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No attempt is boing mado officially by Britain, through any agency, to introduce propaganda for the Allied cause in the United States of America. From time to time it has been suggested that this policy is a mistaken ono and that by inaction we are allowing German claims and distortions to poison the American mind against the Allics.

If that is so, a corrective is administered by a remarkable letter which recently appeared in the New York Times. "By the courtesy of that nowspaper we reprint it below. It is ovidence of a current of purely American thought which is finding expression in a number of quarters.

der" at Munich and their "betrayal" of Republican Spain. And to give point to their propagando, they tar us with their brushes, Moloteft referring- to our treatment of the Cubans and Johnson to the American Indians..

We can ignore the Communist bunch for the moment-they are part of the pilee we pay for the freedom we cherish. But the propaganda Is vielous to the extent it helps us to fool ourselves, We know better. He strides the length and

corpus, the Mogna Carta, habeas breadth of America, dinning!

common law, William Shakespeare, of hik immortal philosophy

the King James Bible, John Bunyan, Voltaire, Lafayette, the Rights of neutrality into our minds and

Man, Wordsworth and Bobby Burns hearts. You can hear him on

-they are part of our heritage, They the platform, over the radio, in

are not Prussian or Nazi or Cum- the club ear, at women's club

und labour meetings

union columnists. Suffice it to say that had "Merchants of Death" and the "Wall munis!.

The conquest of Austria, the ruins Czecho-Slovakio, the massue gatherings. You can read his Germany won, the Treaty of Ver-Street Bankers," und depleting them'

books, in sollles, in comparison with the Ger-us beguiling and foreing the Amer-of words In current

mun peace terms, would have seemed ican people against their will to enter eve of the Poles, the attack on Fin- fand, the torture of "concentration like the Sermon on the Mount.

There was one magnificent attempt That just isn't so, and you and Iemps, the bestial crimes against race and religion, purges, "blood balls,"" in the Versailles treaty for a better know it. The world--the League of Nations. Our doesn't give a damn what the "Wall "Mein Kampf" and the Communist President, Woodrow Wilson, fought Street Bankers" say or think or do Manifesto-they are not English or French or American. No-we pre It the Nineteen hard for it. Those awful, European except when, as

not all alike." We know all about nations,

ussociates, Twenties, some of them sold us that. But how long shall we let these recent accepted IL America turned it down. edged flypaper on which we Pilate tried to do in other practical We wanted to preach, not work, for permanently stuck. situation, when we've talked about world of peace and ordered liberty-tedge and common sense America's foreign policy. We stit are. It's not surprising. We have been deluged with a constant stream

magazines and newspapers,

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For the last 20 years we Americans have been fooling ourselves,

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our

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average

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were

Both our know- refuse to

propagandista help us delude our- Belves?

elevate the munition manufacturers Into gods of human destiny. They Perhaps the lovellest self-delusion Yes, there's this and that and make their unpleasant goods and sell we are enjoying at the moment is the

TUE prefix "Special to the Telegraph" of propaganda about the "Crime of ilivusand and one other things to be them because there are people who picture of America acting us a sweet

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want them and will buy them. holler-than-thou peacemaker when We will be happy, is used by the "Hongkong Telegraph to

Versailles," "We won the war and said about the "Crine of Versailles,"

I am merely suggesting a few things Occasionally some over-zealous sales-the war ends. indicate news which is strictly copyright

did we Ket?" the pathetic

man may have encouraged a Central comfortable and "disinterested." Our under the provisions of the Telecommuni- | what cations Ordinance, 1036. Such

The fairest summary of America's spectuele of a gullible America caught to remember, bears the indication "UP is received in flongkong on the date of publication by

in the wily intrigues of Old World the United Press Associations, who re-

a decisive role in the destinies of theperately tried to avoid; they will be- suffering, poor and tired out." There- serve all rights and forbid repablication, diplomacy, Eugland expecting every participation at the Versailles Peace American revolution, but to picture former associates will either wholly or in part without previous

American to do his duty, the "Mer- Conference was made by Clemen-these practical gentlemen as playing through the hell of a war they res

ceau's right-hand man, Tardieu: "A arrangement,

war won by four could not end in world is plain silly.

America entered the last war for fore we can do some more preaching, Street Bankers."

The most immediate tell them what sort of peace they a peace dictated by one,"

But "We won the war. Sure we many reasons,

simply should make (not too harsh on the To-day there's a new but equally polluted stream of propaganda luridly did. Almost single-handed. Almost, and compelling reason THE saying, You cannot indict warning us against propaganda. The Let's try to be honest with ourselves that Germany, after repented warn- Germans, because they are "o proud Walt a minute. Suppose the Nazi- a nation, is in need of amend- upshot of it all in that the thinking so that we may be fair to others. Ings and protests, continued to sink race"), and how they must behave if

of many honest people has become Let's remember what Englund and ships without warning, with a loss of they are to be like us.

win? Well, brothers ment, is indeed in process of confused, their nerves langled and Frasce and our other associates con- American lives. If Germany had not

tributed to the winning of that wur, sunk our ships and if American lives Communists When Burke their emotions jaded. And being amended.

For instance, they tought the war had not been lost in those actions, we and sisters, if that happens, we'll have lo do an awful lot more than preach nation we have managed so far to{ soined it the modern German had escupe from reality and the tough for three years while we remained would not have entered the war.

With all our faults, we Americans-far more than if we frankly, and not come into being. If Burke responsibilitles of being a first-rate neutral and waxed rich at their ex- were alive to-day he might have Power, 1 don't mean that we have pense. England, with a population have a great faith in certain ideals actively aided England and France lost the Puritanfeu! vice of preaching one-third of ours, lost in dead ulones faith that has moved mountains and now. It might be that we are count-

we have failed to

nation. When Woodrow Maginot Line and the British fleet. made certain reservations to that to others, but

a population less than one-third ofness as a ing our shore--and more, if need ours, more than 1,500,000; Canada, Wilson struck the moral note, the And, despite the peace-at-any-price very with a population less than New York heart of America responded. Most propagandisis, we do count on them.. If the Allies win without our aid, by doing now.

be of the hard work

State, about 100,000. In other words, Americans did believe that we were Why is it or is it the cuse-greatness requires of us.

had the United States suffered rela- Dghting "to make the world safe for what right will we have a voice in the contribution? A few that the Nazis, or even the whole

tively as France did, our dead alone democracy." Whether we succeeded peace terms? What will have been German people seem-to-suffer.

"The purpose of this-letter-ls-to would have exceeded 4.500,000 men. or failed is irrelevant at this point. America's

We did-fight-for-something worth cheers, lots of "moral support" and average As it was, we lost about 75,000.-- from

moral disenses which suggest briefly that we

We never knew the horror of an aghting for, and we need feel no re- Hoods for eash down. Again, I say, these of

Let's not fool ourselves. We should Jappear to be pecullar to thom-citizens question

slogans and catch-phrases which are air-raid, the terror and degradation gret or shame for that motive and don't let the propagandists fool us..

a lenst be too adult for that. Various interesting

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* doing so much to paralyse the moral of an invading army destroying our purpose.

The latest trick of the Pontius made, speculations are

but driving force of the American people. towns and cities and enslaving a Įselves? •

Somewhat allied to the foregoing Pilate propagandisis is to warn

our national heritage against propaganda. Apparently they nothing more definite has been Too many of us have been doing our large part of our civilian population thinking on foreign affairs by proxy, to be hewers of wood and drawers

the enemy country. reuson were

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a while to the stately measure, the drives, and one piece of sugar instead French people and American people childlike, almost moronic people who 25.00

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sort of thing. But as a nation we worth dying for.

The German Ideal in the last war cent of the old Quaker's remark to 35.00

Hitler made the were spared the agony our comrades- thousand years ago. When the

Long before Romans carried their civilisation"Crime of Versailles" his favourite in-arms endured. My point is that as in the present one, was different, his wife: "All the world's mad ex- lover most of the known world af bed-time story to the German people when we stop to think and make af and-what is important for us to bear cept thee and me, and even thou art.

pur, Intellectuals" were real effort to be fair the propaganda in mind-really endangered our ideata itttle mad." many of

the clusions of Nazi-Communist halt was called while yet the talking and writing about it in the we have been fed for several years then as it does to-day. Despite all

We are asked to shut our eyes to town gossip. seems a bit indecent.

philosophy, of flabby intellectuals, the most blazing truths, to avert our Germans were without those fevered manner of a

Irresponsible Pseudo-historians.

and of demagogic politicians, gaze from the plain facts of our con-- civilising influences.

journalists and disgruntled liberals!

the There is something "phony" in the materialism is not the only driving temporary life, to stuff our cars and, to harden our hearts so that some-. Rennell puts the who couldn't digest some of Lord

Wo can escape self- 1917 and it isn't now.

from the tough situation thus:-"The result was

nation, Nor did we fight to pull England's and, as

evade the tasks bit. There was also some honest, in our fighting prowess, and our

abasement diplomatic thorone.! that the greater part of Germany telligent and justified criticism of il

As a treaty It had imperfections, You know that oft-repeated phrase, chestnuts out of the fire. We never which nature, our moral traditions:

The propagandists who say destiny have set for us to do.

and the uncompromising forces of remained outside the Imperial

This propaganda against propagan- radius and was never subject to having been drawn by imperfect men "Amerlen has won every war and lost have.

representing imperfect peoples, most every peace conference." The next we have done no cannot prove a

What certain inhibitions and oblign-of whom for four years had endured time some patiour intellectual re-single instance in our entire history da makes many an average, ellizen tions, and in particular respect a war that was not exactly perfect.peats that phrase in the pompous as a nation to support their falschood. throw up his hands and say,

sense, your own decent Instincts, again and again they have deceived sens

your own values and traditions con- how many and what peace contracts, established by the they accounted for less than one-hult conversational impression ask him munist tactic of repeating a falsehood lieve in yourself, your own common of 1 per cent, of her foreign trade), ferences he's talking about. Did our come honest, well-meaning folk and which you cherish enough to fight. those frantic people for. These pence-at-any-price people or unconsciously, who, consciously Roman system and upheld after

diplomats lose for us the American have noothed its disruption by the Church, its France Any objections? The house Revolution, the War of 1812, the who can not bear to face the simple are giving daily ald and comfort. 10 the but sometimes hard truths of life. Cornrades Hitler and Stalln will do War Moxlean

of 1845-40, successor as a social influence."

Then there were the reparations. Spanish-American War or the World Have you observed how these same some harm and create more confu- Another warning of history, Much too much. At

re-sense of America says, "Enough- repudiating the League of Nations)7 because England is at moments

luctant to do the hard jobs of civilisu- you're a fake. They won't Lord Rennell adds, lies in its machinery was set up whereby they War (when we ducked our job by propagandists will scream, with rage sien before the courageous common- tion which they urge us to shirk? because we'll stop deceiving ourselve

when the hour of decision is at hand.. evidence of the temperamental could be scaled down to reason Dldn't they do pretty well in

able figure and that was shortly done.

Loulslana and Alaska purchases, the

The fashion of our present-day shed of the German voluminous tears have been

Oregon boundary dispute, the Alus- disposition

propagandists In to enver at Uncle- I have been discussing the pro- Sam for acting in 1917, the role of kan Asheries controversy, the All- peoples to be swayed by domin- over the war-guilt clause. Through lant and ambitious leaders rather all the fog and smoke of controversy bama claims, the Venezuelan crisis of paganda about America's part in the Good Samaritan. According to these

thing is clear. England and 18037 You may not be able to con-inst war. At first night it may seem

Kool and a "Bucker." He actually In- France did not invade Belgium. The vince him, but at least you will have le beating a dead horse, because people, the Good Samaritan was a. war was not fought on German soll. the satisfaction of exploding a myth. we now have another great war and convenienced himself in doing his as a member of the human At any rate, let's stop talking non-must make up our minds what to do share

There were no proats "Bul-but-the Germana are a proud

Con-wise guy.".

He "minded his own. prople." Since when has pride be- sense about being "bamboozled" by about it. The old propaganda has ally."

went

own way. come a cardinal and cleansing virtuer wily forelim diplomats. It's just an been mentioned because it has tended what he did. But the Lavite vats in

Do you remember what the Ger- other way of fooling ourselves and to warp our present attitudes.

sider briefly now some of the present-business" and man leaders said they were going to evading our responsibilities.

One of the favourite sports of day pitfalls that constantly threaten Didn't lose a nickel.

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Perhaps Uncle Sam, should do the do to the rest of the world if they

"They're all alike." Who says so? same. I don't think he will. He isn't won? If you don't and are really writers who have consciously or un- Interested, I suggest that you dig back consciously misled and misinformed into the official documents and the the American public in recent years Such strange bedfellows as Molotoff, thal sort of fellow. In due course Ales of newspapers of 28 years ago, has been to deride be motives which the Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs, ha'il rub his eyes, stand up, take off and our milksop is cont, and do a man's job in a hord. and the

which Hugh Johnson purposes and also read the Treaty of Brest caused

who only yesterday but worthwhile world,

LAWRENCE HUNT, peace-at-any-prico inspired America's entry into the last Intellectuals,

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New York, propagandists to-day will not tell World you, nor will the facing-both-ways bogles and scarecrows, naming them Daladier for their "cowardly surron-!

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rougher facts of life all did their contrast between our nolsy pride in force in American life. I wnan' in how, in some waAules of this world

True, Germany lost some rather 'un-I

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for the sanctity of treaties and ¦ prontable colonies In Africa (in 10141 matiner of the man trying to make And yet by using the Nazi-Com-can I believe?" Well-you can be-

than by defined rules of conduct.

There is scarcely any need to examine that assertion. It has been patent to all the world for the last eighty years; and even thus carly. In the present war it has become evident that for brutality and shameless lying Hitler and his gang maintain the worst. traditions of barbarity.

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