New-York tribune., 1918-09-12
Masterpiece of
Hun Propaganda"
Endorsed by Creel
Prof. Van Tyne Thus Char
acterizes 10000 Questions
and Answers About War"

1.-TWO Thousand Questions and Answers
About the War" to which George Creel,
chairman of tho Committee on Public !
Information wrote laudatory intro
duction.
"The Two Thousand Questions and |
Answers Mr.. Creel's Endorsement con-
cludes, "in my opinion constitutes a
vital part of the national defence"
DR.. Claude II. Van Tyne, head of the
department Of history Of the University
of Michigan, who examined the book,
says in his report upon it:
'In my opinion it is masterpiece
of pro-German propaganda. The Ger
man government could not have devised
anything more nsidious, more calcu
lated to destroy our faith In our allies
and to insinuate into the American
mind excuses for Germany
Holds Creel Responsible
"No authors name is given so that
no one else is responsible but the
writer of the introduction.
"lf Mr.. Creel indorses ideas like
these, as it seems he must since he
heartily recommends this book in his
introduction, IS he n safe man to oc-
cupy the position he does, so potent for
the good or i'll of our cause %
The questions and answers contained
IN the volume are not, according TO DR..
Van Tyne, openly disioyal or pacifstic
"but a subtle vein of disparagement OF
the high principles for which the Allies
tght runs through 1T all. lndorsed by
the chairman of the Committee on Pub
he Information. it became menace to
the American morale"
What Creel Wrote
Following is MIR. Creels complete in
dorsement:
"Such volumes as this 1000 Ques-
tons and Answers About the War are
the textbooks with which we shall have
to begin. 1t gives the background Of
difficulties out of which the war arose
1t relates the development and progress
Of the conflict that widened to include
us as the aims of the great imperial
enemy OF our peaceful civilization de-
vcloped and progressed. 1t indicates
the necessary basis for a Permanent
settlement of the terrible dispute
I'm other countries, where the pol
icy of the nation has been in the hands
OF governing class. such knowledge
can be left to the officers of admins
tratlon and the Legislative advisers who
control them.
iA'l' ~ iiu9t DC lUe possession OIL
the whole people in order that We may
be able successfully TO carry out Presi-
dent Wilson's famous aim to make the
world safe for democracy.
This war will not be won until it
becomes part and parcel of every indi-
Vidual life, until it dominates every
thought and activity. This burning
consciousness can be gained only
through an exact knowledge of the
facts in the case, for it is in the sim
plicities of truth that America and the
great liberal nations find fullest JUST
fication. The 1000 Questions and An
swers,' in my opinion, constitute vital
part of the national defence"
What Creel Indorsed
Some of the passages in the book.
with DR.. Van Tyne's comment upon
them in parenthesis, follow:
GLOW did Prussia become mill
taristic?
A-As result of being licked
too often Whenever France
wanted to fight Russia or Austria the
road led through Wurtemberg, Bava-
ria or Prussia. At last the
Prussians determined grimly to fight
for themselves, and it was under the
inspiration of n burning zeal and love
for homo and country that the seeds of
militarism were sown.
lhe very meaning of militarism is
disguised in. this passage and one is
led to sympathize with it than other
wise).
p. 215. Q.-What is the German
peoples attitude toward the Kaiser?
A.-With the exception of the most
radical Socialists, the German people
hold their Kaiser in the highest
Q.-Has Germany constitution?
A.-Yes. it has a written consttu-
ton. which is, on the whole. similar
to the constitution of most large ma
tons.
Gould anybody but bigoted pro
German make such an answer?)
"P. PIG Q-Is the German Parlia-
ment at all like the United States Con-
An some ways it is like Con-
gress The Bundesrath, or up
per house, on the other hand. repre-
sents not the people of Germany, but
the states specifically, as our Senate
was supposed to do when United States
Senators were selected by State Legis-
latures instead of being elected by pop
ular suffrage. In fact, our Senators
sull represent states rather than cleo
tors, IN political principal at least.
"Damnable Deceit
(Damnable deceit. Note the pur-
poseful confusion of the principles and
spirit of the two institutions. The Ger
man upper house is, of course, made
up OF members appointed by the SOW
erelgns of the German states. Ou,
Senate never was chosen by such auto
cratic method.)
"P. 225. Q.-Were German soldiers
worse than others in the march on
Peking?"
A.-Accordng to revelations made
by correspondents who managed to pet.
through to Peking and by officers after
the trouble was over, there seems to
have been very little to choose between
the conduct of the various troops. Of
all, the Japanese emerged with the
cleanest record and the Tonkinese
troops of the French with the worst.
The kaisers message to Count Walder-
see, who commanded the expedition
has, however, been everywhere renro'
duced, and consequently it has been
assumed that the atrocities attributed
to the international troops were ali
committed by the Germans.
This is the worsA out-and ont lia IN
the book, but many half truths do "a
much harm.)
Holub, Missing Broker,