The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-28
AMERICAN PROPAGANDA

1DlSIlCd have leQIIltu SOlilC
thing from the Germanss, at least
They have learned the art of propa
ganda. Germany almost won tn,
war because she had been working
her propaganda (Which is nothing
more or less than advertising) on al
unsuspecting public for years. Nov
Americans are working the propagan
da to "a finish"
But the Americans are not working
it as did the Germans, for the gooC
of America, to build up foreign trade
or for the general good of the Amer.
lean people. They are working it for
every known hobby, fad and "get-rich-
quick" scheme that has escaped the
mail fraud orders.
Of course there is but one way to
reach the American people and that
is through the press. The Americans
are the greatest newspaper reading
nation on earth. Consequently the
newspaper offices of the United
States are being flooded with pro-
paganda.
Clifford Pinchot, the late Col.
Roosevelt's closest friend" as he
claims to be, has started another
campaign of propaganda for some of
his hobbies, one Of which is the fight
on Boise Penrose, who defeated
Pinchot for United States senator for
Pennsylvania. Three distinct and
separate republican congressional
publicity" Committees are flooding
the newspaper offices with propa-
ganda against President Wilson. Two
democratic organizations are sending
out propaganda denouncing every
thing republican. The prohibitionists
and the anti-saloon league are send
ing out tons of propaganda against
the saloons. The distillers associa-
ton and the brewing association and
the California wine makers and the
California grape growers are send
ing vast amounts of propaganda OPP
pOblu6 pi OulDltlOn. w OlbdA SuIli as
lists furnish enough copy to fill an
newspaper every week.
These are only few of the scores
Of propaganda organizations that are
trying to work the newspapers and
the public. One of the latest and
most fragrant is the National As
ISOLATION for the protection of Amer
lean rights in Mexico" which sends
put large envelopes marked "News"
and containing enough copy to fill
4 page of an ordinary newspaper
every week This is an organization
of such patriotic CD cit
zens and organizations as William
Hearst, the publisher, who
narrowly escaped prosecution for dis
oyalty in his campaign against Am
,rica's allies and the administration
If this country during the war; the
Standard Oil Company, the Armours
md Swifts and other great interests
With millions of dollars invested in
dexico. This propaganda is intend
d to arouse the American people
gainst Mexico and create a demand
or American troops to be sent to
hat country to protect Mr.. Hearst's
.reat estates, the cattle ranges of
he beef trusts and the oil fields of
he greatest trust on earth.
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aid: "I would not shed one drop
f American blood to protect the
roperty of Americans who have gone
, Mexico because they thought it
etter country in which, to make
loney than in the United States. /
Iould not send an American soldier
lere to protect their interests, but
would spend millions of American
loney to protect the lives of Amer
ian citizeqs on this side of the
[exican line" In the language of
he Whitman county legislator,
hens our sentiments"
MODEST DEMANDS.
: Germany demands 1A850000,0O0
arks, (about $4,000, 100000 in real
oney) for damages caused by the
,ckade of Germany during the war.
his is probably Germany's last effort
bluff the world. 1t is really laugh
lie.
Suppose an outlaw, a bully, armed to
, teeth, invaded your farm and de-
royed your fences, burned your
ildings, killed your cattle and your