The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 5, 1929, Page 12

By RODNEY DUTCHER (NEA Service Writer) Washington.—Anyone who keeps an eye on the news out of Washington must be realizing that we are living in an age of propaganda and that there is worse and more of it from week to week. President Herbert Hoover, however, seems to be one who doesn't alti gether approve of it—at least as as the federal government is cor cerned. Within the last few days he knocked out two very extensive pr aganda plans. One of them he killed completely; upon the other he simply frowned sternly, but a presidential frown can be a withering blight, and this second plan is weak and pallid tight now. The government, of course, has been Propagandizing for some time in one way or another, with the war and navy. departments laying down the heaviest barrages; but the recent an- nouncement that the prohibition bu- | reau was going to spread propaganda in favor of prohibition in the public | schools goes beyond them all. A Widespread Program Mr. Hoover lost very little time in coming down on this scheme with | jor both feet. He put the clamps on it 80 effectively that even the pam- phlets that were drawn up to aid in the good work are not to see the light of day. But, even though dead. the plan is worth examining, just as an instance of the extent of the propa- ganda machinery that could, under certain conditions, be put to work by Uncle Sam. ‘The prohibition bureau's educa- tional campaign in the schools was by no means to have been limited to preaching the virtue of law observ- ance and law enforcement. The bu- reau went so far as to outline meth- ods by which to inject the propa- ganda into classes in arithmetic, Enc- lsh, history, drawing, current events ‘and various other subjects, and all of this propaganda was designed to Prove that prohibition was correct in theory and successful in operation. Good or bad, this was certainly a drastic step for the government. Nothing like it had ever been pro- posed before. The navy and war de- partments have persistently tried to convince the public what fine things ‘armies, navies and preparedness are, but attempting to prove to school children the wisdom of one specific law is, for the federal government, something new. ‘Had No Authority There is, of course, no federal law under which the federal government could have made courses in prohibi- tion compulsory. School children in! most places are taught the desirabil- ity of law observance, and some states provide for teaching them the evils of alcohol; but no state law to | date has provided that the young idea | shall be impressed with the goodness or the badness of any given statute. However, the scheme is thoroughly |dead—killed by half a dozen words from the white house. |. The other proposition was less formal and direct ‘onsisted of an al from the Naticaal Republic zine for funds to combat support the policies This seemed to too, and it would 0 nier if some of the Republ ich as Chairman | Wot Watson of In- j dia nd Burton of Ohio hadn't been pictured as giving the movement their endorsement. pretension was made that President Hoover himself behind it, but the white house y announced that he wasn't in sympathy with the drive. The National Republic is a monthly zine devoied to publishing pa- articles, pro-administration da and material apparently ned to prove that the country is me danger of a communist revo- lution, ‘The propaganda effort of the power interests has been perhaps the ma- andal uncovered here in the last ‘This was still another type of propaganda, the effort of an enor- mous industry to educate children and newspaper readers against public ownership of anything else which might hamper monopolies in making huge profits. This great propaganda effort, affecting public schools, col- leges, newspapers and numerous other channels of reaching the public, is be- ing uncovered by the federal trade commission, by direction of the sen- ate. Lots of Tariff Propaganda ‘The tariff revision now in progress has produced the greatest flood of propaganda ever released here in peacetime. ‘The largest single lot of it has been provided by American su- gar interests in Cuba, assisted by the manufacturers of bottled carbonated beverages, who have put up a terrific battle against the sugar tariff in- crease voted by the house. Sugar propaganda has been released here by the hale. Importance of continued propa- ganda has also finally been realized by the Democratic party, which has expanded its publicity staff here and, is now issuing public blasts at the Re- publicans every day or so—a perform- ance which will probably continue up to and past the next presidential elec- tion. The Republicans, of course, have the machinery for the world’s greatest propaganda factory by reason of their control of the administration. Their officials, from President Hoover down, have an incalculable superiority over the when it comes to getting ' their views into circulation. Almost as well as she knew th Rosses, Tony Tarver had known t Purvis family. For the Purvises, be- fore the death of the husband and father, had been the aristocrats of Myrtle street. It had been something for other Myrtle streeters—wives and children of ordinary working-men— brag about, that the Henry Purvis family still lived there. For Henry Purvis been owner of a big wholesale produce house, and could have lived almost anywhere he chose not on unfashionable, shabby Myr- tle street. But he had lived there, and died there, and after his death it | s been discovered that the Pur- ‘wealth was practically non-exi: »_ For years now, poor, faded lit- Mrs. Purvis had been making a bare living by running a fruit and vegetable store at the end of Myrtle » Her daughter had been swal- up by Chicago and her son, Bill, whom Tony and Sandy had and quarreled and fought through elementary school and gram- school, had dashed his mother's hopes for him by running away to the Marines. “Mrs. Purvis! Sandy! What in the world is the matter?” Tony demanded thin, old-looking little woman her grief-ravaged face and , then ran toward trembling hands outstretched pite- ously. “You'll beg him to take me, won't you, Tony? Sandy would always do anything you wanted him to, and so would Bill—” “But what do you want Sandy to ‘Mrs. Purvis?” Tony interrupted “Bill's sick. Nicaragua. She wants Tony, her | Bill ito fly to him,” Sandy explained in his usual laconic fashion. “Bill's dying!” Mrs. Purvis gasped. “Look! Here's the radiogram I got {today. It says—oh, my!—oh, my!” Tony took the radiogram mechan- ically, forced her dazed eyes to read it. It was very official, signed by Bill Purvis’ captain, and it notified Mrs. Purvis that “little hope is enter- tained for the recovery of your son, Villiam Pierce Purvis, stricken with phus.” And it was dated: “Man- agua, Nicaragua.” t—Bill can't—die,” Tony said » hot realizing what she was ng. le won't die if I can get to him!” Mrs. Purvis almost screamed. ‘Where is—Nicaragua, Sandy,” Tony asked, like a bewildered child. “Is it —far, Sandy?” “About 2,500 miles from here, air route—if there is any,” Sandy an- swered, his lean. tanned face twiteh- ing nervously. “Don't think you could stand the trip, Mrs. Purvis. My Plane isn’t very comfortable.” “Comfortable!” Mrs. Purvis shrilled. “I'd crawl on my hands and knees to get to Bill, and you talk about being comfortable! I tell you I can stand it, and if it’s money you want—” “Haven't mentioned money, have 12” Sandy retorted grimly. “If 1 make the flight, it'll be for yod and “Sandy!” Tony cried. Do you know what you're saying? You can't fly to Nicaragua—2,500 miles!” “Can try,” Sandy interrupted. “Reckon that’s what planes are for— to fly in. Take me couple hours to get ready, Mrs. Purvis. Now listen—” NEXT: A “flying fool.” (Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.) GOING PLACES? on to. Bearer, Pa. But their ams had not changed. They would become charioteers of the river. *es Some 30 years ago, before either of - | these lads was born, a certain Captain ris § aaketee? Learnerd of Natchez, Miss., built him- | Self a fine packet boat and named it after his wife, Betsy Ann. 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