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Show J German Radio Says Kearney Attack Was "Framed" The German rradio refers to the "made-iup, trumped-up story" sto-ry" about a German U-boat torpedoing tor-pedoing the American ship Kearny. Kear-ny. The broadcast, heard in this coui.ntry, accuses Secretary Knox ot plotting with the British Minister Min-ister to stage an incident and vij.i declaring that if a German torpedo did not 'do the trick, tr.en ao American mine would. la-is is t.ie ikind of propaganda that Berlin expects Americans to believe. By constant reiteration oi oucn falsehoods Berlin hopes to add fuel to the campaign that is -cexjg waged in this country oy t.ie isolationists and pro-Nazi group. W.ien such- stories are spread in a coantry there is little use in denials because an individual that is silly enough to believe it a ill be foolish inougih to disbelieve disbe-lieve any denial. The uieclarations of some of the opponents of the nation's foreign for-eign policy are, by their statements state-ments and absurd comments, assisting Berlin in an insidious campaign against the United States. Worst than . their deed is the fact that they avow their patriotism. |