The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-12


ners. She is simple and unostentatious.
and Is always doing kind things Tor the
PEOPLE. She is the daughter OF the Hon
ora6le Romero Rubio, and she presides
with much grace over the presidents pail
ace In Mexico City and over his grand
rooms in the castle of Chapultepec.
THE MEXICAN WHITE HOUSE
Chapultepec is the Mexican White house.
II is the famed hill where Montezuma had
his summer house, and it is one of the
wonderful palaces of the world. Located at
the end Of the Paseo. the fashionable drive
of Mexico, park of 1000 acres surround
ing it. and these 1000 acres are filed with
the most wonderful of cypress trees, some
of which are over 100 feet high, and many
of which are 500 or go years old. The
trunks of these trees are massive in size,
and their limbs are gnaried, and they
spread outward as they 60 up until they
INTERVENE with other limbs at the top, ana
form q dense shade. They are clothed
in perennial green, and from them nang
great boards Of the beautiful, gray-siIver
Spanish moss, which you see in the forests
of Florida and Louisiana. A drive through
this park is like going through the forests
of fairyland, and in the morning and tne
evening, when the sun casts ITS oeausluI
shadows through the trees and over the
IL,
yond description. Out of the center OF
this park rises mighty rock, gong
straight up for at least 200 feet. This rock
has a top of several acres, and upon its
surface Is built the massive castle of
ChapnItepec. There Is only one stairway
and one road that lead up to 1t, and the
building is a wonder of many kinds
of Spanish architecture. 1t is, it
seems to me. bigger than any
building in the United States, and it
covers as much space as the capitol at
Washington 1t rises in terraces. and
these terraces are of white marble with
brass balustrades, along which you see
lovely flower gardens, which make you
think of the hanging gardens of one of the
Aztec emperors. The Mexican rulers of
the past have spent fortunes in improving
and furnishing this castle, and President
Diaz has re-modelled many of the rooms
for his own use. The artists and builders
are repairing the rooms today and the
palace viii be finer than ever. One of the
bedrooms of the president is especially
fine, and Mrs. Diaz's private recep-
with hangings of brocade and plush.
All of the rooms are beautifully frescoed,
and the interior of the castle corresponds
in some degree to the wonderful beauties
of nature which surround it. The view
from this castle is one of the flnest IN
Mexico. The whole of the valley of Mex
leo is spread out before you. frhe capital,
eled domes lies at your feet Silvery lakes
sparkle like floods of diamonds amid the
green in the distance, and upon all sides
the great mountains of Mexico shine out
like hills of frosted silver. and away off
under the sun you see the white heads of
the two great volcanoes, Popocatapetl and
the White Woman, which are clothed in
perpetual snow.
MY INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT.
was introduced to President Diaz by
Mr.. Mariscal, and the president shook my
hand and motioned me to a seat beside
him. The conversation was carried on
through the medium of Mr. Mariscal, who
translated my English into Spanish and
the presidents Spanish into English. The
president talks easily. He is never at loss
for word, and he knows just what he
wants to say and says il in the fewest
words. The interview which follows has
been carefully revised by him, and it is
practically talk which he kindly gives to
the American people through the medium
of this newspaper.
first asked as TO the feeling of Mexico
toward the United States. President Diaz
replied:
i'The Mexicans are almost unanimous
in the friendly feeling which they hold
towards the United States. Such feeling
of mistrust which arose among the masses
on account of the war of 1S47, is rapidly
disappearing, and the convictions of the
most enlightened classes of our people
now is that the United States does not be-
iieve that it is in their interest to take
more of the Mexican territory, and that
the mutual benefit of both countries lies
in the improvement of their trade and in
dustrial relation. Frequently some of the
church or reactionary papers of this coun-
try assail the government because it en-
courages American enterprise in Mexico.
These papers pretend TO have great fears
of the United States, but their alarm is tic-
titious and they make these expressions
only for the sake of opposition to the gov
eminent"
sHow about American capital and i'm
migration?" l asked. docs Mexico de-
sire it?"
Certainly it does?" replied Mr. Diaz.
ave have an undeveloped country, where
the accumulation of wealth is as yet very
limited, and where such wealth as we
have is seldom in the hands of people
gifted with sufficient enterprise TO devote
Il TO the development of our resources.
We are glad'to welcome American capital,
and American emigrants are also welcome.
AS 10 emigration, however, We don't ex-
pect great deal of il from your country
for you still have a great deal of territory
which is capable of accommodating an I'M
mense number of immigrants from
Europe, and as far as | can see, you have
not as vet reached that excess OF popula-
ton which inpels its masses to move to
other fields"
AMERICAN CAPITAL SAFE IL MEXICO.
American capital" President Diaz
went on in reply TO question, lis GER
tainly safe in Mexico. Ii legislation pro-
viding for all contingencies, the peace and
order now reigning throughout the coun-
tly, the efforts of the government in that
direction, and more especially the convic-
tons of the people that il is 10 their in
terest not 10 let anybody break that peace
are guarantees of safety for that capital
l can assure you that it is and must be for
all indefinite time perfectly safe
what rights have Mexicans over Amer
leans in business and property holding ?'
They have none" replied President
Diaz. The Americans have in this coun-
try an equal chance with the Mexicans for
all kinds Of business. In fact believe they
have better one from their superior en-
terprise, and the greater facility with
which they can get capital from abroad.
The same can be said as 10 the acquisition
of property. except that there are certain
limitations IN the acquiring of real estate
in our border states according TO an old
law which is still in force. These hmita-
tions are, however, easily removed through
application TO the government. which has
authority 20 remove them, and which
never refuses 10 do so unless there is some
particular reason for the action"
PRESIDENT DIAz on MEXICAN INVESTMENTS.
will you please give me some of the
best fields for the investment of capital in
Mexico. Mr.. President" said |.
President niaz renlied. ..The country