The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-02
THE GERMANS IN MEXICO.
Result Of Their Recognition Of Diaz-Their
Control Of tho Commerce.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-A friend Of mine,
now in this city. Mr. Maurice Rahden. Ger
man. who was formerly n resident OF tho city OF
Baltimore but resident Of Mexico since 1873,
and editor and publisher Of Die Deutsche WdcM,
n weekly paper devoted especially to German
interests in Mexico. makes tho following state
mcnt OF affairs there:
Tho entire German population OF the Mex
lean republic numbers about 200. of whom $50
are inhabitants of the City Of Mexico. The
Germans control at lenst clevcn-twclfths Of tho
commerce of tho republic
Their Minister IL II. lie Maistre. His great
object is to promote the interests Of the German
empire in It's trade relations with Mexico. and
with this end in view he procured the recogni-
ton Of the Diaz Government by cable soon after
the revolution had terminated in his favor. BY
the friendly interest he has displayed in Mex
lean affairs Mr.. lie Maistre has succeeded not
only in extending tho German influence in
Mexico. but has procured the adjustment Of
nearly all the claims Of Germans against the
republic Mr. lie Maistrc understands the
Spanish language thoroughly. and speaks IT
with the purest Castilian accent while the
United States Minister has to procure the SER
vices Of an interpreter in his official intercourse
with the Mexican Government.
The principal German imports are dry goods
and fancy goods. and an article brought from
Mercclia called mcscret. The principal ex-
ports nrc silver. marbles. wood for dyclng,
hides. tobacco, spices. and vcrmion. The
German element is largely Interested in the
mines Of the country. principally so In the dis
trict Of Guanajuato. Tho most important mines
are undcr the direction Of German engineers
from Frieburg. as. for instance. the great mines
in La Stroka in the State of Mchoacan. This
State is whore the revolutions nearly always be-
gin. Here the Church party has it's stronghold.
was ia this State ut the time the last rev
olution commenced There was no fighting
at all in the City " Mexico; on the contrary
tn" city was ns quiet M New York or philad"l-
phia. | may observe that the city knows moth
ing ~ what is going ON outside Of its own limits
at any time. The news rnpriVrd from the from
tier is furnished through American newspapers
mainly. We. in the capital. know scarcely any
thing OF what Is TRANSMITTING on the frontier.
There il really little or no interest Mt all taken
in these transactions This il attributable to
the immense distance of the capital from the
frontier. and the wide Varinnre of the interests
Of the two localities. People in tho capital
really do not care anything about what Is going
on nj the frontier. They know well almost every
phase ut the Irregularities and difficulties which
have existed there for long time. and hcli"ve
that II viii br always in tho same condition.
The statement of GOV. Hubbard Of TeSns in
relation g. these troubles Is utterly ridiculous
lie says that the things stolen i'm Texas have
been brought 10 the capital and sold there in
the public markets Mt public auction. | would
like him to mention ANYTHING which has been
stolen ana sold ns hc asserts. He cannot sub
stantiate the assertion. Take. for instance. the
statement that wrll-known merchants knowing
the character Of these articles ~ to proprietor
shin, 20 and buy them Why. the utter alb
surfiity of such statement renders belief as TO
it, truth almost impossible.