The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
Visit of Mexican Editors /,
Great Move by Wilson.
Thwarts German Propaganda
Running Riot Down There.
sunk IS U. S. BATTLESHIPS"
This Is News Mexico Heard of
Recent C-Boat Raid.
Visiting Editors Now Tell PEG.
pie of Americas Activity.
FORECAST.

Washington, June 29.-The present
tour OF nearly one hundred Mexican
newspaper editors thru the United
States is regarded by American off
Gals in touch with Latin-American
affairs as far more Important than 1t
may seem to the casual reader--It is
one of the steps which it is hoped may
thwart the German propaganda in
Mexico and defeat the sinister effort
to align the republic south of the Rio
Grande against the United States.
President Wilson openly recognized
this factor when he addressed the edi-
tors in private audience at the White
House, and then insisted that his
speech should first be read by the
Mexican people before it was printed
in the newspapers OF the United States.
1.-THE stories of Garuan atrocities
in Belgium said one II the American
officials in touch with Latin affairs,
do not seriously distur the average
Mexican.
They're Used to Horrors.
"Of course, the peter classes. those
more highly educated, have the sal ne
feeling regarding the treatment CT
Belgium as the rest of the civilized
small. The greater part of the Mexi-'
can people have seen SO much horror
in recent revolutions that another
horror has little effect upon them
The Germans in Mexico have per-
sistent1y impressed upon the Mexfcans
that German efficiency and forehand-
edness, as well as German valor. are
going to win the war. Every slight
victory is immensely n1agnified VIII n
related to the Mexicans. An example
of this was shown when the pro-Ger-
man press in Mexico reported the
sinking of sixteen American battle
ships off our coast recently by C-boats
when, as a matter Of fact, a few coast
ing vessels only were sunk.
Editors Send Back News.
1.-The Mexican editors are sending
back to their papers stories telling
something of what the United States
is doing to win the war. These stories
cannot fail to impress the readers, as
the Mexican likes above all a winner.
The visitors have seen many things
that very Few American have seen;
the wonderful work of our shipyards,
munition plants and big gun works.
They are more and more impressed
not only witt the fact that the United
States is in the war to win but with
the fact that the allies with the help
Of the United States will surely win
the war
''Th+s is the MESA ge the Mexico
editors are sending back to Mexico
daiIy-that Germany is doomed. They
fully appreciate the fact that he
United States has not yet reached her
maximum of productiveress either Of
men or materials and that the deter
mination of this country to make the
world safe for democracy is unshak-
able And they realize that when the
war is over the United States will have
a tremendous trained army.
This visit of editors from our sis
ter republic is Of supreme Importance
at this time Iyhen the Germans in
their country have control of a large
portion Of the press and are doing
their utmost to create trouble of
serious nature between the two coun-
tries