The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-26
NO REVOLUTION.
RumOrs From Mexico Branded
as FalsehOOds.
Consul Coney Denies Them Emphatical'y and
Asserts That the Revolutionary Era
Has Passed Forever.
ga tissue of falsehoods from beginning to

That is how Consul AK. Coney the represent
alive OF Mexico in this city, brands the sensa-
tlonal rumors Of a revolution in the sister re-
public. The Consul positively denies the dis
patches which, he says, are made out OF whole
cloth, and he showed very plainly to CALL re-
porter yesterday that there was never more
prosperous nor prOpltiOus period IN the history
Of Mexico Than at present.
"What gives color to the belief that the gen.
eral Government apprehends danger Is the fact
that troops are being massed rapidly on the
frontier" said he reading dispatch purporting
to have come from the City of Mexico to a
morning paper. " Now l will tell you in few
words about that. The massing Of troops on the
border is merely precautionary measure
against any flibustering expedition, and that has
been told right along. The Government has
railroads and telegraph lines all over the
country, and, not like long ago when it required
months to move troops any great distance,
10000 men can be drafted to any part OF the
republic in twenty-four hours"
A MISTAKE SOMEWHERE.
Again the Consul took up the dispatch, which
lay marked with other newspaper clippings rela-
tive TO Mexico on his table, and with which he
had been Toying while speaking. He read a p6r-
tion regarding President Diaz as follows. which.
according to his explanation OF well-known
Mexican law, Is a bad falsehood:
The enemies Of Diaz say that the law recently
passed by the Mexican Congress making It possible
will result in his assassination and revolution.
They say that some of the Governors of the States
of the Mexican Confederation say boldly that IL
Congress can pass a law making it possible to be
President for HE that their Legislatures ought also
doubt that the law has occasioned considerable UNI
rest in Mexico
'There is no such law" asserted the Consul,
| as he threw down the clipping with show OF
disgust. There was never such a law passed in
| Mexico never. The law referring TO Presden-
| tiai elections was simply TO elect any man to the
| office OF President for more than one term at
will. II Is not true that Governors of States said
| so, for 1t was the Governors themselves and the
| Legislatures OF their various States who
| removed the old restriction of limiting
the President TO one term: Formerly the Prssl,
| the people were so entirely pleased aud satisfied
with the wise, economical and progressive policy
of DiaZ that they Introduced this bill and passed
| 1t so that he would be their President as long as
they would wish. My information and that of
merchants In This city and elsewhere, who do
| law has caused more widespread feeling OF
| peace :and satisfaction and offered more induce
| ments TO capital aud for commerce In Mexico
| than any former measure. You may ask the
merchants here who have large interests i'll Mex
leo about 1t. They Will tell you that am right.
| ASK the French, the English, the Germans
who have been there and they win declare the
| same ming. 1t is only too well known at home
here Diaz is preferred to anybody else.
| "Revolution; what nonsense. Why the credit
| of Mexico was never higher than to-day. Only a
few years ago a proffered loan from Germany
| was refused.
PROSPERITY WITH PEACE,
Now, look at the other side, While we drop
| the question Of these canardS. When Diaz took
| charge OF the republic OF Mexico there was only
| miserable little railroad from the City OF Mexi-
| CO to Vera Cruz, scarcely any telegraphs, no
| money In the treasury, no credit-nOt cent. All
| revenues of the customs were mortgaged away
| ahead of time, employees salaries were not paid
for many months, aud misery and starvation was
| consequent this state or affairs; and yet the
very day lie assumed control he inspired conf
/ mill
French bankers, on DaZ's own signature alone,
he began his successful administration.
''Old debts were paid, economy extended TO all
offices from his own down TO the lowest. and the
| income OF the Government Increased one-third
more than ever before. Then manufactures
sprang up, railroads were built, telegraph lines
| constructed aud a new era, to which suffering
| NJ exco had been a stranger began.
THE era OF revolution has passed from Mexico
| AS he uttered this decisive statement In de-
/ teTmlned voice the Consul looked proud and very
serious.
THE people have begun to understand that
peace means prosperity" he continued. "Yet
| there are few discontinued people who say
there are no revenues and too many railroads,
| teegraphs and soldiers; but, you know. such
| people are everywhere, and do not represent
| any power
| BANDITS OR sMUGGLERs.
"These fiilbustering expeditions and rsings
| OF bandits are often The clever schemes OF snug
| gers to satisfy their own ends in another direc.
| Iiou by smuggling goods Into the country per-
| haps while the attention OF the military author
| tiles IS directed to another point. And the worst
OF IL all is that the press OF some American cities
| unknowingly lends itself to helping these rascals
| out by publishing their false reports.
"All these canards are detrimental, greater by
| far than people here imagine, to the commerce
between California and Mexico. Still they are
| circulated more freely In this State
and Texas than IN any other State
| in the Union. Why can only be matter
| Of conjecture, though II would be quite
| safe to say that they are started by men who
have some private end TO serve, which may
Iiu ha in I n
| monetary unrest and stagnation OF business
| San Francisco merchants, for Instance. are shy
OF sending their merchandise Into Mexico owing
| TO these reports; and though II be only temp0r-
| arily there is much harm done, much to the
commercial interests here as In Mexico.
| III makes me so very mad to read these
| rumors. Here is Mexico offering every induce
| ment for Americans to Invest their capital.
They 60 there, perfectly safe, with laws to guard
| amass great fortunes. You can 60 into Mexico
to-day and find Americans who got wealthy
| there, and merchants here who have large in
| comes from their trade with her.
BLACK EYE.
| Yet they must turn about this way and give
their cousin black eve. 1t Is not right nor fair.
| :" The baud OF Iufliaus who go about on the
| Texas frontier as revoluiioniss are nothing
| more nor less than gang OF lawless bandits
| bent on robbery, whom United States troops,
| see. are pursuing. Ii Is after such men That the
| Mexican Government Is sending lis troops TO
preserve order and law and TO defend its people
| from their raids
| a" Again 10 show by figures what has been
| done since DIaz took hold. There have been
| 1888 kilometers OF railways constructed, or
| about as many miles. There contracts aud
| negotiations Tor as many more Kilometres
now. Mexico has $4,000 10 10000 kll0-
| meters of telegraph lines, and all since
| The present administration began. Large steam
| ship lines, subsidized by the government are
| running 10 all parls OF the world from Mexican
| ports, and her railroads are likewise subsidized
| Life and property secure there here,
| the laws are just, equitable and impartially ad-
| ministered.
| There VIII be no trouble"