Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-06-23
Germans Circulate Whispering
Propaganda" Including At
lacks on President.
Is DIRECTED FROM SPAIN



ganda was never busier In the United
states than at the present time. This
tsct has been established by agents ~
the government. and energetic meth.
as 10 combat this sinister peril are
aox being carried out. Not only Is
rum headquarters In Spain. working
day and night TO cause trouble In this
aoantry. but u Is also working just as
nsrd 10 discrpdit the government OF
he United States In Mexico and Cen
truf snd South America. where there
lss recently appeared for free disisi'
sufIon book entitled III Nampiro del
Eostinente." the vampire Of the CONT
aeaf referred 10 being this country.
m. sffcial Of the federal govern
neni. one ~ whose duties brings him
nta sontact with German prnpagan-
Dr. ln al parts Of the world, said the
Germans we're spending hundreds %
nttilsns NJ dollars 60 spread disron.
tsst. particularly among the unrdu-
csted people In all the COUNTRIES uf the
allies. their activities including emnng
oiher schemes concerted AMI vicious
stack. ~herrver possible. on Prc>i-
dent Wilson. Premier Lloyd George
aud other high officials OF the allied
governments.
Worked for Years on Scheme.
-ws know that for years before the
sntAr.ak Of war In 1914 the German
xo.etnment worked 10 perfect ~
prueaxanda arm. In Germany they
s.Sea into the service ~ the state for .
sse purpose the great Psychologists Of
m oous,ry. the big newspaper men. ,
sss university professors, trade ex-
pertz. sud even novellsts aud drama I
zses. Agents were sent Into every /
,sonrY In the world TO study the /
,-sple. until the government files In
t;sriiA contained complete data re-
ir-r,iias- the peculIarities and susccpti. /
sfties 81 all people with whom Ger. I
sanp aad reason TO anticipate q
sssA
up 20 q few months ago the props
asda concentrated against England la
IA -fOrt 10 isolate that nation. Every
ssutrul country In the world was food.
~ with false Information regarding
kaxland and her purposes In the war.
Now the attack Is switching frou
&agisnd to the United States. Every
.~-slble effort TO poison the minds OF
~ osople in certain parts Of the coun
NJ n being resorted to. the effort be.
tes especially vicious In those parts Of
~ eountry where the percentage OF
lese,sscy Is greatest. and among the
sSgroes. The special story which II
SSax whispered over the country
ssS We are the victims Of what Is
saown ss the Whispering propaganda
- that this il a var OF the wealthy
-sas-~s, and that the president plunged
ss-ccsairy Into the struggle 20 save
As, WAliisasires as well as to safe
guard AusFsca's huge loans aud cred
- To the allied countries.
we have even established the fact
mat the propaganda has penetrated
uoio the mountain Businesses Of the
Csrollnas and Georgia. where the
asoUnthlneers have been led 20 believe
that another Civil war l. Imminent.
tdss About Rainbow Division.
The disaster story has also been
worked to u finish In all parts ~ the
rlntry. The Rainbow division has
seen picked out AS the victim Of this
chase Of the propaganda. because Il
represents all sections Of the country.
aud disaster which overwhelmed that
.lmmand would have It, effect In all
a. ~ Of the nation. aud not Ia SOME
purtigulsr section.
THIS IN the source OF all those i.4r
terous rumors TO the effect that a.
Vr that regiment Ia the Rainbow I'll
yIsiou has heen anEih.lgle'i. 90
ssassxa America at this !, ai'"t O
swumped with a pampilr, ~ ii..'I q.
Vampire del Contlnente,' which Is per
&spS tbs most vicious attack on na'
- f.fsEi published. and the nation Ia
80. ~ <ss.ss 10 the United States. -
.s.me n>s,ss ego there was sent "a
soa,n America Cor circulation little
.fnss.,ly prepareS doemaent entitled
W. America Went 20 Wan Instead
az making friends for Us che book lost
them. aud an investigation was or
aered. This investigation led to tins
discovery that the Germans had go'
hold Of the genuine documents. afte'
which they proceeded to substitute Al
edition Of their own. The spurioui
.d,,loa was the same as the Ameri
,an. with the exception that the Ger
uAns inserted q preface.
The preface was eleyerly written
and 10 the ordinary person read as
"a had been prepared by our govern
mrnt hut the statements In the pref
ace aid not bear out the facts In IN
resi- OF the book and 10 instead OF ID
lievlng what We said thousands OF PED
pie Who read the book came to IN
conclusion that we were lying. Props
steps are now being taken to eountel
act this work Of the enemy props