The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-09-27
MEX|CANS BEGIN TO
SEE FRUE LIGHTS
American Propaganda Is Finally
Showing It's Effect In Com
batting GermaniSm

MENICO CITY, September l2-
Associated Press The American pub
icity campaign is showing results in
Mexico. The spread dissemin
alton of facts concerning the war aims
and accomplishments OF the United
States are, according to foreigners long
resident here, bringing about changes
of sentiment, which, If not character.
liable as love for Americans, may be
At least be called respect.
The effect Of the Allied black list
becomes more noticeable daily The
Germans apparently have much less
money than formerly to spend on propa
ganda. 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 it became
known that four members of the Amer
lean club, alone in the building at the
time, rvicted thirteen Germans who in.
vaded the club, there have been no
Spreading Information
Posters. pamphlets, rcadin matter for
newspapers war photographs for win
dow display, daily oificial cable reports,
reading rooms. moving pictures and au.
th"ritativr statements by American Off
cialS ON international questions, are
among thr means adopted by the Uni.
ted STATES government to change lang
staining dislik" for Americans that
has prevailed in Mexico.
ThrOuh these various channels the
war nims Of the tinted States, it's ac.
Il liuI, ia, a.
army. the sending of II million and Il
half men overseas in record time, it's
achievements in building merchant
marine. it's enormous expenditures. and
the unity of its people, are being
brought to the attention of the in.
telh"ut Mexican public in Il way never
before attempted. The campaign also
~ having irs effect on the American
residents who armed with facts and en-.
rouraErd bv news of American success.
rs in battle are doing viOrous personal
missionary work.
Hun distortions
Another effect of the truth campaign
Is the disclosure Of the falsity of the
news reports regarding German y sue
rrNSrN and aims. for which Tcuton pro
pagnndiSts are rrspousible 1t has been
show that the German papers publish
ed here do not receive the news in
the W. they adv NrtiAc, that it is taken
! fromVAmrrcan papers smnggIed across
the bOrder at Laredo, distorted in the
! rewriting and then tclegraphed to Ger
man papers in the capital and other
! cities.
Outward sigus of the increase il
, pro ally sentiment are the number of
, newspapers seeking news reports from
American sources, the amount of space
! given ~ pr:iudicaIs to allied war news,
the increase in the number Of posters
! h"t az, not NUT iIated or drfaccd, the
additions to the ranks of pro ally pub
h,ulrour Of numerous new periodicals
and the growing popularity # allied
moving picture films.
Sentiment Changes
When President Wilson, General
PerAhing. the American flag and march
ing American soldiers first appeared
some time ngo on the screen in a down,
town rhtion picture theatet there was
Il protest Recently, in a theateF hold
ing more than 1000 spectators, in a
ronr district where anti. American sen
timrnt has been high there was not
murnlr when virtually the same
characters hi"k"rrd on the screen. In
fact, 'n" ardent pro ally Mexican to
he fn"ciblN pIrNrr ted from making an
nnti German speech.
Accounting t" mining and smrlter
men, reports that German interests are