The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-20
NEEDN'T WORRY MUCH

NEEDN'T WORRY MUCH
All the existing situation in Russia
the real situation, l mean; not the
nightmares dreamed by the Blue Line
Boys-is the natural result of the
old regime or the forces that over
threw it. .. ~
Take this matter of a halt in the
Russian military activities Here are
some facts about it that are not gen
orally known in this country and yet
facts that ought to be pondered by
every American. @tg2Ht
To begin with, the Russian temper
ament, which is warm, kindly, gen
erOus and sympathetic, stirred by the
Outburst of enthusiasm caused by the
revolution, threw the door wide open
for what is called the German propa-
ganda, and three-fourths of Russia s
troubles have come from just that
one source. @,:4'@
Human limit in Trickery. e..
The German propaganda-you don't
we'll understand what that is unless
you have been in Russia and seen it
at work, but in general way 1t is
the present attainable human limit In
cunning. falsehO0d, trickery and sin
lister, underhanded methods
It is an enormous organization, It
has thousands of agents in Russia
and the United States, 1t is very ably
directed and it works with tireless in
dustry. -,i .a
Its object is BY covert agitations,
schemes and press control to save
Germany from the defeat that awaits
her on the battlefield
In the United States it manifests
itself by starting slogans and insti-
tuting demands, cunningly calculated
to embarrass the country and ham.
string the government, such as"Tell
your Peace Terms!" and Our Liber-
ties Are in Danger!" In Russia it
took immediate advantage of the
strong, generous, benevolent emo
tiOns aroused by the revolution to
preach the doctrine that the Germans
were the Russians loving little broth
ers and would you really go out to
shoot your brother that loves you
SO? ,-.. p -
They Spread It Thick. III
This did an immense amount of
harm. They spread the fiub-dub thick
over all Russia, and millions there
were that fell for it. The Germans
own newspapers, presses, news bu-
reaus, distributing agencies, men,
women and machines in every part of
Russia. They made the country re.
sound with the agitation for peace
and good will to murderers. 35tDt
1 will give you an illustration.
There is in Petrograd a great level
sandy plain called the Field Of Mars,
formerly the drill and parade ground
for soldiers 1t is now the free speech
exchange and mammoth safety valve
for all the oratOry and hot air In
Russia. On any Sunday you can find
there from so to 100 meetings in full
blast, orators splitting the innocent
air with fiery darts of eloquence and
thousands of amateurs, getting from
their chests the thoughts that have
oppressed them these many years.
There, also, l have seen the Ger
man agents at work by the scores, 60
ing from meeting to meeting, preach
ing sedition and the lovely traits Of
the men that put Edith Cavell to
death. ...
why should we fight the Ger
mans?" Is the burden of their song
"The German workingmen are our
brothers. Let us make war against
the capitalists in all nations, but let
the Russian workingmen and the Ger
man wOrkingmen be band of broth
ers together. We have shed enough
blood for the capitalists that made
this war merely for their own profits.
Let us throw down our arms and re-
fuse to fight any longer against our
brethren"
Defame Uncle Sam.
About one-half of the men that were
talking this were former residents Of
America, persons with American citi-
zen papers and American passports,
and the particular delight of these
was to defame the United States. cov-
er it with ISLANDERS and lies and warn
Russians against looking upon it As q
democracy. , w" ~
'The common people in America
are worse off and more oppressed
than you ever were under the czar,"
is favorite declaration of these per-
sons, followed by: 81 am an Ameri-
can and ought to know" .
The United States and Great Brit
ain would then be blamed for the war
and the food shortage, the high prices
of necessaries and the lack of coal.
This kind of thing necessarily re-