Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-06
MEXICAN SENTIMENT AGAINST GERMANY
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Germany and the alignment of Mexico on the side of the entente allies has developed. This has been in spite of the pro-German sentiments published daily in Chihuahua City and in other papers believed to be subsidized by the Germans in the north.
 Statement by General Gonzales.
 A reflection of this sentiment was seen recently in the statement of Gen. era1 Francisco Gonzales, acting com rnander- -in-c chief of the northeastern military zone, with headquarters at Chihuahua. He was overcharged by the German firm of Ketelsen & Dege- tau for some padlocks. The manager was arrested and placed in the peni- tentiary. The German consul made demand for his release in the name of the imperial German government and the kaiser" according to a Mexican official who was presene at the time.
 Tell the German consul he, the ial- perial government and the kaiser may all go to he'll" General Gonzales an swered.
 Predict War With Germany.
 Prominent Mexicans, men in close touch with the capitol, predict that Mexico will declare war on Germany within thirty days. According to these men, all GerTna nmoney in the Mexico City, Torreon. Chihuahua City and other banks will be seized as soon as war is declared; the German boats in Tampico and other ports will be seized: thereby giving Mexico a much-needed merchant fleet, and all Germans will either be interned or deported at once and their properties conhscated. The Tampico oil fields would be made safe for the oil supply of the allied fleets by declaring a zone in which traffic would be restricted and the mines enelters and mills reopened at once to produce munitions and metals for the allies.
 Make Mexico Safe for Allied Nationals
 We can do nothing in military way in Europe" said one of them, but we can make Mexico safe for the allied nationals and for their properties We cause for which we have been fighting for the past six years by aiding the allies in every way, even though we are unable to assist materially in the war;
 Would Create Better Feeling.
 The good effect of such a declaration upon the relations of Mexico and the United States, especially along the border. is pointed out. It would mean closer cooperation with American of 1cers in stopping the wholesale traffic in ammunition, cattle smuggling, gun running and all of the other violations of the Jews along this border.
 Germans Spending Money LavishIy.
 The anH-German movement is not unoPposed in the north, as the German residents of Chihuahua City, Torreon and other places have been spending money lavishly entertaining officials, army officers and influential citizens. But, with the usual German method. they seem to have overplayed their hand and brought about a reaction by causing the naturally suspicious Mexi- cans to suspect they had an ulterior motive in their friendship.
 Mexieans in Sympathy With Allies.
 Americans returning from Mexico City say sixty days will e1apse before Mexico declares war against Germany. They say the German sentiment there Is exaggerated and that the great mass of Mexican citizens are in sincere sympathy with the allies. They also say the part General Obregon played in the pro-German agitation was ex- aggerated, as they claim his name was used by the Germans to len ddignitv to the pro-German movement and say the former war minister is a friend of Americans and the allies.
 Germans Using Every Effort.
 There is no doubt the Germans have been using every possible effort to create German sentiment in Mexico. and, since the pro-ally movement was started, to counteract the effects of this movement as 1t gained popularity. But, like the pro- German propaganda in the United States, the Germans were apparently acting without taking into consideration the racial traits and tenn perament of the Mexican people. who are as much opposed to the Pan German scheme of things as are the Americans