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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY. APBEL 3, 1917. : . . ' .1 KRUPP PUBLICITY CAM PA1G N BARED Overseas News Agency Re ports Part of Carefully L Inspired Propaganda. AMERICANS UNDER CENSOR Belie' That News From Berlin Asso ciation Is "Official" Only Half Trite Word From German Sources Two-Sided. fCopyrlKht 1!17, by the Tribune Associa tion. Registered In accordance with the copyright act. Canada. 1917. by the Tribune Association. Published by arrangement with the New York Tribune.) BT CARL W. ACKER MAN. NEW YORK, April 2. (Special.) Every American newspaper is print ing daily propaganda written and dis tributed by the Krupp interests, the largest manufacturers of war muni tions for the German government. For nearly two years the American press has been regularly printing dis patches from the Overseas News Agency. Some believed here these re ports were "official." Krupps Finance Association. This is only half true. The Krupps have been financing this news asso ciation. The government has given its support and the two wireless tow ers at Sayville, Long Island, and Tuckerton, N. J., have been used as "footholds" on American soil. These stations are just as much a part of the Krupp works as the factories at Essen or the shipyards of Kiel. They are to disseminate the Krupp-fed, Krupp-owned, Krupp-controlled news of the Overseas News Agency. When the Overseas dispatches first reached the United States the news papers printed them in a spirit of fairness. They gave the other side, and in the beginning they were more or less accurate. But when interna tional relations between the two coun tries became criH 1 the news began to be distorted in Berlin. At each crisis, as at the time of the sinking of the Arabic, the Ancona, the Sussex and other ships, the Ger man censorship prevented the Ameri can correspondents from sending the news as they gathered it in Germany and substituted "news" which the Krupp interests and the Imperial German Foreign Office desired the American people to believe. Last December, when the German General Staff began to plan for- an unrestricted submarine warfare, es pecial use was made of the "Over seas News Agency" to work up sen timent here against President Wilson. Desperate efforts were made to keep the United States from breaking dip lomatic relations. Effort Made to Divide Opinion. In December and January last rec ords of the news dispatches in the American newspapers from Berlin show that the Overseas agency was more active than all American corre spondents in Berlin. Secretary of State Zimmermann, Under-Secretaries von dem Busche and Von Stumm gave frequent interviews to the so-called "representatives of the Overseas News Agency." It was all part of a specific Krupp plan, sup ported by the Hamburg-American and the North German Lloyd steamship companies, to divide opinion in the United States so that President Wil son would not be supported if he broke diplomatic relations. Propaganda Double-Headed. Germany, as was pointed out in a previous article, has been conducting a two-faced propaganda. While working in the United States through her agents and reservists to create the impression that Germany was friendly, the government also 1 abor ed '- r- CUT THIS OUT OXD E5GUSH RECIPE FOR CA TARRH, CATARRHAL DEAF NESS AND HEAD NOISES. 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Take this home and add to it pint of hot water and 4 ounces of granulated sugar; stir until dissolved. Take one tablespoon ful four times a day. This will often bring quick relief from distressing head noises. Clogged nostrils should open, breathing become easy and hearing im prove as the inflammation in the eustachian tubes is reduced. Parmlnt used In this way acts directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the sys tem and has a slight tonic action that facilitates obtaining the desired re sults. The preparation is easy to make, costs little and is pleasant to take. Every person who has catarrh should rive this treatment a trial. Adv. NUXATED IRON increases strength of delicate, nervous, rundown people 10O per cent in ten days i n many instances. $100 forfeit If it fails as per full ex planation In large article soon- to ap pear in this paper. Ask your doctor or dr us grist about it. Owl 7rnjrCo. always carry It la TCP The tocic to prepare the German people for war. The policy was to make the Ameri can people believe that Germany would never do anything to bring the United States into the war, but to convince the German public that America was not neutral and that President Wilson was scheming against the German race. Germany was Janus-headed. Head No. 1 said: "America, you are a great Nation. We want, your friendship and neutrality. We have" close business and blood rela tions, and these should not be broken. Germany Is not the barbaric nation her enemies picture her." President Wilson Attacked. Head No. 2. turned toward the Ger man people, said: "Germans, President Wilson is anti German. He wants to prevent us from starting an unlimited submarine war. America has never been neutral, be cause Washington permits the ammuni tion factories to supply the allies. These factories are killing your relatives. We have millions of German-Americans who will support us over there. It will not be long until Mexico will declare war on the United States, and our re servists will fight for Mexico. Don't be afraid if Wilson breaks diplomatic re lations." Dcrnburg First Envoy. The German press Invasion of Amer ica began at the beelnning. Dr. Dern burg was the first envoy. He was sent to New Tork by the same Foreign Of fice off'ciala and the same Krupp inter ests which control the Overseas agency. Having failed here, he returned to Ber lin. There was only one thing to save German propaganda in America. That was to mobilize the Sayville and Tuck erton wireless stations, and Germany did it immediately. In a later article the question of sup pression of news by the German cen sors will be discussed. Instances will be cited and proof given that there were discrimination and distortion. In this article I want to explain the work ings of the Krupp international news agency and show why the Krupp inter ests can afford to spend 800,000 marks annually in this branch of propaganda alone. Demand for Space Ignored. At the beginning of the war, when the British censors refused the Amer ican correspondents in Germany the right of telegraphing to the United States via England, the Berlin govern ment granted permission to the United Press, the Associated Press and "The Chicago Daily News" to send wireless news via Sayville. At first this news was edited by the correspondents of these associations and newspapers in Berlin. Later. when the Individual correspondents began to demand more space on the wireless, the news sent jointly to these papers was cut down. This unofficial league of American j papers was called ' the "War-Union." The news which this union sent was German, but it was written by trained American writers. When the govern ment saw the value of this service to the United States It began to send wireless news of Its own. Then the Krupp interests appeared and the Over seas News Agency was organized. At that moment the Krupp invasion of the United States began. Ivrnpp Invasion Begins. Krupp first step was to employ a German named Gunther Thomas, for mer city editor and Berlin correspond ent of the "New Yorker Statts-Zeitung." For more than a year Thomas directed this news, but Thomas, who had more of an American viewpoint than the Ger man government approved, was forced out, and Dr. Hammann, for 10 years chief of the Berlin Foreign Office propaganda department, was selected as president of the Overseas News Agency. The Krupp interests, which had been subscribing 100,000 marks . annually to this agency, subscribed the same amount to the reorganized company. Then, believing that another agency could be organized, they subscribed 400,000 marks more to the Transocean News Agency. Because there was so much bitterness and rivalry between the officials of the two concerns, the government stepped in and informed the Overseas News Agency that it could send only "polit ical news," while the Transocean was authorized to send "economic and so cial news" via Sayville and Tuckerton. Krupp's Eyes on Mexico. This news, however, -was not solely for the United States. Krupp's eyes were on Mexico and South America, so agents were appointed in Washington and New Tork to send the Krupp-bred wireless news from New York by ca ble to South America and Mexico. Ob viously the same news which was sent to the United States could not be tele graphed to Mexico and South America, because Germany had a different policy toward these countries. The United States was on record against an un limited submarine warfare. Mexico and South America were not. Brazil, which has a big German population, was con sidered as an unannexed German col ony. News to Brazil, therefore, had to be colored differently from news to New York. Some of the coloring was done In Berlin: some in New York by Krupp's agents here. As a result of Germany's anti-United States propaganda In South America and Mexico, these countries did not follow President Wilson when he broke diplomatic relations with Ber lin. While public sentiment might have been against Germany, it was, to a cer tain degree, antagonistic to the United States. So far as I know, even though dip lomatic relations are severed, certain wireless news from Berlin is going to South America and Mexico which is not reaching New York. Krupp's foot hold at Sayville and Tuckerton Is prov ing valuable. As long as these two wireless towers are permitted to com municate with Berlin this German propaganda will continue to filter into the United States, and will be sent to Mexico and South America, Germany will continue to manufacture sentl ment among the Mexicans and Latin Americans against the United States. The English and French newspapers long ago learned the lesson about this propaganda that it was not what the German -people heard and thought, but what the German government desired the world .to believe the Germans heard and thought. The allied press. which formerly printed a great deal of the Overseas News Agency "news," learned that the Krupp interests and the German government were sending news about Germany which the Ger man people were not permitted to read. And publication of much of this Krupp information was stopped. The Krupp Interests have gigantic plans for a publicity campaign to fol low this war. Not only the Krupp di rectors, but the army and navy believe they can "conquer the world by pub licity." They plan to merge the Wolff Agency, In Germany, with the Trans ocean and Overseas News Agency and distribute "news" throughout the world, especially in North and South America. They count upon the foot hold they have now In the United States to aid them in their schemes. Thieves Quarrel; Gems Found. NEW TORK, April 2. A quarrel be tween thieves led to the recovery of a 130,000 necklace and other Jewelry stolen recently from the home of Mrs. William McNalr, the police announced last night. Three men have been ar rested in in connection with the case and a fourth is being sought. The dis pute, it was said, was over the distribu tion of money obtained for some of the Jewelry. - Bead The Oregonian classified ad. ARMY AND NAVY IN POSITION TO HURRY More Guardsmen Called to Service to Meet Immedi ate Defense Needs. 60,000 GUARDS IN SERVICE War Department Places Tenta tive Contracts for Enormous Quantities of War Material to Supply Big Army. WASHINGTON. April, 2. Army and Navy preparations were believed by of cials tonight to have reached a stage guaranteeing Immediate defense needs and Insuring that the more sweeping steps Congress is expected to authorize can be carried out promptly. During the day more National Guardsmen were called into the Federal service for police duty, making a total of more than 60,000 state troops now assigned to guard against internal dis order. The War Department also announced that In addition to the handicap It was working under, the guardsmen who are Government employes or employes of private plants doing Government work will be mustered out. Several Rcflmcnta Called. The guard organizations called out today are: Virginia Fourth Infantry, First and Second Coast Artillery, Battery B. Field Artillery. Vermont First Infantry. West Virginia Second Infantry. Connecticut Second and Fourth com panies, Coast Artillery. Returns today from recruiting sta tions showed big gains. During March the Army gained 6723 men, and, while declining to go into details. War De partment officials said the total strength was nearlng the authorized peace maximum of 120,000. War Department plans for the mob ilization of a war-time army have been completed for some days and are ready for submission to the military commit tees of the House and Senate. No de tails of the proposal to be made as to the method of assembling the force have been given out, but President Wilsbn's word to Congress tonight in dicated the scope of the first step to be taken. Training Plana Projected. The universal service project formu lated by the Army General Staff, in troduced in the form of a bill in the House today, provides for the training of approximately 500,000 men a year. The Senate military committee bill, for the same purpose, also presented today, provides for annual classes of about equal size. If the plans adopted call for 600.000 Federal troops in addition to bringing the present regular Army and National Guard forces up to their maximum strength, the United States Army would number more than 1,200,000 men. The War Department has placed al ready tentative contracts for an enor mous quantity of war material to sup ply the forces to be raised. RESERVE TO BE RAISED HERE President's Call Expected to Bring All Recruits Oregon Needs. As soon as the Third Oregon Infantry is recruited up to Its full war strength of 2056 men, and In addition to any other troops that will be called from Oregon in the 500,000 men asked by President Wilson, steps will be taken Immediately to form a reserve bat talion of the Third Oregon. George A. White, Adjutant-General of the Oregon National Guard, has his plans all prepared for the formation of this reserve battalion, the purpose of which will be to keep in constant train ing and readiness a force of officers and men from which troops may be drawn to fill gaps in the Third Oregon. The new battalion will be composed of four full companies, all recruited up to war strength of three officers and 150 men each. The battalion will be In command of a Major and will have a full complement of officers. Through this reserve battalion, the strength of the Third Oregon will be kept constantly up to its full war quota. Whenever for any reason there are vacancies in the various companies of the regiment, men will be sent for ward from the reserve battalion to fill them. The gaps In the reserve bat talion in turn will be filled with new recruits." Raw recruits, of course, will not be sent forward until they have under gone a period of training in the re serve battalion. How many additional troops will comprise Oregon's quota under ' the 500,000 call, and whether these troops will be recruited' as additional Na tional Guard regiments or as volun teers will not be known until orders covering the- situation arrive from the War Department, which doubtless has worked out the whole thing. In the Spanish War, 100,000 volun teers were called and Oregon's quota was one regiment of infantry and a battery of artillery. With five times that number of men now called out, it probably would not be far wrong to figure that Oregon will be called on for about five times the number of men it provided at that time. Plans are understood to be on foot now for Immediate organization of a full regiment of cavalry, with Troop A, or Portland, as a nucleus. Requests have been received by Gen eral White from several Eastern Ore gon towns for permission to form troops of cavalry. It Is believed a complete regiment of experienced rid ers. Including a good many cowboys and men of the rough rider type, could quickly be recruited. The call for 500,000 additional troops undoubtedly will stimulate recruiting for the Third Oregon, which is now about 500 men short of its war strength. The reluctance of young men to enlist has not been lack of patriot ism so much as a desire to know that they really would be needed.1 Judge C. U. Gantenbein, who was the first man to be appointed Colonel in the Officers Reserve Corps of the United States Army by the War De partment, has been planning to recruit a volunteer regiment in the event of a calL In fact, he has almost enough names for a complete regiment already signed up. CONGRESS CHEERS WILDLY (Continued From First Pare.) about. The President entered amid deafening cheers. Never had he been greeted as he was tonight. Both sides joined with a will. It was noticed that Senators La Follette, Lane, Stone and Cummins, who helped defeat the armed neu trality bill in the last session, did not join in the applause. Senator La Fol- lette stood with arms crossed and head sunk over his chest. Senator Kenyon, another of the g-roup, applauded rather vigorously. The President spoke slowly at first, then faster than usuaL His voice was clear and grew stronger as he proceeded. It was a very serious and quiet audience. Not until the President de clared "we will not choose the path of submission," did his audience ap plaud. Those words drew shouting and hand-clapping. Scarcely had the sounds of this demonstration died away when the President declared that the Congress should declare that a state of war existed and a second demonstration began. Representative Caldwell, of New York, first rose to his feet and yelled. Every one of the Supreme Court Judges stood. Chief Justice White smiled and vigorously clapped his hands, as did Justices Pitney and Clarke. Outburst Follows Bequest for Men. Declaration by the President that this country should help the allies un til the end of the war also was pro ductive of cheers. By far the greatest outburst, how ever, came when the President de clared for an army of 500,000 men, selec'ted on a universal service basis. Chief Justice White was one of those who joined most heartily in the hand clapping at this point, which lasted nearly a minute. Atmlause also erected the declara tion for supplying needs of the allies and also the statement that principles of peace and justice should be vindi cated against autocratic power. "Wb have no auarrel with the Ger man people." was another remark which received an enthusiastic reception- Mention of the recent overthrow of the Russian monarchy brought loud cheers. Wave after wave or applause mei the President's reference to German spies infesting the country and his suggestion of a partnership of demo cratic nations in the cause of peace. A particularly vociferous outburst greeted the declaration that "if there should be disloyalty It will be dealt with by a firm hand and stern re pression." Senator Wave Flags. As the Dresident finished every per son on the floor and In the galleries arose and shouted. Most of the Sena tors unfolded flags they wore in their upper outside coat pockets and waved them vigorously. Senor Riano. the Spanish Ambassa dor; Ministers Havenith, of Belgium, and Calderon. of Bolivia, with several other members of the diplomatic corps, occupied seats on the floor. They were intensely interested in the address and the demonstrations that accom panied it, but gave no evidence of their feeling toward Mr. Wilson's ex pressions. The President went Immediately to Speaker Clark's room and after a brief talk with the members of the committee accompanying him returned to the White House with members of his family and Colonel E. M. House. As he left the Capitol he was cheered enthusiastically and another crowd awaited him at the White House gates. The President remained- up until nearly midnight tonight talking with Colonel E. M. House. $15,000 SALE IS MADE TRACT OF 4 3-3 ACRES BOUGHT AD JOINING STEEL, PLANT SITE Railway Equipment Company Will Move, to Be Adjacent to Source of Supply Warehouse Leased. Four and two-thirds acres of land adjacent to the site acquired recently Dy ine facuic uoast Steel Company was sold yesterday by M. L. Holbrook. trustee for several estates sharing the unucinuip, 10 w. x. u tsrien, manager of the Railway Equipment Coraoanv. who is planning the removal of his plant to the new location. This tract is directly across the Linnton road from the plant of the Shell Oil Company, about 200 feet from the road. The holding is understood to be worth in the neighborhood of 15,000. Mr. O Brlen now operates a plant about a quarter of a mile farther down the Linnton road on property leased from the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad. He deals principally in log ging machinery, engines and . equip ment. He is moving to the new loca tion in order to be near the proposed roller mills of the Pacific Coast Steel Company. Callan & Kasser, the brokers who handled the sales to the Pacific Coast Steel Company and to Mr. O'Brien, also reported yesterday that they had leased the Iron warehouse on the Pacific Hardware & Steel Company's property at Twenty-second and Nlcolal streets to the New Tork Lubricating Company, which will use the building for the storage of Its stock of lubricating oils and greases. The main buildings of the former hardware plant were leased recently to the Columbia Basin Wool Warehouse Company. The iron warehouse building, which is 100 by 200 feet in dimensions, has been leased for a three-year period. " f HE MORE EXCELLENT WAY" It Is enough to say for this picture that it ran for one week in the world'; greatest photoplay house the New York Rialto. 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President Wilson's address was sent to the public printer early this morning and he held himself ready to deliver it as soon as the House had been or ganized. No EnftnCrmmti Made. Meanwhile the President went golf ing, but arranged to return to the White House any time. He made no engagements for the day. Having already recited to Congress in previous addresses raott of the inci dents leading up to the present situa tion, the President dealt with Ger many's acts broadly, referring parti cularly to the present situation in the world and dealing with recommenda tions to place the United States on a war footing. War Resolution Ready. A resolution to declare war between the German Empire and the United States as prepared by Representative Gardener, of Massachusetts. Republican. I: ft swift THIS MARK ON THE SOLE DENOTES QUALITY t' '.' '. ' V- ,.i ' hi ii - Uvi m 50 Extra Stamps All This Week With Any $1 Framing Order! Let us frame your pictures now. If you can't bring them in, phone us. 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