The Washington times., 1930-09-16
HEARST SCORES
PARIS EFFORTS
To SWAY i. S
Publisher WIN Always Print
Anything involving Interests
Of Americans, He Says

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NEW YORK, sept. 16.-De.
claring that he considered the
action Of France in expelling him
from that country q distinction.
William Randolph Hearst yesters
day upon his arrival in the
United States declared that 1T
has always been and win cons
tinue to be his policy to pHblisit
anything that concerns the peaces
safety or any essential interest,
Of the American people. He de-
clared: 80
II owe no allegiance ands
recognize no responsibility to-
foreign governments, and viii
naturally submit to no influence
Or control by theln."
The little red ribbon of the
Legion Of Honor was cited by the
publisher as one Of the ways Id
! which France has tried to In
fluence the American press. and
he declared:
Many American newspaper
men have been caught by this
little red ribbon as guilessly as
I bullfr0gs are hooked by . bit of 4
red flannel" 80
Mr.. Hearst, who had issued o.
formal statement aboard the liner,
also responded briefly to the re-.
marks of welcome aboard the ex-
cursion boat. He said:
'tIt Is good to be home. IL ID
good to be free.
Freedom Of thought; free
dom Of speech, freedom Of the
press. are such usual and or
dinary things in this free coun-
try, that we Americans little
appreciate them. In fact we
hardly think Of them.
"Yet they are the soul Oe
democracy, the very life Of lib.
erty. ss
I'VE sent our splendid young
men abroad in the late war to
fight to make the world safe
for democracy. We won the
war, but we did not gain our i
object. Since the war there fs
hardly any democracy LETT IN
the world. .s
There Is mainly tyranny
the tyranny Of bOlshevislm. the.
tyranny Of despOtisnl, the
tyranny. Of militarisnn, and the.
tyranny of sham republican
ISM"
\ Liberty Our Familiar
|. Liberty and democracy are
our familiars i'm this country.
They walk together hand In.
hand throughout the length
and breadth Of the land. 70
"And with them marches.
truth, serene and urAfraid.
"Of all the citizens Of this
republic who have reason tNe4
be grateful that they are resi-
dents of it, the most reyerenfly
thankful should be the jOurAr
nalists. >
"They are allowed to tell the
truth here, and, i'm fact, are not
very highly esteemed IL they tell
anything else.
'sMy advice to independent,
Il
going abroad is to remain in !
this free country. So
'"This is the place to exer-
else independence. This is the
place to enjoy liberty. This Is,
the home Of freedom Of thought,
Of freedom Of speech, Of free
dom Of the press.
"And the best way TO make
liberty and democracy safe for.
the world is to cherish and pro-
tect them here at home. 49,
Spokesmen for the world Wal:
veterans praised Mr.. Hearst Tor
his support of veterans relief
| measure, his fight against foreign
entanglements and his action IN
securing and printing the secret
document relating to the Anglo
French naval agreement. ~
/ Wagner's Welcome s.
United States Senator Wagner,
in welcoming home william Ran
dclph Hearst today, said: s
'Mr. Hearst. I bid you well
come both in my own behaH
/ and i'm behalf of your milliOns
of friends. sea
''The unusual circumstances
which attended your visit to an+:
other country have only addefR2
exceptional warmth to thes
greeting we extend to you. NV
1--WE welcome you home ALL
the more heartily because we
know that the hospitality of D .
foreign nation has been denied !
to yOu. f
/ "That ungracious act ON the,a
part Of the French government
| which act did not representa-
the sentiment Of the French
peOple--concerns not only yoQ
alone, but all Of us. Because
we regard you highly, inhospi.
tality TO You reflects upon MS.
1t interests us because interna.
tiOnaI goodwill is not promo.
ted by reprisals against Our
citizens.
Senator Kean, in his remarks,
said: 4s
V'T think the French made -.
terrible mistake In excluding
Mr.. Hearst from France" ~