The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14
Capitalist JOURNALISM Is
Capitalist PROPAGANDA
BY B&rek

DOlSleNlk reVOluClOn) edited the
message for Russian consumption.
Francis telling Lansing that the
minister for foreign affairs "sug-
geSted that the Presidents com
munication omit the words war
has begun to go against Germany,
as the minister of war wishes to
have argument to solidify and in
Spire army that Germany's sue
cess is threatening if not immi-
.nent which Presidents EXPIRES
sion tended to counterfeit"
CAPITALIST PROPAGANDA,
NOT NEWS.
Days later, June 6, Francis and
Lansing were still plotting for wide
puollcatlon of the Presidents an
peal to the Russian workers to
continue fighting Germany; Fran
CTS caoled that the United Press
: representative in Petrograd. "says
presidents message is available
IN New York and only awaits re-
lease for publication, and I have
SO informed Foreign Office" (the
RUSSIAN capitalist governments
foreign office.-V. So.
Then arrangements we're made
to publish it in the Sunday papers
which have the largest publica-
ton, Francis wiring Lansing June
Z, that Minister Of Foreign At
1alrs informs me presidents mes
sage will be given out Saturday
evening, printed in morning pan
ers, June TO-"
The point is. this message OF
the President was capitalist pro-
paganda, not news, and not re-
garded as news either by the
capitalist press of America or
Russia. In both cases the "news''
was held up, concealed from the
Wcrld, by general plot in which
the newspapers took part, and il
was amended. even by cable, and
sprung on the world at what was
regarded as the psychological
moment.
IN the light Of this history, some
OF the rabid provocation in the
capitalist press against the Hun
ger Marchers in Washington be-
comes easy TO understand It,was
not accidental, it was support for
a program of machine gun fire on
the Hunger Marchers, a program
winch was only defeated by the
clear medicines Of the marchers
and their iron self discipline There
is no reason for doubt, in the light
OF what history shows of the work.
Ing OF the government, that ex.
pliclt orders for just this sort of
propaganda went to the news
papers from the U. S. government.
executive committee of the CAPT.
talist class in America.
And these orders give a line. IT.
Will not be necessary for every
little strike or new situation to
require special new orders from
Washington. The editors will
know what to do.
TWO DEFENSE METHODS.
Against this menace of the hired
liars OF the press the workers have
two methods of defense. Some.
times they can make their strug-
gle so impressive, SO we'll known
TO so many people, as to limit the
scope of the liars, and force some
measure of the truth from them,
But this is the lesser weapon, and
always an unreliable weapon.
The best weapon of the workers
in this case is their own press. of
which the most important organ
here is The Daily Worker. To
take the National Hunger March
again for an example, the Daily"
was able TO act as source of cor
rect information to all workers who
read it, and also to some extent
as modifying force, a means of
passing out the word for the latest
tactics decided on in the struggle.
1t was effective in both these
fields only to the limit of it's cir
culation. Those who did not read
IL ulQ not know either what eX-
actly was going on, or what ex-
actly TO do about 1t.
THE Daily" is now in the begin
ming Of a campaign to enlarge
its scope of usefulness, by increas-
ing its circulation. by a subscrip-
ton drive. 1t is the duty of every
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