The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-05-09

DIAz IS AN AMERICAN.
Accused Of Yankee Nations, by Enemies in
bis Government.
OPPOSITION FROM THE CHURCH.
What he is Trying to do to Emaneipate
the MOntezumas.
OPPOSITION FROM THE CHURCH.
What he is Trying to do to Emancipate
the MOntezumas.
THE PROSPERITY OF MEXICO FIRST
A Tax system which is to Bring the
Agricultural Area Under the
PIow---Other News.

: CHICAGO, May ga prominent citi-
zen of Illinois just returned from an ex-
tended trip through Mexico, had an ex-
tended talk with President Diaz. in
which the latter spoke freely of num-
Der of reforms which he intended to in
augurate. The gentleman says: 'sThe
hardest thing they can say against Diaz
is that he is an American; in other
words, they think he has too much SYM
pathy for the United States and that he
is trying to Americanize Mexico and in
troduce Yankee notions into the halls of
the Montezumas. His other opposition
comes from the church and the conser-
yatives made up of an old monarchial
element which founded the empire over
which Iturbide ruled, and under whose
influence the i'll l-fated MaximiIian came
over from Austria to establish throne.
This party includes the rich land-o
ers who acquired vast estates by grant
from the Spanish government before the
independence of the republic. They
have been supported and encouraged by
the church and by all other elements of
the population which for any reason
desire to resist progress. 1t was this
element that brought Mexico to financial
ruin. having always opposed the exist
ence of the railways and other public
improvements. But this church party
is paralyzed. The present generation
has walked over them rough shod, and
most of them have preferred to leave the
country and live in Paris and other cities
in Europe onslarge revenues from their
estates, which are managed by agents or
administrators. This is considered one
of the great obstacles to the prosperity of
Mexico, and Diaz is gaining greatly by
his liberal policy, and efforts to depend
upon its agricultural development, more
than upon the output of its mines, which
have given Mexico her wealth hitherto.
He does not think any government can
sustain permanent prosperity upon min
eral productions alone, and he is exert
ing all his influence to urge the people
into agriculture. Not long ago he APP
pointed a commission to consider the
subject and make a report, which was in
favor of permitting the free introduction
of all agricultural machinery; and the
payment of bounties or premiums for
large crops. He has proposition for an
internal taxation system in which he
will strike everybody but the farmer,
and if people want to escape taxes they
will have to plow the ground. He pro-
poses to tax all mines and mineral prop
critics except iron and coal, also all cat
fl<,o 1cl,1 -
courage the people to engage in agricul-
ture, for he says he will never permit
plowed ground to be taxed as long as he
has any influence in Mexico. He was
greatly disappointed at the rejection of
the Grant Romero treaty of 1884, nego-
tiated during the Arthur administration.
He feels that our country did Mexico a
great injustice in refusing to carry out
that arrangement, for he believes, as
Gen. Grant did, that free trade between
the two countries would be greatly to
the advantage of both. He feels, too,
great indignation at the publication in
the papers of the United States of the
bogus stories about revolutionary move
ments to overthrow him. The leading
officials of Mexico know where and why
these stories originated, and they think
the newspapers Of this country ought to
be enterprising enough as well as honest
enough to ascertain the accuracy of re-
ports befose giving them pub blication and
thereby injuring the interests of a
friendly nation
In Memory OF Miss Medll.