New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10
criticism of Wilson'S Policy
in Mexico Gives Way
TO Praise.
FpIENDLIER ATTITUDE
DUE TO J. HEDEMAN
correspondent of lie Matin" in
Washington Disabuses Parish.
ans of Many Errors.
rBy Cable 20 The Tribune.l

PARIS May 9-The recent drastic criti-
,,,-, bv the French press. especially the
,,s financial organs, rejecting the lamen-
,.uons Of French capitalists whose fin
s.-s have been burned by the situation in
vsxico. is being slowly and surely re-
,,.e4d BY wave OF popular sympathy
q, The United States in what is consid-
"a here the inevitable conflict with
Mexico
This change Of heart toward the United
p States is largely due 20 the exhaustive,
clear and impartial dispatches daily
e,bled 20 lie Matin" by its correspond
sn, IN Washington, Jules Hedeman' which
have at last opened the eyes OF the
French public 10 the true situation ana
have dispelled the many strange decisions
50 obstinately chung to by French OBJ
servers on the policy adopted by Presi-
dent Wilson. Without a shadow Of PROOF
Of any such assertion. il has been accept
"a as a fundamental fact OF the situation
,bs, the American President was infiu-
enced by the petroleum interests and that
Ia would be compelled sooner or later to
annex Mexico.
NJ Hedeman Is a sort Of rowing amoas-
sador Of Journalism OF the memorable
plowitz type He is in close personal
touch with President Poincare and with
the leading French statesmen. and the
fairness with which he sets forth the
views OF the WASHINGTON Cabinet mas
turned the scales of public sentiment
overwhelmingly toward the United states.
Besides lie Matin." Adrien Hebrard and
Andre Tardieu. Of lie Temps; also lie
Figaro" lie Journal" Georges Clemen-
ceau's 'LHomme Abre," Jean Jaures
"L,Humanite" and the conservative
Journal des Debats' all unite in fairness
Of attitude toward the United States.
Statements representing the alleged nos
tie feelings of Parisians toward the
United States and toward American citi-
7ens In Paris are absolutely untrue. with
regard 10 Partisan tradesmen and shop
keepers, it is absurd 10 suppose that they
would show any unfriendlness toward
their best customers by quarrelling with
their bread and butter. In fact, the gem
eral feeling here toward Americans was
never more cordial and friendly than
now. Not only lie Matin" but lie Jour
nal des Debats" has done good. patriotic
work by sweeping away the cooweDs
from the Gallo brain and thereby ena-
bling Frenchmen to form just opinion
BIZ means Of detailed letters from It's New
York representative. Pierre de BacourI
Al a private dinner party last night, al
which we're present Ambassador Herrick'
an ex-Afinister 10 Argentina in the person
Of Charles Hitchcock Sheriff. Wiliiam
Allen. the Vicomte de Breteuil and others
the question asked by every one was
what will happen after the collapse OF
Huerta the trend of feeling being that
the dictator% downfall is likely TO prove
the beginning Of Americas real difiicui-
ties in Mexico.
The French government remains nrmiy
and steadfastly friendly TO the United
States and is anxious to render all assist
ance. moral and practical. that II can
rossibly exert to smooth the way for the
Washington administration