Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-14


bringing out Goebbels' line but
falling as far behind as any dis
torting propaganda machine can
when I'D against Americans. news
paper trained to get the true story
into print ut the right time.
The No. Axis story teller IN
Dublin is one Herr Peterson, whose
weekly mimeographed handout
trumpets the familiar Hitler story.
Included in 1t last week was blast
from the Japs announcing solemnly
that more United States ships had
been sunk than two Henry Kaisers
could build In q 53-week year. The
Peterson headquarters here Is IN
typical Dublin house that only looks
different because there are freshly
painted swastikas over the door.
= Axis Fables Seotched.
Thanks to the overseas organiza-
ton, directed by Robert Sherwood.
the Axis fables don't 60 over the
way they might II theirs was the
only information distributed. In
fact, after looking at q copy Of
Peterson's blurb and comparing 1t
with the weekly American paper,
had the happy feeling that our
country was swapping the opposi-
ton.
This four-page United States
bulletin. "A Letter From America"
gives a clear picture Of what life Is
like back home. This weeks issue
tells in detail what you folks were
doing last week. 1t is the only publ
cation printed in Fire that can poke
fun at Hitler and show the fat boy
and Benito in true colors.
More important, since 1t Is impos-
sible to buy American newspapers
here, it is the only publication that
tells the whole story Of what the
United States Is doing today. Be-
cause Of neutrality. the Irish news
papers present Hitler's harangues
and Mussolinis balcony speeche,
with the same prominence that they
give to statements by Roosevelt or
Churchill. The main war story Of
the day may come from Berlin or
Washington, Toxic or London, "A
Letter From America" must be ono
Of the most popular publications In
Fire today for, after being here q
week, I know how anxious the Irish
are to hear our story.
They don't want to believe the
obvious propaganda from the other
side. But do know it is easier to
keep from swallowing the Axis fairy
tales II you have the fullest oppor-
tunity to read the truth from the
United States.
Once Clearing House.
OF course, publishing this paper
Is not the only owl Job. There Is
the summary OF American editorial
opinion for the editors educators,
ETC., and there Is the medical in
formation, which is distributed to
rrelands doctors. The once itself
serves as a clearing house for In
formation about our country.
A Job like this Is bound to have its
lighter side, As when q man called
recently to ask II 1t were true that
1t Is illegal in the United States to
be buried without first being en-
balmed. Right now the ONCE Is
locating an American nag for an
elderly Irishman who has q son in
the service and who was distressed
on the Fourth Of July TO find the
colors faded In the nag he had raised
for years.
The Dublin representative Of the
OWT is Dan Terrell. He Is graduate
OF the old Washington Morning
Herald and was more recently an
advertising man In WASHINGTON.
From what I've heard. both Terrell
and his predecessor. Richard Watts,
IT,, now enroute to China for the
Owl, have the same approach to
the job simple desire to make
friends for America by telling the
truth.
DR.. Goebbels must wonder about
that. But the whole true story Of
what Americans are doing in the
fighting causes and the sacrifices
being made at home is still the best
propaganda in the world.
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