The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-06-18
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TO-DAY
and
TOMORROW
By DON ROBINSON
By DON ROBINSON

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the Englishman, Dutchman,
Frenchman and Greek who were
flying toward England in Grip
pied plane? ..,.... ,...,., ..,,.
It was a story that got wide
circulation in this cuntry a few
months ago. It went something
like this
It seems that the load needed
to be lightened to saw the crippled
plan. The pilot said some of the
occupants would have to jump.
Immediately the Frenchman and
the Dutchman dove out of the
door crying, For our countries"
The plane faltered, so the English
man slowly arose. ''For England"
he shouted-pushing the Greek
overheard.
An amusing stroy, isn't it? At
least it is until you are made "a
ware of the insidious purpose be-
hind it-that the story was crea-
ted, along with dozens of other
similar ones, by Hitler's agents.
It was part of a carefully planned
campaign to create contempt for
England in this country.
ADMIRATION raids
When the English sent that gig
antic fleet of bombers over Co.
logne, Essen and other German
cities, they not only destroyed
quantities of Hitler's munitions,
but they also struck a terrific
blow at his propaganda machine
by practically wiping out all of
the underhand work he had done
to make Americans lose their res
pect for the English.
Over a year ago, when England
so CALAMITY withstood the des-
struction of their own cities by
German bombs, we should have
realized that our ally has just as
much courage and valor as we be-
lieve our own people have-but
somehow probably because of the
stories Hitler passed around the
United States, many of us weren't
convinced.
/ But now, with the English car
rying on the greatest aerial in
vasions in the history of mankind,
all doubt on this score has vanish
ed.
The English and the American
peple have different habits and
characteristics. We may "moider
de Kings English" and they are
apt to "old chap" you to death
and clamor for cups of tea, but
such differences are so petty that
they are not worth a second
thought compared with our great
common purpose of preserving the
free way of life drought the
world.
Hitler will continue to try to
divide us, for he knows that Is
one of his chief remaining hopes
for victory, but there is little he
can do now that dim our admir-
alton for the amazing job the Raj
is accomplishing today:
PROPAGANDA battles
With Hitler's hope of creating
distrust of one another between
English and Americans having
been blasted, he is probably now
setting some new pattern for win
ming battles with propaganda.
Already he has attacked on
countless propaganda fronts, for
he found in France, Norway and
other countries that talk" often
proved even more effective than
bombs, tanks or planes.
But his propaganda machine
has been losing a lot of major bat
ties here lately. 1t has lost the
battle aimed at dividing England
and the United States. 1t has lost
the battle to make us fear that
our democratic form of govern
ment is incapable of waging his
kind of total war. It has lost the
battle to make us think in terms
of defense rather than offense. 1t
has lost the battle to keep us from
aiding our allies. It has lost the
battle to make our civilians shy
away from the sacrifices which
war entails. And, as our respect
for and cooperation with the
Russians increase, it is rapidly
losing the battle to make us fear
that we will have any difficulties
getting along with Stain.
LIES Germany
About the only place Hitler's
propaganda lies are really work
ing these is in Germany itself
and even there they are not near
ly as effective as they used to be.
In our country and in England,
where the press is owned by free
men, it is a comparatively easy
matter to spike false propaganda
before it becomes dangerous. But
in Germany the people hear only
what Hitler wants to tell them
and they are therefore fed on