Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-29
G.O.,P, POISON PEN BOARD
HITS WILSON AND BABIES
Revised Bedt ime Stories Used to
Distribute Subtle Partisan
Poison Writer a Secret.

Washington, ID. c., March 29.-Presi-
oent Wilson is the subject of a subtle
attack through a series of bedtime stories
put out by the Republican Publicity
Association, of which Jonathan Bourne,
Jr., is president; former Senator John W.
Weeks, vice president and Representa-
tive Martin b. Madden, treasurer.
"tTncle Teds Bedtime Stories is the
title of the serial which is appearing IN
papers throughout the United States
without any mark to indicate its origin.
1t was asserted when the Republican
Publicity Association came into existence
and opened elaborate headquarters on the
ninth floor of the Real Estate Trust
Building, seven or eight years ago, that
Wall street fnanciers put up several
hundred thousand dollars to keep alive
''old-time Republican doctrines.
THE Uncle Ted Bedtime Stories"
cover all sorts of subjects concerning the
President Wilson Makes Foreign En-
voys Unwelcome, y The Story, OF Ten
Billion Dollars and when Is the Presl-
dent Disabled?' are some of the titles used.
This matter is sent free to papers IN every
State of the union. 1t is neatly type
written on pink paper, and issued as
Uncle Ted Series No. - and "for
general publication, immediate release,
The characters in the stories are 'Gncle
Ted" and Jack" and Ruth, two children
seeking knowledge.
Uncle Ted Series No. "a is the story of
President Wilson's failure to see Lord
GREY, and his alleged indifferent treatment
of all foreign ENJOYS" to the United
States
Tonight, children" began Uncle Ted,
as Jack and Ruth begged for q story, Il
am going to tell you about another con-
dition of affairs in our national capital,
Washington. that has been caused by
President Wilson's desire for power, and
which has made bad feeling between the
representatives of the governments OF
Europe and our own governments. This
condition was brought to my mind by the
way in which Mr.. Wilson told Secretary
Of State Lansing to leave the Cabinets
Mr. Wilson did not first start demanding
that he and he alone should be the one to
handle all our affairs with other countries
since the beginning of his illness. IL
dates back to seven wears ago. when he
first entered the White House. The Presl-
dents before him made it very easy for
the representatives of foreign govern
ments to see them | can remember how
President Roosevelt used 10 play tennis
on the courts of the White House grounds
with foreign Ambassadors and Ministers
'But Mr.. Wilson. from the spring OF
1918. when he took the oath of Office
really closed the doors of the White House
to the representatives and made himself
harder to see than the Kings OF Europe.
That is the way the Republican Public
ity Association launched an attack on
Mr.. Wilson. The story continues:
Now let me tell you about the way
President Wilson treated Lord Grey, who
was the representative of Great Britain
in Washington for many months, Uncle
Ted said Before Lord Grey came TO
Washington a man named Lord Reading
was the British Ambassador. When he
went back to England the place was
offered to many men, but it was very hard
to find a man who would 60 and take
the chance Of not being able TO talk with
the President when it was necessary.
Finally, because England did not want
to leave this place vacant so long, Lord
Grey was asked to 60, and although he
Is a very old man, and was not we'll at
the time. he consented to take the post
as it IS called"
"When did he GOMEZ" asked Ruth.
''He landed in America in the ear ly
part Of last fall and after spending several
months in Washington he never once