Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-13
BOCHES SPENDING
MILLIONS FOR LIES
Propagandists Never So Busy {;
Striving to Spread Discomfort
in All Allied Countries.

The German propaganda was never
buster in the United States than Mt tho
present time. This fact has been cstab-
lished by agents OF the government,
and energetic methods to combat this
sinister peril are now being carried out.
Not only is the propaganda. which IS
operated from headquarters IN SPAN
working dav and night To cause trouble
in this country. but it is also working
Just rs hard to dscrcdit the government
of the United States in Mexico and Central
and South America where there has
recently appeared for free distribution
a book entitled "El Vampire del CONT
ncnte.' the vampire of the continent
referred TO being this country
IN official of the Federal government.
ono of whose duties brings him into
contact with German propaganda IN all
parts of the world. disclosed these tacts
iew DAYS ago. lie said the Gcrmans were
spending hundreds Of millions ct dollars
to spread discontcnt. particularly among
the uncducatcd people IN all the countries
of the Allies. their activities including
among other schemes concerted and
vicious attack. whenever possible ON
President Wilson. Premier Lloyd George
and other high officials ot the allied
governments.
"In the first two wears oi the war the
German prop9pan,a machine said tins
official was III many respects very
amatcurish organization Hut the propa-
gandists kept m 4, and finally they
began 10 get the machine INTO working
order until it became q very Wendcrul
organization Its tentacics reach INTO
every country in the world, and y costs
the German government probably $50
1sNsN
propaganda which undermined Russia.
and which was managed from Berlin,
alone cost IN the nclghborhood ot half
billion dollars.
WORKED ron WARS IN eCHFMT
"We know that for years before the
outbreak of war in 1874 the ''Crman
government worked to perfect us pfopa
eanda arm In Germany they called
INTO the service nf the state for this
purpose the great psychologists IT the
country. tho Ing newspaper men. 81"
university professors. trade experts, ana
even novchstS and dramatStS agents
were sent into every country ln th"
world to study the pooric until the
government tIlos in Rerlfp contained
complete data regarding the rocullarties
and susccptihlites 81 all Pc"rt" with
whom Germany had reason - anticipate
clash
"Irp to few months ago the propa
ganda concentrated against England ~
an effort to isolate that nation liver,
neutral country IN the word was flooded
with false information regarding England
and her purposes IN tho present war
Fnglands allies were told that she could /
not he trusted and that when the war was
over she would rctuS" to stand bN ltaly |
and France and voud leave theul - the /
mercy of the first international plratc /
who happened TO como along
Now the attack Is switching from |
England to the ntcd States livery |
possible effort to poison tho minds o' the /
people IN certain parts oi the country IS !
being resorted to the effort being especially |
vicious in those n rts of the country |
where the percentage oi llhtCraCy IS /
greatest. and among tho ncgroes The |
special story which IS beng whispered over /
the country and We arc the victims |
of what Is known MS the Whispering /
propaganda Is that tins Is q war of The |
wealthy classes and that the President /
plunged the country INTO the struggle I
10 save the miIhanalrc~ as well as to ,
safeguard America : huge loans and credits |
to the allied countries
we have oven established the fact /
that he propaganda has penetrated into |
the mountain fastnesscs of the arolnas |
and Georgia, where the mormtmneorS |
have heen led to believe that another cIvii |
war IS imminent As for the work among /
the negroes reports If activity among /
them arc corning ~ from al parts Of tho |
country The ignorant among the nogorc~ /
arc informed that German, IS ~urc to
take America some daV and that vhcn !
that disaster comes Germany first !
aft Will hc ito place tho negroes IN charge /
of affairs ia the South and in other |
SECTIONS Of tho country where they arc q |
considerable part oi the population
LIES ABOUT RAINBOW DIVISION
'Thc disaster story has aiso been work /
ed TO a finish in All parts ot the country |