The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1920-06-11
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Toward The u. S,
BY RALPH H. TURNER

United Press Staff Correspondent
MEXICO CITY, May 10. (By
Mail.) lin one respect at least, it is
confidentially believed that the for
eign policy Of the new Mexican revo-
lutionary government will differ rad
ically. from that of the late lamented
Venustiano Carranza. This change
of policy lies in the matter of the
Pan-American relations.
Carranza was ASSESSED with an
idea, conscientious or otherwise, that
he was destined to go down in his
tory as the man who had defended
the rights of the Latin America
against the predatory designs of the
Colossus del Norte" namely, the
United States At .imes his policy
indicated that he even dreamed of an
alliance among the Latin-American
nations. Carranza sought to create
the impression in Central and South
America that Mexico constantly was
being made the victim of unwarrant-
cd attacks from the United States.
With this theory cs a background he
endeavored to draw South America
into an attitude of the sympathy for
Mexico, as well as tmipathy toward
any Mexican policy which emanated
from Washington.
Mexico City newspapers reflected
the official viewpoint frequently
spoke of Che "Carranza Doctrine
a doctrine which supposedly aimed to
unity Latin-America in all matters
political, social and commercial. To
achieve this AIM Carranza employed
a form of propaganda which, though
it may have some effect, certainly
bore few evidences of sublety.
An occasional attack upon the
Monroe Doctrine was one form of
campaign. Sometimes it was accom-
panied by a suggestion that an ex-
elusive Latin-American doctrine
would be more satisfactory This
mode of propaganda did not always
arise from Mexico City sources, even
thought it had its inspiration here.
Carranza, through his ministers
abroad, was in touch with certain
Central and South American citizens,
who, at intervals, could be depended
upon to direct at attack upon the
United States.
However, Carranzas propaganda
functioned chiefly through his For
eign Office. Its mode of operation
was illustrated particularly well at
the time the Jenkins case was in the
public eye and the State Department
in Washington had resumed its note
writing activity.
Scarcely a day passed but what
Carranza's side of the story, illumi-
mated by statements of how the
United States was again abusing
Mexico, was sent from the Mexican
Foreign Office to the Mexican lega-
tions throughout Latin-America.
These cabled reports were to be CIV
en- out either in the form of inter-
views or direct statements to the
Latin-American press. All press
comment, either Mexican or Ameri-
can, which was favorable to Mexico
in any degree, was assembled and ca
bled to South America. In turn,
South American opinion which favor
ad Mexico and attacked the United
States, was collected at this end and
give nto the newspapers of the capt
tai for home consumption
This form Of procedure was gener-
al, bu railways found stimulus VIXEN
some prominent issue" arose be-
tween Mexico. and the United States.
General Alvaro Obregon, the lead
er of tn erevolution which ousted
Carranza, has declared himself OPP
posed to such policy and he is be-
ing taken at his woro. Obregon APP