It should be submitted only to the librarians of your state and only with a clear statement that in the opinion of many good critics, the circulation of the books mentioned is not in the interest of the public during the period of the war, and they should be a confidential communication, as an argument or controversy over a book would give it the very publicity which it is deemed advisable to eliminate during the present period. It would be a grave error to give it any publicity. Great care must be exercised in the use of this list. The appearance of a book on the list should not be taken in any way to impute disloyalty to the author, as many of these books were written before the entry of the United States into the war. The conclusions are the in individual opinions of the critics. We attach here to a list of the books, together with the annotations made. We have made a list of books that were reported to us and submitted them through the American library Association for criticism to a number of critics selected by it. To the Several State Councils of Defense,įrom time to time we have been advised by various State Councils that certain books of supposed Pro- German tendency are in circulation in the various public libraries. The following are national orders regarding removal of pro-German books from library selves. It is important to note the confidentiality of these letters, which was in order to avoid giving Hearst more publicity before the States can effectively silence the publications. It shows a nationwide collaborative attempt to stomp out sedition. This letter ties Connecticut’s actions against Hearst to the ones in New Mexico. The writer does not mind stating to you that the opinion of the Council is undivided as regards the unpatriotic and even traitorous character of the Hearst publications in the past, but is not as yet a unit as to the effeect such action at this time would hae in this State.įaithfully yours, Connecticut Council of Defense The affair is still in suspense, so it is impossible for me to advise you definitely. This Council has considered at two meetings the matter of taking similar action in regard to the Hearst publications to what has been taken by the New Mexico Council of Defense. We beg to acknowledge receipt of your circular letter #5 dated June 17. The following is a correspondence from The New Mexican Council of Defense to the Connecticut Council of Defense in action against Hearst's papers. They said a patriotic American will not read, nor purchase, said publications. Papers denouncing Hearst were displayed in stores and at newsstands across the country to show support for the war effort and raise awareness among the public to the danger Hearst’s publications posed. While this page was published in New Mexico, this is representative of a countrywide effort to stop Hearst’s Publications. Labeled as being detrimental to the war effort by slandering the United States and its Allies, a criticism warned against in the pamphlet “The German Whisper”, they were thus censored and branded as seditious. With his sympathetic views expressed in his publications, they quickly came under scrutiny from the Espionage Act. He was however sympathetic to the German cause during the First World War. Willaim Randolph Hearst was an American media tycoon who built the nation's largest newspaper and magazine chain. Governor Lindsey and Attorney General Patton approve and endorse this move to rid the state of Hearst Publications and Hearstiam." The Council of Defense calls upon every true American New Mexican not to ask news stands for the Hearst Publications, but not to receive them on subscription and to quite reading them altogether. Hearst's, Cosmopolotian, Good Housekeeping, Harper's Bazar, Motor, Motor Boating, Puck The New Mexico Council of Defense and the Country Council of Defense of this county have coninced us that Hearst's newspapers have been anti-Bitish, un-American and pro-German since America entered the World War.Ītlanta American, Atlanta Georgian, Boston Advertiser, Bosotn American, Chicago American, Chicago Herald and Examiner, Los Angeles Examiner, New York American, New York Journal, San Francisco Examiner. "Hearst's Newspapers and Magazines Not Sold Here
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