and even urge you, to compose it of men who have the idea. that my work could be done more effectively.
 I have long felt the need of an ad- visory committee made up of those truly representative of the press of the United States, but I think you will agree with me that such a selec- ton is attended with many difficult ties. The American Newspaper Pub fishers Association is the one great body in the field, and yet even this does not express the views and de- sires of the editorial room, with which the Government is concerned but represents the business control That body of the press which deals with the news itself is without na-