The Washington herald., 1922-02-26


erful means OF spreading propaganda and
g:ing their version OF the news. Americans recall
vividly the many German successes which were
sped on their way from Nauen and which
were created there 1t that the Nauen sta
ton is still active and its activities have drawn the
attention OF Lord Northclife, the great English
publisher and owner OF the London Times. Lord
NOrthclife, according to the Times, believes that
the daily wireless news service OF the Nauen sta
ton, which consists OF 500 words sent all over the
world. consists OF misleading statements and
ACTUAL lies" which, he thinks, may do great deal
OF harm in various parts OF the world particularly
the Far East. These wireless messages are picked
mp by many stations in the Far Fast and also by
ships at
On orders from Lord Northcffe-then on his
world-tour-the Times picked up a weeks service
OF the Nauen station. The Times found the
sages in very clumsy of English which
sometimes ncomprehensibe. On this account
alone, the Times believes much of the material sent
from Nauen must appear in strange and garbled
form when arranged by the receiving station. The
Times says sent from anywhere might
be twisted. Then it adds:
The important question remains: How does
Nauen set about its self-mposed task of enlighten-
ing the world Space is rather limited. Five hun
dred words none too many in which to tell the
daily OF Europe both fairly and clearly
Nauen would every of its 500 words if
its ambition to give the real news and moth
ing but the real What are its methods Let
present example:
January 6-Financal experts at Cannes,
discussing Lloyd Georges proposal. insist on
Germany. who is unable to pay 1000 million
gold marks due January I5 and February Is
next, paving during 1922 total OF 500 million
only, by four monthly instaments till April IS
millions each halt which
is to be given Belgium.
Lloyd George demands, in consideration
of this concession control of the Reichbank. in
creased postal. telegraph and railway tariffs tax
German coal which hereafter be sold
at world market prices. limitation OF the issue of
paper money, and employment OF reparation
payments OF all letters OF exchange, ior goods
exported by Germany. Apparently BRAND is
willing to meet Lloyd George in some way.
" La Nouvee reproaches the National Bloc
for declining the project OF building up again
the central powers and Russia without know
ing ISXamInIngO IT. adding that it is impossible
to reach an agreement with certain Frenchmen
for whom reparatOn means revenge. and that it
IS necessary to reconcile restoring Europe and
y French reparaton. The Gaulois, in contrast,
writes that apprehensions justified that the
reParation problem will be relegate,l into the
background in favor of tine problem OF restora-
ton, since England wishes to alleviate Ger
manyS obligations in order to further her own
trade. The British press shows rather remark
able peSSImISm regarding Anglo-Fr rea-
tions Meanwhile, tine controversies OF fnan-
. clal experts at Cannes giving to seri-
Gus differences OF opinion.
after few other items OF financial news
from Cannes, there followed more newspaper
views (thc Times continues):
Having devoted>s so many OF its 500 words to
these and other opinions, Nauen has little room to
mention the progress OF the Anglo-Irish agreement
or other matters in which conceivably the English
speaking world might be interested 1t does how
ever, squeeze in a paragraph recording trat the
~erb- m has frA,,
2ooco frame houses similar to those offered France
as rcparation performance, and that the British
treasury returns show deficit during the last nine
months OF E63yoooooo'"
The Times thinks that the spreading of so
much opinion and little fact is clearly propa-
ganda. On this daily message the Times says:
This paints kind OF romantic historical pic
ture OF vutures quarreling over the German corpse
while lookers-on offer piouS counsel on the wicked
OF greed In the foreground is France 'visiby
depressed by the triumph of Mr.. Lloyd George
who, grasping as he may be, is generous by COM
pa'tson. Britain shows remarkable pessmism' over
the French attitude-not to speak OF her own bank
balance; Serbia shows she knows her real friend
by ordering 10000 frame houses from Germany"
The Times finds this somewhat amusing to in
formed persons. but thinks there are "an indefinite
number OF millions OF people" the earth who
may be affected by it. In some OF the other davs'
reports the Times discovers arguments about the
responsibility for the and other propaganda
= similar to wartime stuff
1t must be agreed that the example furnished
by the Times is more propaganda than news II
news had been the object any good journalist couId
surely have crammed lot into 500 words on
January o than Nauen did. But what does Lord
Northchfte propose to do about it, He has an
parcntly. proved the Germans arc spreading nrop.-
.eanda from Nauen, as OF yoHc He can't vcrv we'll
stop it. He can expose it Perhaps he "a, ~,
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