Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09

Hearst ana lnlerndtlond
News Service filed suit for libe
today against Friday, Inc. fol-
$500. 900 damages.
Friday, Inc. is a company which
publishes the magazine "Unbe
the last copy of which
the suit alleges, published propa'
ganda used by the Communists
for seven years against Mr.
Hearst; namely, that he or IN
News Service received
a financial subsidy from the Naz
regime.
j. V. Connolly, president Of the
international News Service, sane
today:
about eight years ago. dur
ing the height of Mr.. Hearst's
campaign against the Com
munists, the Bronx Reds distri-
buted circular to the effect
that Hitler had Bribed Mr..
Hearst. IL was repeated in
Communist papers and maya
zines and in some books writ
ten by Communists.
No Attention at First
1--WE paid no attention to
these attacks until II finally APP.
peared I'm the New York Eve
ming Post, which upon examina-
ton of our books made a
complete retraction.
Its appearance, however. In
n recent copy Of Liberty Maya
zine and in the magazine I'm
belieyable' made us decide To
expose this false propaganda M
court. particularly because
new version of IL was picked up
nv the late Ambassador William
T.. Dodd. who wrote II in his
diary. which was published III
Liberty Magazine.
"Our legal department began
action Immediately against Lib.
erty Magazine and MIR. Hearst
sent the following letter To Fui-
ton Oursler. editor of Liberty
Magazine:
"'To the Editor OF Liberty
Magazine:
"'The false statement that In
my purely newspaper interview
with Chancellor Hitler I nego-
tiated with him for an Interna-
tional News Service contract. or
that asked or received any
favor or advantage whatever
from him or the German gov
eminent. must be corrected.
Purely NetDs Interview
"'No such matters were dis
cuSsed. nor have ] myself or the
international News Service or
any part or department of any
Institution or organization of
mine ever received or desired
any financial bonus or beneht
from the German government
or from any foreign government
or from any representative OF
any foreign government.
"'Our institution il wholly
and absolutely Amer can
throughout. and stands entirely
on its own free American feet.
MY interview with Chancel-
Ior Hitler was purely a news
interview such a. l have had
from time TO time, and always
endeaVor To have. i'm the pursuit
of my occupation n editor and
correspondent. with leading pub
lie men everywhere.
The full teNt Of the inter
view was published in the Eng
liSh newspapers and IN the
American newspapers.
Nothing was said that WAS
not punishable. and nothing was
withheld from publication.
Crocker Scion Present
"'Mr. Harry Crocker, scion Of
the well known San Francisco
family of that name, was pres
ent at the interview.
The question of whether
should see Mr.. Hitler, and what
l should say to MIR. Hitler. was
discussed h general with Mr.
Louis Is. Mayer before the inter
view took place.
"AIl the evidence a. Ia the
accuracy of this statement Of
mine i at the disposal OF your
attorneys.
Furthermore. the books Of
the International News Service
are open To your Investigation.
after finding my statements
substantiated in every particular,
shall expect an adequate re-
traction of an allegation which
has no basis except the vapor-
ings Of lot of irresponsible
Communists
"Feb. =. 1871.
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