Arizona republican., 1918-12-08
MEXICO ALWAYS.
TOBEU.S.FR|END
SAYS BON|LLAS
Ambassador Extraordinary
OF That Country Spends
Day In Phoenix; Says
Best Of Feeling Exists

utmost Cordiality.'
In these words, accompanied by
most engaging manner, Senior Ygnacio
BonillaS, ambassador extraordinary
and plenipotentiary from Mexico to
the United States-and the only am
bassador accredited by the Republic
Of Mexico to any country in the world
replied to the question: What is
the genuine attitude Of the Mexican
government to this countTy?'
Senior Bonillas paused for the day in
Phoenix yesterday and met his old
friend, Il. Allyn Lewis. He left
Washington December and went last
night to Tucson. He viii then return
I'd Nogales. Sonora, Mexico, his home
when not in Washington.
Utmost cordiality," he repeated.
Better evidence of this feeling I can
not give than to say that President
Carranza has sent his own children
and many of his relatives 10 this coun-
try for their education he even sent
100 teachers from Vera Cruz to the
United States at the time of the
American occupation in 1915, to study
your public school methods; he dele
gated a committee of lawyers to visit
you and study your laws, that Mexico
might be guided in the framing of her
present constitution
Educated in U. S.
Ambassador Bonillas called attention
TO the fact that he is a graduate of
Boston Polytechnic, and his son, now
a prominent mining engineer, also re-
ceived his education at that celebrated
school.
Courteously expounding the relations
of his government with the United
States, Senior Bonillas made reference
TO such subjects as the Villa revolu-
ton; the Panama canal; the alleged
sufference of pro-German propaganda
in his country during the war; the
neutrality of Mexico and the reasons
for it; the charge that American NUM-
ton makers were providing the Mexi-
can banditry With cartridges; the
proposed Latin American commercial
union; the Hearst papers and Los
Angeles Times, together with their
insidious propaganda, and, what will
be news to many, a mutual, sort of
fifty fifty" propaganda stunt that he
Is fostering between his own govern
ment and this country.
lust now we are entering the pre-
liminary stages of a vigorous effort
to have the Republic of Mexico appro-
pirate funds to enable our embassy to
acquaint your people with US and our
resources" explained Senior Bonillas.
ION the other hand, I am satisfied
that your country viii be equally as
willing to spread broadcast in our
country, propaganda that will show
our people your true attitude toward
Mexico. I hope to complete this ar
rangement shortly after my return to
Washington next month.
Will Overcome Outlaws.
Villa is an outlaw, as is Zapata
and the Vera Cruz, Chihuahua and
Tamaulipas bandits An that a pow
erty- stricken government can do is
being done to exterminate them. They
are not associated and are purely
gangs of robbers. l understand thai
it is true that Villa has received car
tridges and munitions from this side
of the line. But, your department o.
justice is doing all within it's power
and 1 say this with knowledge of the
facts-to bring this un-American anC
treacherous trade relation to an end
Already much has been done. Mexico
is amply able to overcome this con
diton. Our strongest force of troop!
is located in Chihuahua, under com
mand Of General Murguia."
Ambassador Bonillas had not learn
ed, until informed by The Republican
that General Murguia had been callet
to Mexico City for three months an
that General Jesus Castro, a mai
whom he characterizes as a brav
fighter, had been placed in command
When asked what part his countr.
would play, if any, in the scheme pro