The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-27
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LITERATURE Is FOUND
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prs,ession Of ire Books
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Treasoassls nte-z.1-e has bssa
discovered IN scU
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tended rhesr propaganda 20 tae Y
trzSes tseca Use Of The effect Il lisl1
rLzrs on yo2zg tz-pre7stoozoss lHinss-
1-o-g these gifts are oocEs CO
t4-6trg German rnEIitartsm and az
-acxtng American democracy, accord
ing u, the D4s Moines Register
?. She-rood u ths United
@4zres ds-zrrnent OF Justice = II
-,<,-segston Of copies OF book said %
6e are Of the meet reasonable ci the
In- Ard arrests Of ctrcuLa-o-s o..
trese tyooxs and pamphlets and OF
D,1bIishers soon viii be made oy fse-
e-al agents. it Is said
One Published In Chicago.
FRITZ vor T-rantziuz il author OF
one az The books which has come in
10 tie possession o. tbs federal OF
.scer here II ts published In Cni-
cazo. This book has gone into the
libraries OF schools and colleges II
rosa wsthou. the knowie6ge OF L.
bra-.srs, and has been widely cfrca-
lated.
Instructions for circulation Of this
particular book are pasted on ~
leaf and reads:
Every library should have st
.leagt three copies for easy reference
in different departments. Every
truth loving citizen should help dis
tribute this BOOK
Make Thorough Probe.
Operatives OF the department.. &c
cordinz TO Mr.. Sherwood, will I'm
medlateIy Investigate all public and
school Libraries In the state in an si-
fort 10 find and destroy treaSorsaoie
books and pamphlets. Mr. Sherwood
DeIseyes that the Won Frantzius book
liz one Of the most reasonable 10
come within reach OF the reading
public.
type, reads:
"AIl things considered, can the
United States be called a democratic
| country2 Being a republic, IT ma
uraily should be democratic. but, IN
fact, f. It not far less democratic
than most OF the European countries
| that lead in cultureT
Mentions Blue Lawn.
In a chapter devoted TO discussion
OF English influence on American
1 political. social and moral life, the
writer Gays:
THE United States is under the
influence of Great Britain, where
everything is closed on Sunday. and
one ID hardly allowed to play the
piano on Sunday. England gave the
| United States countless religious
gectg and are rot the religious so
cietses In the United States respon
gibIe for the fanatical Sunday closing
laws? From the first day that the
Pilgrims Ga religious sect OF whose
! fanatical deeds one may ready Sc
foot on American soil American lib
erty and freedom have been fmper
fled"
In his appeal for pro-German sym
tpathy and German loyalty, ne writes
Boosts Germany.
Every American and every mar
who has the world civilization a
heart, ought to be aware that Ger
man defeat in this war would NEAR
not only the triumph of British i'm
periaIism and nayahsTn, but also til.
triumph of Russia and Japan-tht
Russian peril in Europe, and the gu
premacy not only Of japan over Asia
but ultimately that OF the yellow
race over the white; and would no
the defeat OF Germany result In {
tremendous setback in the world!
civilization, which would be irrepar
able?"
Pro-Gerrnan methods for propaga
ton of German sentiment through
education are given in a closing par
lagraph which reads:
I'VE will have to start an indie
pendent press, revise school books
historical books and create an insti
tuition for the research of truth. W.
want TO Influence legtslation TO re
form -,reaa Iarwao