New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03

The longer the war continues the
holder becomes the German-language
press in this country. These disloyal
breeders of dissension are not content
to publish nesr-treasonable editorials
and TO manipulate their news columns
in the interest of Schrecklichkeit by
LAYING stress, in their headlines, on
ANYTHING favorable to the Kaiser and
unfavorable to the Allies, by printing
first and more prominently the re-
ports from Berlin and Vienna, by often
suppressing the London and Paris news
or by branding it as falsehood, either
directly or by innuendo; they take the
offensive against the vernacular press
1.-THE newspapers published in Ger
man." says the "New-Yorker Stats
Zeitung," "are accused of treason when
they print the truth. When the Eng
lish-language papers are late with news
they call it special CABLE"
AS a matter of fact, not one Of the
hundreds of German-language papers
in this country received one line of
special cable news from Europe since
many months. Some of them are sub
scribers to the news Of The Associated
Press, the United Press, Hearst's In
ternational News Service, and perhaps
other news agencies. Even these rela-
lively few German publications don't
get any cable news in advance Of the
vernacular press. Most Of the German
language papers have no news service
at all; they translate the news Of the
local English papers and print clippings
from other papers published in Ger
man.
Nevertheless, the Germanlanguage
press publishes exclusive news about
the events in the European theatres OF
war. For instance, the ''New-Yorker
Herold" and the "Abendblatt" tevenine
edition) of the "New-Yorker Stats
Zeitung" had "beat" when they in
formed their readers that the greater
part of the English battle fleet was de-
stroyed by German Zeppelins near Hull
II was "beat," but it was not true;
it was no real news, but made out OF
whole cloth. Abiding TO the phrase
special cable" German-ianguage
newspaper in New York that is not q
pro-Kaiser sheet ("VolkszeitungD rldl'
culed such manufactured news a;
Especial Pfoten Depeschen' especial
paw kilograms; the German phrase
suck out of the paw" means TO lie1.
But the "Waechter und Anzeiger,,, OF
Cleveland, musters the courage "a
contend that the "German-American
press, in spite of all the attacks ano
prosecutions to which II has been SUB
iected since three years by the pro
British press, has increased us lnnu'
ence because IL has striven, from the
beginning, TO tell the truth ana 10 en-
ergetically oppose the London lie man
ufacturers." ,,,
The last contention is thus illuminat,
ed by the "Illinois Staats-Zeitung, oil
Chicago:
"The German government, We vent.
ure to say, published the run apoG,
their armies reverses, as well as tneii
victories, and the people were 'hus IL
the possession Of the facts
To be perfectly frank, the papel
should have added "nnd the German
sources" TO the words herman gov.
eminent" which, besides, has not ye'
s;van ont the news that the Kaiser''
err,ies were driver back from the
Warne 20 the So. ne nearly three
years ago. $4,000
How impartially the news Is treated
bv the German-language press may DC
soon from an editorial in the illinois
Stats Zeitung," that says that reports
from Washington confirm the opinion
NJ all these papers and people who
from the first moment have warned
against entertaining too sanguine hopes
that our mere opportune Intervention
with the resources indlspensaply re-
ouired for success would decide the wal
against Germany.
an the first place, officers OF oui
General staff who accompanied zen
eral Pershing TO France report that the
German line on the Western front
simply cannot be broken through by
the Allies. They do not indicate no"
many men, in their opinion, would be
required to accomplish this. But IT Is
clear that only America can and In
tends TO furnish the enormous number
of soldiers required" To destroy the
effect of the last sentence and to for
tify its readers in the conviction that
the war is practically decided in favor
OF the Central Powers, the article con-
tinues:
"At the same time Il statement from
n semi-offcial source at Washington
which has been published, declares
that we shall, not be able to send more
than 100 900 men before New Years
and certainly not more than 100000
before October, 1918.
THAT these will not suffice TO ae.
eoppllsh our aims is apparent to every.