The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-25

in Russia under the ears,
(1#a "a that the people more oppressed
- zMgM@@ and more miserable, that whatever
c.ERussELL else the Russians do with their free
dom they must be on their guard against establish
ing any government in the least like that OF the
"TfIE UNITED STATES HAS RUINED
CUBA AND MEXICO,' THEY SAY. 'IT HAS
ENSLAVED ITS OWN PEOPLE: IT HAS NOW
SENT COMMISSIONS OVER HERE TO PRE-
PARE THE WAY TO ENSLAVE YOU. ABOVE
EVERYTHING ELSE, BE ON YOUR GUARD
AGAINST AMERICA. l KNOW WHAT TT is:
IAN AN AMERICAN MYSELF LOOK AT MY
AMERICAN PASSPORT
''The United States will never do any fighting in
this Do not be deceived. The United States
is only bluffng. 1t doesn't intend to fight The
muniton makers only want some fat orders for
guns and thing and then the United States will
make peace with Germany. That is what you ought
to do if you don't want to get left Now is the time
to make peace. What do you want to fight for?
England and France all in and the United
States is only fooling you. Everybody knows that
in the United States | just came from there. L
am an American. know"
The great Field of Mars, the ancient parade
ground of Petrograd, is the forum and huge debat-
ing school of the new democracy. Every Sunday
you there 100000 or 100000 people in
groups around the speakers listening to oratOry.
Oratory is the Russian national game.
These agents Of mischief recently returned from
America, run from meeting to meeting, reiterating
the lies have quoted above.
There is no chance to deny that they do in
finity of harm. The German propaganda in the
United States and Germany which directs their
efforts, Judged with perfect accuracy of the harm
they could do Nothing better for the kaiser has
been done since the war began.
They undermine faith. They destroy courage
They make many Russians believe that the United
States is about to seek peace and Russia therefore
will be left fighting hopelessly alone.
1t was this treacherOuS activity, combined with
the pre-arranged mutiny of German agents in the
ranks, that caused the recent slump in the Russian
line in Galicia. Direct cause and direct effect
But take good heed of the next point in this
black record
Everything that happens in the United
States that can be used as material by these
back firers gets promptly over there
Every time plausible, cleverly named pro-
German organization calls a peace convention
the fact gets to the Field of Mars and is used to
show that the people of the United States are
opposed to the war.
Every time a senator or representative in
PRODUCES disloyal resolution, news of it flies
without delay to the huge German machine that
is working ceaseiessy in Russia to break down
the spirit of the Russian people and cause them
to lay down their arms
Every time senator undertakes to hamstrng his
government by blocking necessary legislation
casting discredit on the motives of America en-
dOrsing this clever German maneuver that, the
news goes swiftly to PetrOgrad and the Shiny
creatures that do Germany work on the Field of
Mars chuckle and are glad
They have been provided with fine fresh lot Of
ammunition.
The machinery to get it quickly to Russia as soon
as it appears in the senate must have been set up
long ago.
There is no question that it is wonderfully alert
active and efficient.
For instance, the moment the special commission
to Russia suggested last April flood of propa-
ganda was let loose to hamper its work.
.EerN conceivable lie about it, its object the men
that composed it, the government and people of the
United States, the aims of the United States in the
war; was turned loose by mail upon Russia and
battalion of agents sent along to spread the poison
andcn taoLh hold