New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-20
p. T. BARNU11 w. r1nE KAISER.
OF Fooling People Which Leaves
q Good Or Bad Taste.
Waterbury Republican,

0OOQ " k8&l0 I@8tes
Waterbury Republican,
Germany's attack on p. T. Bar
mum is most fittingfy met Tn Connec-
ticut, his native state. Won Tirpitz,
Won Zimmerman, or some one of
those kindly souls who have been in
spring the German nation in these
days, sneers at America as the land
that produced q r. r. Barnum. Evil
IDENTIFY the implication was intended
to be that our war preparations are
of the circus stdeshow poster charac-
ter and will be found to consist large
ly of fake when the real thing is seen.
One of P. T. Barnum's famous say
ings was, 'the people love to be
fooled" It is to be noted, however,
that the people have always had the
kindliest feelings for this famous old
show man. He fooled them, but in
the same sort Of cheerful spirit that
father fools the children with the
Santa Claus nayth. His was a joy
that brought with 1t no bitterness
The circus side show grew more popu-
lar every year just because people
merrily wondered what sort of hoax
was going to be >perpetrated upon
them as it came around each season.
The deceit and chicanery that the
kaiser practices upon his people is
not to be compared with the kindly
entertainment hoaxes that made Bar
mum famous. The deceit, for in
stance, by which Prussian autocracy
convinced the German people that
they were fighting to save German
territory, when militartsm was set
moving to build up an empire. can
leave nothing but bitterest resentment
when they at last see that it was by
this lie that they were induced to
bleed and make sacrifices. Especially
will this be true when they find that
not even the empire for which Prussia
reached has fallen into their hands.
The whole world, infested with
Prussia's spies and secret agents, has
awakened to the sort of deceit that
the kaiser stands for. and it is not
with that cheerful spirit OF fun with
which people find that the side show
freak Is not all that the poster claims
for it, The fundamental difference is
that Barnum planned his hoaxes with
the purpose Of innocent entertain
ment. the kaiser organizes his de-
ceits with the sinister purpose OF harm
to the victims. It is thus that he. is
now planning Christmas surprise
package OF peace that would bring an
end of fighting but would carry with
it brute domination of Europe and
the world.
AS for our "ineffective" war prep
aration, P. T. Barhum was most I'M
happily chosen to emphasize its "un-
reality Connecticut Is the chief mu-
nitions center Of the country. From
Bridgeport, the home of P. T. Bar
mum, have been pouring guns in
countless numbers, ammunition and
other war supplies that have been
aiding the armies of France and
Great Britain to pound their way
through the German lines. And
Bridgeport with each succeeding
month has been exerting greater and
greater efforts as it increases its pro-
dnction of the sfnews of war.
Meanwhile the kaiser is footing his
people with statements to the effect
that the land Of p. T. Barnum can
not be an important factor in this
war Meanwhile the home city and
home state OF p r. Barnum are
hustling at q work that will ultimately
show Kaiser Bill that another saying
accredited to the famous show man
Is true. Whether he said it or not,
the spirit is one that he believed in.
"You can fool all Of tho people some
of the time. You can fool some of
the people all the time. But. you
can't fool all the people all the time
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