Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
MEEICANS ARE CONTENT.

Gen. Diaz Interviewed on the Situation in the
Great Southern Republic.
In response to request for an interview re-
garding the various reports which have ap-
peared in American newspapers recently grow
ing out of the petty border disturbances Pres-
dent Diaz of Mexico recently gave a CORE
spondent of the New York Times an audience
SLOW do you regard the disturbances on the
lower Rio Grande?' asked the correspondent
The president declined to make any state
ment.
'Do you expect any serious trouble?'
81 do not l do not consider the matter Of
enough importance to make it worth while en-
tering upon discussion of it,"
After introducing the correspondent to a
member of the cabinet, the intimation being
that he might say what he liked, the audience
with President D!az terminated.
The cabinet minister was more conmunica-
tive than the president.
Tho best proof" said he. ''of the entire abb
sence of that serious dissatisfaction alleged to
exist with Gen. Diaz's administration is the
fact OF his reelection By an overwhelming ma
jority of his fellow citizens"
"How do you explain the border troubles?"
"Rcports te!egranhed from Texas to New
York papers grow naturally out of the confusion
OF opinions OF Texans of the Mexican race and
those OF the citizens of Mexico
us there dissatisfaction in Mexico apart
from the border agitators?'
"While there is no manifestation of political
disquiet, quite the contrary is the case Texans
of Mexican origin have nothing in common
with the sentiments of the people of Mexico,
and if the former find any sympathy here it
will be among the few persons who hold
opinions entirely opposed to those of the i'm
mense majority of their fellow countrymen."
There is not the slightest apprehen sion here
regarding the Texas border disturbances, and
the public interest is centered on other matters
The border disturbances arc exciting no inter-
est. The country is steadily going forward in
the path OF progress opened by Gen. Diaz on
his first assuming the chief magistracy, in
1862
How do the people regard the stories
printed of repeated skirmishes?"
The enormous increase In tho wealth OF the
people and the growth OF foreign trade proves
better than columns OF discussion the content
ment of the people. The attention of the ad-
ministration is now being devoted to revenue
reform, improvement in the customs tariff the
Introduction of more economical methods in
managing great departments of the govern
ment,. and to education, in which President
Diaz is taking deep personal interest"
What is the presidents educational polcv?'
'It is his policy to provide system Of COM
mon schools which will result in giving every
child good elementary education, and he is
satisfied with the fruits of this policy in the
federal district, where compulsory education
laws hare been carefully and vigorously en-
forced and large number of new schools
opened. To provide for an increased number
of pupils army expenses are being steadily re-
duced. and it is believed that the country will
at the close of this year be in satisfactory
financial condition"
This terminated the interview with the min
lister.
foreign diplomat long resident in Mexico
says that after careful study of the financial
position of Mexico it is his belief that the gov
eminent will come out of this fiscal year with
out deficit and probably with a small surplus