The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-06


OF the stupidity and cunning OF
the German newspaper censor
ship. which for more than four
years obsefsed 10000, 600 people with
the hope 'of AN impossible victory,
ma from them the news Of Prussian'
defeats and at last contributed to the
downfall OF the structure OF prctcnse
II hHdTraised are brought out here In
n remarkable pamphlet said to have
! been inspired by Dr wilhelm Much
| Ion, formerly director OF the Krupp
works, whose cXpnse Of Germany In
| 1918 as the real instlgator OF the
war sent him into voluntary exile in
| SwitzerJand.
The pamphlet, entitled How We
| Were Lied TO- is published ostcn-
sihly under the name OF Kurt Much
sam. "A former Austro- German war
correspondent II Is filled with in
stances OF military dnplicity, show
ing the efforts that were made TO
conceal from the German people
everything Of a discouraging nature
thAt had 20 do with the war.
Censored Publicity.
Newspaper editors. according 10
the document, were forbidden under
dire penalties to discuss any subjects
| relating 10 the war without the APP
| proval OF hundreds OF government
censors operating through 2i news
| paper bureaus and various branches
or the government The Lusitania
sinking and the submarine contro-
Yersy with the United States was so
skIllfully maneuVcrcd In the press
that for many months the people
were led to believe that the negotia-
tons were taking IA course very fa-
yorablo to us"
Only such %ews was published as
the militarists thought would favor
ably affect public opinion and to
carry out this purpose. the pamphlet
points out, all kinds OF falsltics were
employed. Secretary Lansing. for
instance. was reported as being III
and on the verge OF leaving office.
a hopelc breach was also said to
have arisen between the American
secretary OF state and President VIII
son. These Items appearing In all OF
he German papers and bearing the
apparent sanction OF the authorities
were readily believed by the popu-
lace.
Doctor huehlon, who in his earlier
revelations accused the then En-
peror william OF having issued the
order take no more prisoners, 81
points out the astonishing fact that
not once in all OF the German war
reports can be found any admission
that the first battle OF the Marine
was a German defeat The only
thing that the German high com
mand was able 20 report about that
terrible reverse was disguised in the
words: I'm the western thcatcr OF
hA Iz tlgs, Il.
which cannot yet be published, have
led to n new battle which Is dcvcl-,I
oping favorably. Reports spread by
the enemy. unfavorable to us, are
false
Daily Supervision.
The former head of the great mu
milton plant at Essen, who possessed
complete information as to the op-
erations OF the military authorities
here, declared that there was hard
ly day during all the long war
when the editorial offices OF the
German daily press were not hon
ored by the receipt OF confidential
communications. orders and prOhi !
bitlons from the censorship authori- |
ties. calculated rs limit free express
sion OF opinion on the most vital
questions and ultimately 10 throttle
IL"
The Germans. for instance, were
never to be charged with conducting
n ruthless U-boat war but rather
an unlimited" or "boundlcss" wat
Descriptions OF devastation in |
France and Belgium were forbidden |
and all references to barbarism and |
wanton destruction were taboo. with |
the significant expression: The |
L. A.,
when to be mild" Details OF the |
closing down OF factories coal and |
food shortages. poor crops and the |
employment Of prisoners of war in |
mines and munitlon plants were |
suppressed AZ were also reports OF
street disorders, unrest and strikes
Referring to the time when hun I
dreds were dying daily in Turkey |
from starvation and tho collapse of1I
the Ottoman army seemed imminent
and when Germany was sending
vast quantities OF food and munl-
tions and heavy reinforcements OF
troops TO the near east, Doctor
Muehlon recalls the fact that In
those dark days the German people
were fed upon roseate accounts or
conditions IN Turkey that the sui
tan's army was strong and sufti-
Client. and the Turks were "A 'Valu-
able ally with the enormous mas
ses of troops that we had to send
to Turkey" continues the pamphlet,
1T was pretty strong to suggest To
the press that the Turkish army re-
serve was adequate. 1t was de-
liberatc altering OF the facts"
About the Submarines
II must he understood writes Doc
tor Muehlon's colaborator. that all
tho censorship regulations under
which the newspapers wrre Oper-
ating were unknown to the people /
The distortion OF facts was thus
made easy for every editor. lie