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brought 10 q condition where the,
would be ~ the slightest Use n sol
di.r..
Distort the News
Al the same time they all uncork
Cd the same vial Of abuse and con.
tempt for the individual American
soldier. This quotation from the
Stuttgart Seues Tageblait Ia typical
Of what all German newspapers were
printing In December concerning the
American soldier.
Our field Erays hold him In
contempt. and refuse To rccor.
nir- him ~ . worthy opponent
Papers say that German U.boats
hav. made impossible the transpor
ta;ion Of troops from America 20
France.
Tho Antilles. an American trans
port. was sunk last year on ita re
turn trip to America The lo2s Of
life was small The German news
papers. however. pointed the ship to-
ward Europe. Described II as fun Of
soldiers. and said that all had been
lost
They Rald that this illustrated the
activity and effectiveness Of the sub
marines. aud. at the same time. the
cravenncas Of America.
They said that the incident had 40
frightened America that she had
stopped sending troops aad would
content herself with supplying the
allies with food and munitions This.
they said. America had done before
she entered the war. so that doing !,
now could not In any way change
the situation.
Keep Public Ignorant
The German public knows nothing
about the Is cantonmcnts in Amer.
ion that are training soldiers for the
war Nor do the German people
know anything about this nations
extensive shipbuliding program.
Some of the German newspaper
did print n little about the proposal
20 manufacture airplanes on n large
scale In America and Use them "tr
put out the eyes ~ the enemy" The
newspapers. in commenting on this
Hslid that by the time America had
her airplanes In Europe the wal
would be over.
In every conceivable way the
men running things In Germany
have undertaken to keep from the
German public the real truth con.
corning America, allowing only
enough truth TO scep thru to cover
their distortions and deceit.
There IL one kind Of American
news. however. that tho German
newspapers print in full. and
usually with fidelity 10 fact. That
Is the news that has to do with
CHARGES AGAINST THE AID
MIN1STRATIoN. INV EsTIGA-
TIONS. or other items that would
Indicate that America is not
unltedly in tho war.
Shortly after America entered
the war n crack-b Drained American
officer. after visit to Europe
gave out an Interview In which ne
said the Hindenhurg line was un-
beatable. believe this interview
has since been printed In every
newspaper in Germany.
As late as December. some OF
the newspapers were still printing
and commenting upon this inter-
view. II was offered as conclusive
evidence that the Americans were
whipped before they started 10
fight.
Print Pro-Tcuton Speeches
All speeches in congress bearing
the pro- German faint are reproduce
ed I'm the German newspapers as
the uttcrances of real American
patriots.
An kinds Of investigation Of the
American war department Is big
news for the German newspapers.
II helps them 60 convince the Ger
man people that America Is not Sc
riously in the war.
| doubt not that the recent probe"
Mt Washington received first.page at
tention I'm all the German newspa.
pers, and that the speeches OF former
President Roosevelt and Chamber.
lain OF oregon have been the subject
OF much comment calculated to
prove the division In America over
the war.
Laugh nj r, r.; Hate Wilson
The German newspapers laugh at
Roosevelt, BUT THEY NEVER
LAUGH AT WILSON. To them
Wilson is always n malign figure.
calling for black hatred. and not ridi.
Guile.
The German newspapers express
no liking for any Americans, but
they seem to hate most OF all the so.
called German Americans.
There is a feeling In Germany that
In 1914 the Germans should have
sent back their sons to aid the father.