Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-11

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said repeatedly
that lies should Mr.. Iekes.
be used as instruments of cOnqueStS.
that the bigger the lie, the easier
it is to put it over. He has ex-
planned that the best and quickest
way to put over a lie is to repeat it,
repeat it, repeat it, until it has
penetrated the skull of even the
most incredulous.
The latest instance in which this
Hitler tactic has been successful is
that Of the aforesaid John Cudahy,
who swallowed the most fantastic
story about Hitler'S lack Of design
on the United States in one gulp
and then asked for more. After los
ing his job in Belgium because Hit
Ter had lied the BelgianS into
sense of false security, Mr. Cudahy
became a rowing reporter" in En-
rope The fact is that he isn't
reporter or interpreter Of facts; he
is merely megaphone through
which Hitler is graciously permitted
to shout his obscenities into the
ears of Americans, some of them
as naive and simple minded as Mr.
Cudahy himself.
Mr.. Cudahy has interviewed
Franco. He has interviewed Goeb-
bells He has interviewed Hitler.
And what has Mr.. Cudahy written
about Franco. Goebbels. and Hitler?
Exactly what Franco, Goebbels. and
Hitler wanted Mr.. Cudahy to write
| about them.
'1nnocentS Abroad"
From personal knowledge. I know
Mr.. Cudahy to be kind, likeable
sincere gentleman. I am not ac-
cusing him of being a sympathizer
of Franco, Goebbels or Hitler
although strange things happen to
American innocents abroad Gas wit
ness Mr.. Lindbergh) when they are
/ taken up into the NaZi mountains
It may be that he Is merely an un-
conscious and unwilling mouthpiece
| of the Fascist gang. An honest and
simple gentleman, Mr.. Cudahy
seems to be incapable Of seeing
through the diabolical tissue of lies,
and so he reports them as if they
were the gospel truth Hitler's hob
by is to gather simples, especially
of the American variety.
| Such naivete as that of Mr.. Cuda-
ny would be touching if it were
not dangerous. In making himself
sound-recorder for Hitler'S lies, our
charming ex-Ambassador is playing
the Nazi game to the hilt. That
Mr.. Cudahy may not realize that
Hitler Is making q stooge out of
him, in no way condones his activi-
ties.
This is a curious business for a
former member of the diplomatic
service to be in-the business of
using the standing and prestige that
are his only because of his former
high Government posts to lend him.
self to the circulation of Nazi coun-
terfelt in his own country.
The NaZis are, of course, eager to
talk to Mr.. Cudahy. One of their
most pressing concerns is to divide
and confuse the American people
So they do not overlook any oppor-
tunity to put across their propa-
ganda. They are utilizing the Bund,
excel. Lindbergh, the America
Next" Committee, and now the in
nocent Mr.. Cudahy. 1t is indeed a
triumph for Goebbels and Hitler to
use a former member of the diplo-
matte service to pour their unex-
puragated propaganda into the ears
OF the American people.
1t Is to be wondered what sort of
reception Goebbels and Hitler would
have given to a suggestion from one
babe-in- woods, that in fair ex-
change for American newspapers
and magazines circulating Nazi
propaganda, German newspapers be
permitted to print articles of equal
length expressing the views of Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Solemn Word of Honor.
What Goebbels and Hitler told
our naive ex-Ambassador is that it
is silly to think that they, the Nazis.
plan to attack America. Goebbels
assured Mr.. Cudahy, upon his
solemn word of honor (sic) that
"the German general staff had made
an estimate of the situation from
every angle, Strategically and tacti-
cally, and reached the conclusion
that any invasion in sufficient num-
bers to occupy and hold any territory
of the Western Hemisphere was i'm
possible" And our wide-eyed ex-
Ambassador took Goebbels, that
model of veracity, at his word! Mr..
Cudahy solemnly reported to Amer
lea that there is no danger to us
from the Nazis. How did he know?
Goebbels told him so!
Apparently the supplemented Mr.
Cudahy was too assiduous to be-
lieve what Mr.. Goebbels wanted him
to believe to reflect that the Nazis
might have had othea than inno-