The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-20
Pomeroy Burton, Journalist, In
Speech Before Atlanta Conven-
tion Advocates a Nation. wide
Campaign Of Education.
COUNTRY AsroUNDrNcLY
UNPREPARED, Is cLAIM
American Citizens Must Awaken
Quickly to the Full Sense OF
Their Individual Responsible.
tiles; Cooperation Needed.

by Associated Press
Atlnnta, Ca, June 20 a nation-
wide campaign of information "de-
liberately designed 10 bring to people
of the United states quickly 10 n
thorough understanding of all phases
of the war. Of why We are in Il. OF
the kind OF enemy We are fighting.
and OF the urgent necessity for the
whole people OF the United states 10
JOIN With their very hearts and souls
In the stupendous task" was advo-
Gated by Pomeroy Burton. In an adj
dress which he delivered toeay before
the International Rotary Convention
here Mr.. Burton. the well-known
American Journalist In London who
has been lecturing In the tinted state
upon the relation Of the United s.ates
to the war. SPOKE Is follow.
Tor nearly three years the grim
and bony index finger OF war has
pointed straight this way
For nearly three years. and each
succeeding day with accommodating
force urgent reasons have existed
for putting in order the defensive ma
chinery of this country.
After nearly three years OF war
on scale such as the world never.
dreamed Of before involving country
after country. and sweeping steadily
ON, like an Overwhelming tidal wave.
with warming after whrning OF the
most definits character--the i.,isitania
the Sussex. the Ara abic--with lightning
flashes and deafenibg peals Of thun-
der from the darkenlns skies &c tell
all who were not blind and deaf OF
the approaching storm; despite all OF
these, today finds great masses Of the
population throughout the United
States dangerously apathetic and OBJ
livious TO the acute peril which
threatens them. IL also finds this
country astoundinsiy unprepared.
tiIies SURF to Win.
am net one of thOsc who be-
lieve the allies can be defeated they
mus surely conquer IN the end; but
so serious are some features OF the
war situation today that unless the
people OF the United States awaken
quickly 10 "A full sense OF their indi-
vidnal responsibilities and Join heart
ily la the work OF organizing the coun-
try for war ON aH enormous scale.
there Is almost certain 10 snsne
long period of CHASTITY fighting and
worldwide Offering ruin aud
starvation On every stce--and by a
long period I mean from five To TWEEN
~ years. go more.
The war program cannot be made
effective without the ful' cooperation
of the people. That cooperation can
not DE expected until the people have
been aroused to fuii ana complete
understanding of the war. Of what IL
means Ia them and their future. and
Of the obliga atoms ard responsibilities
which d.ynive upon them IL Il is to be
Won within the next two years.
Campaign az Education.
would like 10 repeat with the NJ
most emphasis what / had the priVl-
lege of stating recently To- the Merch-
ans ssociation of New York. tnat ):
Is absolutely csSential Tor thas1 who
are shaping the general war progrsnn
without further delay, 10 organize and
project under government direction
a great and far-reaching campnig;
of Information designed To make the
p ople understand this war. Il should
be made a. reach the eNcs and tn,
hearts and the fun understanding ol
the people by freely using the adver'
tising and the new columns of eVers
useful publication in the United state,
and hy using the movies. the biii
board the post offices the publi'
buildings. the railway stations, an,
the public couveyances, as was don,
In the great publicity campaigns @hici
w4re successfully used 20 arouse IN,
people of England to a FUN sense @
their danger and their responsibilities
at critical period VI the war. In ad
lditiun 10 this sch0oirooms. the lee
ture halls. the churches, the libraries
the Ciis halls th. public sQuares--al
the meeting places of the people "a
every state OF the union should re-
sound with the voices OF America
greatest aud most forceful speakers
telling the people the full truth, th'
basic facts, about this war
IsF Up on censorship.
II. coupled with this urgenti,
needed campaign. there could be ac
|, 'eomplish-d radical revision OF tn
French and English censorship rules
permitting much freer Flow OF al
sorts of war facts and war develop
ments from the fighting AREAS than !
possible under existing conditions. tn
effect. ! feel sure, would ~ enormous
, ~ beneficial 20 the whole attic
cause
For instance. would Il not be IN
! height OF wisdom 10 reverse the polie
! Vyhfeh even vet eonoeala frofa IN