Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-12

when leaving THIS tor another iecsllou
al improvements the psDn has m abe
20 10 the Landlord or owner Of tho iaud,
who pays 10 taxes whatever on the
land.
"rhe chief article Of dress Of the
Mexican h his sombrsto, often costing
~ much ~ s3i (which u nought on
tho iteiallnont pian) while the balance
Of NE clothing would make crssg
quit turn green with envy, owing 70
its variety II cilOfs hud assortment OF
patches, making " hnri problem 70
solve ~ 20 which u the original gar
ment and which TIE pttoh. No stock.
iuga ste worn by either nnd only
about one.ihird wear sandals, which
are made from a y ege Of sDlu leather,
and tied 10 the foot with slraIa. These
sandals cost from l2 10 20 cents ror
pair. Tne average cost Oi the neccssi'
ties OF lie Tor puon family OF i've u
- cent? day, and clothing for the
sane cost $50 Dor year.
"rhe day's WON In Mexico runs
ifom ten u FOURTEEN hour. aud work.
men who take wutk 10 their homes
work as many hours ~ they please.
"rhb Mexican lnbofof's work iseasy
ne compared wilh tue American labor
~, except carriers, who neat enormous
uur1eus on their hacks all day without
ranliestiug iatiguc.
AGRICULTURE
"The haclundss CT plsnlations) arc
Ownui by tho very rich aud cover an
nroa Of from ten - one hundred square
niilof. Farming and agricultural lm'
plemsnts are very primitive. Tue
plough isa crooked stick or beam, and
sefatohta the ground 10 q depth OF
three or four inohe. This plough u
drawn by two oxen, aud the harness
10 broad strap or rope passing over
the iofUheaa instsad OF the shoulders
Of tho oxen. Planting ~ donu Oy
pokiug. mole Into tue ground with q
stick, dropping thbc1fn into II, ani the
coed Il covered by the puon ~ stepping
from hole 10 hole. On these immonsc
tfaic3 Of lands the nRlivos, or poems,
have lived for centuries, ana arc forced
H. buy all their Necessities OF life ~ the
hacinudads'e (land.ownfrs truck
store. On the hacienda tao tc0n gets
rom IS % 90 cents per day for his
WORK and n hut 10 live In, u he builds
IL himself. Tue poon gets no money,
except on iosat daya and Tor religious
o1eriugr. THIS form VI 0lavery has
been forbidden by law Tor NUMBER OF
Year.. bus two.thirds OF the puous 90
not know n, ne they eau neither read
nor write, and their masters take
good care not 10 teach them this fac.
"Ofganizui lahOr IL unknown here,
which u considered great blessing.
hut tho county today that has tho
beet system OF trade organization anu
tho greater numbuf Of uui0n nuu per
capita Of It, population 10 tho foremost
In wealth, progf5slion aud happiness ~
lis people.
Glue cry Il raised thst there arc no
p1or 10 Mexico, but that :. no indica.
ton OF tho nbtonou Of poverty, as your
committee can fully teiiiiy without
fear OF contradiction, nH tbs voice OF
the msndichnt sppplloaliug rlngs In our
care ell through the country. In tho
oltio1 Of Zaca,ecas aud Guam iuata,
WITH popuiatiDns Of 10000 anu 1000
respect vely, We failed 10 got butter
and potatoes on the tabloa Of the best
hotels. On iuquiry we wofB Informed
that u W. paii 81 apIund Tor butter u
would be- purchased aud kept for our
exclusive ute.
"Ygur commission would caution
American wofknisn against gOiug 10
Mexico without sufficient funds 60
bring them back, OF 10 have employ.
ment secured bhiofo going there, OF
they will be obliged TO subsi,t on csc,
tus anu the sap OF the toqulla plant
while doing tho country.
son asking an Amuiican who was
conducting prosperous business In
ono OF tho cities which your c1mmis-
sion visited, why u was that tho tor.
elguefs all seemed 10 DO making money,
no matter vhst business they engaged
In, he, with characteristic Yankee
ffanknrtf, replied; the iaboter mere
Il different from the laborur ia tho
sintts. Hero labor Ia cheap aud VIZ
nave no brains 10 contrud wiih.'
"rhe mission Entrusted 10 your com.
uiiasiou IN n puculiht one. We were
sent 10 study tue social Aud financial
conditions uf iarAway people. We
are plain toilers, iuutUl TO the hard
knocks oi the factory aud woIkshpp,
aud none are better qualified 90 lave.
tigato or 10 iVel anu gympathizs with
tue workers OF another country than
men from our ranks, We liid not g0
loaded with credentials, 10 DO enter.
tained by tho people VI the better
elahsse, nor yet M acholAfs 10 describe
thu monuments Oi historic interest, OF
70 have our poetic fHnoiCs inspired by
the laniseape hui azure skies, of build
up wnssu1 onergita la tho hoAlthful mir
OF that southern cline, but TO 70