The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-24
THE MEXICAN REVOLT
Political and Material COndi-
ton of Our Neighbor.
A TALK WITH MINISTER ROMERO.
The Weakness OF the Catholic HER
-Confiscation of Church Property.

WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. 1s.-fSpecial
correspondence. IL had long chat this
afternoon with Senior Romero on the re-
belilon in Mexico and on the condition of
our sister republic. There is no one bet
ter ftted to speak of Mexico than Mr..
Romero For the past thirty-five years he
mas been one of the leading officials of its
various governments, and as far back as
1893, during the administration of Buch-
anan, he was connected with the legation
mere at Washington City. He was at this
time only - years old, and he had charge
OF the interests of Mexico in the United
states before he was %. He was secretary
Oh the treasury during the administrations
OF both President Juarez and Diaz, has
been member of the Mexican congress,
one OF the officers of the Mexican army
ana OF late years again minister to the
United states. He is known here at Wash
lngton City. as one of the shrewdest and
aelest OF the great foreign diplo-
mats, and the most important treaties
which We have with Mexico have been
made with him. He is man of wide eul-
ture, and is writer of note on political
questions. Perhaps no man in the world
has more practical or better knowledge
oil Mexico and its affairs than he, and he
Is one of the closest friends of President
DlaZ. with whom he has been associated
during the greater part of his life. He
was born in the same town as Diaz, in
Oalaca IN the southern part of the coun-
try, and here he and the future president
went to college together. During tl.e fight
Tor Mexican independence Romero re-
signed his post as minister TO Washington
City and Joined the Mexican army of
which Porfirio was then commander He
served here as the chief of staff of General
DlaZ and was closely associated with him
until he was again sent back to Washing
ton City. He opposed DIaz in his rebel
hon against Juarez, but upon the accession
oil Diaz to power the friendship between
the two was renewed, and the president of
Mexico has no stronger supporter than
Romero.
Senior Romero is very popular in Wash
ington City. Under him the Mexican le-
CATION has become one of the leading
social centers of the capital and Nine,
Romero, who was Philadelphia belle
when Senior Romero married her, gives
perhaps the most noted entertainments
OF the diplomatic corps. 1t was through
Romero that Mexico built the magnificent
mansion in which the Mexican minister
lives here, and he is looked upon as the
friend of the United States as well as of
Mexico. Senior Romero is now SIS years
old. He is a slender, dark-faced, black
eyed man of medium height, and the gray
is just beginning TO creep into his full
black beard and to pepper the raven dark
ness of his hair. He is nervous in his
movements, and is the personitication of
energy and action He talks EnpIish au
well ~ be does the Spanish and French.
and my conversation with him was il,
good, everyday United States.
L asked him as to Catarino CARA and
the revolution along the Mexican border.
He replied:
II know very little about this man
Cara, and he is an unknown character in
Mexico. He is not man of any promin-
ence or of any force, and l am surprised
that such an exaggeration has been made