The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-24
Mexico Does Not Want Even
Philanthropic INVASION.
Feminist Council Passes ResO.
lUtiOns Against Proposed Plan.
MAGNATES OFFER MILLIONS
Charitable Americans Propose
to Help Mexican Children.
Give the Money to Mexican In
StitutiOnS, Says Council.

Mexico City, Dec. 24.-Resolutions
or protest against projected philan-
thTopic Intervention in Mexican affairs
by the recently formed Childhood
Conservation League of the United
states were passed at a meeting of the
Mexican feminist council today. The
league, which. il is said, Proposed,
with the financial backing of a group
Of the largest and best known mag
mates of the United States, to spend
from two to four million dollars an
nually on charitable propaganda in
Mexico" is said to be a far sighted
scheme to bring about ultimate inter-
vention in Mexican affairs.
Signora Elena Torres, general secre-
tary of the feminist council, today
gave the following statement to the
Associated Press. Mexican women
hold Mexico itself to be best able to
judge its own needs and to find a way
10 satisfy them in due time. Outside
aid. however well meant, is entirely
unlimited.
Those desiring TO spend money to
relieve temporary structures in Mexico
incident to the.ten-year revolution may
find means thru Mexican institutions
already organized for that purpose.
Above all before seeking external OBJ
jects of charity, those benevolently
inclined United States citizens desirous
of relieving suffering had best take
care Of those 100000 to 100000
children which the 1919 report of the
children's bureau at Washington de-
ciares are dying annually in the
United States from hunger and malnu-
triton.
Fear Outside Help.
The Mexican feminist council also
holds that aside from the gratuitous
nature of the proposed philanthropic
Intervention there is underlying a more
sinister motive than the projected
foundation of hospitals churches, asy-
lums and schools in every Mexican
state as is revealed by the fact that
those persons finally supporting the
movement are the same individuals
who have agitated most insistently for
Intervention and cuTtailment of Mexi-
can liberties. Finauciers reading the
list of patrons of the so-called child
hood conservation league are those
bankers, oil barons. .philanthropists
and notable men who figure most
prominently in societies and associa-
lions for the protection of American
rights in Mexico.
Agnes c. Laut, secretary of the new
charitable organization but better
known as a confidential secretary to
financial magnates than an organizer
Of benevolent institutions was at work
purely in the interests of her employ
ers while making a recent trip thru
Mexico. 1t is frankly stated the
leagues objects are the establishment
within ten or fifteen years Of strong
holds of sympathy for the United
States in the minds OF the beneficiaries
OF this enterprise who would be i'm
pregnated with new culture and new
patriotism which would train them to
acceptance rather than revolt against
possible armed Intervention in Mexico.
THE Mexican feminist council calls
upon every Mexican citizen, man and
woman. to resist this overt attack
upon national self respect and dignity
and to find some means themselves of
solving pressing problems of national
reconstruction"