Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07
Sample Of Hun Propaganda
SEM Home by Local Soldier

A printed hand bill or poster of the
kind used by the Hun to distribute
among the American soldiers at the
front, from their aIrplanes, has been
received by Hamilton +. Kcan, presi-
dent of the First National bank. in a
letter from Sergeant Major +. Fl.
Locker.
The circular Is about seven or eight
inches long n -four inches wtGe.
printed in black on a rather dirt col
ored yellow paper. The title OF n
matter contained on the circular Is
"The Better Part of Vaior," and
throughout the several hundred words
uses the bright brains of some Hun
writer to get the American boys to
lay down their arms and quit fighting.
From the way events have shaped
themselves 1t would seem that these
bits of reasoning have done their
share. not in making the American
boys quit, but to drive them harder
and faster into the fight until the
Boche squealcd.
The letter and circular follows:
Are o a brave man or a coward ?
1T takes n brave man to stand up
for his principles. towards stand
behind leaders and die, imagining that
by SO doing they become heroes.
The motive of an act IL ITS meas
ure. If you think the war is hell and
that you, as a citizen of the United
States of America, have ne business
TO be fighting in France for England,
You are a coward to stay with 1T. II
you had the courage to face criticism
you would get o u and over the top
in no time to a place where there Is
some likelihood hat you may see
home again.
what business is this wal in Eu-
rope TO o anyhow? You don't want
to annex anything do you? You don't
want to give up your life for the alb
stract thing humanity?
IF you believe In humanity and
that life in precious, ave your own
life and dedicate 1t to the service of
YOU own country and the woman who
deserves 1t of YOU.
Lots OF you fellows arc staying
with II because you are too cowardly
to protest, to assert your own Wills.
Your wills are the best judges of what
Is gest for you to do. Don't ask any
ones opinion as to what you would
better do! o know best what is
the right thing to do. DO il and saw
your lifei Germany never did any
harm to you all the newspaper taleI
Of wrong were printed to infiame you
to the fighting pitch. they were lies,
you KNOW you GILL I DeileNe WlaL you
G in the papers.
IF you stay with the outfit, ter
chances to one. all you will get on
of 1t will be a tombstone in France.
The letter to Mr.. Kean follows
To-day / found in a billet, until re
Gently occupied by Huns, the enclos
ed excellent piece of Hun reasoning
President Wilson was correct when ha
stated they neither think or speak
our language They cant seem to
grasp the fact that we are in this war
/ for humanity and humanity alone.
l thought possibly you might like to
see some of the notes we get from
their air planes. As our division has
! Just finished n very successful drive
and have seen that our shances of a
return to the states is much greater
than ten to one.
II desire now to thank you for your
/ thoughtfulness in mailing SO fine a
letter to my mother upon receipt of
my carr of safe arrival although l
am afraid FOL failed to stick to facts
! when praising me to my mother. still
it made her extremely h~~9Dy and for
the pleasure h secured from your
letter I'll excuse the 'ibs' you told.
Your sons division has never been
near enough for me to have the pleas
IRE of calling upon him, and l sim
cerely trust that he has found the
game as exciting as / and has enjoyed
the same excellent health.
Believe me, very much pleased
with the interest you have taken in
my welfare, ! am.
. Sincerely,
"P. II. LOCKER, Sgt Major,
"Hdq. 156th Infantry Brigade. Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces"