The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-17

Sound and the Pacific coast
ny FRANK v. MARTINEZ
Former lieutenant In the American
navy: for three years intelligence Of
ficcr for the L. 5. Asiatic iieetl
(Copyrixht 1881. Chicago Daily News)
Two things hold the Japanese TO
their government Their intense
patriotisrn. and their proud desire TO
obtain and maintain "A position sec.
cnd TO none among the powers OF
Che world. These two qualities ami
mate the foreign agents OF tho cfn'
pire In their relations with the home
government as propagandist or In
formants.
Propaganda- following our expert
ence In this country with real. semi
real and Imaginary German propa'
randa. has become an unpopular
word. but there Is really no word
that tells as much In as few letters,
and indulgence for its employment
here must be begged.
CRUDELY INITIATE
GERMAN PROPAGANDA
Wherever Japanese aims are 20 be
furtherei, there is to be found props-
randa- II Is founded upon the Ger
man system. but unlike the IN
genious Teutonic system. Il has not
that quality of elasticity or facility
OF fitting into the situation that
made the German bureau 50 effce-
tive. Tho Japanese propagandists
are crude. almost to tho point OF
childishness at times. but again very
subtle
Like the German system OF In
formation, the japanese information
and propaganda work can be traced
10 one central governmental source.
Like the Germans again. every Jap
anese agent going abroad. whether
military. commercial student or what
not, reports such information as he
believes valuable to his government,
reports IL TO one central bureau.
whence IL Is distributed TO army.
navy, state or commercial depart
ments according 10 its value. Her
agents and propagandists are cs,ab-
lished not only turnout the Fast and
In Europe and In the Pacific and ORR
eut. but In the,Unlted States as we'll
In this country are some persons.
supposed TO be loyal Americans. who
are consciously or unconsciously fur
thering the propaganda OF Japan.
There even are organizations in this
country designed for this purpose. !.
PROPAGANDA Is
CHAMEIEON-IIKE
Japan's propaganda r. mobile 20
the extent that II IL designed to tit
IN with conditions. political or other
wise. In whatever country II IL en-
pioyed. In Siberia the propa ganda
was nonarchiatic. In tone. support.
ing the monarchists. anti.bolshevk
most OF the time. sometimes pro.boi
<hevik-aiways anti-American- In
China, Korea, Manchuria. Mongolia.
etc. the propaganda has taken the
form of n pan-Orientalism. favoring
the yellow races against the United
Ssates--leaving Europe out OF II In
this connection--stating that the
purpose OF the United States having
an interest in China and elsewhere
In the Orient II to gain a grip upon
the Orientais and upon their resour
ces. In China II has principally
been directed by the monarchistic
or old mandarian class. who are pro
Japanese.
However, the japanese propa
ganda. no matter how valiant its ef
forts. has failed to win young China
influenced by the students who have
been In this country for four years
or more as students at our great uni
versities- These young men go back
TO China ardent supporters OF this
United States. and providing new
blood and brain and sinew for a
great rsbirth OF China
In the colored countries. India
South Africa. Ceylon. Egypt, rumors
are spread by word Of mouth--thi.
method being Sed very effectively
among illiterats peoples--that the
United States. even England. Il
using measures to subdue tho black
skinned peoples In our own coun
tries.
This Is simple An they have n
do Is TO take accounts OF American
race riots or lynchings and magnify
and distort them-to suit the purpose
These rumors always alIegs cam
paigns Of race persecution by Ameri
cans. Such propaganda serves MOI
. only TO make the United States az a
nation unpopular in these places. but
IL reacts viciously against American
nationals abroad. trade agents. etc.
and Is a very effective means OF de
stroyfng American commerce in ths
Far and Near East Who gets tbs
business that 81 thua lost TO tbs