Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-09
America Goes to Oppressed
and War Cursed Of Ger
many, Russia and Austria
With Straight Appeal.
8illboards, Movies and Air
ships Being Used to Dis
tribute to Populace and
Soldiers Statements of
This Country's Attitude.
Nv ROBFRT ]. BENDER.


son u conducting a man to man APP
peal to the Russian people and the lib
erals Of enemy nations.
Through "open air diplomacy he is
trying to convince the Russians that
their safety lies in allegiance to the
principles for which America Is fight
ing in this war-and Austrian and Bull
earian liberals that danger to them
would follow a German victory.
Following President Wilson's direct
appeal to these peoples in his war
aims message yesterday, it was learn
ed today that THE OFFICIAL TEXT
OF THE MESSAGE WILL BE
PLACED DIRECTLY BEFORE THE
WORKING CLASSES OF RUSSIA
AND THE ENEMY POWERS. The
committee on public information not
only sent the address by cable to ev-
cry capital in the world, but gave ord
ers for bill board display in Russia
and aeroplane distribution on both
fronts.
Tho work Is a part of tremendous
world propaganda launched by this
government to convince the people of
Russia t.Iat the United States is right
and that Germany is wrong.
BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN.
Shown a United Press Petrograd
dispatch today, stating that bill boards
and theaters were spreading the gospel
of Americanism, Chairman George
Creel of the committee on public in
formation admitted this to be only
part of the educational work we are
now conducting, not only in Russia,
but in enemy countries and neutral
nations"
It is not being done behind closed
doors or in secret sessions with dip
lomats.
Practicing the doctrines he is now
preaching, the president IL carrying on
his propaganda in the open HE BE
IIEVES WORLD PEACE MUST AND
WILL COME THROUGH OPEN DIS
CUSTOM OF PEACE TERMS started
by him just a year ago. followed later
by Lloyd George and now participated
In by all the peoples throughout the
Allied countries.
ALSO USING THE MOVIES.
In Russia the work is being done by
bfll posters, giving In Russian Amer
ica's view on the international situa-
ton, her aims in the war and her
psaoe ideals. The theaters In cities
large and small are showing motion
pictures sent over by the Creel COM
mittes and literature Of all kinds Is
being distributed by the ton.
PLEA TO SOLDIERS.
IN Austria Hungary, aeroplanes are
dropping educational matter over the
enemy trenches to convince thinking
people among the soldiers fighting
49, L. a.,
should Germany be victorious and
place her iron heel upon Emperor
Charles domain.
Similar tactics are being pursued
over German and Bulgarian trenches.
This country, for the first time since
the war started. is actually getting
across to enemy fighters the Amer
lean position in the war, the dangers
Of q German made peace and the
safety OF q peace sponsored by this
government.
OF COURSE, ITS EXPENSIVE.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
are being spent IN the undertaking,
probably the greatest moral often
sive" in the worlds history. but conf
Dental reports show that the effort
Is bearing fruit Conditions in Aus
trja- Hungary and even In Germany
are such as to cause tremendous con-
Germ by the rulers at the demand for
democratic government by the liberals.
In Russia. the Germans have found
that the spirit, of the peasant, even in
political chaos. cannot be easily DOM
mated and through a better under
standing Of the allies position. result
Ing largely from the successful appeal
of President Wilson for reinstatement
of allied war aims, Russia at last ap-
pears to be awakening to her danger.
BOUND TO HELP RUSSIA.
But whether or not successful in
preventing a separate Russo Ger
man peace, President Wilson will
not relax his determination to help
Russia preserve the democracy she
has won. The committee on public
information will continue it's
work Of education among the
slavs.
This is Americas peculiar contri-
button to the war diplomacy of the
world-and the United States will car.
'ry on its work until the end.
Only One "BRoMo QUININE."
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