The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-23
KAISER'S AGENTS
IN MEXICO STILL
HARD At WORK
But German Campaign Pro-
duces no Effect on Educat-
ed Mexicans.

MEXICO CITY, Aug. % Friends
of Germany are conducting in Mexico
newspaper propaganda against the
United States. but up to the present
time. the efforts have failed OF their
ed and influential classes Of Mexico
are concerned.
There is reason to believe that 1t
has had no effect on men In public life.
those associated with the government
or the high officers OF the army, but
it seems certain that the German cam
paign has exerted a certain influence
over the uneducated Mexicans.
The tone followed has had for it's
end the convincing of the more ig-
norant classes that the friendly ad-
vances Of the United tSates are not
to be trusted and that that country is
steadfast in the aim Of overthrowing
the sovereignty of Mexico and Selling
for its own either by economic means
or by force the territory between the
Rio Grande and Panama.
Claim Allies Beaten.
The Germans have also made strong
efforts to spread the belief that the
men. ships, and money and that the
ultimate victory Of the central powers
Is assured.
Special efforts have been made to
influence the students Of the universe
ties and technical schools in and
around the capital and the younger
officers Of the army. The Mexican
student body always has mixed In
politics freely and takes itself very
seriously The German publicity at
tack has been conducted along two
separate lines. The first and more
important, appealing to the more con-
servattve element, has been headed by
Ell Democratic, one of the four prin-
cipal daily morning papers Of the cap
ital, managed and directed by Rafael
Martinez, member Of congress and
better known by his pen name Of
RIP"
Reprints Old Papers.
The Democratic has found ammunf-
ton for its heaviest attacks in re-
printing articles from American pa
pers scoring Mexico. its government,
It's people and It's policy. Some Of
these articles taken from New York,
Washington and San Francisco papers
for the most part are Of recent dates,
while some seem to have been re-
printed from papers Of former years.
Such reprints have been accompanied
by quasi editorial comment, drawing
the conclusion that the United States
government and the American people
are the enemies Of Mexico and that
pretense of friendship and willingness
to aid the southern republic Is a sham.
In addition to this plan Of attack,
the news dispatches Of Ell Democratic,
whether from the United States or
from Europe, have been selected and
written with the obvious intention of
presenting the condition and pros
poets of the central powers in the
most favorable light and of painting
the condition of the future of the al
lies, especially the United States. in
the darkest colors.
Cite Oklahoma Case.
For example, FL Democratic, August
3, printed an extra giving news of the
revolt in Oklahoma against the con-
scription. Continued stress has been
also laid on alleged widespread az
gression from the United States Of
Mexican citizens who feared conscrip-
tion in the army. The news dispatches
OF Ell Democratic come, ostensibly
from an organized group known as
the "Spanish-American News Service"
OF New York, aided by Luis Lara Par
do. formerly we'll known as a news
paper man In Mexico.
The campaign Of Ell Democratic has