Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-09
HUERTA SUBS|O|z|NC
NEWSPAPERS OF PARIS
(By William Phillip Simms)

Paris Correspondent of the United
Press.)
PARIS, Sept. 9.-That the Huer,a
government in Mexico has spent $780,
900 for the insertion of "news" in
French newspapers of nature un-
friendly to the United States, is the
contention of the Constitutionalists
here today.
According to the same source the
paid "news" articles were inserted for
the purpose of creating in France an
nti-American sentiment which would
lead the French government to take
diplomatic steps to bring about recog-
milton of the Huerta regime by the
United States.
Admitting that the constitutionalist
junta exaggerated, it is generally un-
derstood that Paris newspapers haye
been "seen" by the Mexican diplo-
matte representatives here to such an
extent that anti-Huerta news has dis
appeared from the columns of most
of them Whatever the cause, in spite
of the friendliest official relations
existing between the sister republics,
the press, and the general public
seemingly, are strangely and presis-
tently misinformed as to the Ameri
can attitude, and frankly hostile
things are being said.
William Jennings Bryan, peace ad-
vocate to such an extent that he is
ridiculed in the French press, is now
accused here of warlike intentions apd
trying to hide his cannons under a
pile of olive branches. President
Woodrow Wilson is accused of be-
traying the American interests
through a desire for military inter
vention in Mexico. Says one I'M
portant paper with more than a
million circulation:
"The Democratic party in the Unit
ed States has always been violently
anti-imperialistic. 1t has always
fought with the utmost energy all
idea of Intervention in the affairs Of
neighboring states. And when Mr..
Wilson was elected the world got the
impression that this policy of prudent
reserve was to be more than ever in
force, especially when it became
known that Mr. Bryan was to be his
minister of foreign affairs. Well,
what has happened? The first two
acts committed by Mr.. Bryan have
been to propose protectorate over
Nicaragua. and to pursue a policy in
regard TO Mexico which leads straight
to war"
Another newspaper. also Of large
circulation, declares it has nothing
to say against President Huerta's at
titude in regard to Mr.. Lind" and
upholds Mexico for her anti American
stand on the ground that "the beha-
viour of the American government IS
exceedingly singular to say the least y
A third article says 'the future IS
full of trouble" and that the least to
be expected is the failure of the plan
cooked up at Washington. What
this plan is the newspaper did not
state but the inference to be drawl
was that President Wilson and Sec
retary Bryan are plotting war against
Mexico with the ultimate intention
of gobbling the country.
With one or two notable examples
other Paris newspapers have followed
the lead of those mentioned. But
according to disinterested parties as
well as the Mexican constitutionalists
here-the niger in the woodpile is
that a big loan, which would have
given the French capitalists a better
hold on Mexico-which country has
appealed to them since long before
the tragedy of Maximilian-has been
upheld by the government here until
the situation calms down. For this
capitalists blame the United States