Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-11
MEX|CANS CHANGING
OPINION OF AMERICANS
Publicity Campaign Toning Down
Germans and Gradually is
Crowding Them Out.

Mexico City, Sept. 1.-The American
publicity campaign is showing results In
Mexico. The widespread dissemination
of facts concerning the war aims and ac-
complishmcnts of the United States are,
according to foreigners long resident here,
bringing about change OF sentiment,
which if not charactcrisablc as love for
Americans. may at least be called re-
spcct
The effect of the Allied blacklist be-
comes more noticeable daily. The Ger
mans apparently have much less money
than formerly to spend on propaganda.
German firms, forced to deal in hidden
WAYS to secure even the smallest imports
from the States, are less prosperous.
Arrogance of German officials and business
men in public places IS decreasing. SINCE
il became known that four members ot
the American club, alone IN the building
at the time. cvictcd I3 Germans who in
vadcd tho club, there have been no fur-
thcr 0utbrCHkS
Posters. pamphlets, reading matter for
Dcwspapcre war photographs for window
display daily official cable reports, read
ing rooms, moving pictures and authorlta-
tive statements bv American othClatS an
international questions are among tn"
means adopted 10y the United States 6ov-
.rnrcft to change tho long standing dis
like for Americans that have prevailed IN
NIcXico
Through these various channels the
war aims If the United States, Is ac-
compiehuoute in the raising Of hugo
army. the ~ouiiug Of a million and hali
mon oversees lu record time. It's achieve
nicnts IN building y merchant marlrn ITS
enormous war expenditure. and the
rrityof its people, arc being brought TO the
attention of The Intelligent Mexican put
lie IN n way never before attempted The
raupqiqn also is having its effect on the
American residents who, armed with facts
and encouraged hy news of American
successes iu hattlc are DOING vigorous
personal missionary work
Another effcct of the truth campaign
Is tho disclosure of the falsItv Of the news
reports regarding Germans surco%scs
and aims for which Tcuton propagand-
lists aro responsible IL has been shown
that the German papers published here
do NOT receive the news In the WY they
advertise. that il Is taken from American
pap,r~ snurglcd across ~" border ~
Laredo distorted in tue rewriting and
then tclcgrapltcd % German papers ~ The
capital and othcr ctlcS
Outward signs of the increase IN pro
aIIH sentiment ara tho nunl,cr If news
papers seeking news reports FROM Nnorl-
can sources thc amount uf space gwen
IA periodicals "a tllicd war news the in
crease III tn number 81 poster that ar,
not rlsila.cd or dcfacod the additions e
tho ranks IL nro-ally publications. Of
numerals new periodicals and the grow
ng popularity of Alicd moving picture
hlm~
Nhcn President Wilson General Fer
~hug tlc American Nas and marching
\mcrcau soldier Gr-t appeared some flMc
uyu ou the screen in 4 anwit-toWH motion
picture thc.trc There Was protest ke-
0nutl, iu theatre holding moro than
600 sprct tars iii 4 poor district where
an1i- American sentiment has nccn high
. there Was uct a murHur when virtually
the saTac characters lGcNcreI ~ lhf
~crcau Til faet ono ardent pro-allE Ncz-
icau h9d n IL fernil Is prevented from
making an auti-ticrwan speech
according u mining and Smcl'er mon,
reports chat Gcrman Interests arc hryinG
uu huge areas uf mineral and oil lands arl
/ quite contrary I'd the facts They assert
that Gcrnan mining interests arc IN sore
straits and that no ore produced II q
/ German owned miners hcing srnelted
There also is noticeable lack ot the
+ agti-AuorIcan satlr' thai iormery per
yeded certain theatrical performances
given n thu canltaI Recently wen
/ known star put oa g prn-alIN ~6cIch ano
/ achieved some measure II success with Il
That the German propaganda leader
have rcalzed their machine IS slipping .
cog Is shown by the VOL authen1catcc
report that Tie management Of IL Demo
crata q leader III attacks on the Unite
states is To be changed Tho post ha.
been occupied by Rafael Martinez
deputy. known under the pen name q
/ Kln RIP who was elected - The Seliat'
- tic recent elections