Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-03
HE CAUGHT TEE MEXICAN CONSUL,
shows "A Decided Preferences FOR III"
Inim nf thc InitnN StntrS.

r,,,i,o I2rrriozabel. Mexican consul at
Chicngo. is the victim of n practical Joke
penetrated by a Minneapolis banner by
means of which the representative OF the
Mexican republic was iuly impressed
With the fact that he comes from n land
Of de srccintcd money. In fact' MI Ser
riozabcl was placed in siuc!l a dilemma
that on the part OF tnS NM money
i1 q Pay'o'"' aas,,,u ., tbo
Swedish American bank, relates the MIN
n]eapolis Journal. is we'll Ntl5yd IN az o.t
laws and customs OF me- 81 snnciaUv Of
1rSffs on nil parts of theswoEl. Having
Occasion to transact some buSineSs WITH
M s6nsa R.Ts Mr. nat5 so 01 r53 S@T7ss't y ,p!2S . joEe
on the gentleman from tnc lsnd OF inGe
silver, q joke tnnt S Nm rI Gf II u u g,f the sold
standard The consul pramp8y attcl,dGa
TO the matters of b~u;5ias%s Pr@sc y I'd, to
$12 for consular fees. In n Ing ininediajS
5ayment Of the bin, Mr.; "@iS2abel made
mon ~ XIV rcfuin to his government and that
me regulations of the MeXicfn consular
service made no provision Ion credit aG-
counts. This. showed that me consul maaSGGI
was probably paid a respitEA!r Sniaty: Ini5
was Just the admission thar Mlr' Matsohs
He at once sent the consul "a draft for
$12 drawn on the B4nc9 dc hoqdreS y
turn mail came this letter, from the con
sui: H. 2 Il, co.,. s5
for CONS Consular fees because the First National
bank Of this city will pay only S62i ms
might be due on account OF haVIHs thy
Mexico, Please send me check to the First
National bank of Chicago for 81 gold, and
''7irELiPE BE;nfRIOz \BEL Consul
Mr.. Matson had assumed that a repre-
,.,tt11 ln quito willing To take OniclHl ices
im IN" deP @9feG SS.2+ IL tinted States MONEY
Mexican ~money-$12-on the leading bank
of Mexico: Finding that the consul de
sired good American dollars. MT. Matsoh
Felipe BerrioZabei. C,hicat o. N: pear
sir-T enclose my check for $,2 in place
turned. The spectacle of an official repre-
sentative of the Mexican government retus-
ing to take that country's lcsal tender
your permission | will turn your letter
ana the returned draft over to the repnn-
the fight against free EttlVfr' kGrE IVY
yours, r.. L." MAISoN
| cede that, considering the standard of bust
ness and living that prevails in that couh-
! attributes this happy condition entirely to
the fact that in a certain sense II Is 2 new
country whose resources are now being
develo1ed by immense infuxes of foreign
capital, just as the United states was
tWenty wears ago. Outside of these re-
sources the only thing to be gained by in
vostirg money in Mexico or, account OF
the silver standard is the lower WAGES
that prevail there. Everything else but
| labor is high in proportion to the deprc-
ciatcd silver money, but labor is as cheap
az the country's money. Flfty-cents and
'fnd himself IS what the Mexican Ia
A higher standard OF living is likely to
result from the increased prosperity of the
| country. This will raise wages. and whom
wages go up the free silver standard will
furnish no inducements for Investments OF
capital. Mexico is a good place for the
| ca italist today, simply because labor is
cheap. not because there is anything in
the silver system which encourages pros
ppri.V