Evening star., 1896-01-04

among apprsciative recipients. With its twin
agent of civilization, the telegraph. the rail-
load has also rendered revolutions all but
impossible. No revolt can make much head
way before the news is flashed to Diaz. and
through the aid of the facilities furnished
by the railroads troops may be massed and
the rebellion crushed in its incipiency. Mex
ico's railroads. with single exception, are
owned and run by Americans, in accordance
with American methods of equipment and
management. The army of railroad men
constitute the first and most important
branch of the northern invaders, and aSSo-
ciated with them are the irummers, repre-
senting business America, and the tourist
host Then come the Americans who, either
for themselves or as superintendents for
Mexican owners, have so wonderfully de-
veloped the republics mineral resources in
recent years The coffee lands have also
attracted numerous American investors,
selves AMI all of whom have contributed
something to the prosperity of Mexico.
The Ubiquitous American.
Everywhere in the younger republic one
meets Americans, here in trade, here in the
hotel business, here as tourists. here intro
ducing some northern invention. as an elec-
trio plant, into progressive Mexican city,
here in mining, here in coffee planting, here
in charge of railroad, express or telegraph
business. But compared with the entire
population they are of course a mere hand
ful. Their influence in Mexico is out of pro-
portion TO their number. for the reason that
they have so strong hold upon the sources
of national development and prosperity.
They are not more numerous, because Mex
leo is not really attractive to those coloniStS
who must struggle individually with the
soil, the class which constitutes the great
bulk of home-Seeking and home-making
immigrants. On the plateau the soil is often
thin and poor; in the hot lands feyers and
the competition of Indian cheap labor at
maxirIum rate of 25 cents day in our mon
1t, 10
loom here for the capitalist than for the
1aborer. 1t Is not good place for the young
man to come ito make his fortune. without
well-defined and reasonable plans of imme-
diate employment IntoNicauts are tempt
ingly cheap and the moral atmosphere is uH-
wholesome for the voluntary or involuntary
loafer.
Mexico has not merely railroad ties with
the United States, but is bound fast by news
paper ties as well. The capital city has two
good daily newspapers printed in English,
one of which. the Mexican Herald. an en-
terprisinS, newsy, up-to-date paper, presents
70 its readers the full Associated Press re-
ports. The republic is thus in the system of
American newspapers as we'll as In that of
American railroads, and. no longer Isolated,
is in touch with the thought and action of
the North American continent
The Reign of Law and of Dinx.
There was time when heavy investments
of American capital In Mexico would have
been viewed as impossibilities, rendered such
by local hostility toward foreigners, and es-
pecially Americans, and by the lack of a set
tied. organized government to repress law
leSSneSs and to guarantee security to invest
ed capital That stage in the country's his
tory Is happily passed. Diaz, one of the
worlds great men, rules the republic with
strong yet tactful hand. He is at once SOL
dier and diplomatist- He welcomes the
foreigner without losing his hold upon his
countrymen He has checked the revolu-
tionary tendencies of Mexico, formerly a sort
20 -bN,l g.,
the magnificent impressiveness of it's period
tcal revolutions. The army is back of him,
and through the railroad and accompanying
telegraph which his policy has sent every
where in Mexico, he can. as have already
suggested. drop soldiers upon the backs Of
conspirators es soon as they have fairly be-
gun to coEsptre. He has, to a great extent,
broken I'D the elements which threaten re-
volt, conciliating or crushing possible con-
Spirators. Many restless, lawless spirits In
icludiag the surviving remnant Of bandits,
have been converted into 'Rurales.". the ef-
ncient mounted protectors Of the public
peace. Other dtsturbers have been quieted
and rendered conservative by appointment
to higher offices, or have been exfled, or i'm
pr4eonsd. and In some cases, perhaps, shot
"while attempting to escape" In one way
R17d another DiaZ, who was an old revoIrI-
tIonbt himself. and who approached his
task Of rendering revolutions impossible
with the acquired knowledge Of an expert
has long ago steadied the republic and
caused bis reign. II such it must be termed,
10 be an era Of peace and good order and
security to life and property.
While in the City of Mexico I had an in
tervtsw with President Diaz In the Ma
tional Palace. the vast building which oc-
oupiss a part of the site of the stiIl vaster
structure OF Nontezuma's world famous
palace. My sponsor and Interpreter was
Mr.. Butler. the able and genial secretary
OF the American legation In Mexico. The
stranger from Washington is at once made
10 feel at home here by the representative
OF his government. Minister Ransom the
cou-tIy ex-senator from North Carolina.
knd his son Robert vie with each other In
their tender of hospitable attentions, and no
one could be apparently on Q better footing
~ the Mexican White House, or secure for
, visitor an interview with President Diax
2ndsr mo ! favorable conditions. The Mex.