The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-21
MEXICAN EDITOR EXPLAINS
No ANTI-tMERICaN SPIRIT ~
INFEt ENTAIL CIRCLES.
Troubles IN the Nature Of . strife Against
strong te,rrnmrni. hat SITS Needed
In the Republic ignorant Class and
small Papers blamed for Out break.

I'm the Republic ignorant class and
small Papers blamed for Out
BALTIMORE. Nov. 2o.-That the upper
classes Of Mexico do not take any interest
in the anti American riots in Mexico and
that therefore no serious result will come
OF the disorder was the opinion expressed
tonight by E. L. Simondetti. the owner
Of 81 Didrio. a leading newspaper of
Mexico, He also said that some OF the
newspapers had not 80 much TO do with
the disorders As was generally thought
and that the press Of Mexico had been
greatly wronged.
He wished particularly TO correct an
error that was made by an American
correspondent in Mexico and which had
been printed in nearly all Of the papers in
the United States This was that his
paper had printed a cartoon that started
all the trouble. The cartoon represented
Mexico spanking Uncle sam and il really
appeared in the El DiGrio del Hccdr. which
Is a small sheet with circulation OF not
over 500 Mr. Simondetti went-on:
There are IN Mexico many papers, and
the majority OF them are OF small circu-
lation. but have a powerful influence on
the lower classes There 10 also another
class Of papers that has done much TO
excite the people, such as l have JUST
named. to riot and disorder These are
the Catholic organs. and their influence is
harmful to the welfare Of tho country.
They have for some time been losing
the hold that they previously had on the
people, and they are striving always TO
regain what they have lost. II seems
81, k.., "a br,xr bios ii
and il would be the same IL the conditions
Rad been with any other country a. well
as the United States.
1T is the object Of the Catholic press
TO get the control OF the Government
and the people through priests. and the
only way IN which they can hope To do
IL is by jumping at some stand that will
apparently bring them into the good
graces OF the people. OF the smaller
papers there are many. and the majority
Of them are in the power Of some band or
sect that would overthrow the Govern
ment OF in sorne other manner start
some sort of trouble.
-These papers would at any time jump
AZ anything that would present a chance
for them to smack AT the Government
NV paper and the OF hers that have any
circulation and influence in the upper
the United States for we see that II is
unwise
Il think that the whole thing was
wrongly started by some Americans
Every one will agree with me THAI the
burning At the stake and lynchng OF
Mexican was ent irely wrong. for such
things are barharous and beyond all
reason But that could have been
smoothed down The upper classes and
ii is these thar support the Government.
have been Disguised all along. while
some Of the smaller papers We're demand
ing that the goods 81 the Americans
should be- boycotted
At the same time | noticed that tn .
papers that were talking up the boycott
were accepting Advertisements from tn.
! am perfectly confident that tho trouble
Is AZ AN end and that there will he no moro
rtoting such as there has be"n.
Mr.. Simoudetti was then asked how the
whole trouble started and he said: You
have heard of the lynchIng and all of
that 40 there Is no use in my repeating
1t. Following the lynchlng there was "A
demonstration by the students and IL
was thought that it would be- very peace
ful. However the renegade press came
out and excited the lower classes and IL
was determined by them that there
should he some trouble.
Tha, il the way II was. The students
had the demonstration az scheduled. hut
they were joined by the other element
and then the disorder started. as II
naturally would.
-Th. Government has tried hard TO
81 Op the thing but met with only acertain
amount of success ! am confident that
he whole matter IL now ended and ]
hope that IL will con'inu. to be-. or
course NJ these conditions eNist that !
have explained. there will he again and
again uprisings against the Government
by the lower classss. for the Catholic
press and the clan newspapers will excite
them The thinking people. however.
will never engage IN them, and therefore
they will make no Roadway.
The Government 81 Mexico is n very
strong one but IL IL the kind that Is needed
The lower classes ar" dissatisfied and AT
times they ar" led into showing il The
u hole trouble in Mexico may bs summed
up as being a sort Of a strik" against tho
form OF government that IL now there
In reality il il not an anti American feel ,
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