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RV 28 the war, and that the Slovak League, founded even before the war to aid in the struggle against Magyarization in Hungary, loyally co-operated with the Czechs and furnished conclusive evidence that Czechs and Slovaks sought not only liberty, but unity as well.

The methods adopted by the Slav Press Bureau are an illustration of the simplicity of propaganda when presenting a legitimate and appealing cause, and call for a few words concerning their nature.

Naturally enough, the first thing the director did upon taking charge of the office was the purchase of a newspaper directory (Ayer’s ). From this directory a selection was made of five hundred of the most important American publications, monthlies, weeklies, and dailies. In the determination of the importance of these publications various factors were considered. Established magazines were included as a matter of course. Other publications were selected because of the strategic location of the place of publication. Still others, because ably edited, they could boast of a national reptuationreputation [sic]. These were such papers as William Allen White’s Emporia Gazette, The Topeka Capital, New Orleans Picayune, The Seattle Post Intelligencer, etc. To these publications were sent