Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-23
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 90. 1921.
Dangerous Propaganda

TT Is unfortunate and regrettablc that the
columns of any American newspaper
should be open to rabid propagandists seek
ing 10 foment international discords at
this time when the worlds leading powers
are gathered at Washington earnestly seek
ing n way to reduction of ornaments and
lasting peace. 1t is unfortunate. too, that
France should be selected as the target Tor
communistic trouble makers while Marshal
Foch is a guest of this nation and is meet
ing with an outpouring Of affection that
tends to promote that harmony which must
he the foundation of any permanent agree
ments at the conference.
II G. Wells. the English author, whose
socialistic convictions are matter of open
knowledge, is the most grcvous offender in
this respect Brought to Washington usten-
siby to report the conference for a group
OF American newspapers, he is prostituting
their columns to promote antipathy for
France to arouse suspicion and hostility
toward that nation in this country, to brand
it as mitaristic and widen the breach that
already separates il from Great Britain Just
what objective MIR. Wells seeks perhaps he
alone knows, but so unfair, so vitriolic and
SO regardless of the patent facts as TO
Frances situation are his unmeasured de-
nunciatOns that almost one is led to believe
that he has passed over the dividing line
between socialism and Boshcvism and has
become prepayment of Lenine. Trotzky and
all the rest of that evil brood, whose COM
munistc doctrines are Il menace to tho
civilized world. II he has not reached this
stage, it is not apparent in his writings,
and in so far asi.his utterances are inimical
to the peace conference the newspapers
which are affording him publicity are guilty
with him
Mr. Wells in his latest article on the
conference holds up to scorn the address
of Premier BRAND, in which the latter pic
tured the situation OF France which he be-
licvcs--and the world agrees with him
makes the maintenance Of a large land ar
mament necessary to its safety No terms
are too harsh for Wells dcnuncaiion. and
his conclusion is that France is maiutai lin
ing vas, army in the face of disarmed
world, and she is preparing cnergeticallv
Tor fresh %arlko operations in Europc and
Tor war under sea against Great britain -
The facts, as outlined by Premier Briaud
ana as known to the Interested powers. halie
mir. Wells unoquvOcal declaration nj
FRANCES sinister intent against the worlds
peace. In explanation of his viruleuca i,
Can ON! U" SuFhilSct that he is one OF that
group OF which Frank Simonds said yes,er-
day: Openly and by indirection there has
been carried ON here from the first DAYS of
the conference a campaign on the part of
certain British journalists to rouse Amer
lean prejudice and hostility to the French
military establishment
This is the group of which Mr.. Wells
must be member, and to whose attacks
on France inimical 10 The work of ,hn con
ference itself. certain American newspapnrs
are lending their columns. In this conuoc-
'ion The Times-Dispatch is gratined to know
'"a' us representatives at the conference
arc practical ana trained newspaper mon
loyal Americans, with no interna,inns, ,vn.
TO grind whose reports are uncolorod ana
unbiased, ana on which its readers can de-.
pend as rejecting the real work Of the con
ference In them there is no place for in
tcrnatonal propaganda or personal ho,rod,