Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-03
HOLLAND ALLOWS
FULL EXP RESS|ON
BY BELL|GERENTS
Propaganda Of Warning Ma
ton Is Freely Circulated in
Netherlands Different Sys-
TEN in Switzerland,

The Hague Netherlands, May IT,
Holland has neither law nor regula-
ton under which the propaganda az
either side in the European conflict
can be forbidden circulation. In swift
zerland, caught In the very center OF
the Whirlpool OF war. Il is impossible
to purchase certain OF the more vi
olently partisan newspapers and PEE
riodicals. The comic papers of Ger
many and France for example can
be bought only surreptitiously Meth
er "Simplicissimus' OF Munich nor
lie Rire" of Paris may be displayed
In shop windows or seen In cafes, and
Il is only by convincing a bookseller
that he is to be trusted that strang-
er in switzerland may become pos
sessed of either
In Holland, It is very different. The
tradition of centuries Is against any
censorship. Immediately back of the
panes of bookshop windows, wires
are strung from one side TO the other
and on these are hung the latest num-
bers of the various illustrated press
of the belligerent countries. lie
Rlre" and LA Vie Parisienne" hang
cheek by jowl with "Simplicissimus
and the ''Lustlge Blaetter" The II
| lustratte zeitung" balances "L'lllus-
tration" and "The Graphic" Each Is
opened to exhibit some warlike de-
sign, celebrating the heroic exploits
of the Germans, the French or the
British. die Woche' of Berlin and
lie Miroir' OF Paris hang toeether,
the first with photographs of the em-
peror of Germany or some members
of the German nobility sharing the
labors of the German common sol
der, while the second advertises the
hardships and bravery of the French
"poilus," as the red-legged French
soldiers are nicknamed IN this war.
And there are always crowds before
the windows OF the shops. impartial
ly examining pictures from both sides
of the front.
In addition TO actual photographs
of the war, there Is a revival OF re-
productions of those paintings OF
| Messonier and Delacroix that cele-
brate the martial exploits of other
times. A modern conception of the
same character. by George Scott Is
called I'm Alsace," and hangs In al
most every bookshop window OF Hol-
! land. II represents the symbolic iig-
ure of an Alsatian girl clasped with
evident satisfaction in the arms OF q
| French soldier, while the black and
white post topped by the imperial
eagle. lies in the dust at their feet.
The design seems very popular with
the crowds who haunt the windows
/ of bookshops.
| Dutch cartoonlsts and designers
are also much in evidence in the iield
of war themes. Louis Raemarkers OF
Amsterdam has published n number
of portfolios Of designs In color OF
| extraordinary strength and clever
ness, under the general ironic title,
"The Height Of Civilization" WHY
sluyter Dutch painter Of some re-
nown. has also contributed TO the
number of cartoons on the war,
while ]. Gabrielsz and Jacob Doeser
| have attacked the war with pen ana
brush, in cartoons displayed genera
| ly in the shop windows Of the Meth
erlands.
The Dutch have also gone in for
illustrated weeklies with photographs
depicting war scenes. "De Prins' has
existed for some years, having been
modelled on the German "Die Woche;'
but "Het Panorama" which more re-
sembles tbe French weekly "Jai
VII" is wartime product.
Owing to the presence of so many
refugee Belgians in Holland, Belgian
scenes, cartoons revealing the suffer
| ings Of Belgium and post cards of the
Belgian royal family find place in ev-
cry shop window where such things
are sold. The queen of the Belgians
in her nurses costume, playing the
role of the truest queen of modern
times, is a favorite study, and appeals
to the Hollanders quite as much AS
their own royal lady.