Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1915-01-01


bespeaks a glorious future for Eng
lands French ally. The Russians
also have undergone q wonderful
transformation. When Russia seemed
to menace India, the Russian charac-
ter was painted in the blacklist hues
by English writer's. Rudyard Kip
ling's description of the typical Rus
sian was the Bear that walks like
@ man" The Bear" is now o heroic
soul because he is fighting England's
battles on the banks of the Vistula
The japanese also became the sub
ject Of English laudation after the
Anglo-Japanese alliance came into
existence. The praises of the Japs
were re-echoed in American news
papers The London news agencies
saw to it that the American press was
supplied plentifully with pro-Japa-
ncse stuff Mr.. Moore thus describes
how this was done: Every one re-
members the Engish-told story Of
the Russian-Japanes war, the story
that drove us mad with admiration
for the Japanese, England's allies,
that made us forget the great un-
selfish friendship of Russia in the
time of our own great war. From
London the news poured into our
newspapers always for Japan, till
we served as England's S tool TO help
humiliate Russia by a disastrous
peace and hated the Japanese since
the next day after the peace was
signed" sofr ''
A still more glaring exhibition OF
the manner in which England availed
herself of her control of the news
agencies is supplied by the abuse
heaped upon the American people on
account of American oppostibh to
admitting England to a semi-paFtner-
ship in the Panama Canal built by
American genius, American labor
and American money. We were held
up before the world as a nation of
cheats because, forsooth, there was
strong opposition to granting English
ships permission to use the Panama
Canal on the same terms conceded
to American coaswise vessels. The
means adopted last year by England
to array the public opinion of the
world against us were identical with
those now used to prejudice Ameri-
cans against Germany. We quote:
Our own Panama Canal controversy
with England is fresh in the minds
of all. Our side, just if ever any
thing was just, never was heard by
the rest of the world, scarcely was
heard by us. In every German,
French and Italian journal we were
spoken Of as q nation without honor,
as cheats and thieves by birth and
tradition. always in dispatches from
London The facts were twisted and
misrepresented in these London
news items" and interviews with
every prominent man who took the
English side were sent broadcast un
til we ourselyes were shaken in our
faith in our cause. 1t is all over
now. The English control Of tho dis
tribution OF international news beat
us, that and nothing else. And it is
something not to bo good naturedly
forgotten
If England, through her control Of
the worlds news agencies, succeeded
in deluding Americans in q matter 50
nearly affecting the vital interests of
their own country. is it surprising
that her employment OF similar
methods to befog their Judgment
about Germany has met with like
success? Let us not blame American
editors who, so far as war news is
concerned, arc virtually AZ England's.
mercy. AS Mr.. Moore puts it:
Newspapers do not manufacture
news. They can only collect il from
the best available sources and pre-
sent il to their readers in the most
acceptable form. That the available
source Of all international news is
now, as it has ever been, England,
is the fault OF no one But it is a
serious fact that ought to be realized
fully and constantly by every man
and woman who reads the papers in
these times. Today all the most im-
portant news is foreign news, and il
is news about events that are chang
ing the whole world Never before
has England's monopoly OF inter
national news been Of so tremendous
q value to England or so dangerous
to the rest Of the world"
The note OF warning here struck
should be needed by all readers Of
American newspapers who sincerely
wish to get at the truth The bulk
Of the war news laid before them is
London-manufactur which is an
other way Of saying that it is a COM
pound of lies spread broadcast for
the purpose of arraying American
public opinion against Germany 1t
is a repetition of the tactics employed
last year to besmirch the honor OF
America, when England aimed at
coercing this country into admitting
her to an equal partnership in the
Panama Canal