El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-08
GERMANY REVIEWS EFFORT To WIN
ITALIANS WITH GIFTS AND TALK
New Propaganda Season Is Opened and Instructions
Given to Disorganize italian Forces by Causing
Desertions and Discomfort; Army Order
Giving Instructions Recovered.
BY JOHN L. BALDERsTON.

Z post but even so he would be facel
with difficulties For instance, how
could he best indicate sentiments OF
comradeshipl' Should he blow
kisses across no Mans Land2 sup
posing he climbed up on TOP OF the
parapet and kissed his hand TO the
sniper opposite, would the sniper
understand or, II lie walked across
with his hands up, indicating com
radeshiD by crying "Kamerad," would
not surrendering. but only expressing
a wish for a little friendly talk
about war aims2
Realizes Some Difficulties.
That these are genuine difficulties
is shown by the fact that they had al
ready occurred 10 the general who
drew up the order.
The enemy" he says reEretfully,
sis perfidiOus and without honor, and
il is necessary as a consequences TO be
careful that they neither take our
propagandists prisoners nor kill
them"
Just think OF It. Here is a nice.
kind German. animated only by sem
timents OF comradeship coming over
20 have a nice friendly talk with his
mental interiors. and perhaps TO give
them a little lecture on world poll
orable Italians may actually degrade
the chivalry OF war so low as TO
shoot him or take him prisoneri How
can he be protector
Luckily the general has thought OF
that, too. Tt Will be necessary TO
constitute with care special detach-
ments who will mount guard in the
trenches. and who viii fire only on
the order OF the company commander
who IS directing relations with the
enemy"
Making Him safe.
In this way the honorable propa-
gandist viii be safe from the perfid-
ioqs enemy. And IL after the little
friendly talk is over. the propaganda
ist should report respectfully thar the
elements were too intelligent TO be
moved by offers Of tobacco. then what
more natural than the company COM
mander directing relations should
give, more in sorrow than in anger.
the order TO fire2
Il will be gathered that the men
detailed as propagandists VIII need
TO be chosen carefully. The general
points out that II the wrong man Is
detailed for the work. the uniutell-
gent Italian may miss the point Of
the conversation. and In his stupid
way think that he himself Is the man
who is doing the propaganda. He
may seek TO profit by the ingenious
ness" Of the German. and start an
oral offensive Of his own. which
would be very perfidious Of him. But
even after the right man has been
chosen, he must not be trusted 10
talk at viii about the weather OF the
state Of the crops or whatever comes
into his head. only the chief Of the
information bureau viii have the
right 10 direct the conversations ac-
cording to the instructions he has re-
ceived."
All Comes From Berlin.
So that If Berlin says il is to be
HHnN In nHanr
Monday. then the wickedness Of the
English IL is. One hopes. however.
that the propagandist viii be allowed
to lead up to Il in his own way,
though. If he is too long about IL.
the company commander. who is Spe-
ciauy advised for this occasion to be
in the first line positions" may
hurry him up with. Now then.
Schmidt. that's the third time you've
said it was a nice morning"
But of course If the conversation IS
70 be about the Wickedness Of the
English. care must be taken that the
person addressed IS OF the right ma
uonality. The general warns his
commanders that there are more than
Italians at the Italian front It
would be too annoying for the prop
agandist to find that he had wasted
both his Italian accent and bis ex-
pOsure Of the mercenary English
upon stolid Londoner.
To Report Daily.
And at s O'Clock every evening the
company commander will send in his
report OF the propaganda accom-
plished during the day" Five oues-
lions are set down for him 10 answer.
The third one is this:
With whom have you had contact
officers. under officers. soldiersT'
Perhaps this yeas the answer wiz
be: Contact with all three-but only
at the point Of the bayonet Copy
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