New-York tribune., 1918-05-13
Plans to Combat
German Intrigue
In Latin America
American Business Organ
izes to Refute Propa-
gandists
Especial Dispotch 10 The T,ibunc)

Especial Dtsp0tch to The Tribune)
WASHINGTON. May ia commit
tee of American business men, mostly
from New York, is being organized
under government auspices to combat
German propaganda in Latin-America.
According to official reports the most
effective enemy propaganda is conduct
ed by the Chilean League, organized
during a great pan-German assembly
at Conception. 1t is spreading German
literature all over South and Central
America.
There is going on in the Chilean
press violent conflict over it, but
the chief opponents are papers pub
lishcd in English supported by English
money. The Chilean League is the lead
ing German organization in Latin
America and the stronghold Of Ger
man intrigue in South America One of
it's most recent publications is a chart
to demonstrate that the German army
and the German people are the best
educated in the world, and statistics
are given to prove their superiority in
tellectually over the British and the
French.
Boast of kultur
The chart juggles figures so as to
indicate that France is more militaris-
tic than Germany, and English naval
ism is more dangerous to the peace
of the world than Germany's army.
The fact that more Germans have re-
ceived the Nobel Peace Prize than
nationals of any other country is
stated, and Germany's contributions to
literature, the arts and sciences are
,itoI IN ctol l,licb tho Co c1l rra
superiority.
According to reports the pan-Ger-
mans at Conception adopted the fol-
lowing programme:
eve propose to consider and carry
into effect means of defence against
the operation Of blacklists and other
proceedings Of the enemy and viola
tions of neutrality. Our duty both in
the present and in future will be more
or less as follows:
"To maintain and defend the exist
ence of the German naturalization,
strengthen and extend it's influence in
Chile;
"To harmonic and inculcate German
naturalization with Chilean public
thought and our German patria.
"To clear up and remove all apparent
discrepancies between the German ma
tionality and Chileans.
the government, increase it, and make
it the most durable.
"To procure for ourselves (the Ger
man nationalization) a peace within the
constitution of the Chilean state which
corresponds to us, and to which we, by
our numbers, our finances, economic,
spiritual and cultural strength, have
right.
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study the ways and means for retaining
the scholars as long as possible in the
German schools in order to help them
obtain their university degrees.
To Spread German Home Life
"What is equally as important is the
German education of girls, vino must
be prepared to make good housekeepers
and German mothers. Those who have
had an insight of the conditions of the
country know what has yet to be done
in the rearing of children IN German
homes to protect future generations
from Chleanizing influence"
One of the minutes says:
"With the assistance of the affillatlon
committee, we must endeavor to trans
nit to and lnculcate in the Chilean
public some Of the German nature. We
should also, each of us, do all in our
power to convince the Chilcans that we
are not barbarians."
One of the secret documents circu-
lated among the Germans in Chile says:
"Nothing in these days is so impor-
tant for us Germans as the propaganda
for upholding Chile's neutrality. We
are working in the same sense as the
leading men Of Chile, who have recog-
nized that the upholding of strict
neutrality is in the interests Of their
country. We must work, therefore, for
neutrality, and thus we shall not only
serve our German fatherland, but also
the country whose hospitality we
enjoy"