Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-27

lmouthpteces, have been among the
mo- active. Others have been dis
Ictples OF political cults trying to In
Itroduce the conception Of the German
s.ate INTO this country, and seeking to
nulWark their cause and to increase
their followers and vote by magnify
tng Germany's. accomplishments.
Aliens rs many of thsm have been
both to the history and spirit OF
American life and institutions, they
knew little or nothing Of the progress
made here and thus were Incapable OF
making comparisons. Still others of
these propagandists have been liter
vary. academic. or political lprofes-
material prepared by the Kaiser's
publicity stan. 1t had become the
fashion to laud Germany, and, ! of
course. they fell in with a fashion
which caused them the least mental
enort and brought them the most
.cl,oaply acquired notice IND revenue.
These are some OF the tools that
have reeled out this propaganda for
American consumption-a long pro-
cession of the same mechanical stuff
IN articles. books. and speeches. Some
OF these books arc Of recent date and
in active circulation: and II their
authors do not get decorations from
the Kaiser it will be due to no fault
of theirs. H.
F1atter Visiting Junkcters.
But there are others on the list. al
though unconscious Of the nature OF
the service they have done to the
kaiser's government. There are those
officeholders who, at various times,
made their tunketing expeditions to
tons. Assuming the correctness of
what they were told by hattering Ger
man offcialdom. they. came back and
ground out solemn official reports
which are little other than praise
hymns of German doings. And please
take notice, these reports have been
published and circulated al the ex-
pcnse of the 9 r American people
whose achievements Germany has
been o keenly interested in slur-
ring. Having this official sanction,
cession Of superficial writer's who in
newspaper Or magazine articles or
editorials passed some Of their con-
tents on in appealing doses to the
American people at large.
A genuine investigation would have
exposed the utter falsity of these
sweeping claims Of the superiority Of
German living conditions. Such an
investigation would have revealed that
the conditions under which the farm
ers and working people in Germany
have had to live and work were de-
plorable in the extreme. 1t would
have shown it to be the normal con-
dition that women have had to work
like beasts Of burden in the fields and
cities. 1t would have proved the
Astounding evidences of wretched
sweatshops in city and rural districts.
1t would have brought out that peas
ant farmers are still oppressed by
feu6al servitude dues. 1t would have
told Of the incredibly scant diet on
which they have had to exist 1t
would nave stated, the actual facts Of
how in the industrial centers work.
ing men, women and children have
been compelled to toll long hours for
starvation wages. and the nauseating
housing conditions under which many
OF them have been herded.
Any real investigation would have
shown. too, he grinding expressions
relentlessly exercised upon the work
ers Of all descriptions and the farcical
nature of the much-bepraised So
called social-insurance laws, 1t would
have brought. to light the facts ash to
the governmental loan and other Nm
stitutions which We're devised mainly
for the enrichment OF the land-own-
ing aristocracy. 1t would have dis
closed how unemployment-and strikes
have been rampant and how in many
other respects the people have been
ruthlessly exploited and subjugated
politically and industriallv.
The League for National Unity has
assembled the facts on these and 9TH
er subjects and will now present them
to the American people. They are
facts from authoritative German
sources, unquestfoned facts all OF
them. They are facts that relate to
conditions right up to the beginning
OF the war. and when they are made
public in detail the American people
will realize that nc government has
ever so thoroughly succeeded III
gulling not only it's own people. bu,
the whole world. in its boosted claims
of efficiency as has the Kaiser's gov.
ernment.
A Cleveland nan has been arrested
on a charge Of stealing, two carloads
OF coal. Stealing two carloads Of GOA
is quite a feat. But finding two car.
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