South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-13

now than surrender all privileges later eE-
trernely unsympathetic enemy.
The only reasonable way to arrive at a fair JUDI
ment of these rather pulling fellow citizens ours
is to study their motives insofar these appear
myself. when a an Auerics
America only: or like our German pastor Amer
icanism consists in looking for l.: don't
think ought to pull Engand's chestnuts OF the
fire. America is not in danger; The draft law
home; This war; or OFSe the free
speechers of the extreme socialist and anarchist
groups), Let the Germans come in here II they
to- What can they do2' or when one breathes darAy
of the hideous deeds the British Egypt India
in Ireland. in kfrica-whenever L hear TINS Of
thing nowadays 1 reflect.
What you say may or may not be true have no wish
to handy unsound arguments or rush IT with snap
statsucs 10 meet your snap statistics But one thing T.
painfully clear You working Germany.
may or may not be aware of the fact, but you are
working for Germany Your motive rs clearly one %
hostility the United States. wish that
should be slow while Germany is swift confused while
Germany is clear, divided in purpose while Germany
is united at odds with allies while Germany holds
hers in an iron grasp. Until change your tactics
enemy
Two recent slogans 10y the way. call for special
emphasis. one is. I against the Germans. o
course. but. all Belgians are pretty poor
lot" This slogan. in various forms. has been widely
spread; obviously because American sympathy the
Begians has been hard nut for the propaganda
The other is in the phrase. France the
spoiled child of the world"
We have been very easy with the progandists
We have listened and discussed even said.
mOmentarly forgetting the amazing spirit OF free
Africa, You may be right about England 1 am not
informed" And in doing fallen prey 90
their tremendous propaganda drive. are learn
ing: slowly. very surely.
Eor myself. I do listen now. And 7 DO not per
nit this spirit-weakenng poison To- be scattered
challenged. one grows 10 quickly whether a
talker is with against
Yes. learning. There certain individuals
in national representative and the senate
only family perceive the depth-poscibly tragic
dept-of hostility rousing against them
selves by their German sappinz and mining They are
aAr,ag fqQnC lin Ar0nr
OF them in the present crisis truthfuly say
am a American without adding telltale but"
mind / think of all these curious patriots
but-Americans. They all be clearly and easily
judged by their motives
The interesting thing about German propaeandz IS
virtually every German propaganda agent.
all history certainly in all modern history there
been no phenomenon quite like the modern German
people. They used a group of little natonalities
with varied characteristic OF course. as Mirabeau
so long ago, The main business Prussia Is
war; has always been Many of the other Ger
lkable and. certain respects. admirable
But these last few decades have been devoted the
extraordinarily intensive nationaistc cultivation
the amazing combination Industrial financial
and military development with ingrowing brains
roaring. laundering selfglorhcaton that
ed old-world has seen. We all saw something OF
the process we have all the hideous result.
somewhere in the process the Germans as a people
lost the power of self-criticism With il went the most
important mental quality that sometimes speak
the sense Of humor.
The picture of the uniformed suordeirded kaiser
parading necessarily before the camera these past so
in full regalia Of the devil rearing to
fight, fanaticaly claiming that he by
vine pushing aTogantly out in all directions-north.
south east west-breathing fiery threats n Africa
in South America, in China, tOasng Der Tag!"-the
picture of this mad anachronsm human garb today
weeping crocodile tears. mentioning
point nausea softly sentimental breathing the
tendery pous hope that peace a
sick wOrld-there is picture for the sodsi Every
body earth excepting the Germans knows Il Is
grotesquely. hideously funny. There is the gnning
a skull that picture.
Of this loss self-crHoism because OF the
decades OF drill in thought patoons goose step
the spirit, no modern German think talk lous
about anything but Germany n m immense
world-ise sense, little resident any resident
of boom city in country. is a booster
for Germany. They all boosters Germany Ana
the grand they instantly seize nd
believe, make their own. every fresh slogan thai
Berlin.
Whatever may be thought tonight in Berlin VIII be
uttered vehemently within week in every quarter
the globe.
shall this process at work one Of these DAYS
in and interesting circumstances-When Berlin
finally decides that is imperative survival.
That real peace effort rs going 10 be the biggest thing
n history o propaganda. Reside 10 the
present effort for trick German" peace viii appear
the merest whisper New slogans viii appear then.
apparently spirit. Probably also "a whine
For at the last every bully whines
It mislead seriously thau can the
present drive America viii not De separated from
England. Peace viii be made on Cermanv's terms
e shall wholly own fine faculty of
self-crtcism. 10 IS not a that the Amer
nation going into this with determination
power that viii end IT, REGARDLESS
Of cost; REGARDLESS, too OF the blood that and
viii be shed.
il viii do harm bear in mind an the time
every little propaganda slogan directed
tiona efficiency and vigor. unity purpose and
good faith toward allies is meant through
countless repetition, confusion ultimate
disaster. And unfortunately in so huge and diverse
aff0 mrs