Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
MEX|CO'SATT|TUDE
IS MORE FRIENDLY
Becoming Pro-American and
Pro-AlIy, Charles A.
Douglas Says.
U. S. EDUCATING MASSES

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Mexico in her attitude toward the
United States has experienced viz
tually complete change Of heart. and
German propaganda has almost entirely
failed, while American educational
methods have met with astonishing sue
cess in the southern republic. according
- Charles A. Douglas, counselor for
D.ican government. who recently
returned from a visit to President Car
rama.
Mr.. Douglas said the congress elected
IN September is pro-ally in both branch
es by an overwhelming ma jority and the
cabinet is in sympathy with the policy
OF President Wilson to make the world
safe for democracy. All the self-sus-
tanning, unsubsidized newspapers are
now on the side of the entente and the
United States, Mr.. Douglas said.
germany has made the mistake OF
doing her propa ganda work among the
peons while America has done her edu-
cational work among the upper and mid
die classes, the classes that read and
think" said MI. Douglas.
American Work OF Education.
TN Mexico" continued Mr.. DovQAas
"the American bureau of educatteh IS
directed by Robert H. Murray; who
has been for many years the Mexico
City correspondent Of the New York
World This work was commenced
SIX or eight months ago.
The bureau has it's headquarters in
the heart of the city and employs
&c i~fy
most of whom are Mexicans. The
plans. scope and methods of the
American bureau of education there
differ in every way from methods OF
the German propa ganda. Every one
knows that the German methods
there, as elsewhere. are inscriptions.
under cover, ingenious, fertile and to
some extent have been effective, while
the activities OF the American bureau
are literally and absolutely in the
open.
Motion Pictures Effective.
Tho bureau is making effective use
Of motion pictures. ] have it from the
records of the bureau that in the six
months of operation war pictures have
been shown in Mexico City alone to
not less than 100000 Mexicans. and
throughout the republic to not less
than 100000. When l was in Mexico.
in March last. it was not an unusual
Thing to hear people in the audience
hiss pictures of the American flag and
of movements of American troops, and
even of President Wilson. but all this
there now not only do not hiss, but
they applaud the President and the
flag and the troops.
THESE pictures are exhibited in, |
think, at least thirty cities and towns
of the republic. Tie speech of Presi-
H.
two or three months ago. produced
great cee"t in the southern republic.
and ii liad of in Mexico now as
If Cell ,.. but two or three weeks
ago.
The bureau in it's six months of
life has sent out 100000 pieces of
literature OF all descriptions. and it
sends into the United States from
Mexico 900 news bulletins weekly,
covering Mexican political and eco
nomic conditions.
These bulletins are taken from
Mexican newspapers and govern
mental and official statements. and
they are sent out in pursuance of an
endeavor to bring about better mutual
understanding between the peoples
of the United States and Mexico. The
activities Of this bureau in Mexico
City cover 100 cities and towns. with
136 correspondents.
The him OF this great educational
work is solely 70 afford the Mexican
people an opportunity to know the
truth about the government and peo-
pie of the United States and to en-
tighten them as to facts and to off
set deliberate and malicious endeavorS
OF the Germans and their paid MeXi-
can agents. who seek to embroil the
two countries by systematic German
campaign OF lies. The British and
French have also fine and efficient
bureaus cooperating with the Ameri-
can