The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-31
FRANCE PREPARING 10 SQUAT ON
THE PACIFIC COASF.

From he Times.
I Among the curious items of news contained in
the Paris letter which VIC publish this morning,
is that relating to project of colonization which
the Emperor's Government has in view on the
Pacific coast-and Of which we have heard some
thing before. Preparatory to the introduction of
the military or the political part of the enterprise
two eminent civil engineers have boon employed
TO make an elaborate inquiry into the mineral
ana agricultural resources OF Lower California,
Sonors, and the chain OF the A[adrc Mountains.
That this survey is preliminary t, another for
"squatting" on the Pacific coast is made toorably
clear, we think, from the admissions nado by the
Emperors spokesman in the Corps Leglslatif
In the famous MaSican debate which tool,
4 place on ibe 10th of May, the prime defense
offered by Ministers for the financial agreement
which had then been prOyi.iunaly entered into
with the agents Of MaXimilln, was based upol
the fact that the occupation and working Of tho
\ Sonora mines under French direction woigd pro
duce an enormous revenue a revenue ina.
France would pecuniirily control. NJ Arauiuez
formerly Mexican Minister Of Finance, had the
sagacity TO project his enterprise ~ u ba,ler 20
the somewhat excessive loan which he wished 10
raise at the outset Of MGNmiau's career.
He considered that il would bo wi,o % borrow
1"O,svoWO francs, MIST I'D pay OF tiH EurJp.tn
y creditors OF the RtPuhic, ucXt 10 maintain =
sufficient army for conquest and the IA nttaienancs
! of orders further, 10 herp the machinery OF tae
, Government In working condition until a system
OF taxation could be established md put In fD-ee
aud lastly, 10 pay for the occupation aud HnrlU1E
INOt the Sonora mings under the protection of
J French military force.
Boosting OF the results which the project of NJ
Z ArauJuez promised 10 compass, NJ. Rouher AN.
nounced TO the Corps Le- -isatiit, that by msans
! OF Il an annual revenue of 30OO9O1l masters
could be secured, and thatof this sum 2OOOOO 900
" would be sufficient TO carry on che Government
OF Mexico, leaving a snug balance of ten millions
|4o reward the enterprise OF France During the
anne remarkable DEBATE, VI, DaliOZ launched out
npon this theme with even greater spirit aud more
ybenuine frankness than his colleague
l lie said bluntly that France and Enganl had
come TO the resolution not to permit the United
States to enjoy monopoly OF the mines on the
4 Paclhc coast. "Whi'e," said he, ''Cllifornia is
eending onan average oflG0 900, 900 francs in bull
tamount may be obtained from Mexico. France
1and England have allowed the Uaited States 10
tRpprOprate 10 themselves that ineXhaustibIe
Fbalk." NJ DallOz further believed 4. was emit
nty wise for France, al this particular iuncture
1tO how the world that she had determined 10
k'Tenew her protection over another Cons.anti-
i'nope in q hemisphere which seemed on the
point of being absorbed by the selfish policy of
Tihe Monroe doctrine."
All these utterances were made not only in the
sober deliberations OF the Corps LegisatiG aud
Nippon q suhect-that OF the budget-whch offered
lo occasion for mere rhetorical aOurishes, but
ypeakers themselves said what they did under
Ifull sense Of official responsibility. France In
Eh0rt as IN the case Of Italy, viii have Material
guarantees thar she shall be paid in full for her
share IN the task OF redeeming Mexico. These
guarantees she will lind in the mining regions of
Wesern Mexico.