El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-02
CAMPAIGN TO BRING PUBLIC
OPINION ON WAR TO A POINT


40 bring the war home" short talks are be made
in picture theaters by speakers who viii ap-
pear on the stages between reels Of film The addresses
will deal with the and the leading up 10 the
entry Of the United States They Will tel what Ideals
the United States pursues and what influences dangerous
the present and future peace Of the world are sought
to be destroyed
Arrangements have been made in FL Paso for these
talks be made IN the various motion picture houses
They viii also made in Douglas Phoenix and doubtless
othe- of the southwest well Local men, Tor
the most part Will make the addresses lhy are 10 De
short and full Of punch The speakers realize they must
say something worth hearing the effort IS to be worth
while.
Americans generally realize the fundamentals of our
warfare with Germany that It because Of Ger
manys disregard of the most ordinary principles
Of humanity; that IN 1t because the German plan
contemplates imposing rule Of force upon the world
as opposed the rights Of peoples TO govern themselves
in way they best suited to their needs; that we
are II II because we prefer 10 Ignt eIlcs IsnU Win
Germany rather than later, realizing It must come
later for the Tuthessness Of an au-ambous
autocracy cannot allow democracy to exist without a
struggle to overthrow It.
Americans understand these fundamentals, but they
viii bear some elaboration to clarity the public mind and
10 sodfv hazv belief into steady conviction The
papers have done and doing their part thus to cement
public sentiment Book and magazine writers are doing
their part and public officials and unofficial speak
ers OF multitude OF stages livery influence Is aI WoA
that every American may the worlds menace II IS
and approve the uttermost the sacrifices which must
be made for the ideal Of world freedom
The theater talks viii help Everything that helps IS
worth the effort Not less helpful IN bringing closer
TO the the motion pictures the war pictures now
frequently In every city and town Seeing then
one feels in the midst Of the He witnesses the
yoopng I'D Of the airplanes their reconnaissance
over enemy lines He the discharge Of heavy artillery
the Smelling Of positions the explosions Of mines, the
infznrymen going the top, the smoke and flame Of
the creeping barTage, the falling dead wounded,
the wounded being borne the stretcherS, and
the German prisoners coming running with their hands
n air He sees French and British troops and becomes
familiar with their uniforms He they like his
next neighbors like himself fact, jolly fellows
for the most part though sometimes GRIM always seem
ing desperately at work with the artillery, the munt1on
OF supply transport the ambuances who are fight
ing and dying for the sake Of an ideal
When you see trench picture you see hale and hearty
smiling faces OF soldiers turned toward you Has II &C
CURED to you that those pictures taken probably
year ago that In the meantime IN equal probability
the men whose pictures you look have been killed OF
MANNED?
Soon men in American khaki, the same who Re
Gently sat IN E Paso theaers and looked pictures
viii themselves be In the trenches to await their time
for the big bobardmeut and the lu which precedes the
starting Of the creeping baTTage and then the moment
when they charge ont into no mans land" TO fight and
take their chance with death.
The lecturer and the writer, the newspaper and the
magazine each his its part to mold public opinion
into unit On causes and war aims. The motion
picture takes Americans into the itself and makes
It familiar TO them