Evening star., 1940-12-31


tically since the day war broke out
between England and the central
powers, became responsible for
American publicity. - We estab-
lished connection with the man in
the street through cinema pictures
of the Army and Navy, as well as
through interviews, articles, PAM
phlets, etc. "'' We had reports from
important Americans constantly,
and established association, by per-
sonal correspondence, with influen-
tial and eminent people Of every
profession in the United States. be-
ginning with university and college
presidents, professors and scientific
men, and running through all the
ranges Of the population.
1--WE had our documents and liter
ature sent to great numbers Of pub
lie libraries, Y. M. c. A. societies,
universities, colleges, historical So
cieties, clubs and newspapers. 1t Is
hardly necessary to say that the
work was one of extreme difficulty
and delicacy."
Educators Signed Telegram.
Do Sir Gilbert's words in any way
explain the warmongering telegram
to the President urging greater aid
to Britain? Has British propaganda
again reached the college and uni
versity professors? Twenty-nine edu-
Gators signed the highly publicized
wire that urged steps that would
take the United States into war on
the side of Britain.
And have you and I, ''the man in
the street." felt the insidious force
of war propaganda through the
movies?
Is there another Sir Gilbert
Parker in the United States? Per-
haps not-but there are a lot of
foreign slackers-European royalty
princes and potentates-and their
idolaters-who instead of being
wined and dined in high places in
Washington and urging us to 60 to
war ought to be home fighting the
battles for liberty and Christianity
they so glibly tell us about. Poor
things! AS usual, they were forced
to leave their country while their
subjects had to remain to do the
fighting.
My friends, 1t Is this satanically
clever propaganda that appeals to
the Christianity, the idealism, the
humanity and the loyalty of the
American people that takes us to war.
1t is this that we must resist. 1t
is this that we must cast aside if
we truly love our country and de-
mocracy. We must remain at peace
and dedicate ourselves to effecting
peace for a war-torn world.
We have reached a strange situa-
tiOn in America when those who
advocate peace-who do not follow
the party line-are branded appeas-
ers or unwilling tools of the dicta-
tors. This still is a democracy, and
American citizens whose beliefs vary
from those Of the Government ought
not to be howled down or intimi-
dated by threats of the F. B. I.
Free speech still belongs to all the
people, not to just few at the top.
I do not believe that the great
majority of our people are eager to
be embraced by war-and I call
upon them not to be afraid to say
so. I, for one, believe the policy
advocated by the interventionists is
insane because it will lead to total
war, and war is insanity.
I say so now and I intend to con-
tinue to say so, even If at the end
I stand alone. ~
Beware Mass Hysteria.
Americans! Do not let yourselves
be swayed by mass hysteria. Do not
travel again the road that you took
In 1917. You hanged Bob La Fol-
lette in effigy because he opposed
war, and lived TO repent your action
and put him in the Hall of Fame
Fifteen years after that war, when
the secret treaties were exposed, you
realized that you had been duped.
Has history suddenly changed?
Are the facts of yesterday no
longer facts? Has this war a sWeeter
odor than the last? Don't let your
selves be misled by the so-called
notables. Numerically they are few
"a few hundred-even though they
command the newspaper headlines.
But they do not speak for the mass
of Americans They do not repre-
sent labor, the farmer, the youth,
the mothers or the fathers of
America. The great mass Of our
people are inarticulate, but it is
time you were heard You must not
be driven like sheep to the slaugh-
tering pens.
There is war that I call upon
you to enter-a noble war which the
royalty of Europe and our Tory
friends at home are unwilling to
face--a war to end economic in
equality and poverty and disease in
this, the richest land in the world.
Americas war ought to be a war
against industrial unemployment
and low farm prices.
Whether the stroke of IL will
usher in a really happy new year
tomorrow night depends upon you
and upon your sincere loyalty to
Christian ideals. Peace on earth
to men of good will" is a sacred
cause for which we should pray and
work. Let your representatives in
Mo cIirnfnv, EyoNvry that = -