South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-10
NEWSPAPER PROPAGANDA

"DoUghbOy' and "dud": "cootie"
and chow: drive, "Boche" and
propaganda" are among the nu-
merous words added TO the American
vocabulary by the great war. Some
Of these words we like. Propagan-
da' is one we do not like.
Much propaganda has been
spread through the newspaper, and
the American people know it. \
fact THAI the American citizen does
not know. as a rule. is that news
paper editors do not like "propagan-
da". Editors sell their advertising
space, but their news space they
neither wish 10 sell nor 70 give away.
The news space is for the readers
to give their readers the latest
news, news that is important and in
teresting. one thing can be said in
favor Of newspaper propaganda,
however, and that is that it is ad-
dressed 10 mature persOns-to men
and women.
Another kind Of propaganda" is
meaner. more insidious. more cow
ardly. because IL is addressed 10 chill
dren. The children cannot defend
themselves against IL; they are too
immature and, besides. 1t is offered
10 them by their teachers. At least,
IL Will be offered 10 them SO, IL the
propagandists succeed, because it is
the propagandists' purpose TO win
over American children through their
school books.
Patrick Henry, whose eloquence
won the Virginia patriots 10 the side
OF the revOlutiOn-sO the children
are 70 be told-was a "slovenly,
icompetent"; James
Otis is called an "lncendiary", and
other revolutionary patriots are
spoken of in similarly sighting man
ner. (See Book OF American Wars.
by Helen Nicolay)
Our new history Of the United
States (written by Albert Bushnell
Hart and published by the American
Book Coz says in various passa gcs:
AS we look back II is hard TO see
where the colonies were repressed or
robbed"
The coionists were proud Of be-
ing Britons.'
They were as well off as any other
people in the world.
When Benjamin Franklin hearth
Is Joined in the war there must have |
been some reason for it,"
The Book of American Wars, re- /
ferred TO above. has also these in /
teresting passages.
Regarding thebattle of Concord: 1t |
seems impossible 10 believe that 500 /
British regulars could have been !
routed so easily by unframed farm |
ars Presumably the soldiers were 1
obeying orders not 10 rouse the I
countryside.
ON the battle of Lexington. 1T !
was not much or "A battle either in
numbers or time. but our orators love
10 tell as, that the shot fred at Lex
ngton was heard around the world.
In the war of 1872 What little
sighting our army accomplished was
not at all 10 its credit
American high school students are
10 get this inside information re-
.arding the early patriots from Mr..
Willis Mason West. in his History OF
he American People. "EngliShmen
II that day believed that the revo-
ution was the work OF a group OF
sOreheads Washington. as a youth,
lad been refused a coveted commits
ion i'm the British army. Samm
ADAMS father had been ruined by
he wise British veto OF n proposed
Massachusetts, land bank. The ell
Ter Otis had failed 70 secure an ap-
lointment on the Massachusetts
,ench. Alexander Hamilton was
,eunIlcss and briefleSs law student
With no chance for advancement eX-
.opt By hshing IN troubled waters. 30
Just who IS responsible for this
ln-American propaganda. IL is not
.asv 10 say. No doubt. however.
ord Northchffe. the great British
publisher. could throw much light
ipou the object When this world
ANGUS Journalist returned 70 Eng
and from the United States during
he great war. he j. reported 20 have
aid ne had left in this country $3.50
700 600 and 900 agents for propa-
randa work. Just what was the ma
ure Of the propaganda planned, is
shown in these words from the Lon
ION Times. July 4. 1919,
New books should be added par
icularly in the primary schools
Histories and textbooks should be
-evised the end in view being that
he public Gin the United States)
nav subconsctously absorb the fun
iamentals OF a complete understand
ng"
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