New-York tribune., 1919-04-01
He drst, Shaw ct al.
From Sundays NeO York American

fFrom Sundays Ne,o York Anericor)
LONDON, March 1o.-George Bernard
Shaw has sent the following letter to the
editor of THE London Daily News:
er: Your special correspondent in
New York has lost his head and made
nlmseH the instrument of The New York
-lripune IN its fury at the success of its
riVai' Mr.. Hearsts, very happy thought
OF inviting me to deal with the peace con-
terence IN support Of Mr.. Wilson and the
league of nations
AS my contribution to that subject
Will appear IN this country in book form
as soon as the printer can deliver it.
need not here go into any explanation as
to what have said, except, perhaps. to
confess that most of it has been antici-
pated by A. G. G. [Alfred G. Gardiner is
editor of The London Daily News organ
OF the Liberal party, in your own col
umns, and that the opinion of The New
York Tribune on it is consequently hkely #.
to be the opinion also of The London
Morning POST
II your correspondent wishes to stab
US b9th IN the back when we are fighting
reaction at the disadvantages created by
the recent elections both here and in
America, | venture to think he might
nave selected more appropriate organ
than The Daily News Seething the kid
IN its mothers milk is an operation not
devoid of certain barbarous humor. but
the moment IS not one for practical jok-
ing
All this about sowing discord, spread
ing poison gas and abominably and cum
n9hgiy creating disharmony between
America and her allies means simplv that
am supporting President Wilson against
Senator Lodge in Mr.. Hearst's news-
papers, and doing it effectively enough to
make The New York Tribune howl with
rage.
Il did not create the discord between
the Democrats and Republicans in Amer
lea, or between our own militarists and
our advocates of league of nations. nor
can help the inevitable tendency of the
anti Wilson sections on both sides of the
Atlantic to combine AGAINST the pro- Will
son sections. I can only support nv own
section, and do not intend to do it bv
halves
The navy question is very simple The
war began virtually with the determina-
tlon OF Germany to build a fleet capable
OF coping with the British fleet The ink
of the armistice was hardly dry when the
United States adn.irais announced that
America must have a fleet capable of con-
ing with any other feet on the seas.
They were confirmed by Mr. Daniels.
Secretary of the United States Navy. an
ofhclal under no suspicion of jingoism,
being, indeed, ridiculed in the comic
papers of America as a man of tracts.
teetotalism, piety, pacifsm and all the
stage makeup of the Nonconformist con-
science.
He has said unequivocally that, unless
there is league of nations, the United
States must build an invincible navy.And
small blame to him after what has lust
happened in the world
What is the use of pretending that
these things have not been said, or that
invented them? The facts remain.
whether we mention them or not.
Either we establish an effective league
OF nations to prevent war or the race Of
armaments begins again, with its inevi-
table end fully in sight And The New
York Tribune sees nothing in this situa-
tion but Hearst versus England 1t has
Hearst on whatever organ replaces the
brain in its anatomy.
"ln putting my essays to the foul use'
OF printing them for the American people
to read Mr.. Hearst has my entire aypro-
val wrote them with that in view. For
headlines l am not responsible. Editors
frequently find it necessary to tone down
those suggested by myself.
&C. BERNARD SHAW