The New York herald., 1879-07-03
Minister Zamacona on the Reported
Revolution in Mexico.
CLAIM SPECULATORS.
Custom House Statistics Versus
irresponsible Rumor.
CALM AND PROSPEROUS.

have been in circulation in the States concerning the
feverish condition of affairs in Mexico. the pubiica
ton in the San Francisco Chronicle of June % of
what claimed to be authoritative information con-
corning the States of the revolutonists there. has
caused much comment among all classes Of Ameri-
cans. The contradiction of opinions among those
who have newspaper reports q sole of data
is to be accounted for by the beautiful variety Of
news concerning Mexico to which the world has
been treated within the last month. The report
from the Pacific slope. spoken of above aud repro
duced in the HERALD OF Tuesday, seemed to finally
settle the doubts concerning the revolution. giving.
it did. names and minute statistical information.
The writer claimed to be in possession of "impor-
tant documents" from which tho facts published
purported to have been CLEANED.
Armed with this report and number OF facts OBJ.
tanned the Rio Grande frontier during recent
visit aHERAI.D reporter sought Minister Zamacona.
who had left Washington few days since for New
York to make arrangements for the sojourn of his
family at Orange. M. Being busy with the trans.
portation of his lares and penatos the Minister had
not had timc to read the clipping in question when
he encountered by the reporter. Without read
ing it Mr.. zamacona said he supposed it was much
after the Same pattern many others he had OBJ
served during the past month. When. however. he
read the article through he laughed outright and de-
ridiculous stories with which the people
of the States have lately been gulled. Its
absurdty. he declared. must bo patent at glance
to any one who had even the slightest knowledge Of
Mexican affairs. When Mr.. Zamacona had enjoyed
his genuine merriment over the article he asked
to specify what parts of it FALSE This question
seemed to be too big one. and Mr. Zamacona.
laughing again. said that the whole thing false.
'.First and foremost. most Of the names mentioned
here identify nobody. know such persons. and
from the sound Of the names am inclined to think
that they have been invented" said the Minister.
1.-The story is out of whole ccth. and how any one
who is informed Mexican affairs could for mo-
ment entertain the in serious considers
ton cannot understand"
THE NRGRErE PROCLAMATION.
"But Mr.. Zamacona, is it not true that procla-
nation has been issued by General Negrete 2? asked
the reporter.
Eyes, such proclamation issued. but the cir.
OF Its issue point out its impotentialty
I will give you the history of the proclamation.
General Negrete is not, is stated in this article
general in the army. He is without command and
without following Some time since General Negrets
appeared in the city Of Mexico and much In the
company Of . certain Sp lniard who then editing
paper there. This man. 1t is said. induced General
Negrete to issue revolutionary manifesto that he
the Spaniard banished from Mexico. General Ne
grete. who asked those who were in sympathy With
him to meet him outside the city. remained in the
city several days and then went to General Daz
and made his regrets for having issued the mani-
festo The imbecility and feebleness OF the socaed
revolution will be appreciated when it Is known
that the General had command and actually no
following among the people. Then the city of Mex
leo selected of all places i'll the Republic for the
nj ltvatio of he he army s str
and loyal to General Diaz Now you have the origin
and end of the revolution
THE whole people, then, are ia accord with tho
administration OF President Diaz?
OPPOSITION
'sI have not said that. There is opposition to him
the same as there is opposition among the demo-
Gratis OF the United States to President Hayes. He.
of course has political opponents; but to found .
for to declare that there is revolution going
here. 1t is characteristics feature of form Of
government that just preceding great general cleo
ton by the people, candidates office plentiful
1t IL SO Mexico, and. of course the friends each
candidate doing all in their power forward the
pretensions OF favorites. There is no such discon
tent as has been stated. The best elements OF Mex.
can society are in favor of President dag and the
success of his efforts to develop wider and more
general commercial intimacy with the United States
have been crowned with success beyond anticipa-
tion."
.Do You consider the political opponents Of Pres.
dent Diaz the candidates referred the parties
responsible for the stories now aaoat concerning
revoutionY
THE LIES OF SPECULATION
'No. Icannot say that do 1t is dhacult to
trace various ISLANDERS against Mexico their
authors. Most of them. however have their origin
on the border. where handful OF spectators
forever active in seeking create bad feeling Many
of these INSCRIPTIONS fellows have claims against
Mexico Of degrees of nvalidty, aud to them
can in majority OF instances, be traced the bad
ports concerning the Republic beyond the Rio
Grande. Only short time since l was informed
that in Washington boasted that he was in
possession of no less than fourteen hundred claims
apainst Mexico Such men this are anxious for
war between the United States and Mexico. for
claims would be of the inevitable results OF such
an event. To the end that may be developed
they are forever circulating irritating reports which,
like this enc you show me. pure 1ctions. Not
long ago what purported to be a translation from
q Mexican paper was published and copied in all
the newspapers of Texas and Others ut the North.
This spurious article went on to say that the Mex-
were anxious tor war with the United States,
for in the event of war Mexico would be sure to
triumph and that large slice of the United States
would be annexed to Mexico in retaliation for the
absorption of Tcxas.s 1 traced this report to it's
source. and when the party who originally procured
its publication examined he said 1t was in
tended joke. This explanation. of course.
and many Americans who read the supposed transla-
ton never heard that 1t intended Joke
Every effort that has been made to bring tho peoples
of the two republics in closer relations has been
counteracted, or sought to be counteracted.
by these spectators. whose policy It is 70 dis
turb public confidence in the stability OF our
government and to create an impression that IL is
unsafe to invest money beyond the Rio Grande.
For long time these methods have had a measure
of success but of late the efforts of President Dax
aud his Ministers have been too much for the specu
lators. The American people, being eminenty prac-
tica have regard these reports worthless.
apprecating, they do, that the from which
they sprung is an interested one. Frenchmen, Ger
mans. Italians. Englishmen and others have made
fortunes trade in Mexico, and Americans now
know that they do the same. The efforts OF
President Diaz's government to cultivate closer
commercial relations with the United States, which
is the natural market for the products Of Mexico.
been eninentiy successful, as / said and
within the past two years marked Improvement Ia
to be noticed. The imports from the United States
during the time mentioned have increased about
fifty per cent. For many years the value OF these
imports from the United States exceeded
5000 900 per while last year the statistics OF
the Mexican customs show that they amounted to
over 81 100000 This increase has gone in spite
of the efforts that have been made to weaken public
faith"
FRIENDS
''Soinc of the names mentioned in that San Fran
cisco article OF course are authentic, they not.
Mr. ZamacUnaY
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