The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-08-27

This example is of unusual interest because of the tact that it has been pronounced by authorities of national standing to be the most perfect example of fourmnute speech ever produced.
 There are two illustrative speeches given Tn the bull etn entitled respectively "Worng for the Kaiser and Working for the U.SA."
 The one in question deals with the subject Working for the Kaser and is particularly noteworthy in the possession of the socaed shocking quality deemed es sental in arresting the attention of movie audience many members of which may be already in the ases as the Four Minute Mans slide appears on the screen The speech folows-
 "Is there anyone in this audience who will give the Kaiser one hundred dollars to be used in fighting United States?
 Before you decide please remember that the money may be paid cold cash by check draft it may be paid in services just the farmer may work off his road tax instead of settleing it in cash.
 Perhaps more people could pay in that way; let me restate the question:
 "Wil anyone in this audience do me hundred dollars worth of work for the Kaiser?
 No one?-No single soul in all this great gather ing?
 But perhaps you wish to know the kind of work before you decide.
 It is to spread pro-German propaganda.
 q an not authorized to speak officially for the Ger man Government but feel quite safe in promising that it would pay at least one hundred dollars to whoever will take every chance to repeat just calculated to cause trouble in the United States.
 Our State Department has evidence that 5000 was paid by Germany to JFJ Archibald for propaganda and so sure OO0O would not be too much for spreading one healthy rumOr, such as this actual sample:
 It is said that the American Government is suppress +bo +bo++ +bo American transports carrying 11OOO men, have been sunk. ,n
 "This pro-Geman lie, traced to it's source by the Government.
 "You may hear it tomorrow; or you may hear any one of hundred similar rumors.
 What will you do about it?
 "Wi you do your hundred dollars worth of work for the Kaiser by adopting that and repeating it to all your friends and acquaintances?
 No, you will nail it as a lie
 But how are you going to do t?- You may know all the facts about the war.
 'Your Government gives you very simple testquest- ion for the purpose
 Tt is this: Where did you get your facts?'
 Fling that question in the face of whoever repeats harmful rumor in your presence; pin him down to defin ite answer; make him prove up or shut up
 "You know it isn't any use to catch the propagandist unless you can catch his propaganda tOo you might we'll root up the stalk of dandeOn after it's flying seeds have been scattered all over the lawn.
 You can supplement the great work of our Secret Service by catching propaganda with that tes-queston and remember anyone who will always answer that ques ton to himself before he repeats rumor will never be in any danger of doing hundred dollars worth of work for the Kaiser.
 "Il leave the question in your minds use it on the next rmor-repeater:
 "Where did you get your Facts?" ALLIES BURY GERMAN AVIATORS
 WITH ALL MILITARY HO NORS.