Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-22
THE CATsPAw OF TIE SYSTEM

THE CATSPAW OF TIE SYSTEM.
We wonder how many Of the editors who
seem 10 be- doing tier utmost 10 bring On
trouble between he United States and
Mexico realize the part that they are play
ing in "A conspiracy which has for its oh
ject the overthrow Of the constitutional
ist movement IN Mexico. We wonder if
they have no knowledge of the real nature
Of the unholy enterprise in which they are
using their efforts. We wonder III they
realize that, # they should succeed in
forcing the country into war with Mexico.
the deaths ~ the soldier. who would be
killed in such a war would lie nj their
door, a. "a the door of certain American
Interests that have been striving Ia ac-
complI-h that same end. The greed of
those predatory Interests offers some ex-
PLANTATION of their utterly selfish and
nearileSS efforts 20 bring about war. but
the attitude Of numerous American news
papers which apparently are entirely in
nocent If evil design, and a-suredly not
knowingly influenced by the great System
that has snch AN end IN view. i inexplic-
able.
II passes understanding how the wiser
and usually just heads 81 "a many Amer
can newspapers have failed To grasp the
meaning of tins orcai Sv~tcm-thi, ma
tionWidc scheme. The magazines and
newspapers controlled rs those Interests.
with their millions 81 circulation: the
telegraph news ~ervIrc controlled hy them.
with IT. agent, aIl over the world prepared
To report news Happenings with lust the
right color-regardle-~ of tact,-to suit
the evil genus that directs that service
the canned editorial and special feature
stuff controlled by the system. also served
to thousands ~ papers. an combined
forming \ most powerful influence. Nh
carrying out IN the most lusldiou~ way Ia,
plot To create prejudice against Mexico.
against Carranza. a. create internationa
hatrcd-the entire great System. some
how. seems To have escaped the usually
alert Amerlean newspaper heads.
We have received IA The Herald office
sample sheets Of canned editorials" lent
out by one eft the allied service bureaus of
tins great System, containing editorials
framed for the plain purpose Of hurting
the Mexican cause. rendered tor sale Ia
publishers at nominal prices, and We have
seen those same editorials" published A.
original matter ~ certain papers. We call
10 mind m particular one entitled "Presi-
dent Wilson and Mexico which headed
q sheet of the canned stuff put up Tor ed
tors without brains or energy enough Ia
write their own editorials. Pinned to the
sample sheet combining this article. We
have a copy ot a certain anti Carranza,
and hitherto anti-Wil~ou paper. published
not a thousand miles away. issued a few
days after the System sent uu; that sam
pie sheet. IN which that identical canned
editorial. head aud ail-verbaiim. Fl
hteraiim Ct punctuatm-wa~ published a.
liz editorial leader. Needles IL say. the
editorial was a severe roast for the preSi-
dent and also for the Mexican conStitu-
iionalisi movement.
The illustrated feature service and ear
toons sent ont by another branch eft the
System contain many subjects specially
designed 70 create prejudice against
Mexico. and especially against Carranza
a. well a. against the Washington admin
i>trailon.
In fact, there never was q more Sy~te-
matte. Yet insidhouS. effort made 10 pro
mote the selfish designs Of certain So
called interests. than has been carried on
Tor many months through the medium of
the American press with the sinister pur-
pose of forcing war with Mexico. And,
outside of the string Of papers controlled
by the System. papers all over the country
have actually paid Tor the stuff under the
impression that they were buying news or
harmless features which would serve a.
fill their space and perhaps interest their
readers. while many other papers uR-
consciously influenced by constantly read
ing or seeing the poison stuff. have imblbed
the ideas sought to be spread. and imno-
Gently lent themselves ia the plot BY echo
ing the same sentiments or opinions. In
other words, a very considerable proper