El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-09

TWO important things the government OF the united
States has done to help bring about harmonious rea-
lions between this country and Mexico The first the
relaxation Of export restrictions that corn mining and
railroad machinery and equipment and certain other mate
rial could from this country to Mexico where they
were soeIy needed The second the trip Of the Mex
editors through the United States They Of about
equal importance
Since those editors returned home gradual turning
Of sentiment favorable to the United States and the al
lies has been noticeable. Those editors had chance
form first hand opinion Of and they returned home
and spread that opinion It good and there has been
rapid veerng of sentiment the part Of Mexcans
the Germans and the German propagandsts towards
America and the allies.
The visit Of the editors Of some Of the leading period
Gals Of Mexico made by invitation Of the United
States state department. and the visitors in the hands
Of Official representatives, OF the United states from the
time they crossed the border from Mexico until they
crossed It. returning home The purpose Of this personally
conducted excursion to counterfeit German influence
in the Mexican press by letting the editors the United
States It is. They visited the principal manufacturing
cities Of the east the great military works and the
ports where shipments Of supplies being sent
abroad They went to washington and were welcomed oy
president Wilson who addressed them TO man, tell
ing them in simple phrases the precise attitude Of the
United States toward Mexico and suggesting to them the
plan which has In mind for the ampication Of the
Monroe doctrine to eliminate distrust between nation
and nation by making It impossible Tor nation to carry
through aggressive designs against another They then
crossed the continent to the westward seeing the teeng
cities and towns the vast crops approaching the harvest
the great shpbudng plants Of the Pacific coast and
everywhere armed disciplined hardened troops by the tens
Of thousands in the aggregate
As they returned eastward along the border they
the same military spectacle There troops everywhere
and as they crossed the border into Mexico they
corted to the line BY military guard Of honor. Their
guide and attendant In the excursion through the United
States naval officer the representative not only Of
the United States government but also Of Americas thou
sands of fighting men on nearly 1000 ships Of war
Seeing something Of the vast military preparations Of
the United States the Mexican editors easily con-
WINGED that the United States IS not bufng about the
wsr that this country going IN TO win, and Is leaving
nothing undone make victory certain. Germans in Mex
leo had spread the impression that this country so
helpless and confused that those sections where an
archy did not prevail there no effective mobzaton
Of men and materials against the might Of Germany.
Everywhere the visitors went they received with
taIty Nothing left undone to AXE them feel vel
come They convinced Of the utter lack OF any nos
tiitv On the part Of Americans toward Mexico and the
citizens Of that country. And then, climax TO their
visit Just they were on the eve Of leaving the country
came the announcement from the state department OF me
relaxation Of the export restrictions They were delighted
BY this practical manifestation Of friendship.
Now that these newspaper men have seen for them
selves what the United States is doing and planning,
VIII be hard for Boche plotteTs and Mexican -gringo
hater to impose any lies upon them Just as It would be
futile to tell anyone who had ever seen Mexico City for
himself that Chapultepec castle and the national palace are
one and the same.
The publications represented 5y these Mexican editors
BEGAN almost Immediately the visitors reached the United
States to reflect their changed impressions Of this ooun
trv Lattery they filled with long and glowing &C
counts Of events persons places and things IN the United
States They merely told Of things they saw them and
What fhev saw was considerably than they had ex
pected to SEE In addition they many things IN
very different light
international relationship and they went back convinced
50 far as nay judged that whatever they might have
be told in past years regarding the scheng Yankee he