Evening journal., 1918-06-18
URGES NEW methods
TO REACH MEX|CANS
Visiting Journalist Suggests
Ways TO Further Cordial
ity Toward U. S.
WOULD MAKE TRAVEL
TO COUNTRY EASY

NEW YORK. June IS.-Suggesuons as
20 methods that would further a leei-
ing OF cOrdiality between Mexico ana
the United States were made by carlos
Gonzales pena, a novelist OF Mexico
who is one Of the group OF 20 Mexican
journalists now making a tour OF TINS
country under the auspices of the com
mitlee on public Information. Mr..
Pena is editor OF III Universal and III
Universal lllustradO Of Mexico City, Is
the author Of three novels and many
short stories, and is considered one OF
the foremost literary critics OF Mexico.
Il would have in Mexico what might
be called a popular propaganda to cor
rect the misconceptions that exist IN
relation TO the United States said Mr.
Pena at the Hotel McAlpin last night,
before leaving with his countrymen Tor
Boston.
Il would also have in this country a
similar campaign to cOunteract the
popular opinions existing here as TO
the character Of Mexico and its people.
up to some years ago there were
Numerous excursions TO Mexico from
the United States. School teachers and
others went TO Mexico on reduced rate
tickets. In this way they came TO
know our country. ] would suggest
that these popular excursions be again
introduced.
Mexican books ought to be trans
lated for the benefit Of the people OF
your country, and your books ought to
have a greater vogue in Mexico. We
should have an interchange OF publica-
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this country you know very little OF the
literary progress there has been in Mex
ico. and the same holds true in our
country with respect TO your literature.
Your most popular writers with US
are Emerson, Poe. Longfellow, Bret
Harte and Mark Twain. Mark Twain
IN Mexico is not read in English. but
strange TO say i'm French. In our
country we are more familiar with Eng
lish literature than with American lit
erature.
There ought TO be an exchange or
professors and students between the
two countries We would like TO see
more men like Professor Boas OF Co
lumbia University and Professor James
NJ. Baldwin Of Johns Hopkins come TO
our country and bring with them cur
rent ideas in literature, in the arts ana
sciences. These exchange professors
ought to include men who know the
Industries and who know agriculture,
for we in Mexico need 10 teach our
young people how 10 work the soil
most efficiently.
In Mexico today the great need is
Agricultural schools. New institutions
along agricultural lines are constantly
being established. Up to the present,
zoo many young men have chosen 10
90 into the learned professions, law and
medicine. We have too many profes-
sional men, and sye are In need more Of
men who are versed in The latest knowl-
edge along agricultural lines.
"There have recently been established
agricultural schools IN Vera Cruz
Jalisco, Yucatan, Oaxaca. and Coahuila.
and the annual budget FOR educational
graduate Institutions OF learning like
chat Of the Altos EstudiOs. established
I'm 1910 i'm Mexico City by Antonio Case,
are also being established in other
parts Of the republic
70 was learned yesterday that Fred
eric C.. Howe, Commissioner Of lmmi-
grafton at the Port Of New York, was
asked by Secretary Of Labor William
B. Wilson TO inform the Mexican editors
that the report circulated in Mexico To
discourage labOrers from the southern
country from coming TO the United
States were false. Commissioner Howe
wrote letter to Senior Lieutenant p. :.
OReilly. in charge Of the party for the
Committee on Public Information, in
which he said:
/ will greatly appreciate it il you can
communicate 10 the representatives Of
The Mexican press a message which the
Secretary Of Labor Mr.. Wilson. asked
me TO deliver to them relative TO The
reports which have been circulated iE
Northern Mexico for the purpose OF