The spectator., 1919-06-27

deVeioplHent Ol tue undfclllSllc pr0pa- ganda which has resulted In overt acts against life and property in the United States.
 Hun Propaganda Aided Anarchist.
 When the United States entered into the war with Germany government off, ficials found there were in existence in the United States all kinds of organ izations, formed for purposes which could not fail in their effect to help the cause of the Huns. These organ izations were not anarchistic in their nature, but that they helped anarchy no one can doubt
 There were associations formed for the purpose of keeping young Amer jeans out of the army through the ex- tending of aid to men who pretended that they were conscientious objectors. There were organizations which preached the doctrine of '1ying down" and that the way to overcome the German was to kiss him on both cheeks and pat his back.
 When the government began to get after these associations which, while professedly loyal and professedly sim ply human in their endeavors, in real ity were helping the Germans, they dis covered that it was an exceedingly dh ficult thing to differentiate between this society and that society. One organ ization might we'll be within the law while another was outside of the law. but the difficulty which the govern ment officials met was to define accu- rately the fields of legality and ille- gality. The natural result followed.
 Liberty Plea Shielded License.
 Many lawbreakers who were helping the Germans indirectly escaped the lash of the law. The plea of infringe ment of the right of free speech was used constantly to enable men to es- cape the penalties which they should have suffered. It followed naturally from the escape of men and organiza- lions of this type that men and or ganizations of other types took courage and believed that under the plea of the right to talk as they wished in free country they could escape justice.
 Anarchy was emboldened. It mas queraded under all sorts of guises. It became difficult to tell just what was an anarchistic society and just what was some other kind of society. The result was that the government prose- cutions frequently did not reach their goal. Leniency was charged against xho o<y3 ;cI. ho,1 ;,, perhaps their only crime was their in- ability to get the required proof.
 White House Virtually Closed.
 The White House for some time has stood lonely and aloof. Seemingly the old place must miss the hurly- burly which it has housed through the years, or at least which one of its wings has sheltered, for the westernmost part of the old mansion has been the scene of cabinet meetings, of the rabble of beseeching politicians. of open and of closed conferences, and of general political and legislative plan ming activities through the four admin istrations during which this adjunct of the White House has had its builded existence.
 During all the time of the presidents absence In Europe, and during all the time of the actual warfare, the White House proper was closed to visitors. Today few fortunate ones under prop CT guidance are admitted to the low CT rooms, but for the main part it's isolation is complete.
 The White House itself is beauti- full structure but its beauty is as nOth- ing to the colorful glow of it's environ ment. The few fortunate ones who today are allowed to enter the mansion occasionally are led thither from the office wing through the wonderful gar den planted and tended through three seasons by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. This garden Is hedged-in place, hedged in by the most wonderful "hedge product' ever seen even in this country of hedges. The green wall which encloses three sides of this garden spot of the great White House grounds is six feet high and three feet in depth. It four ishes literally like the green bay tree. It's only rival in the Potomac country Is the fine box hedge planted at Mount Vernon by the hands of George Wash ington.
 Garden Planted by Mrs. Roosevelt
 This White House garden, which forms of course only small part of the White House grounds, has been an institution of three administrations. l When Mrs. Roosevelt lived in tho White House she planned an Old-fash- toned garden. and she put her plan in- l to effect. From the windows Of the White House one looked down on . garden in which bloomed gernnluEas. pansies. nasturtiums. hollyhocks, fos- getmenots, roses, bachelor buttona. fuchsias. sweet williams, and all the rest of the old time favorltes. It was Mrs. R0osevelt's custom to invite her intimate friends to afternoon 1 tea In the old-fashiOned garden. There l in the late afternoon the garden lay