Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-24

phoae.-su.ine.. Editorial
HOME MADE PROPAGANDA
5PWO influential discussing the war and
America IS part in it the street corner. They
talked of lack of preparation and of mistakes as they
saw them that had crept into the tremendous effort this
country has been putting forth since relations with Ger
many were broken They joined by several others,
but these heard only this But in the war the
thing do is to buckle down and win it, quit kicking and
help every way and not hinder Those who had Joined
the echoed that sentiment and the members of the
crowd went their respective ways filled with determna
ton to do their full share
But if those two had gone with criticism which
usually develops politics and abuse, the others might
easily have become inocuated with the of dssas
faction if not of sedton and spread them on their
carping way
In every community there are those who leaders,
Perhaps the circle of influence in many may not
large but it not to be dsregarded when consider that
however small the stone may be that tossed into the
water the disturbance Of the surface not confined to
immediate spot where the stone sinks
Such and such agencies should therefore, exer-
else scr,pulous care NOT TO LEAVE THE LIMITS OF
LEGITIMATE ADVISORY AND POSSIBLY HELP
Full CRITICISM AND EMBARK UPON A POLICY
OF UNSYMPATHETIC IF NOT HATEFUL REVIEW.
They might not be swerved inch from the path OF duty
by their censorous policy, but they scatter
of patriotism
We all soldiers and we have leader the presi-
dent of the United Statesmen the president OF the Demo-
cratic party but of all parties not the president of any
class but of all classes In the of performing stu
pendous task is to be expected mistakes will be made
There will be annoying delays There will be failure to
execute every plan outlined There may be reverses
IT, whenever there error whenever there is tardnes
whenever there is failure temporary setback allow
ourselves to become dsheatened dsnterested dog
matte certainly in poor frame of mind to follow
as sodiers-and this everlasting harpng politics.
this persistent fault-fnding, this continuous effort to
suspicion doing it's share to weaken the public
mind instead of strengthening to meet bravey whatever
may come THERE IS A GROWING BELIEF ON THE
PART OF CLOSE OBSERVERS THAT SOME ARE
BEING MISLED AND THAT MORE WILL BE MIS-
LED UNLESS AGENCIES THAT HAVE BEEN
LOOKED UPON AS LEADERS OF THOUGHT AND
ACTION SHALL ABANDON THEIR CAVILING AND
GET SQUARELY BEHIND UNCLE SAM FOR THE
PERIOD OF THIS WAR.
This is time for perverse analysis petuant poll
tics covert attack for anything Toryesque IT is
THE TIME TO PULL WITH THE GOOD OLD u S. A.
INSTEAD OF PULLING BACK IN THE TRACES. It
the time to administer healthfu doses of enthusiasm and
determination and cooperative effort instead of the
cotics and nostrums of LIBERALIZATION and disunion.
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This home made propaganda is breeder of disloyay
unntenona Of course but with bad results though
with malicious desgn-perhaps worse, for the public in
such is unsuspectng and cannot conceive mask
The trouble is that this sort of propaganda most always
from those whose personal loyalty cannot be
doubted but who blinded to the fact that their per-
sona loyalty cannot counterbalance the lost loyalty Of the
many they turn from the path of duty.
CREDIT FOR WHAT is GIVEN