Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-09-09

After feeding the American people
on vicious fabrications manufactured
by the British Censor, for the past
two years, the New York World has
been forced TO confess its part in the
infamy through its own European
correspondent, Karl III. Won VIE
gand, and through the united protest
Of other American newspaper COR
respondents with headquarters at
Berlin. All Of those writer's prove
that their dispatches have been
mutilated and their meaning dis
torted. They prove that in many
instances their own words were de-
stroyed and the words and views Of
the British Censor substituted. They
prove that instead OF the truths they
mailed and cabled about the war CON
ditions, lies were forwarded and that
upon these lies American public sem
timent was formed and expanded.
In short, the British Censor deliber-
ately lied to the American public,
and in this way continued to create
sentiment predicated upon basis
maliciously and villainously false.
Now that this series Of outrages
have been exposed, it is time for the
their seriousness. II is time the
readers OF the World and other pro-
British sheets in New York City
should begin to find out why this
serial story Of falsehood should have
been dished up to them daily, and
what Is the potent reason behind it
all. Common report has ii that the
Allied Governments have subsidized
many American newspapers That
there is solid ground for this charge
can be found in the declaration Of
Lord Northcliffe, owner Of the Lon
don Times, at banquet in Philadel-
phia just before the war, that he had
concluded negotiations whereby he
had secured control OF eighteen
leading American newspapers" Lord
Northcliffe delivered this startling
piece Of news with a smile, we are
told. And well he might. He was
then beginning, acting for the Brit
ish Government, the work of de-
bauching American sentiment, for
use in the future that he clearly saw,
and which the war has so eloquently
and convincingly demonstrated.
Northcliffe's declaration, now re-
called, In connection with the pro-
test Of the American newspapermen
at Berlin, is the best possible proof
that long ago England had set her
self to the task of influencing Amer
lean opinion. The money Northcliffe
used may or may not have been his
own. However that may be, it is
certain that he got good value for II,
and that these so-calied American
newspapers forgetting the high
tradition and ideals Of American
journalism, shamelessly betrayed
their readers and dishonesty carried
out the orders of their London
owner.
And the end ID not yet, as their
columns testify daily The same
line or fabrication, stupidity and
criminal falsehood Is being followed.
But some day the American reading
public, slow to believe in the treason
OF their newspapers, win awaken to
the enormity Of the crime that has
been done Them and viii make short
work Of their betrayers Meanwhile,
it Is satisfactory to note that this
awakening has commenced and that
the utter infamy Of the whole con-
spiracy is being realized.
There Is only one Government in
the world that would dare to corrupt
and debauch the sentiment Of a
friendly and neutral nation. That
Government is the British, living up
now as ever to its traditional record
as a purveyor Of fraud, deceit and
Hypocrisy And the strangest thing
about this infamy is that men high
in the Government Of the United
States align themselves with it and
emphasize through their public ut
terances, tho vicious lies that are
circulated in the guise OF legitimate
news Between pro-British, sub
sidized newspapers and proBritish
officials, the people OF the United
States have been shamefully and
Gcandalously maltreated.