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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. SATURDAY, SEPT. 7, 1918.

AMY'S INSIDIOUS PROPAGANDA

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Writers After Inspecting' Ship rendous Army Plants in France Urge Nation to Act -C official Says "Either Keep Step. with An? erica or Perish."

MADRID. Spain. This country Is gr tdually awakening to the Important f ict that the United States and allies are i ei-

tlned to emerge from the war victors ) md

that Germany Is doomed to defeat. The

part America Is taking In world afq lire

and. more especially, the greater partj she Inevitably must play In International) politics and economics In the future ' are slowly, very slowly, but none the . lens surely, . seeping Into the comprehensli a of

the people of Spain.

Nowhere else In the world has si ibtle

Herman propaganda sought more za ousy to belittle America's participate i In the ' great struggle. Teutonic guile, .has liit neglected to play upon the chort b of

the past nor to fan Into flams I the

mouldering ashes of Spanish hatred at en

gendered by memories of Manila Baj r and

Santiago. The old bugaboo of 1ST! has

been tricked out and kept on parade. Yet

notwithstanding all these active Influences the truth Is being borne hot ne to

many of the thinking men of the t i at Ion

that Spain's future Is likely to d rpend largely upon the sympathetic frlrj ilship tf their one-time enemy, the Cnltedi States

f America. The reactionary and pro-Germari Spanlard can hardly be expected to ea tertaln

such Idess. Into the comprehem Ion of

the average hidebound, narrow : minded

Spaniard It Is most difficult to drl a home

nv adequate conception of what Ameri

can co-operation means to the ot .use of

the Entente Allies. If perchancrf some

tMng of our own propaganda reaches them, some Idea of the vast a inn of Money votel and expended, the i millions

' virile American troops suc essfully tnobtllsed and trained, the unprn indented

hipping tonnage launched and uo ler con-'-iictlon: of America's limitless t atources

eif factory, farm and mine, the res etlonary Spaniard Is prone, if Indeed his n) :tnd does pot fall utterly to grasp the man altode of such figures, to accept them is i simply nother proof of what Garroai propagsnda has pictured as tb nationa I Yankee traits of exaggeration, bluff and I bluster. Glimpse a New Daws., Hero In Madrid and In other 'parts of the kingdom I find that thousatj Ps of the nnk and file of the populace jemaln In Ihe same state of mental lgnoi nnce and Indifference concerning America . that hefigged them In 108. They have not changed. As the leaders of the ( jld regime of twenty years sgo led the nal Jon blindfold to the sacrifice, so the presT pt govern. Irg classes, suppcted hv InaldU ius enemy -opaganda. are. standing boi Jween the people and the light of truth. Yet there i. re not lacktng signs that Spain has begun to glimpse a new dawn, a dawt i which at least a few of" the more advn riced Intellects recognise as heralding th i coming of a better era. f Many diverse influences are at work to bring about this change. A si o rig them actual American achievemer probably stands pre-eminent. The succ jrsful transportat'on of our armies across the Atlantic In the fare of German subma fines and of Gorman sneers that It could r sit be done; the unparalleled preparation made by American energy In France U r the reception and maintenance of thosi i forcea ; the splendid character of the ars ty and navy personnel; the dauntlesanesn .of our men

heed to the great problem which is up for decision In the world war now. We are not Interested In the tremendous, decisive struggle about to begin between the United States and Germany. And. nevertheless, upon that struggle depends all our future.

"Parliamentarians and Journalists, each sfter his own fashion, each according to hie light, disguise and belittle the irresistible power of a great nation. Among our people they try to revive old hatreds. They attempt to leave public opinion Ignorant on questions which It should knew thoroughly from the beginning. If at the end of the war. the United States being victorious. Spain should remain outside the great world current which will set in. would that situation be prcfersble to a cordial understanding, dating from now. wtth the Power which Is going to triumphs? Is our country to persist In the policy of 'solatlon in this world? "Larra sal3 the nrig'n of our decadence 'ay In Snain'a failure to loin the movement which the Reformation initiated In Europe. Perchance In the history not only of Europe, but of the world, this nresent war may have as deep an Influence as had the Reformation. A new moral atmosphere Is In process of formation. New political relations are being

established. When the war is over, when the United States shall have accmnlisbed Its purpose. North America will be the nucleus shout which this new atmosphere will condense. And is Snain to rem'n

ealn. as In the sixteenth century, outside the course which all human'tv follow? Is

another decadence to set In for Snain? "The prob'em Is of tremendous Import

ance. T besran this a'tlc'e y evoking the

ratal mistake of 1898. But th' present

nroblem Is much more vast.. When one

"ons'ders our history careful'v In relation

to the preent hour and with the enormo'i spiritual and material interests

which at this moment hnng in the bal

-nce ooe discover, that for tts It Is no nueaHon of a tfanxlto'-v depression, but

of something which perhr. we who are

nw Hvln mev "ever renl'ze. some

hin en far reachln that it will affect

'Sna'n for f"'"t'o r feneration vet

n (.me. P'd te cii-r o' tne s'X-

tparh pewfi-v wo it ' nia". Know

aught of the future centuries?"

Officials Leas Dlgoted

Even some of the high officials of the

government ars beginning to show a less

bigoted disposition toward the Allies and a more discerning view of the days to come. Those Cabinet officers who have to face and to fir.d solutions for the never

rrline food and lavr prohlems. wnicn

"hronlcally harass the kingdom, are find

ing therrnelve confronted ny hpam s absolute dependence upon America for many

artlc'es of commerce vital to ner economic existence, and tinon Great Britain for other pr'me necessities.

Spain's dependence - upon the tnttefl

States for her suppl'es of cotVn. phosnhates. lubricants, gasolene, railwav ap

pliances and other materials essential tc

the smooth working of the national eco

nomic and industrial life Is felt and deeply recognized by the masses of the people when the snnnly temporarily is curtailed or cut off.' The deficit In the nation's cos'

upplv, carrying with It the dlsnuleting

certainty of a parMal influstrtal paraivsiF and stringent restriction of consumption, can be averted onlv by increased Importa

tions of coal from England. For the coming season It Is already too late to save the

situation in this manner.

To another large section of the industrial

community Spain's dependence upo" Fne-

land for tin plate used in the grea fish.

fruit and other canning establishments.

i 1 . i , i , 1 1 i . , . . . .1 . . li.!,- r Si' I' - "I f' 'I r ' l' ''' ' T, " " ''' '-- ,

In battle, and the unity of I he nation of nni tne difficulties surrounding its impor-

more than one hundred nt (Hons which etands behind them all tha te are estab

lished facts which hostile nj fopaganda no

longer can belittle or contri vert. Another potent factor worl Jng for Span

Jsh enlightenment has been, (the series of

articles of Aiorln. publlithed in the

A. B. C. which not only s a pro-Ger

man organ, but Is also tin t mast widely read periodical In Spain. Writing from France, this correspondent I is done much to open the eyes cf the puo flind Spaniard to the real facts. In on of his most

recent articles he stated ol rnly that Ger

many "has lost the war." II k has come out os a s'.'org. convinced a nd determined friend of the Americana) j arguing -that Spain's future is depeni lent upon the

attitude of the United H (ates. Writing from San Sebastian und r date of July 1C. Aiorln reiterated his former prophecies, and Insisted that ' Fpaln must be

roused from her trance I cfore It be too

late. America's Might; effort.

"1 was the first newspl per man to visit the American prepare tlon camps In France." he wrote. "f have seen the mighty effort which tj e great republic is putting forth. Fron my visit I have

rrathered the conviction sincere, unalter

able, that fhe United S tes will come out

victorious from the strl iggle which draws toward Its close. 'The nj tlltlcs of the whole world." I have wrltta i in these same rlumns. 'will move j its centre toward I-'orth America, and , Jt will be North America which in th future will direct humanity in things art titual." "These affirmations ft mine, pertinaciously repeated, I wi('f speak again and s-aln. many times. Ii want Spanish opinion to reallr.e the grai Hty of this present moment. My volea Is small, but the clrrul.itlon of the peril idlcal for which I write Is large. In thf ( face of the future. r-Vrh Is preparing. w at lot falls to Spain? What will bs Spain's attitude? "I carry in my soul the memory of 1898. A dlsrlple and admin r of D. Francisco Pi y Margall, l-keepoll e the words he spoke then Is the error to be repeated, the hltnrine. t'.ie stupid suicide of that spring f 1$Pt? "During my visit very North American officer with whom 1 spoke showed a lively Interest, a fervent 1 liking for Spain Let va not shut our qyies to the reality of things the great n public will come victorious out of thli war. Persons who know the power, tl i activity, the wealth of North America lfleny nevertheless that

her sons possess military spirit. On .the supposed absence of that spirit they rely to deny not '.nlj f that ; America will triumph gronJly Iri this war. but that she will triumph at r) . What an enormous error ? Step by sti . Incident by incident, letter by letter th jpast arises and history repcits itself. Tb e same thing was said of the American; people in 1898, and to combat tlia: artd ,ent D. Francisco PI y Maigall wrote unt of his finest and most

vehement artUics,

tatlon in sufficient quantities, have car

ried their urgent message, because these people are dependent for their daily brend upon the maintenance of those industries to which tin plate. Is a prime requisite. Illustrations might be multiplied to indicate how Spain's necessities are forcing her to face the relentless facts The shortage of wheat and corn supplies, which can be renlenlshed only from the United States and the Argentine: the need of nitrates, which may be imported exclusively from Chili, and the demand for other prime commodities of national consumption, the distribution of which is dependent upon the good will of the allied war trades boards all these have become vital prac

tical factors in driving home the truth and

in gradually facing Spain toward the new

light. Km World's Good Will. The necessity for the free exportation al?o of manufactured, agricultural a.d other domestic products, though obstructed in part by tho operations of tfhe enemy's submarine campaign. Spain is beginning to realize, depends in the; final analysis upon the good wH( of those world markets which the Entente Allies absolutely control. This plsasc

of the economic situation Is lust be

ginning to be fully appreciated. "With

her foreign commerce steadily declin

ing at an alirmtng rate, with therocean tonnage at her command for the 'maintenance of an economic balance pAovln. wholly Inadequate to meet the domanJs of the coming trade crisis, the hard.

cold, incontrovertible facts of the most

situarion tne Kingdom has had

to ccr.front are being driven Tiome fi

nally to the comprehension of all classes

in Spain.

And the laven Is working among the

government classes as well as amonir

the toiling masses. It is the growing recognition of this international economic dependence more than any other

one influence that has bronght about a

noteworthy change in certain high po

litical circles in Madrid. ;ome inklings of this ehanre of heart were forcibly expressed recently by Seflor Cambo. the Minister of Public Works. In an address

delivered by him hefom. the National

Mercantile Association (Pefensa Mer-

cantil y Patron.il). in which he scath

ingly criticised past urovernment poli

cies and outlined his course for the fu

ture.

The words of your chairman." said

senor cambo. carry an accusation

after war conditions. All my efforts will be directed toward preparing the nation for that critical period that; must ensue between the termination of U istilities and the final signing of peace te ms. ' Europe has chanced, her pace. Heaceforth the nations) will march to the music of America. Those who refuse will perish. The policy of the United States alarm

me. The Americans ntre displaying as much anxiety nnt interest In stndylns our economi c problems as

tboosh we had been nxled out for pedal conquest in V te future. "After the war w- must advance or he forever left behind, and to prevent the latter possibility the nation requires thi co-operation of all. Otherwise wi;t will Ur unnkle to avoid Invasion when the great struggle Is endc

Seftor Cimbo's sensational declaration,'

coming rrom a sourt e so high in the counsels of the governm pnt, has fallen like an aerial bomb into I he camp of the proGermans. It is rfsjarded as signifioant however, that no v tply to nor criticism of

his remarks has ej-ianated from the usually outspoken pro-Terman press. None of

the newspapers, la,, fact, has had the temer

ity apparently t comment favorably or

otherwise upon Hit? forcible statements.

Crowd Outside -the "Eoyal

raJa.cc.

SPAIN MUST' SEEK THE

FRIENDSHIP OF 'AMERICA

Another meirber of the Span'sh Minis

try, no less a .personage than the Minister

of State. ap!7:rently has seen the hand

writing on the wall and Is disposed to con

cede the prcj. ability of America's triumph

in the war.

In anothr column I cited extracts from

the remarkable speech of Senor Cambo

the Minister of Public Works, before the

National Ii'ercantile Association, In which

he said ''Europe has changed her pace.

HenceforT the rtations will march to the music of America, and those who refuse

will perf?h."

Sefior Cambo, it is only fair to explain.

made tfhls concession with evident reluctance, for he added: "The policy of the United States alarms me. The Americans

are displaying as much anxiety and Interest Id studying our economic problems as thougfi we had been singled out for special conquest in the f jture." Iater in his address he speke of the possibility of Spain being "unable to avoid Invasion wbn the great struggle Is ended."

Tistrust of America's altruistic motives

ir making herself a determining factor in

tVie world war i? one of the most facile

weapons pro-German propaganda is wield

ing in its effort to hold Spanish sentiment aloof from tlie Allies' cause.

Amerlca'will Triumph.

Commenting upon Senor Cambo's seem

ing distrust of American ambitions. "Azorin." the outspoken correspondent in France of "A. B. C." Spain's most widely read periodical, remarked in one of his recent letters: "Our parliamentarians and journalists deplore the liking which the United States shows for Spain. We cannot understand this attitude. Would they prefer indifference or hostility from the great republic? If, at the end of the war, the United States being victorious, Spain

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L i -rfS"lr Ysr T'---' - -''.'"v iv 'Pul I

lessly and to carry on the battle to the bitter end, and her resources in men and money are as exhaustless as is the Idealism which Woodrow Wilson has discovered in the conscience of his countrymen."

USE CATHOLICS IN THEIR NEW PEACE OFFENSIVES

TheThpone.Roam m

views of "Azorin." which I quoted In a recent despatch, La Epoca says : "Azorin, who recently has visited France and has described the works being carried out by the Americans, publishes a new article in A. B. C. insisting upon his point of view. His opinions correspond with those of our own correspondent in Paris (Juan de Becon). as is demonstrated by the letter published to-day in these co'nmrts." "This coire'dence of two writers, who relate what they have seen with their own eyes. Is of Importance, hrcanie they confirm the belief that the words of Mr. Clemencenu were not spoken In vain when he decl.ired that the war would he derided toy the Americans.

"This has a vital importance for Spain,

convey a fairly exact idea of the time that must j-et elapse before the termination of the war." Germans Should Renounce Hope. The true Import of such utterances as these may be' appreciated only when it is remembered that La Epoca, as I have said, is the accredited mouthpiece of the government now In power, while A. B.C.. the periodical in which have appeared the bold philippics of "Azorin." has been hitherto distinctly pro-German in its attitude. La Correspondencia de Espafia. on the other hand, is generally regarded as a proAlly newspaper. On the same day on which was published the matter Just quoted from La Epoca, the celebrated Spanish writer Alberto Insua. now acting as special correspondent in France for I.a

the editorial continues, "for many rea-CorrPSPn('Pncia de Espafia, contributed sons. The United States is unknown to us. to tne growing symposium similar graphic

Her triumpn in the war will carry with it testimony Arter emphasizing the limitless

Spain is and has been for many months a hotbed for the propagation and dissemination of the most blatant and ridiculous enemy propaganda. " As the most important of the Catholic countries not

yet allgi ed with either of the world bel

ligerents, it has become also a focal point

for the concentration of those Insidious

peace offensives craftily Inaugurated in

Germany, with the ostensible sanction of

the Vatican, looking to an ending of hos

tilities by agreement or compromise be

fore Germany and Austria can be crushed

into humility by their foes.

Following closely upon an editorial In the pro-German organ El Dla. urging the Spanish government to attempt a third overture for an early peace, comes the following German wireless despatch, em

anating from Nauen, a Prussian city about seventeen miies northwest from Potsdam,

which has been the source of much of the

most persistent enemy propaganda given

currency in Spain. The wirelesa, under

date of July 17, said: "The General Assembly of the German Catholic Press Association sends a tele

gram of congratulation to the Catholics

of Spain, with special rererence to tne Catholic press of that country, to the following effect: 'The Assembly confides in the support of the Spanish Catholic press for the united action in favor of the reestablishment of haj-mony between the Christian nations. bsJBed on the principles

fixed by the Pope. The Assembly extends Its thanks and appreciation to the Spanish Catholic press for its admirable attitude of Just neutrality during the war.' " Would Use Catholics. This despatch was printed Joyfully by all the pro-German newspapers of Spain. El Correo Espafiol, the organ of the Jaimlstas, owned by Don Juan of Bourbon, a newspaper generally regarded a

the most re&ctionary tn tne couniry, a journal In close sympathy with the clergy responds to the enemy appeal in a column and a half editorial in which, assuming to speak for the Catholic press of Spain. It says: "It is unnecessary for us to urge the Catholic press of Spain to undertake this heautiful and highly dignified task. The Catholic press of Madrid and of the prov'nces know how to comply with this sacred duty. The task Is magnificent, colosl t;tnln. But it can be realized if the

Catholics of the entire world set aside the rancors and bad passions engendered by

the war. "Let our editors work along these lines: from the points of their pens let Ideas flow. Inspired by the voice of the Vatican, so as to carry into their articles the noble sentiments they hold for the love of the world's peace. What grander crusade can thev undertake? We the Legitimists (the political name for the party of the royal nretender). those who remain faithful to the pure doctrines of the Church, are ready for anything. In such a sublime cause we will not-rest. Viva the peace counselled and defended by the august vicar of Jesus Christ!" As indicative of the close co-operation existing: between the Gorman propaganda

emanating from Nauen and historical cuse to take possession of the country

morsels which this eminently fair and Impartial press has been feeding to the people of Spain. Here is one of them by way of Nauen : "Australian soldiers captured, toeether with some Americans, during a recent encounter expressed their surprise that men so ill-prepared and ignorant of warfare were allowed to take part In an attack. The Australians are convinced that tha Americans cannot possibly decide the m-ar. as by the time they are duly prepared It will be too late. And one may judge how the Americans feel on the subject from the following words spoken by a prisoner: 'We were compelled to enlist and then were forced to go to the front.' With characteristic German consistency, the Kaiser's propaganda, when It ia not

busy disparaging the prowess of American arms and picturing the utter impotence of the Yankee soldier. Is at work painting America as the mighty and frightful bugaboo that Is destined to reduca France and Spain, too. if she doesn't "watch gut" to a state of servile vassalage, by her sheer force of absorption and conquest. In another column I quoted enough of an address of Senor Cambo, Minister of Public Works, to show how seriously he was "alarmed" because of American policies, hinting broadly at American ambition of "conquest-" German propaganda is like a blunderbuss It scatters its charge indiscriminately. On one day American troops are so "111 prepared and ignorant of warfare" as to ba unfit to take part In an attack. On tha next day they are depicted as potential and fearsome world beaters. If any one Madrid Journal merits the encomiums showered upon the Catholic press of Spain for Ita "justice and Impartiality" by the German Catholic Press Association, it surely must be El Correo Espafiol, that sanch pro-German organ of the reactionary Jaimlstas and clericals. Declare French Doomed. From its columns of a recent issue I

cull this gem:

"Uncle Sam's troops have begun to cut

down trees and overthrow houses and

castles in France for all the world as If

they were In a conquered country. They have laid railways where they pleared or wherever they thought it convenient to

do so, and they have tried, even if with no success thus far, to send all the French

factory workers to the front and to re

place them with their own people. We must confess the Americans act logically

withal. Was it not agreed that they wero to come over in order to defend French territory? What more natural thnn that

the French should be sent to the trenches first? And if they al! perish and the Yankees are left in possession of their countrv it will not be Amrr'cn's fault, but that of the men who rule France. "It is known that the United Sta'es ilready has spent J160.npn.000 In the construction and repair of French railways, over which 1.727 American locomotive ar.d 12.633 American cars continually arc running. Another line now Is being laid between Paris and Bayonr.e. The money lent by America to France is something fabulous. "I never have believed and never w'll believe that the American assistance will contribute to anything more than a prolongation of the war. but it is an undoubted fact that Uncle Sam's troons. little b 'ittle. are replacing the English and French armies all a'.ong the line. Whether the Allies be conquered or not even's ire proving that If th war be prolorerd for one more year (and unfortunately. It looks like It) the interests which now bind France and America together will have increased greatly, giving to tha latter naticn. whose noble Intentions most people and particularly th Spanlards have good reason to doubt, an ex-

after the war the power to dictate com

mercial regulations which we may not ignore. Attention was Invited to one aspect

or this sttuaron some days ago in an im

oortant speech bv the Minister of Public

orks The commercial regulations are.

moreover, those that exert most influence

upon the American nations, where we de

sire increasingly to implant our own. "All these considerations require that we take into account and accustom ourselves to the Idea, that the l ulled States has come Into the fight In Knrope as a factor of efflency a factor all the more efficient because It arrives powerful and vigorous, and when the signs of wenknrss In Its adversaries are notorious." On the same day on which this edltorla'

utterance was printed La Epoca also pub Ilahed n despatch from Its Parisian correspondent. Juan de Becon. another abli

Spanish journalist, describing the hercu lean achievements of the Americans at Bordeaux and other French ports. Com mentins upon the vastness of the preparatory work accomplished to facilitate thtask of her armies and upon the astounding efficiency, strength and determination evince.' in every American activity, Sefioi Becon said: "Those in Spain who laugh at the intervention of the United States, those whr never believed that it would come to pass those who contended, even after this Inter

vention had hecomA an arrnmnlishAd fa--f

should remain outside the great world that it would never advance beyond the current, which will set in. would that sit-1 Platonic stage of financial and moral supuation be preferable to a cordial undr-1 ort- must now' recognize and admit th.

standing, aaung rrom now, wim tne rower that is going to triumph?" j "Azorin" is not the only Spanish cor-' respondent at the front who has recorded' his belief that Germany is doomed to disaster since America placed her giant strength in the scale of battle. But thef newspapers of Madrid, engrossed in their!

petty party politics and busy heaping! abuse upon either side of the belligerents. '; according to their respective affiliations.' for the most part have failed as yet to' grasp the deep meaning of all this first hand testimony gathered by their own accredited correspondents on the scene o action. To that statement, however, it is now necessary to note one conspicuous exeep- ' tion a most important one. La Epocp is

the official mouthpiece of the conservative,

Those who believe In the triumpn of Oermany and those who delude themselves with notions of a patched tip peace are foollug themselves. In view of the facts, what does It nlgnlfy if the Germans gain n few miles of ground In France f They may reach Paris, they may take possession of the coveted strip of French roast that seems to be the pinnacle vf their ambition, but the outcome of the struggle will be the unc," Senor Becon then proceeds to testify to

notenttality of America's resources, and

festifying to the truthfulness of the vast figures which stand as the exponent of

American effectiveness In France and Flanders. Seftor Insua comments upon

rocn s recent counter offensive and con eludes caustically: If the next surprise or advance of f.iidendorf proves abortive, or Is cheeked half way In Its development, as his latest operations were, then the German General Staff should renounce all hope of victory."

is justified. The very existence ot

jour assoc'ation I In itself an accusa

tion. A Spaniard is not inferio? to the men of other nations. Individually he Is superior to the "5erman, the Englishman or the Frenchman, but collectively he is Inferior to all, because our collective energies always tend to injure the interest of the great majority. We need perfect htrmony and union to confront the contingencies that will arise at the end of the war. "The warrAn naHnnv arm xnenrtfn2

To Past repiata Itself. Wa pay no more money than Spain la prwaring for

acralnst the rovtrr.rt hh' in party, now in power. It is also the per-l,h, . ra "rxv

... " -,nl ... ;... ntn. th Xfin'stAr . . - - .

, - . . . 7 L i- j T . resenting tne mlgntv rorce or American .f State and : is commonly believed to re-, co-operation-the millions of men she is

- -.4j n us suiiut in i-uii.i "( send m

aeas or me government, its owner re- money she is expending with rare effiently was selected by the Press Associa- ciency and speed He cites the signifllon to confer with the Minister of State cance of rPCent G,rmar, miiitarv reverses.

nonL-ern.riK tne application ot tne espionage ; ar.d emphasizes the failure of her subma

it w. me per&onai orKsn or tne

Minister of State, evidently has seen some

portents of the future.

nre campaign of f rightfulness, assuring to the Entente Allies continued command

of the seas. Reverting again to the tre

One of its recent editorial utterances ls!menrin nrn,rHn. ,,Ha, o tn

tne most signuicant expression or oninion ; .. .. i. ... hu . .n . .

that has AnnAnrA1 in monv mittith, u-: ... ... ...... . .. la eiiame

... .. r, .., .,. , victorious rmisn. tne correspondent con-itnis oivine lire or Justice The entire the wr It am. r...7hu Sn.mlsh dtasji rvminAn no- imnn i,.:i..j - . . 1, . . juoi.ic. i ue cnurt me war, it seems reasonable to elve pub

" - . '- tnese same lacts ousnl lo'n,lea iaies is ready to struggle Ufe-llicity to some of the delectable "news'

Sefior Cambo's confessed misgivings con

-erning the disinterestedness of American

intentions have elicited a retort from the editorial columns of El Heraldo, one of

the liberal party organs of Madrid, proXlly. in its sentiment, which comes to the lefence of President Wilson and his Amer

ican followers in these terms : "Sefior Cambo. whose psychologly strikes is as Identical with that of any shop-

'teeper enriched by fraud, some days ago

ssured us that American sympathy for Spain should be considered an alarming symptom. Now. Sefior Cambo is the person least qualified to understand ideal

istic intentions, for he was also scandalized at the very idea of Belgium's protesting, arms in hand, against any violation

of her neutrality. If a statesman argues in so incomprehensible and abject a manner, how can we expect our lower and senseless middle classes to understand the noble Intentions of other nations?

. No Unworthy Purposes.

Every two or three weeks, anxious not

to arouse the slightest suspicion. Presi

dent iison declares that his country has

ntered tne war with no unworthy ideas

r gain. Not longer than a few davs aeo

a Yankee general addressed his troops in these touching words, which recall to our minds some of the most splendid episodes

or nistory : "w hen we return to our coun

try we shall do so empty handed. We

shall take nothing back but the ashes of

our dead.

wnat transformation would a man of

Sefior Cambo's mentality have to undergo

Derore ne mignt be expected to arrive at i due comprehension of these exalted words? Can it be possible that our race has lost that spiritual exaltation which In other epochs made us so quick to recognize and to admire all generous impulses in others? Can we have fallen so low as all this? "As regards America's co-operation in the mighty struggle, there are already on the firing line 1.019.000 men. Mr. Baker told the President a few days ago. Is this clear? One million nineteen thousand men for the moment only! As for war material, what there Is of it in France at the present time is already far and awav more

than ever was calculated upon. By October the American troops at the front will mount-up to one and a half millions, and!

fy tne end of the yea- to two millions. "It was necessary that the peril should become imminent for America to reveal

to us the true worth of her inexhaustible power and abnegation And it is not Pres-

with

events in the capitals of the Teutonic

Powers. It Is Interesting to note that on the same day on which the above wireless

was sent from Nauen there came through the same news channel voluminous reports of the declarations of Count Burian. the Austrian Minister o' Statr. who. following the speech of the German Chancellor, said: "Only differences relating tc territory exist between the belligerents. There is no noticeable difference concern

ing the conception of Justice, liberty

fthey pretend to defend in the name of

'iberty and Justice. "Some persons may think I exaggerate, but If thev could read the editorial published in L'Eclalr of June 7 they would perhaps change their opinion. The author of the article, a Frenchman. Franco's Poncetton. expresses his views In the following manner: 'We -are in the presence of a new crusade and a curious one. in which the Americans are acting the part

of the old fashioned knights. Magna n'.-

honor. peace to the nations and equality Jmous. if not heroic, hopes are centred

of rights as mandates of a modern world policy. WE ARE ALWAYS READY TO

OPEN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS WITH ALL OUR ENEMIES." Try to Enlist Pope. The new peace offensive of the hard pressed Central Powers and the activity displayed in enlisting the co-operation of the Catholic Church in favor of a peace

based upon the Vatican proposals is coincident with ce;tain events which undoubtedly have an important bearing upon this propaganda. A month or rrore ago the

Prime Minister of Spain. Sefior Maura.

sailed in person at the house of the Papal Nuncio in Madrid, remaining for more than an hour closeted in secret conference. The

incident evoked no little comment at the

time, and it was generally believed that the proposal for the removal of the Holy See from Rome to Spain was aeain undAr iu-

cusslon.

Since thr t meetin with the Prlmn Min

ister the NunCiO has Visiter! T.lehnn iitH

has re-errab!i?hed diplomatic relations be

tween the Vatican and the Republic of Portuga,. At an even later date similar

-Alations have been established by tht Holy Sea with Japan and China and the

equlsite diplomatic aonointmAnta have

been gazetted. To thoughtful men in

Madrid this unusual activity on the part -f the Vatican at a time whei the enemv is openly seeking to utilize he pr-stiee of the Ohu-ch In its peace propaeanda ap

pears of immense importance. Now note the clumsv cunning of th Teutonrc Intrieue; observe how deftl' 'Jermanv contrives to convey to neutra: Spain the rugsestion. accompanied by 'auning flattery, that her services wll" not go unrewarded if she aids in nulling the Teutonic chestnuts out of the fire Again from the prolific propaganda factory of Nauen comes the followin? excorpi 'rom Jasul, the off'cial orrrnn of the

toum."i"ian government government

no"- under the heel of G"ri"v-

"Far from nermittlng he-self to be Inveigled bv the warring nations, and ir

rite of all the glittering promises an

threatening words. Spain has faithfully

-naintained her neutral ground. The

fruits of so sensible a decls'on will not be

lone- in appearing. The old elory which

made her name famous In history will b

her once more The ne" I inoreagine

apidly in value. The Spanish army is

intact and readv to prevent any attack

upon the country's interests.

"It might not be altogether Imposs'ble

for Spain to receive some compensation

for her strict neutrality In the future

'j spam: ureal nation or the past, you

have been truly fortunate In your de

cision, and we, who at the critical moment

were less sensible than you. feel envious

indeed cf your fortune!"

Of course, the pro-German press of

Madrid has riven th's impassioned' out

burst from Germanized Roumania ful' prominence. - In view of the German Catholic Pres Association's laudation of Spanish newspapers for the r "admirable altitude of lust neutrality and imnartialltv rlurim

in It.

Only Playful Satire. " 'Let us speak quite frankly. Our old friends have made up their minds to civilize us. Evidently they find us still somewhat primitive. They are accompanied by special missionaries to teach us how to live according to common sense ideas. They are trying to prove their superior capacity in ail kinds of civic service after many useless efforts In military matters. The "first thing we are taught is how to swat flies. Please do not smile. Those things are to be taken seriously. You cannot imagine how ail kinds of winged insects, accustomed to carry typhoid, cholera and other microbes along with them, worry our friends! They believe it to be a sure proof of barbarism that these insects are allowed to live."

After quoting some more of Mr. Por.cetton's playful satire. El Correo Espafiol comments sombrely: "And thus we see a country like France, which, after leaving her firing lines, her railways and her public administration in strange hands, ha to tolerate a people who think they are able to civilize the one nation of all tha world which we al' thought the very acme of culture and refinement. When tha French endure all this it is simply becausa they cannot now manage without the help of those who are humiliating them, because It is now too late to prevent tho. suave subjection of their territory. But when he war comes to an end and the oroud Gallic spirit awakens, they will wish to shake off the American yoke. Un'ortunatelv. it will be too late then, and, whether they wish to do so or not. they will have to swat flies and obey the ordera f the Yankees." Horrible fate! And. of eour-e. the moral which El Correo Espafiol would deduce 's Let Spain beware a like debacle! And now. German propaganda throuelt

his Just and impartial Journal having lemonstrated to a nicety how American -ower snd practical efficiency are about to 'wallow unfortunate France for supper with a probability of seeking Spa'n for lext morning's breakfast along comes another of those literary high exnlosiva shells from Nauen's wireless operator, while the pro-German, newspapers of Madrid exploit under the caption. "American Heln Ineff'c:ent " Dlxparace Americas) Help. It purports to quote tbe view of tha "military critic of the Dutch Journal Xicuwe Courant" as follows: "I have always doubted tbe Importance of American co-operatio.i In the war, and. in spite of the terrific propaganda carrlrd

on by an American bureau for thia express

purpose, i am iar rrom naving chanred

my opinion. England herself has doubted that the American troops would ever de.

stroy 'German militarism.' . The successes

'hus far obtained by the Americans hm

been exaggerated by the Entente press m uch an extent as to remind us of those, barrack fair advertisements to attract ...

?ntion to what Is going on Inside.

I have also grave doubts of the nc-.i

billty of a rapid transfer of the An.t-rL-i.

troops In any important numbers."

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