The New York herald., 1879-03-13

SECRETARY STATE AND DEPARTMENT
or PUBLIC WORKS.
CoLosIzATIoS INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE.
By direction the President of the Republic thi1
department has determined that international ex.
hbiton Of the products of agriculture industry.
sciences and shall be held next year in the city
of Mexico. which exhibition will be carried out
through previous of the General Congress-
to whom the bill will be submitted next term.
To arrive at this resolution. which answers to tho
necessities of the policy adapted in regard to COM
nerce and the development of the economical inter-
of the country the Executive has borne mind
considerations of tine utmost Importance which ara
not to be concealed from your enlightenment
and that Of the people whose destinies you rule
wisely.
In harmony with the opinion of many dis
tinguished citizens the Executive believes that the
origin of the greater evils which, until now, our
country has suffered is economical rather than
political one and that in order to check those evils
not only the patriotic efforts Of the good sons oe
Mexico required, but also the effective concurrenco
of foreign intelligence and capital.
These valuable elements of welfare and greatness
must be made TO combine in the work which the4
present administration desires to inaugurate-thats
OF the development OF the element of labor which ig
the foundation of progress prolific in results OF
order and peace.
Il The Executive believes that an international exhi
bition-the most proper means of bringing togetheH
tho Intelligent and enterprising men OF all nations
must be favorable by this fact the realization
OF the ends indicated in much it viii rectfy the
errors which aHoat regarding our country, aa
well because it will expand actual markets and
open new ones to the products Of Mexican agricu-
ture and industry thereby paving the way to the so
opcratonof railways Mexico of the no less dicult
one regarding colonization. and OF others which. diA
rectly or indirectly depend on these and which en-
body the secret of the peace and prosperity Oh
the Republic. The Importance and magni-,
tude OF The ends, the realization Of whichI
| is sought for, do not allow the Executives
| to hesitate In its determination, and the stepN
which appear necessary to carry out the to
Rv n~flav 0f fha prou-
ident Mcssrs. Sebastian Camacho. Mariana Barcenal
and Miguel Hidago y Teran form the Managing Com-I
mttee OF the exhibition. This committee, under i'm
structions from this department. is entrusted wthl
| the appotntment OF committees and subcommittee
classhcatons &c. &C., and correspondence reiatve3
to tAecxhN Nition will have to be addressed to it.
ThqExe8ntive, desirous of maintaining itself ut the
height Of is purpose. WILL in the Mexico.
vite all nations. without excepting those whoses
matte relations with that OF the Republic The Pow
| ers who maintain such relations at liberty the;
same the States of the Mexican Federation to
struct, at their expense. buildings pavons the
grounds destined for the exhibition according the
\ rules which will be issued in due time.
Foreign exhibitors as well as those Of the Mexican
States, will be FREQ to esiibit their articles in the
buildings pavilions raised by the governments OF
their tiva.7latons States or In the common
building for the exhibition as it may suit their in
terests.
/ The governments thae maintain relations with that
Of the Rcpublc will be respectfully invited to send
who do not hold such relations may appoint il they
deem proper, private agents. who will enjoy thai
same attentions and facilities the official
In due time the ports of entry for objects destined
1 to tho exhibition will be determined. These objects,
i'll accordance with the regulations that the Departed
ment OF Finance VIII duly ISSUE shall pay no dues
except case OF sale and may remain exposed durng
| six months exempt from all local or warehouse
| charges
the Italian English. French and German languages.
and with the approval of this department. the neces-
sary regulations for carrying out the exhibition in
the most advantageous manner to the exhibitors and
| to the Republic.
The efforts OF tho Executive would be fruitless did,
it not count with the enlightened and patriotic CO..
operation of the peoples and the governments Of
the States composing the Mexican federa.ion;
! but the President entertains with satisfactiom
the certainty that in the realization OF
! idea of international exhibition he can counG
upon the good Will and efforts OF All patriotic Mex
cans.
The tendency to wait for better times in order to
carry out great enterprises requisite for the progress
of our country the reason why our previous.
| governments maintained themselves in . vicious
circle. which enervated the best intentions in favoE
of the country. The opportunities wasted In watt
ing better times constantly served for the in-s
crease OF elements uncombated. such as poverty,
ignorance and disorder, and to such extent tha6
no remedy was ever put to the gravest and growing
| evils Of the country.
itself of this sad experience is determined
| to inaugurate new policy and lay the
out which Il Il is i@possibls n for '0 the coun- n-
Try to enter upon an era or peace and true progess
parts with respect to Mexico. and which have been
prejudiciai to the interests of capital and labor:
| to open new markets. for native productions; to
| protect the Mexican consumer by promoting COM,
petition III articles imported from abroad into our
country; to attract the elements which will places
| us in the position to solve economicali
| and social probems these the OBJ
| jects when the Executive proposes realizing by,
means of the announced exhibition the works for
which have been commenced to-day by the engineers
| OF this department. 4,
The President trusts that the enlightened govern.
| ment which you worthiy preside, well aox
tho inhabitants of that State. WILL with their well
known patriotism second the views of the Executive,
by debating Mt all those measures which may
tend to render the exhibition useful as for
| improving the condition of the Republic and the
| greater welfare of it's sons.
Liberty and constitution.
MEXICO, Feb. IT, 1870. RIVA pALACIO,
70 THE GOVERNOR OF -