New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Baker Aims to Stamp Out
Propagandists' Work in
Camp Libraries
Frederic G. Howe's
'Why WARP" Barred
Ban Placed Also on Writ
ings of Viereck, Frank Har-
ris and Seumas McManus

Newton D. Baker, Secretary OF War,
has sent to the library war service of
the American Library Association list
of books which he wants destroyed if
found in any Of the camp libraries In
the list arc books by Frederic c. Howe,
immigration Commissioner; George
Sylvester Viereck. Alexander Berkman,
the late Professor Hugo Muensterberg,
Scott Nearing, Senmas McManus, Frank
Harris and John W. Burgess, former
professor at Columbia University.
At the New York headquarters of the
library service, where the list was made
public yesterday, it was said action al
ready had been taken on warnings that
propagandists might attempt to utilize
the camp library service for pacihst,
pro- German or anti-Rritish ends All
books received, it was said, had been
subjected to scrutiny 1t was discov-
cred that pamphlets of seditious or
pacifst character had been placed sur
reptitiously on the shelves of camp
libraries, but the library association
had no knowledge that any of the books
blarklisted by the War Department had
found their way to cantonments-
Camp librarians, it was said, had
been directed to watch carefully for all
such changelings and destroy them, an
order to that effect having been sent
out on August 9 by DR.. Herbert Put
nam, Librarian of Congress, who said:
at has recently been brought to our
attention that pamphlets of a pacihst
character are being sont to camp
libraries. Please watch for them and
destroy them"
Books Specifically Listed
The books specifically mentioned by
the Secretary of War are-
approaches to the Peace Settle
ment," by Z. G. Balch.
"Prison Memories of an Anarchist"
by Alexander Berkman.
Americas Relation to the Great
War;" by John w. Burgess
European War of 1914, by John W.
Burgess,
"Witness E. Testihes," by Capshaw
Carson.
World in Perplexity," by Arthur G.
Daniels.
"W orld War" by Arthur G. Daniells.
"Englund's World Empire" by A. Fl.
Granger.
England or Germany" by Frank
Harris.
with the German Armies in the
West" by Sven Hedin.
"Germany's Fighting Machine" by
E. F. Henderson.
"Why War;" by Frederic c. Howe.
Germany Misjndged," by Roland
Higgins.
"A More Excellent Way" by Ruins
NJ. Jones.
How to Protect Our Soldiers by
W.. S. Leake.
Revelations of an Intern ational
Spy" by l. T. T.. Lincoln
Germany in War Time" by M. F.
Macauley:
"What Could Germany Do for Ire
land?" by James K. MCGUIRE.
"Emden," by Fl. Won Muscke.
rhe War in America" by Hugo
Muensterberg
Vampire of the Continent" by
Ernst Won Reventlow.
"German-American Handbook bv
F. f. Schrader.
Doing My Bit for Ireland" by Mar
garet Skinnider
Conquest of War;" by NJ. M
Thomas and others.
Songs of Armageddon," by Georr,
Sylvester Viereck
"World's Crisis in the Light O,
Prophecy" anonymous
In anpvher list of books listed bv th,
War Department for destruction earlien
in the month were:
Free Speech and a Free Press" b,
an anonymous author
what Germany Wants." by Edmund
Won Mach.
''Ireland's Case" by Seumas Me.
Manus.
Open Letter to Profiteers,' by Scott
Nearing.
"The Last Weapon" by Theodors
Wilson Wilson.
Library Official Explains
AT the office of the American Ii.
bra1y Association, 124 East Twenty
eighth Street, the titles of the book,
and THE names of the authors were al
lowed to speak for themselves in ex-
PLANTATION of the War Departure nj
order 1t was said the association
could give no explanation"
''The American Library Association
is the sole organization for the dis
tribution of books and magazines to
the soldiers. sailors and marines,~ said
an official of the association. "but ia
addition to the books we buy for the
nse Of our camp libraries and those
wq1ich We supply to the Y NJ c. A..
knights of Columbus and other relief
organizations we collect and make
avai1able for the soldiers reading tho
hooks that are contributed by the gen.
eral rublic-
There have been more than 5000, 900
books contributed thus far, ard it is.