The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-05
ny CHESTER NJ. WRIGHT

800 per year. and whatever else
you want To give, to be an active
member Of the National Association
I for the Protection OF American
Rights In Mexico. according to the
testimony Of Executive Director
Charles Hudson Boynton. before tho
Fall committee, which IN investigat'
ing the Mexican situation for the
senate.
Boynton liz paid $4,000 a year for
his work There are between 1870 and
ii0 active members. Associate mem
bers bring the total up to about
1000. Associate members pay 81 per
year.
NO RECORD or
ASSESSMENTS LEVIED
IL In this association that conducts
the propaganda In the United States
for American ownership OF oil wells.
mines and other property in Mexico.
Boynton says that expenses are mot
by dues and assessments. He made
public no record Of assessments
levied.
This association disavows any De.
sire for American intervention IN
Mexico. When ] asked one OF its
representative In Washington what
the association had In mind as n
proper means OF protecting Aneri-
can rights" he said he didn't know.
asked why they didn't come out
plainly and openly for intervention.
and he said the members couldn't
agree" on such n proposal. II may
be accepted as fact that some mem.
bers OF the association oppose inter.
vcntion uncquivocaiiy.
| I got In the Washington office an.
other brilliant bit OF comment. ! had
asked for news stories furnished to
the press BY the association during
the senate committee hearings. |
was given bundle OF copy"
AS HEARINGS WENT ALONG
WE CUT OUT THE COLOR"
Have you got any copies OF fea.
ture or human interest stores that !
can gctf" asked.
! NO" was the answer. We start.
ed To put some color into tbs stories.
but ms the hearings went along We
cut out the color"
| In the New York office the work
ling methods were explained careful
lily. Use OF the word Intervention
Is avoided. Little press matter IN is-
sued from the New York office
some - pieces In year, was told.
But issuing prepared hand out
copy In the method OF second-rate
publicity men. And Boynton's office
In no second-rate office. This office
sees to II that the newspapers learn
about things that happen--atrocitie~
for example. II secs that the state
department is Informed. II sees that
/ the press IL informed. Informed.
that is. OF what tho association
wants published. Digging II out Of
the state department" has constitut-
ed much OF the associations publici-
ty work.
The murder map" and the "disor.
der map were issued b. this associ
alton to show how b,l conditions
are in Mexico The 'nrrder map"
shows In regular TX marks the spot"
fashion how many American lives
have been lost In Mexico incc 1910. a
period Of ten years.
CIVILIAN KILLINGS
INCLUDED IN LIST
Map shows 55f American lives
sacrificed TO Mexican iawlessncss."
says the caption. Examination OF
the tabulation shows that all kinds
OF killings. including civilian muir
ders OF the ordinary criminal charac-
ter. are included In the list. was
assured that this story waS published
widely by newspapers. This map and
tabulation were released for publica.
ton on December II.
/ For November 16 the disorder
map" was released The caption
over this map was. Map Proves Tn.
restrained Reign OF Rebellion and
Outiawry Turnout Mexico" A sub
caption refers to the "outragcs"
shown on the map.
\ This map and tabulation constitute
a piece OF provocative propaganda.
for the reason that while the heading
declares positively that rebellion and
outiawry are 'unrestrained." the tab
ulation contains a large number OF