GERMAN PROPAGANDA.
DAILY LIES BY WIRELESS. E:ec. l'ei Copyright— Ltilted Press Assn. .Tlic Tim«t>..> (Received January 4, 2.20 p.m.) LONDON, January 5. Lord Northcliffe, interviewed at Colombo, said that Germany was expanding Berlin's propaganda enormously in the East by daily wireless news, also by subsidised papers and films. He had seen German wireless news tapped during the voyage disclosing misleading lies concerning the Washington Conference, -affairs in Egypt and India, war gloominess, and the condition of British trade. This the foreign vernacular writers are jiuusarily absorbing. It emanates apparently from the same mischievous minds that were operating in war-time, and is equally dangerous .owing to the present uncertainties. Excepting for half a dozen British-owned journals, a tone is rapidly increasing in the Eastern press inimical to England. A huge Japanese propaganda fund controls many agencies and newspapers in the East. It is not known! in England that a majority of these foreign papers are under the control of Germans, intent on stirring up trouble towards England, and promoting the sale of German textiles, engineering, automobile, and other products.
The Times,'"in a leader comment'iig on this, says: The very weighty statements of Lord Nortncliffe as to the German activities in the Far East should bo a warning even to those placing trust in Germany's repentance. Germany apparently is aiming to stir up trouble between Anglo-French, AngloAmericans, Anglo-Japanese and AngloIndians. It spreads among the ignorant and credulous populations lies and mischievous half-truths. It is more mischievous than in war time, tmd Germany is lavishing money thereon while she blandly assures us she desires nothing but true, sincere peace, and that she is quite unable to pay anybody her just debts.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 15714, 4 January 1922, Page 6
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