Show SUIT n ACAIN AGAINST l lC C CREEL l URGED D BY i SMOOT z e 1 J V War t Publicity Chairman Is Isy Accused y Acc sed of Wrong Use t of Position of-Position Position 5 w WASHINGTON April 12 12 By the tIie As Associated cited Press Press Legal Legal pro proceedings I by by the hs he government against Geor GeorCe e Creel Creel form former r n of ot the commIttee commit commit- t tee e on on public information Roger TIo-er W. W w V. V Babson of Wellesley Hills HUls Mass and others concerned in th tha transfer of f the war publication tho the o Pf- Pf L- L cial Bulletin to La are mended in a ft report made public today by Senator Smoot Ri w Utah titan chah- chah man and Representative Kiess Rep vice chairman of the Joint congressional printing committee The report charges that Babson ob obtain obtained ob- ob in March 1919 tain tamed d the Bulletin by secret connivance with Creel reel and others othel'S without the government re receiving receiving re- re a cent in compensation m and urges s that suit be bi blou ought brought ht to obtain just compensation for or the government govern govern- ment I gov Ii v NUMEROUS CHARGES I Numerous abuses s In governmental publications including army anny and na navy j and other war service journals are alo charged In the report Many l of these publications It if iC says were us used d for propaganda favorable to the league of I nations and officers In charge Advertisements Advertisements Ad Arl- v the report asserts In Included included in- in rich oil schemes and eluded get po political 10 al propaganda improper In government gov goV- publications publication Another alleged abuse of government funds charged by the report r was waz printing print prInt- ing of speeches of federal of officials of- of at an exp expense nse of or to the government Paper consumed totaled 14 Wt 0 O pounds The report says the committed under its power to sup vise supervise vise government printing in investigated journals magazines and and discontinued dIe dis ls-I ls continued at a a. saving of 1200 I annually Eight army and ind navy I newspapers and magazines were suppressed supt sup- sup t I pressed at a saving o 0 oZ NO PROTEST FROM MEN This has been done the report states tates tat s without a single protest protes from any feny tny man from the tho ranks tanks chiefly in whose interests it has been the publications were printed The objection tl ti tion n to discontinuing came cam entirely from high ranking officers Many of the war service publications the report declared were were established established established largely for the self glorification of certain interests and to provide comfortable and safe places for a large number of men who found such occupation occupation pation patton more congenial than active servIce service service ser ser- vice In the front line trenches The law giving tho the printing commit commit- tee control over government i dons th the report declares nipped in inthe the bud the greatest propaganda scheme the country has ever es escaped escaped es- es cap d. d PROPAGANDA CHARGE There is no do doubt bt the report says that a certain clique both in and out of the army and navy had their preparations preparations prepa prepa- S rations well velI advanced to cover the country with an all aU enmeshing chain of cf newspapers and magazines for the purpose se of spreading and fastening their military and International doctrine doc doe trine upon the United States Another extravagant publication atlon Issued by the Creel committee the report said was was the national school service which was distributed to t teachers Its underlying purpose the report declares seems to tc have be been n to con con- vert te teachers chers to th Idea of the lt league bague ngue of or nations and to urge them to teach that doctrine to their school children The government publications were used extensively by propagandists the report charges declaring articles fa favoring favoring favoring fa- fa the league of of nations appeared d din In many with nd articles In 0 opposition WET PUBLICITY PUBLICITY This This propaganda i da extended extended- as far faras faras faras as the tho News printed at Coblenz Coblenz Coblenz Co- Co blenz Germany the report adds I Even th the wet w t propagandists the report continues got a a. good start in I army publications Articles and editorials editorials edi edl- edi- edi I boosting the liquor Interests appeared before the committee suggested suggested suggested sug sug- that further discussion of the subject was not essential to tormy vo vocational vocational vocational vo- vo training or operation Q pf army hospitals A. A t LIES SAYS CREEL CREEL V NEW YORK April J George 2 George Creel former chairman of the c committee com m- m on public Information i 1 last t t night branded as lies lies' the allegations contained in a report report made p b by Senator Smoot in c connection w wIth th tle transfer r of the Official Bulletin t to te Roger W. W Babson This Is one me of Senator Smoots Smoot's lI lies s Creel declared and no on one knows better than Senat Senator r Smoot that It i is isa isa a lie He When the Official Bulletin was discontinued die dis continued Creel said I I asked the attorney general for permission to put up its assets at public auction fo 1 There was a mailing list of about paid subscribers the majori majority y of whose subscriptions sUbscriptions' were d. d To ro ro free the government of the ex expense expense expense ex- ex pense and annoyance of f returning th the money I thought it wise to sell the property to the highest bidder The attorney general in writing forbade forbad me to do this telling me that all money must be returned and that the mailing list must b be m made de available to every citizen I ordered the money money returned and made announcement that any ny on one could copy the mailing mailing list list who so desired de de- de- de sired The whole trouble comes from the fact th that t some some of Senat Senator r Smoots Smoot's friends wanted a copy CoP of the mailing list furnished them at government nt ex expense ox- ox pense This I refused to do do BABSON DENIES CHARGE WELLESLEY Mass April 12 Roger W W. Babson wh when n informed last night that the chairman and vice chair chairman chairman chaitman chair chait- man of the joint congressional printing committee had re recommended in a leport report report re- re port that the government institute legal proceedings proceeding against him in connection connection connection con con- con con- with the transfer of the Official Official Official cial Bulletin said he would be glad t to have the government resume publication tion of the bi bulletin If congress should not authorize such res resumption n he said he would not be scared out of the publishing fi field ld Mr Babson said that after congress ordered the publication of the Official Bulletin stopped in March 1919 he be believed pe e that there was an opportunity for the publication of if that kind which did not carry advertising I I believe the American people are entitled to an impartial news service free from advertising or party control control and I am c determined that the people ople get It he saidI saidI said I 1 dont don't say eay that th the purpose behind Senator Smoots Smoot's report is to prevent such a publication being printed in Washington but It certainly looks that way way |