The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-23
GERMAN PROPAGANDA
Continued from First PaSe.)

:hc present German E,tnpcrorS state
men; in which he puts Frederick IN ;he
same class as the four Other bloody con
Iucrors OF history. Nh,Na n!er. iui;us
''anSar. Theoderick and Napoleon. and
says thac where they failed IN ,nci-
dreams Of world conquest mis- mailed fist
viii succeed Why was no; E'rcd"riCE
30" Greats statement printed in these
cooks his admission that ne engaged
npon the Seven Years War in order TO
b. talked about
These books contained quotations
from Goethe. Why did they no, con-
tain tiosthe's statement. America .du
has, ~ hcsser tAmerica, you arc bet
;.r orlc Or hts prophecy about the
Russians. The Prussian was born a
brute and civilization will make him
tcrocious.'
The only foreign language taught in
tho grammar schools ~ chicago is Ger
man. Parents ars compelled 10 sign
statement in which ;hey answer the
question As 20 whether they wish their
children 70 hs taught German or not
500 how subtle this is, doubtless IL
a Tauton parent answers that he does
no; desire tn havT his child-ru taught
;srnan n" Paid agent of IN" German
'propaGauda STIR ,ip feeling asains; these
Germans who have dared IL refuse 70
have their children taught the language
% The fa;h"CiaHG.
And when a parent. has once elected
that his children shall bc taught Ger
man. not tho principal OF th' school. NOT
the district superintendent but only the
head nt all the Chicago school system.
on the application OF the parent. can
EXCUSE tho child during his or her school
course from further study OF German
WorS; Of ALL however. IS the Chicago
official school spcller. 4 book printed
Under the direction and complied by the
school authorities OF Chicago. In this
sp",lcr. there is just nnr piece Of road
ing matter. and that - n .uiSor7c enloSS
Of ehe present German Emperor.
This is an account OF an alleged lEcl-
dent OF the .Katser's school days and the
an,hor concludes that the facts set forth
tprobably untruc> show that the Kaiser
as n boy had tho "rno; OF u fine charac-
,cr in him" possessed "iiIat chirairous
sense Of fair play which is the nearest
thing to religion in ooys OF that
age and hated "nncann"ss and tavorlS-
ISM The Chicago Board Of Education
ends the euloGy by stating. There IS
N him a fundamental bent toward what
* clean. many and ahovcboard.
"Chivalrous sense of fair play and
hates ,u.anr"Ss'" Fundamental bent
toward what is clean manly and above
hnurG." siaw about the enslaTemcnt
Of VI men md girls in France, the use
Of p"IS,a Gas. III. derortattons az the
RrlclanS tho sinking OF I'll" LuSitania
and IN. killing or women and babies
hy Z"rpelins and submarines: S'rk"n-
iuc,
\ number o( the books used IN the
nublic schools Of New York have 80
much in them favorable to kings and
.,npcrors. have so much of German pa
trio,ism and fatherland. that the hand
Of the propaganda must have had
something 20 do with tho adoption OF
these books
OF course. it ss only In the books ot
the advanced courses that propasa nda
appears. It 10 not possible. however
clcv"r III" author. 20 Incorporate much
prnpa ganda in Sinpl" exercises or in
such sentences as Have you s"en the
Sr$,:r o.: my cousins wife: or The
tnrti IS waiting IN :h> blacksmith shop
on ;,"coun: ~ the rain
'lfu: :hr following extracts rroU books
used III the public schools OF New YORK
should not b.. without interest to th"s"
who know tina; The impressions given
20 persons under the age OF 10 or l.
arr the Impressions that often persist
through life.
For instance. n the "Dcutschcr Lchr-
gang t'rrs: Year" hs Z. Prnkosch. OF
n. University &c Texas. Die Wacht
am Rh";n' is printed with music
should l." very rluch surprised 10
h.a- that IN" star Spanglcd Banner.
with music had ever been printed in
:.rv school book N Germany.
German Empire Likened to America
ON page ln9 Of this book there Is an
a-.i..i. IN German entitled 'Th" German
,'nn<ti,ution' II brCtns with tho sem
trrc.. Tho German "inpirt is 4 union
STATE like IN. United States of Amer
Ira" How far IN" German "upir" is
from IA" United States of America IN
pnliti":.! liberty can hr answered by any
,i.ru.ai rrnr,.; grant or Jewish merchant
wh" has voted under the circle system
or beta denied a"c"SS |" court because
- his religion.
Tn. second 2ar-r era ph commences with
IN. sentence" ''rh.. German k:,is"r is nor
monarch Of n" empire. H.. only is pros
idcut - TIL Union. l am quite sur"
,h4' # tho Kaiser eyer saw this sentence
H. would v"ry soon convin"" III" author
hat h.. wil< something rnrc than n"
r.>i,;.,u, IN" ariel" continues:
He - he ovcrco:rmanI"r % ~"
army Through him Is war declared
and peace n:dc. but nc can "nly declare
win tho consent o: III" Eund"s-
PATH
the i:urdee -a;h las nothing n say
n yer voice: on M. question. Tho 'io--
man constitution. ~ :, mater g fart.
;:!".s tho Kaiser tn" right :" d"ciar"
,ear himself. p5"v'hin@ th;,. N. war - =
Offensive war III 1875 no k;tis"r ilrs;
announced. without presenting any wi
dence tina; German! Ha,i h""n attacked.
and then declared var on III" Str.nGr'h
nr ,hc statement. G,vsr slDce Suhs'in-
lated
Tho textbook writer add. RI" r'"-
pls ar represented n tn" E'i"h>'aS -
,hr American poop" ~" Represented -
congress II Tho American n""ri' 49,"
-car.Sent.d. IN t'1n gross w"'is- -" sa'r.
unfair representation -" which -"
German people suffer ". would soon
b. a revolution in this country. tn" dis
tric:S which e'"c' :;."irh"rs :" IL"
Rcirhetag have not bern changed sim"
1872. so INA, millions of Germans ar"
no, represented Il, all in tn" k,ichStlG
"praf.SSn-' Tr"k"Sch remarks TIL"
Tiund"s-:.'ii is l.i.r N. S"na," Of ~"
tinted S'a.cS-,. # cor: pos! .! r"pr"-
e, .,a,ivrs ~ ~. ~ r'!c'ilar states"
O- course ~ off" difference x ina
.,ur Scna..,-s arc boosted by tho r"opi"
and Tho r1c.rh.r~ - tn. Euad"srn'h ar"
np;n;n,..! r. thr r'IiIag hinr.< and prime
rs ~ tho German! ~'a'.~ and VT. enact.
" as they arc told by 'hn$" rulers.
This is only :" ~i."w h"w "ar"i"S~iT
Il not rnalictnuSly Prof. r.. Frokosch. nf
the University Of Texas. anil lis h"l ."r
c. NJ Purin. Of nc State Normal School.