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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
ermany Went About 1t
~ Systematically Here

Then, coming to America, Mr.. Mar
cosson says of the German propaganda
that
1T is organized with the same thorough
ness with which the Fatherland projected
its monster military mechanism 1t was,
OF course, more compact and numerically
stronger before we declared war on Ger
many. One reason is that the head and
front were the Germany Embassy at Wash
ington-the Austrian diplomatic force in
the United States, like the Austrian army
in Europe, was never anything more than
vassal Of the Germans-aided by the cor
sular organization throughout the country
fortunately most of these prostitutors of
diplomatic privilege are now counting ind-
gestlon on war raiions at home, while hun
dreds of their lieutenants are either behind
the barbed wire in internment camps or
sojourning in the Federal prison in Atlanta
or elsewhere. Despite these OBJECTIONS.
however, the number Of willing workers for
the German cause in the United States is
still surprisingly large. 1t is estimated BY
government officials engaged in running
down German plots and propaganda that
no less than 100000 men and women are
plying their perfdious practices One off
clal puts the number as high as 25O,OOG
These thousands constitute the subtle en-
envy within our gates. They are the pur-
veyors of the poison of unrest, suspicion
and transformation.
you may say to yourself that 100000
men and women or even 100000 are small
proportion among a population of more
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

The German Minister demanded salts
faction from the Secretary Of State,
and Coghlan issued as a defence the
statement that "Hoch der Kaiserv' was
we'll known throughout the navy as the
work of Rodney Blake, Canadian au-
thor. John Hay, who had cultivated a
sense Of humor while one Of the editors
of The Tribune, was intensely serious
as Secretary Of State. He expressed
the regrets of the nation, it is said, and
arranged a fitting punishment for Cogh-
Ian, who is said to have been relieved
from duty for a month with pay, and
to have soon afterward received pro-
motion.
"But what a prophet was this Rodney
Blake!" eXclaims "The Times-Star."
And it continues:
GLOW familiar the world has become with
this impious attitude, this arrogance toward
God Himself, during these terrible years!
Rodney Blake may have been prophet
without honor in his own time, but grimly
has he been indicated by the contemporary
suffering of the world"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
John Galsworthy Specu-
lateS
H01per''s
H0rper's
TINE distinguished English essayist
and novelist, John Galsworthy,
= hac on 1.ti nlo u, tho A mil ,,,,x,,

ME- distinguished English essayist
and novelist, John Galsworthy,
has an article in the A pril num-
Der of "Harper's Magazine" which he
calls "Speculators," and which deals with
the mechanical and artistic heritage the
modern world has built up for itself and
which must SO largely enter into what
ever direction the future may take The
article in it's conclusion touches upon the
closer relationship which promises to
crown the progress of England and
America
The modern world, of which Americans
are perhaps the trucst types, stands re-
vealed, from beneath all it's froth, frippery
and vulgar excrescences sound at heart
world whose implicit motto is The good
of all humanity Hefd-lifc, which is its
characteristic, brings many evils, has many
dangers. 10 preserve sane mind in
healthy body is the problem. We English
speaking races are by chance, as it were.
the advance guard of modern man. 1t will
be for us to find the answer to this prob
lem Because of our common language, our
ties of blood and tradition and our geo.
graphical positions, the action and reaction
between us is such that we shall only find
1t if we work together in no selfish or ex-
elusive spirit. We want the betterment not
only of Britain and America, but of the
whole world, andswth that the bettermcnt
Of each mans lot.
when from our hearts this great weight
is lifted; when no longer in those fields
Death sweeps his scythe and our ears at
last are free from the rustlng thereof
then will come the test Of magnanimty in
all countries VIII modern man rise to tho
ordering Of a sane, free, a generous life :?
This earth Is made too subtly, of too null
tiplc warp and wool, for prophecy When
he surveys the world around, the wondrous
things that there abound, the prophet closes
foolish lips-besides. have not writer's AS
the historian says that undetermnatencss
OF spirit which commonly makes literary
men Of no usc in the world? But we do
know that we English speaking peoples will
20 to the adventure Of peace with something
OF the same purpose and spirit in our hearts.
with something Of the same outlook.
"Our world is fair and meant to be on
joycd. Who dare nffront this world az
beauty with mean views? There is no dark
ness but what the ape in US still makes.
and, for all his monkep tricks modern man
Ia at heart further from tbs ape than man
has ever been.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
The Woman Behind the
Soldier
McClure's

nj AIRY ROBERTS RINEHART. who
AVA has two stars on her service far
ana therefore "has a right to speak to
the women of America" writes in the
April issue of "McClure's" an article
which, in the words of the editor, ''comes
from her heart" Mrs. Rinehart finds
mat the average American woman has
as yet failed fully to grasp the signif-
canoe OF this war, has failed to put forth
her best efforts. She finds, along with
much patriotic devotion, failure to rise
supremely to the great occasion.
For some months I have been making
observations on the attitude of women tow
ara tins war. In army camps, in cities and
small towns, in the Far West the Middle
west and the East; the farmers wife, the
woman on the ranch, the clerks wife the
laborcr's, and the woman of leisure and
wealth. And it is only fair to say that the
investigation, while bringing out much Of
iolty patriotism and high courage, has not
Deen entirely satisfactory. The average
has been low.
at is not difficult to understand. OF
woman war demands only sacrifice. 1t
gives her no great adventure, no drama, no
kaleldoscopic change from the humdrum
things of home. And to support her in this
sacrifice there must be something which
there has been little to keep alive since the
flaming days of the Civil War-love Of
country.
The call to arms for man is an appeal.
not only to his patriotism but to his man
hood 1t strikes to the very fundamentals
OF his life. But the call to arms for n
woman asks OF her sacrifice for an ideal
and IN this country an ideal almost for
gotten until now.
Patriotism is an emotion that grows by
sacril'ce 1t is not until we know its cost
that we realize our love Of country"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

cans ready to believe these deliberat. :,
reactions because they did not taxa, j
trouble to investigate. w
"The steady movement of our tro.x
France during The past six month
gwen the German rumor-mongcr fresh A.,
tor deception. One of the favorite lac..,
affected the Vaterland, the great HANK
American liner interned at Hoho,a,
ing the first week of the war. anal.
became our lawful war prize. II
bitter pill for the German to realize !, :
this pride of the Kaiser's mercant;,.
rine, sponsored by the Emperor liz.
and launched at celebration that assun.s
the proportions Of an imperial fete sba,,s
not only fly the American flag but o,..'
thousands of gallant Americans to +.,. !.
field against the German army. Fru.t..,
in their attempt to destroy the macb;na.-
OF the vessel, they Immediately benz, }.
sink it with rumor. The Leviathan :. I,
Vaterland was christened after her r.A.s
Tor American use, was never permitted h.
the Germans TO get more than three IN,
dred miles off Sandy Hook. I mysenh..u
a German, speaking in German in s N.
York restaurant, say to his neighbor IN.
Vaterland is at the bottom of the sea th.,.
God, and will never carry another Ame,:
can soldier 1t was to offset this camn.;..
OF lies that the War Department autbor;..,
the Official statement late last Januarv a..
she had returned from France, having ssfe)v
landed eight thousand soldiers.
ut all goes to show that in prcpapaod,
as in warfare the German will stop at mn,
ing. The inhuman mind that devised ~.
poison gas for the battlefield, thus maxim.
sport of every accredited rule of moae,,
warfare, is full mate to the diseased ;m..
lnation that thrives on the propagation 3,
evil and malicious report.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

world war has pushed forward for solution
is the general physical fitness Of the Amcri-
can people.
The revelations made of their physical
unlltness for military or for any exactinc
service have been astounding. In some
draft districts it has been found necessary
to summon two thousand men in order to
get two hundred who arc fit to BEGIN service
ITO remedy this campaign to improve
the national physical condition, to make it
inter Tor either campaigns or competition
OF war or peace, is one of the most i'm
portant OF the tasks which at the present
moment confront the stay-at-homes to nor
form, not only on behalf Of those who have
gone to war, but on behalf of the future
generations of both classcs--the descend
ants OF the present generation of Ameri
cans.
I'VE are doing everything possible to see
tha' the men IN the service are kept physi-
caly and morally fit, that such diversion.
such aJhlet!cs such exercises as tend to this
result are fostered in every possible wnv.
ana regarding this We have no stronger
statement than the one which the chairman
of the commission Mr.. Fosdck has inst
sent me:
I'VE have ample evidence that athletic
games are developing self-control, agility.
mental aiertness and initiative all of which
are bases upon which to build military
training The training camps and stations
OF the country are now giving to men whose
boyhood ended all too soon an opportunity
TO play as they never played before Wo
believe that the harder men play the hardnr
they will tight"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
\ n Adventure With Spies
n in a Hotel

MANY of the hotel keepers in Norway
and Sweden are in the pay of the Germans.
When an Englishman or an American ap-
plies for room-I speak from personal
expericnce-he is told: we are very sorry
that all our large rooms are engaged, but
we have small room which we shall BE-
glad to place at your disposal The small
room is usually sandwched in between two
other rooms which are Immediately occu-
pied by German agents. Here is concrete
story which shows the reason for this ar
rangement:
ION my return from Russia I had to wait
a weel, in certain town in Norway for
steamer to Scotland. l got the usual small
room fanked By two others, which were at
once taken by German tourists 1 speak
German, so | could understand their whis
perngs behind the thin walls. The spies
were convinced that l had gone to Russia
on a government mission; so I became
marked man.
Il put in my week of waiting at hard
work and left my cuhby-hole only for meals.
After four days Of constant espionage l
decided to have some fun with my German
chaperoas. On my little writing table 1
heaped a pile of useless papers. l then
knocked on my door as if had been sum-
moned by bell boy and said loudly in
German: Il will come down to the tele-
phone immediately The only telephone
in the hotel was in the office. After writing
an uncomplimentary note in German about
the Kaiser, which l carefully placed on the
top OF the pile of papers on my table,
slammed the door and went down the hall.
Crouched in friendly dark corner where l
had view OF my room l awaited develop
ments.
mo sooner I out Of sight than the
Germans emerged from their rooms, skunk
into mine, vnly to be confronted by the
souvenir on my table, which clearly indi-
Gated that I wise to their game. They
left in hurry with rage their faces.
When next l sailed forth from the hotel
every German passed-and the little town
was full of them-glowered at me. The
news of the spies discontinue had gone
<or{b
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
= ermany's lnsidious Peace
~ Drive Scores

mo phase of German propaganda in tho
United States, however, is more cbarsctax
lstlc than what might be called the great
peace drive. Here you touch the activity
set into world motion by the German vov.
eminent as soon as it realized that ito c.so
IN the war was hopeless. The moment you
encounter the propaganda he is likelv to
say: of course we shall soon have peace.
The whole civilized world demands it. This
terrible war must end in the interest of
humanity
AS you continue your conversation with
this pious conserver of the public veal Won
will hear something like this: 4 really be-
heve that Germany has been msjudged.
The Kaiser is really lover of peace and is
ready to make peace any moment
"Ths kind Of talk makes a great impress
sion on the father and mother whose son
has just gone to France. AS matter of
fact the German peace propagandist is
making special drive on the families of all
the young men in the first and second
drafts. Every American who hears this ar
gument should confute it with the conten-
ton that the only peace that has been OBJ
tainable is a Kaiser-madc peace, with
heritage of unrest for all posterity.
Linked with this peace propaganda is a
line of talk which finds credence with that
great group Of Americans who believe
everything they hear. Recently I heard a
man of German extraction, supposed to be
a loyal American, say, Much as l should Ike
to see Germany crushed, I am afraid it is
impossible. She cannot be beaten. She is
holding out against the whole world, Amer.
lea included
THE German propaganda seeks in every
possible way compatible with his personal
safety to sheer at the American war effort
The classic blunder made by the Kaiser
when he called Britain's first expeditionary
force the contemplate little army is be-
ing echoed about our own
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
Interfering With the
L Liberty Loan

Though the German propaganda could
not openly interfere with the sale of Lib
erty bonds, he did his best to discredit the
campaign. One type of knock used broad
cast among the radical and socialist ee-
ments that the Liberty Loan is
Rockefeller movement The name Of Rookie
Teller is a red rag to the radical bull. In
other instances the German agents spread
statements that the government intended to
repudiatc its debts and therefore putting
your money into Liberty bond is throwing
it away
THE principal press agcnting for German
kultur in the United States has been done
by the German newspapers, by journals
laboring under the delusion that they were
fighting England, and by weekles edited by
pro-Germans who take refuge under Ameri-
can nationality Most Of them are still
fourishng, though the use OF the United
States mail has been denied to many.
ITO how great an extent is German prop
uganda being carried on at the present
time? You do not have to search long fer
VIC dHSWet. AS ISCculiy as JaIludiy @s~-'
government agents, through interceptea
communications and evidence found on
scores of enemy aliens placed under arrest
discovered plans for whole new corr
serted movement not only to destro!
American property, but to begin fresh
campaign to distort and shape pubic
opinion. 1t was to take the form of an
end the war; movement and to disseminai"
pessimistic reports about conditions in tns
American army at home ana abroad.
"The arrest of the ringleaders did not enc
the business by any means. Wherever yeS
live you are likely to hear the pro-Gcrman'
masquerading as naturalized American OF
as Swiss or even as Scandinavian
spreading gloomy rumors and INDUCING IN
the now familiar peace talk
Outraged American feeling is crystallls'
ing into sentiment for drastic action. III
we would shoot few spies, as England
did, and then conduct publicity campaise
on what we had done, it would be worth
years Of protest"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
THE Tremendous Power
/ of Rumor

"Analyze this propaganda conducted
since we entered the war and you discover
that one large section of it is devoted to the
circulation of rumor. Indeed the propa-
eanda machine has become huge rumor
factory. 1t is one of the irones of life that
nothing is so credible as the incredible.
There is curious parallel between the
German rumor -monger and the Wall Street
faker Their systems are the same. II you
know anything about the mechanics of Wall
Street YOU know that no place in he world
lends itself so amiably or quickly to the
professional gossiper as the glittcring do
main of big finance. Fortunes have been
made and unmade on the widest and most
impossible reports Nothing is easier than
starting a rumor in Wall Street. Like the
story of John Jones' turnip, it gains in
volume with each successive retelling.
"When our troops began to train and the
first transports started for France the Ger
man prophet of disaster unfurled the BAN
ner and it has been flying ever since Ac-
cording to German rumor cur first exped-
tionary force was sunk half dozen times.
Even the official announcement of its safe
arrival without loss did not stay the propa-
gandist, who said: Half the American
transports were sunk, but Washington is
afraid to give out the truth because of the
effect on the first draft and future enlist
ments' There were thousands Of Ameri-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
TIME network of German poison in
America-"propaganda that i'm

TIME network of German poison in
Acknowledgements that i'm
perils patriotism and prepared
ncss"-is described by Isaac F. Marcos
son in "The Saturday Evening Post"
the issue OF March 90. He prefaces his
expose of German fangs and slime III
this country with some comment on the
German methods as he has been able to
watch them in operation abroad. Thus:
az saw its destructive results in Petro-
grad Immediately after the revolution,
when, working like {. leaven in the great
mass Of the Russian people, it helped to
bring about the reign of terror and chaos
which practically destroyed the fruits of
that first great revolt against the Roma
roF autocracy and removed Russia as
helpful factor in the war. This same men
ace is operating overtime in America. 1t
cannot, of course, repeat the achievement
it registered in Italy, Russia and Spain,
but it can betray our plans, sterilize our
war enthusiasm and minimize war
effort How does it work? What does it
do? What are it's effects?
Take the case of Scandinavia, which I
visited my way to and from Russia inl-
rnedately after the revolution.
"The label of German sponsorship is all
over Sweden. You find it in the cleanliness
OF the cities, in the perfection of municipal
authority, in vocational education in the
public schools Sweden, in other words,
~ %bu
Germany that the world admired before
blood lust and war madness tore the mask
from her SNUG efficiency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
rmany Has Her Poison Fangs in the Heart of Amer

army and navy and spread the bad news
wherever they go. 1t is just as reasonable
to circulate misinformaton in war time as
it is to create it.
with sabotage the American public is
unfortunately only too familiar. For nearly
three years the first pages Of the newspa-
pers have recorded continuous record Of
crimes perpetrated by German agents
against American life and property. What
concerns us in this article is the covert
German propaganda being carried on at the
present time and the form it takes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

Deres Grandma drinks she's NIGHT
SchmalI beer
Midi Beers md such s!,e interfere;
SheW learn none o7cnS dis hemisphere
But Me-und Gott!
She dinhs, good Frau, from slip She S
got
Und soldiers midi der scarlet coat
Ach! We could knock dem, pouf! Like
dot,
Meinself-midt Gott!
In dimes Of peace brebare for Gears,
/ bear der helm and spear of Mars,
Cnd care not for den thousand Cars,
Me'nscI -m;dt Colt!
In fact, I humor efry 7chim,
MT aspect darh and usage grim;
Colt pulls NIT Me und I NIT Him,
Meinself-und Colt!
An uproar in Germany followed the
publication Of this doggcrel, and it was
assumed that Coghlan was the author.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
Home Rule for India
The Nation

I AJPAT RAJ, in "Thc Nation" writes
- of lndia's international impor-
tance," and particularly of the urgent
need, as he sees it, Of homo rule. He
writes:
"Now that Germany is knocking at the
doors OF Asia it is we'll to consider the in
ternatlonal Importance of India not only
TOR maintaining the balance of power in
the great Eastern Continent but also for
establishing the basis Of durable pcacc
Racially India is white as we'll as brown
The vast bulk of her population como Of
Aryan stock, being thus racially related to
the Europeans. There is however enough
mixture OF the Semitic and the Monaghan
STOCK 10 make her people cosmopolitan: Of
,he former race there are many among
lndia's seventy millions of Mahometan.
ana or the latter there are ]nrcc numbers
IN tho populations Of Bengal, Rurmah. Ncn.1
ana the HImalayas. There is also some
neEfoid blood in the south. Thus indians
rac'ai composition is guarantee opainst
the exclusive predominance Of one race
over the others
"Napoleons and knlsers all look ON that
land with jealous eyes. The white md tbo
yellow, the jew and the Gentle, all desire #
90 long as India is held in subsection bv
any ono nation this nro.pectp Of a lastjnr
"ot4o peace are slight. Great Britain
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

must protect her empire in India and must
fight all who threaten it from the East
and West. For half a century she strup-
glcd with France for the mastery of India;
for another half century she struggled with
Russia to check the advances of that state
toward India. To protect India she must
have control of the Persian Gulf. the Red
Sea and practically the whole of the In
dian Ocean. To protect India she must
m9ntain the buffer state Of Kabul, must
extend her influence to Tibet and must
Keep close watch on all the Indian from
tiers. 10 safeguard her empire in India
she must control Egypt and conciliate
Turkey.
Now that Germany once more threatens
to knock at the gate of India this time from
the Caspian Sea, she is again face to face
with the problem Of how to save India for
herself
"To my mind the remedy is sjmplc. II
lies IN Great Britain's granting home rule
to India. With free contented India all
fears OF foreign invasion of the country
from the northwest or the northeast will
disappear. A democratic India will have
an extremely wholesome influence on both
Moslem and Buddhist Asia and will be q
check on both the yellow and the white
periis. lndia's millions in aTectionatc re-
latlohs with Great Britain will thwart all
plans OF imperial aggression in Asia by
other powers.
we know how Indian discomfort has
neen eNpiolted by Germany in this war
What has been done, however. is NOTHING
compared with what may be done in the
Intufc Let Great Britain take q
bold step and cut the Gordian knot nv
granting sclf-govcrnment to India. therebv
completely winning her friendship and co.
operation for all time to come The meas
ure is overdue. India has an indefeasible
r'gnt to be her own master, and she has
besides won that right by service to Eng
land. She has contributed in no small
measure 20 England's greatness. Most
thoughtful men conccde that India is bound
some day to be free. If Great Britain now
Of her own free will grants home rule. she
Will cut the ground from under all plots.
whether from the East or from the West -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31

German propagandjsts did not hesitate
:" try 10 capitalize the agony Of France in
the hour Of her bttcrest trial. was in
Paris during the Bolo Pacha revelation. II
was Uncovered that he had come TO New
York in 1915 and had obtained more than
mi'isn dollars from BsxnsrorG 10 ba
assd - = 4uEd 10 dsbaueh this French press
IN favor VI separate peace along llnes