The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-10
BY SENDER GARLIN

The drums of war are throb-
bing once more!
All the agencies of the Roose-
welt government are geared for
the coming conflict.
"WoODRIEG TELLS HOW NEW
DEAL AIDS WAR PLANS" an
nounces the New York Herald Trib-
una ca Jan. rs, 1854.
The Roosevelt administration has
already begun its publicity campaign
to line up the American working class
behind the new imperialist conflict
which is both imminent and inev-
table.
Bearer of Wilson Tradition
President Roosevelt at the Jeffer-
son Day dinner recently acknowl-
edged that he was the bearer of the
traditions Of Woodrow Wilson, the
last war president. There is, there
fore, reason to believe that Roosevelt
will adept also the traditions" as
well as the technique of the gigantic
publicity machine which was built up
by Wilson in order to mass the Amer
lean people behind the Wall Street
war.
President Wilson, on April IA, 1917,
few days after the declaration of
VS. "g2instt Germany. authorized
the formation of 1.-THE Committee en-
Pub-c Information" ostensibly to
avoid censorship Of the press but
actually to flood the country with
war propaganda. This committee was
under the direction of the State, War
and Navy Departments, "and a
civilian who shall be charged with
the executive direction of the Com
mittee."
This civilian was George Creel, a
personal favOrite of Woodrow Will
son, who had shown his proves
as a publicity man for him during
Wilson's campaign for the presi-
dency. Under Creeps direction was
built up one of the most effective
war propaganda machines in his
tory.
One month after the formation by
executive decree of the Committee
on Public Information, Congress
passed the Espionage Act (June Is,
1s1D. which provided severe penalties
for anti-war activity. 1t was
under this law that Eugene v.
Debs. and Charles E. Ruthenbe-g,
founder and leader of the Communist
GAR. were convicted and sent to
prison. The Trading-with- the Enemy
Act was passed October 6, 1917, and
the Sedition Act was passed May 6,
1918. All Of these measures were used
to throttle anti-war agitation.
1.-THE whole business of mobilizing
the mind of the world SO far as
American participation was con-
cerned," declared Newton D. Baker,
Secretary of War under Wilson at
banquet in honor of Creel, twas in
a sense the work of the Committee"
(The Committee on Public Informa-
ton, of which Cceel was the head.
Creel, at the present moment, 1t
is interesting to note, is MIRA. di-
rector in the state of California,
where William Gibbs McAdoo (Wil-
sons son-in-law) was recently cata-
pulled into the United States Sena-
torship on the wave of the New DEAL
presidential campaign.
The far-f1ung activities of Creels
Committee are an indication Of the
pattern which the propaganda for the
nett war will take.
Its achievements are boastfuIly re-
corded by Creel himself In book
now cut Of print called How We
Advertised America" This volume,
the author announces is 1.-THE First
Telling Of the Amazing Story of the
Committee on Public Information
That Carried the Gospel Of America
to Every Corner OF the Globe"
What was the precise nature of
this amazing story?
Sur-red IN BY Creel himself. 'The
Gospel OF America" was carried to
sve.y corner of the globe by highly
efficient. relentless apparatus which
helped poison the minds of the Amer
lean masses with propaganda in the
newspapers, movies, schools and
homes
Put Over Liberty Bond Drives
The Committee on Public Informa-
ton, for one thing, helped, by means
Of as war conferences in 81 states, as
well as large number of local con-
ferences, to force the purchase Of bill
lions Of dollars in Liberty Bonds. The