The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-12-26

outstanding problem of the world to-
day."
Often it is important TO the cause
of the propa gandist that the source
of information in an account be played
down or even omitted entirely. Doc
tor Wilbur warns that when you feel
yourself becoming excited by a state
ment or a news story or a magazine
article, you should check it for the
source of its information. II you have
trouble finding it or cannot find il az
ALL there is ground for suspicion; you
should take time TO think il over and
weigh its arguments carefully. Above
all, don't hurry about taking its sugges-
tons.
In reading accounts Of this kind it
is we'll to keep in mind that propa-
ganda has been developed as an art.
and the men who make propaganda
their business are real artists. But
they have their art which if they are
known by their victims, would make
propaganda much more easily recog-
nizable
The rules may be summed up in this
manner:
(a) Avoid logical argument, and ap-
peal to emotion alone.
(b) Always fit the situation into a
pattern OF I'VE" versus "the enemy"
(c) Reach entire groups as well as
individual persons
I'D Keep hidden the source Of the
propaganda.
The fighting spirit in itself is not
something to be deplored. 1t is only
potentially bad. Actually 1t is an Amer
lean tradition and the spur to progress
ard activity. But like criticism. it can
be destructive or constructive. The
great opportunity awaiting science
and government-is that of putting
such a vital force to admirable use.
Values Military Training.
Professor James believes that mar
tial training has its virtue, and does
not necessarily have to have war as
its objective. He would like TO end
wars, but believes something can be
saved out of them.
His plans along this line cannot
help calling to mind the Civilian Con-
servation corps. For he would like to
see young men drilled 70 develop their
strength, their courage. their manhood.
No digging of trenches to train them
in the art of killing their fellow men.
Rather let them dig bitches. The sweat
and the muscle is there, and the dis
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degradation are missing This force.
says Professor James, would be ap-
piled TO mans battle against nature,
not against his neighbor.
He sums up his own idea:
Instead of military conscription, let
US have a CONSUMPTION Of the whole
youthful populations TO form for a
certain number of years part Of the
army enlisted against nature.
ITO coal and iron mines. to freight
trains, to fishing fleets In December. TO
dish-washing, embarrassing and win
dow-washing. to road-building and tun-
nel-making, TO foundries and stoke
holes, and TO the frames of skyserap-
ers, would our gilded youths be draft
ed off, according to their choice, 10
get the childishness Knocked out OF
them. and to come back into society
with healthier and soberer ideas.
1.-The martial type of character can
be bred without war. Strenuous hon.
or and disinterestedness abound else
where Priests and medical men are in
a fashion educated 10 it.
Let our young men go TO war against
food, earthquake, famine. wind. pes
thence and ignorance. Let them 20 in
TO a scientific war"
How long it will be before govern
ments can be persuaded 10 take up
the cause of mental hygiene as the
only sure way OF saving mankind from
war is question 70 which hardly any
one would be willing TO guess the an
swer. Certainly not very soo1, with
conditions what they are In Europe
and the Far East.
Individual effort can help. If only
everybody would STOP TO THINK.
That is the psychiatrist's answer. Then
mentally unbalanced leaders would
lose their sting
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