The Washington herald., 1916-01-02
London Figures Show $685.
100000 Has Been Spent
by Berlin on Propaganda
Work in Eighteen Coun-
tries in Persuading, Bribing
and Intimidating Officials
and the Public.
By JOHN r. BALDERsToN.

Copyright, Isls b. Mcclure Newspaper syndicsts)
London. Dec. u.-'Incredible'' was
President Wilson'S word for the activities
of German agents in the United States.
IL the things that have been going on
in America are incredible, what word can
describe the procedure in other parts
OF the globe Of Teutonic agents who take
their orders. like Won Papen and Boy-Ed,
from Headquarters In the Wilhelmstrasse
Americans are familiar with the German
campaign in America. In this article it
will be shown. by making use of informa-
ton both Official and unofficial collected
by allied agents all over the world, how
German propaganda is faring elsewhere.
II Is not claimed that material gathered
from allied sources concerning such q
subject can be impartial German
agents" would disavow Indignantly and
quite sincerely the implications of moral
turpitude made by their enemies and
not few neutrals. But the facts are
substantially as stated, and German sym
pathizers may substitute for the words
bribery and intimidation as used in this
article the word subsidy and the phrase
freeing small nations from British ty-
ranny."
Going On In Is Neutral Nations.
German propaganda. according to the
, information at my disposal, Is being car
ried on with feverish energy In fifteen
neutral countries In two other countries
Turkey and Bulgaria, the game has been
won. In Italy it has been lost
There are three weapons welded bv
Prussia in this worldwide campaign-In-
timidation, persuasion and bribery. The
tactics used in each country are varied,
according 70 conditions obtaining there
In the United States. the Dernburg cam
paign represented German ideas OF per-
suasion," and when that failed the at
tacks on munition works and ships and
threats OF internal political warfare
were adopted. The third weapon, brib-
cry, because Of the healthy political life
Of the national government in America,
cannot be used in official circles, but In
Persia and Bulgaria it has proved the
most effective OF the three in securing
the desired ends.
The three weapons of the propagandists
are being used in fifteen neutral coun-
tries for three different reasons. Each
country Is being wooed to induce her to
20 70 war on the German side, to keep
her from going to war against Germany,
Or to Impress her for commercial rea-
sons. insurfng her benevolent attitude to-
ward German trade after the war.
Aims I'm Dinerenf Countries.
Those three aims Of the German prooa.
yanda to a large extent overlap, but
broadly speaking German aims In her
campaign Of more or less ''peaceful pene-
tration" are summed UP in the following
tables:
Countries Germany is trying to win as
active allies:
Roumania. Greece. Persia and Sweden.
Countries Germany is trying TO keep
a!rcn Joining the allies:
fRoumania and Greece.
Countries Germany seeks to influence
Tor commercial reasons.
All the foregoing and Holland. switzer-
and. Norway. Denmark. Spain, China
Agentina. Brazil Chile, Peru and the
United States
In the case of the United States, the
0niy neutral exporting munitions. an ad-