The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-10-03
Hun Propaganda
Bears no Fruit
tBy u.Ites Prc.s.l


responsible for the failure OF Ger
many's huge propaganda efforts.
After 80 years OF experience in this
work. Germany can show but little
fruits for lis labor.
On the other hand. America, with a
record OF less than four years, can
credit itself with being the most sue
cessful OF all the belligerents in
spreading propaganda.
Col. John Bnchan. director of intel
lisence of the British ministry of in
formation. today said the German
propaganda is .on the whole ineffec-
tive and declared that when histo y
comes 20 decide when country was
the most successful in its propa-
ganda campaign il won be Germany
lit viii be America
1--WE here have had occasion 10
70 study the extraordinary merits of
the German machine which Germans
had been building for 40 years" said
Col. BuchaB -On the whole its prod
uct has been rather ineffective because
of it's lack of psychological acumen.
-1be Hun boasts too much and un-
der-estimates the peoples against
whom his campaign is directed-as.
for instance. America.
He makes queer slips.
AT the beginning of the war the
Kaiser sent an address to the Moham-
medgn chiefs of India, in which he
pointed out that he-ths Kaiser-was
their real friend. The address was
eiaboraiely gotten up. engrossed on
the finest vellum But Il was bound
in pigskin.
Here was an instance of the Eun'a
tendency 10 overlook important
; tails. for the pig is an animal the
Mohammedans regard w.,a horror.
Hues Waste Their casu.
~rhe propaganda scheme of the
Germans was most elaborate. but Il
has been ov@rdone. They have spent
al least ss5.eeo.oco annually since the
war BEGAN. Some OF which went TO pro-
duce most absurd publications. Also.
they printed too many. The scheme
might be described as 'koiossal' bu;
sipid-
american propaganda has been
conducted with a rare instinct for pub
liei,y.
Take the American Red Cross in
Italy. France and Russia. as wen as
the work of the " VI. c. y .lis
was practical propaganda. In tend
ing the sick ard wounded the Amer
lean Red Cross proved Americas sym
pahy 20 the Allies.
The committee on public informa-
tion in Washington appeals to the i'll
tellisence of the world. The American
secret service is fine organization
and has some splendid men in IT. They
managed TO get hold of most valuable
documents which were published i,
exactly the right time.
I -America is very much alive TO the
value of news in propaganda. and the
right kind of news. She hasn't been
obsesssd like the older countries in
Europe. with secrecy. The soldier
professional soldier-is always in
ciined TO make mystery of his worz.
II is not always easy TO ger re-
sponse from him to an intelligent ques-
tion the answer of which may be II
no value TO the enemy but winch may
be os great vniue to the people.
Mares Are Essential.
"A war OF nations can't be an anony-
nous war. The people must lie taken
nto tLe confidence OF their govern.
mt. The. want to know something
the ORGANIZATION of their armies anc
generals who command thor.
'Tafc for example the officia: Ga
. ie OF the United States viii h on
J y I3 told OF the organization cf the
~ eIican arm, and gave the maize; of
commanding generals.
hints common sense.
mcricn has just established p,,.pa-
- a s<gencies in all allied ard ncu-
~ countries. Their policy is sae
"a ss in Anne; lea. There A. no
je, Asy. They put all their int. ests
in + common stock"
. Buehan is ze,uctan, to boast of
his e'yn eountry's efforts at psopa-
gands. hut German newspapers re-
cent. have paid /, the highest cnirp,-
ment > concensrssiag campairn Of
"hate sgairst Lo.d Norsacliffc s,r
what eFey term Crs Brisain's "porai-