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Show FLOODING AMERICA WITH FOREIGN PROPAGANDA j In coinineuHing upon the flood of foreign propaganda (Inline- the conference for limitation of armaments a prominent American editor made the observation that it was but the i heeiniiiiig of an era in which the people of the United States would lie subject to a contiual campaign upon the part of 'European interests to use the United States and its resources to further the selfish aims of rival camps in the European cou-Itinent cou-Itinent and the Far East. His prediction is being fulfilled. There never has been, in the history of the United States, sik-Ii a campaign ot proselyting by toreign lecturers, loieign writers, , foreign officials and foreign-language newspapers as is now being waged. The American people are being told unless they consent to Europe's repudiating $11 ,000,000,000 of money borrowed from us in good faith that Europe will be ruined. Thev are being told unless the United States makes additional ad-ditional loans of billions to Europe, Europe will be ruined. They are being told that unless we consent to lowering our tariff duties and to the admission of a flood of cheaply-made cheaply-made manufactured products from Europe, that Europe will be ruined. , They are being told that unless we go back to the days I of unrestricted immigration and permit hundreds of thousands '.of all classes of people to flood this country that Europe will e ruined. Thev are being told that unless the United States consents to become a party to European economic alliances that Europe will be ruined. They are being toid that unless the United States agrees to enter into some sort Of a league of nations and participate in all the European embroglios, that Europe will be ruined. It is futile to urge that this foreign propaganda be stop ped. That can not be and will not be. But the growth of it and insistence of it should arouse all Americans to the .necessity of looking after American interests first and remaining remain-ing free from all foreign entanglements. There never lias been a time in the history of the United States when there was greater need for the preachment and practice of 100 per cent Americanism, the setting and keeping our own house in order, the protection of our own industries and laboring classes, class-es, the sane conduct of our own finances, the protection of our own markets and the safeguarding of our institutions than at present. The very fact that this country is being made the object of so virulent and vehement propaganda by so many and so ' antagonistic European interests should convince the people -of this country that it is necessary for the perpetuity of this republic to remain as free as possible from European quarrels and intrigues. This is not, in the ultimate, a selfish viewpoint. Quite the contray. America can never help Europe by becoming a partisan in European quarrels, or by becoming identified with European or economic alliances. America's ability to help Europe, or any other stricken section of the globe, in event there is real need for outside help, depends upon Americ'a retaining the virility of her citizenship and institutions, the integrity of her nationalism and the control of her own markets and resources. |