The New York herald., 1878-09-25
How President Diaz PrOcureS Defenders
in the American Press.
SOME TELL-TALE DOCUMENTS.
Use Made of Mr. Evarts' instructions to
Minister Foster.
MEXICAN POLITICS

10 carry about in your pockets letters OF interest to
the public OF the contents OF which the public Is TO
be kept ignorant For several days an advertisement
has appered in many of The in this city, which
reads iollows:--
ssLost-Between Angel street and the Post ONCE
passing through Capuchnas and Monterills streets
ana across the Plaza, have lost some letters and
official documents OF personal interest He who re-
turns them 10 me- at No. Angel street, will receive
eI00. WILLIAM PRlrCHAkD."
These papers have been found and, as at that time
the above advertisement had yet appeared, the
porsons who found them showed thcm to me.
glanced first over them then read them more care
fully ana convinced that they may prove en-
tertaning and instructive TO your readers Some Of
them the honest finders have had ographed, and
! will enclose to you copies which have procured
PRESS IS ISFLUEscEn.
The first and second documents will show why such
pminent magazines as our standard International
Rectetv has IN It's edition last April we'll written
article from the pen OF Mr. William Pritchard resi-
dsnt this city, OF which article ono single sentonco
cited will show its tenor. II says
s.Mr. Secretary Evarts, reckless Of the honor Of
the American people, needless of diplomatic
trutniulness and national justice, is himself the first
TO show his contempt for the rules OF inter-
national comity'and his defiant disregard of treaty
obligaiions.'"
Mr.. Prltchard is tho gentleman who last win
ter aud spring. till the recognition OF Diaz, assd
uously kept tho American public informed on the
bright side OF the Mexican situation. He has been
long resident here, is married to Mexican lady and
ras been business partner OF Porhro Diaz, aud he
doubtless advocated the interests OF this country In
good faith. But appears there also pccunary
taking up tho cudges tor Senior iaz, as is
shown by the following
DOCUMENT no. l.
Instructions given to Mr.. Guermo Prchard by
tgnacio L. Vaiara. Secretary OF State on Mr. Prtch
Brd's departure Tor the United states.
l. He is to defend In tho American press
uexico aud It's statesmen against the almost daily
FLANDERS in tho newspapers OF the United States.
q He Is to defend, and liz proper and convenient
form in the American press the acts OF tho govern
ment and Congress which tho Mexican correspond
ents of tho journals in The North describe in
prcjudced and always disfgured manner
8. He is to make known, through tho Northern
newspapers we'll as through It's magazines, the
lua and true state OF Mexican knowledge politics.
Jurisprudence, sciences, arts and general literature,
aud OF us noteworthy establishments OF pubic
structon, which the public and literary writer's Of
.he North, and their correspondents In Mexico, are in
the habit Of Ignoring, TO The prejudice of Mexco's
yood name wen as oil the political and commercial
good understanding and reciprocal friendship OF the
TWO neignboring republics.
L. To make known to the Northern public the pro-
lection aud guarantees offered by both tho govern
mcnt ana tho laws OF Republic TO every industrial
and commercial enterprise that may be introduced
into Mcxico, ana also the unxiousness felt by the
governments itself and by the Congress OF the Union
to conceae all projects and railroad enterprises which
may present themselves good aith based cqult-
aAe grounds.
8. To maze known, particularly in the United States
and In foreign parts generally, the new era OF peace,
stability and progress into which the nation has
tered by tho unanimous win of its people, ard, in
fact, to make Mexico properly known wherever at
the present day II Is habitrsily and with impunity
slandered.
To properly carry out this work In New York. and
IN view probable results In favor OF this Repub.
I,c, the following estimate has been approved by tho
President OF whom you will be considered as pri-
vate employe.
MONTHLY ESTIMATE.
For the expense OF publishing articles and no.
tices OF interest and advantage, wnen II may be-
come necessary TO pay Tor their Insertion IN
influential and widely circulated newspapers. 500
Total expense por month. h..........-..........s35
IGSACIo L. vALLARTA.
Secretary OF state.
GuTLLERMo PRrrcnABp.
MEXICO Oct. 3D. 1871
PAYMENT FOR WORK DONE
To show now that such wages we're, for time at
least pad, insert the following letter, signed by
sehor Diaz in bis inimnablc hand. written on paper
headed by the monogram P. d. -
DOCUMENT no. q
P. p.) MEXICO, Dee 27, 1877
Mr.. GunLERMo PRIrcuARp, New York;
Mr. DEAR SIR have duly received your favor OF
the stn ult, and by have all the details you
communicate to regarding Mexican affairs and
have road OF the change which ia being worked re-
gardng ihom ia the press OF that country. believe
that IN order sat the services which you propose to
renccr TO this country may be fruitful they ought TO
be systematizOd and organized, you to work Jointly
with other persons equally animated by The same
praiseworthy intentions, aud to this end IL becomes
necessary that you should put yourself In the most
frequent Communication with sefor zamacona and
that you strictly follow his Instructions
Regarding the pccuniary ad that you are to receive
Tor your labor have informed myself aud am told
that yonr departure you received $3.50 and that by
this steamer Is Sc you of S250, both max
ing the amount OF $500, that you will havo rc-
ceived the salary for two months and 500 moro on
account OF the third.
have received the clippings from newspapers
which are annexed to your favor
Continue communicating to mo all the news you
may Judge OF interest Those well your advice,
will be properly esteemed w your most afrcctionac,
obedieut servant PoRFIRfo DIA2.
This seems to be about the last payment Mr.. Pr,-
enard received, with tho exception Of an additional
blOO that brother Porlrio stIli him $l,100,
the balance on tho work 80 faithfully performed by
him IN stufnng part of tho American press.
HARD ON zAMAcosA.
Another gentleman, Mr. O. Edward Lester, hos al
ready received $4,000 Tor his pamphlet that ought TO
have come from the press In New YORK before this.
1t is, win be, entitled "rho Republic OF Mexico
Historic Sketch" Mr. Lester Is Ia the habit OF writ.
ing spicy letters to Mr. Prtchnrd and the lattor might
have done better by hs friends than to lose several OF
them. The following extracts from ono of them will
give an idea of the subjects treated OIL
DocUMExr no. B
"NEw York, June TO-