, 1881-03-06
MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES

| Ihe present rtlAnou5 between tho Unad
| States and Mexico nre Of an exceedingly friend.
" character 1t actually seems Us II both coun,
tries have finally come to the sensible conc1n,
sion that friendly intercourse and an exchano.
! Of their products must hare Il bcnefcent resu,,
for all concerned. The hate and aversion anon,
the Mexican people against aii American. ,cf
| cTcrythtug American seems to be gra1u,1,
| dying out and, on tho other sidc The American.
| begin to taIk with a little more respect Of ~.
! Mexicnns and the Mexican Republic than h.t
been the case heratofore. But are nos appear.
ances deceiving US?
So fur business In Mexico has been ~.
cfusively in the hands Of European, chiefly Ger.
man and English, merchants. European conta,
leg the van IN that country. and tha railroad.
soil were constructed with English ueaus s.
fnr tho importation of american goods tnte
Mexico has been Insignificant. It is only dufni
the last two years sl1at the two sister Republic
have approached each other little close,
.amerIca has recognized the fact that for Amer.
fcan industries Mexico offers tremendous hen
two countries will be benefited greafiy
BY direct railroad co1nmuncaron.
The European trado with Mexico VII!
railway between America and the iatte1
country. This fact Is well known In tho con-
mercial circles OF Europe. and nothing Is mo1
ail means at their disposal to prevent tbs oyer
land communication, Or, at least, throw all pns.
shle impediments In its way In their calcula.
h tens the americans seem to have overtooted
pccialty the lower classes, are naturally dir
posed to be very suspicious of the United States,
and Gun easily he induced to occupy an un-
friendly position towards the Americans. Th2
lower classes are largely in the majority, and
although tho wounds Of the wur OF 1915 ara
Skinned over, they are covered by very thin
srars. The vast purchases of silver-mines bJ
american ca 3pitul{gtS and tho contracts entefed
into by them with the Mexican Government fot
the construction Of railways from the Rid
Grande to the Mexican oS Capital aEo slread!
among the masses Of the Mexican people. Tia
present Government Of Mexico IL certainly yer1
friendly disposed toward the United States:
takes place in Mexico Is too we'll known uorth
Of the RIO Grande. Nor is It very improbable
that this worry liberal and timely policy ndhereda
to BY the present Mexican Government may lesd
to Its downfall As WAS done In former tines
BY President Cofnnoufort. the next President
and usurpcr may unnul all contracts entered
Tho feEr thnE tho Americans. rs soon ns they
have gained solid footing in Mexico, will taks
can ns whipped tS no7 aSfd
the the vie%s 1e Of % col. 5 sienerInz, RI ''p pnoiisaa
in H., 1enFthy article in the san Antono s,a1s
can frontier for over a quarter OF century;
Already the engineers Of the Mexican Central
Hallway arc having some sud experiences
Everywhere they aru met by frowntng faccs sud
every Imaginable chicAnory. not al0no On thb
part or the lnWer classes OF the people, but h!so
on that Of the Governments OF tho States Oncs
alroady they have been forced to apply to ths
Central Government. In the City uf Mexico. fos
hid and assistance. II would not be surprising
III tho least il, after MI, the unlted Stntes wcts
forced to protect Its citizens, sword In haud.
The new era OF Mexico, OF which SO many en-.
thusiasts are dreaming, n,ny come; but its geE7
appearance m.y also lead to WIT.