The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14
THE DAILY GERMAN LIE
BY Harvey o'Higgins, Associate Chairman, Committee on
Public Information.

In the ncighborhOod of all ship
building plants. German sympathizers
have been spreading stories OF acct
dents aud deaths among the work
men. The stories are untrue, The
shipping board rcports that the cas-
ualtics In the shipNards are much be-
low those In other similar inc ustries
From h beginning %. our ship
building campaign, precautions have
been taken to safeguard the workers.
shipping BOARD Investigators regularly
WISH, all plants. They not only investi-
gate safety precautions, but medical
and hospital facilities, sanitation,
housing. transportation. food. and oV-
en- recreation for IN. men. They see
hat scwers are built, swamps are
drained. houses are Kept sanitary. food
supplies are good. and the health n
comfort of the men In every way pro-
tected. The government IN taking the
same sort OF care Of shipyard workers
,hat IL tool of the men engaged In
building the Panama Canal
Similar falsehoods are told 10 dis
courage loyal citizens from enrolling
for government war work. They are
assure1 that II Ia lust like enlist
ing; th9t the government holds all
men who enroll and orders them from
place to place. that whites ana me-
Rrocs are fed and housed together,
ana so forth, These untruths are be-
ms successfully exposed and contra
dicted by the newspapers In many To-
c%alities.
The campaign against the Red
Cross having failed. the pro-Germans
are now busy with ISLANDERS against
the Y. NJ. {. a That association sup
plies free To the soldiers moving pic
ture entertainments, lectures, con-
certs. stationery, athletic equipment,
library equipment. etc. = has been
selling cigarettes higher than the price
al which the army canteens could sell
the same goods. because the army does
not have to pay freight and Transport
tation charges. The Y. M. &. A. is now
selling smokes at the same price az
the 0uartermastef's stores. and meet
ing the deficit out OF the general funds
Of the association. IL IL estimated that
the deficit viii amount TO two million
dollars "A year, al least.
Meanwhile, n pro.dermans have
been circulating all manne OF stories
charging graft and profiteerine among
the Y NJ. &. A. workers IN France.
a thorough investigation has been
made without finding any ground for
those charges. Pho association is Civ
ing a much needed service in France
and doing u periodically. Al It's OPP
crntions are under the eye OF the mili-
tary authorities. and II there wers any
such abuses as the pro-GermanR al
lege the army officers would report
them promptly for correction.
\ correspondent In Mont Hofv, y
G., furnishes a pro-German story TO
the effect that President Wilson had
been invited TO address the convention
OF "a fraternnl order. that this inVl'l
tion was not acknowledged and that
the president did not attend the meet
ms, but some delegates on their way
hone stopped In Washington ahu
made inquiry ana were advised 'net
Mr.. Wilson had not received u IN
Ni,ation, the Inference being th"t MT
Tumulty withheld the invitation rum
the president"
The story h a bsseless lie II ~ par
OF the pro-German campaign 70 NNe
advantage OF religious differences IN
this country, arouse anu'Ne'h0NV an