Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-02-15
For The Palisadian.

The columns of the press have been
filled with the revelations of Hun prop
uganda in this country. And how child
ish and silly it all seems and withal
how crude l shan't dwell on its dew
ilishnesS, dishonesty and lack of prin-
ciple. These are so patent that they
require no comment. They clearly in
dictate either d defective education or
a defective character, very likely both
/ say quite calmly the Hun is at heart
q whimpering sort of cuSs. Kamerad
is the word in his vocabulary that
clearly indicates his primal impulses
and the yellow streak that predomi-
mates He is forever whimpering,
whining. He lacks the courage to
stand behind what he does in a fair
and open field. And so his character
is freely exposed in his missionary la
borS to enlist our sympathies He
failed not only because he was unprin-
cipled and brutal, but because there
was q total absence of maniineSs and
strength. In short, he is q cunning
fool.
On the other hand, the propaganda
of the allies was not only extremely
clever: it was deep and far-reaching.
/ They made no attempt to deceive US
nor beguile us. What they did had in
view distinct and well-carved pur-
! pOSe-namely, victory. They under
stood from the outset that unless they
won it involved the complete collapse
| nf upStaln fiyilizotioD 4 nartiaJ viz
tory meant a compromise peace with
all its ruinous consequences. Germany
had TO be reduced to suppliant state
either one or tother: no middle
course; complete victory. And so their
energy and genius was not only spent
in the field, but they saw to it that the
hearts of peoples We're pitched at the
right key, but not overkeyed In other
words they used not force, but the
gentle arts of persuasion. They recog-
nized that sympathy can't be forced !;
! it must be won. They We're fair, hon
est, square and manful, yet at the same
time very sagacious. They never lied,
even though they did not tell all of the
| truth. Take two examples of their
| NoIh its lluledlillS TIE SelfeIdl TENOR Oh
| it.
Hun barbarities and tyrannies were
merely outlined, leaving a great deal
to the imagination. Perhaps / should
here explain what / mean. The cases
of Edith Cavell and Captain Fryatt
will illustrate the allies methods of
propaganda. The stories of their exc
cution were told in simple and unem-
bellished lines, no flourishes, just the
story and then IA cavernous silence
The effect on the popular Imagination
was instantaneous and profound No
countervailing effort of the Hun could
counteract it. 1t grew on what it fed
And by slow stages the German be-
came savage. False in one false in
all, was the popular verdict A people
| capable of such dastardy was equal to
the lowest depths of depravity. And
so it was. But if the allies had whined
mark. They never Overreached them
selves. They knew the limits of hui
man nature and never played on it !;
hence where sympathy was free and
untrammeled they engaged it to the
\ hearts core every time. They bore
the Hunnish brutalitieS with equanim-
ity and dignity, never retaliating in
kind. Here they showed indeed a fine
and manly restraint, though the temp
tation was great. They bombarded no