The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
MADE IN GERMANY"
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are Panama and Cuba We suppose
Mexico. and Argentina. and Brazil.
and Colombia will soon prefer their
modest requests."
"All the world seems to be headed
for our National Treasury. Mr.
McAdoo ardently believes in the
scripture, which AYERS that the
Lord loves a cheerful giver.
The German Empire went into
this war with less than half the
wealth of England and France. Ger
many had managed to get along
without help. France is now beg
ging us for millions. We do not
understand why England. with
much more wealth and income than
either Germany or France. must be
handed a scoop-shovel and told to
help herself to our money"
An article and editorial appear
ing in the American. July 5. 1917.
were read and characterized an un-
questionable attempt to create sus-
picion and distrust of England.
Declared U. 8. too Late.
An editorial of April "a, 1917, in
the New York American. declares
that the war is about over and that
the United States would find II inn
possible to give any substantial ala
before the end came.
TT is too late.
within ninety days, one side or
the other will be so definitely on
the road to victory that nobody
will any longer doubt the outcome.
And IL seems to us that we ought to
be looking ahead and settling upon
what our demands and our policies
will be.
I'VE know, of course. that looking
ahead. and preparing for future emer-
gencies, is not usual in Washington;
that II Is a coincidence and not a
habit when preparedness and emergen-
cies happen to meet; that the story OF
our statecraft is TO wait until some
thing happens and then look around
to see what can be done in a hurry
and badly and extensively done, Of
course"
Explains the object.
Captain Lester then explained the
object of the editorials.
The message the editorials carry IL
accepted and believed by the persons
who read it," he said. lis for the pur-
pose of obtaining results of action or
refusal to act The idea is indentical
in all forms of propaganda"
Capt Lester declared the effect of
certain cartoons published in the
Hearst publications during our first
liberty loan campaigns might have
been to convince a man about to in
vest his saving in bonds that IL
would be an unwise thing TO do.
Three Examples Submitted.
Three cartoons submitted are brief
ly described as follows:
New York American. July 2, 1911:
A picture of an American Beauty
rose. in the center a number OF
money bags. and lowering over the
money. a bee. with the names OF the
allied nations on its wings.
Capt. Lester stated that the effect
OF this cartoon was to warn people
to watch out that We did not lose
our nectar. and that the allies did
not fly away with it"
Deutsches Journal, June IS, 1917:
A cartoon of Uncle Sam. Columbia
and the "Geld-teufel' and the Brit
ish Lion. Columbia, standing at a
window with a sign. War loans TO
be had here" is pouring her saw
ings into Uncle Sans hat while the
British Lion is gathering into the
English crown the gold that is slip
ping through the holes in Uncle
Sans hat. The hats of France.
Italy, and Belgium have already
been filed and the Russian Bear and
Japan are coming up to get theirs.
Capt. Lester stated that this cartoon
was intended to convey the idea that
We were being robbed by the allies.
Fomented Race War.
New York American. April ls, 1917.
A cartoon Of John Bull, the United
States army and an army oftiSer. John
Bull says, Are you training your
boys to fight over here tor me?" and
the officer replies. They are 20 be
trained in defense Of the American
nation only" Capt Lester stated that
this cartoon WIS to convey The though:
that our army should be used solely
within the United States for defensive
purposes. and that the shipment OF
troops abroad should be discouraged.
Sample cables from William Bayard
Hale, upon which the witness stated
the editorial policies of the Hearst
publications were built, were real in:o
the record by Capt Lester
1T, will be noted" Capt. Lester said,
that many of these cablegrams were
sent after the breaking of diplomatic
relations and were subject to not only
the censorship. but the scrutiny OF the
German foreign office
Fou ndcd Race War.
Captain Lester also submitted evil
dence on the activities of German
agents with the coIored people of the
United States.
He said there had been A separate
department of the Albert propaganda
bureau maintained to handle race
troubles among the negroes This
bureau kept records of all lynchings
and race riots for use in melting the
colored race against the United States
government, and convincing them that
Germany was their friend. Colored
men were told a German victory would
mean a portion of the United States
would be set aside for them.
Evidence was produced connecting
the Lutheran pastors in the tinted
States actively with the propaganda
program. Capt. Lester said 100 cases
of Lutheran clergymen had been in
vestigated.