The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-02

of those persons who have requested
the Mexican government to state her
/ opinion with regard to the origin aid
historical circumstances which gave
rise to it's enunciation; without descend
! ing into the particulars as to its proper
! limit when marked out by its author
and so prudently recalled by President
! Cleveland. The Mexican government
/ cannot but declare it's Partially for
doctrine which condemns as criminal
any attacks on the part of the mon
arches of Europe against the republics
! of America, against the independent
nations of this continent, now all sub
ject to the popular form of government
The whole of our history and especially
the struggle of our people to shake of
/ the yoke OF a foreign empire. which j.
European both in it's origin, form and
resources. and the torrents of bloodshed
in that struggle are sufficient testimC ~
| to the world of our love of indepenG-
ence and our adherence to all outsio.
interference. But it is our opinion that
to the United States, on the immensely
of its resources, belongs the obligation
of assisting other republics of the hem
| isphere
AGAINST THE ATTACKS OF Ell
ROPE.
If such attacks are still to be consider
ed as possible; but for the attainment OF
an end to which we must all aspire.
each of those republics ought by means
/ of declaration like that of President
/ Monroe, proclaim that every attack Oh
the part Of foreign power with view
of curtailing territory or independence.
or of altering the institutions Of any one
of the republics of America would DE
considered by the nation making such
! declaration as an attack upon itself.
In this manner the doctrine now called
! by the name of Monroe would become
the doctrine of America in the fullest
sense cf the word and although origin
ating in the United States would be-
/ long to international law of this CONT
nent. AS to the means to reduce this
i idea to practice, this is not the place
or time to discuss them
! In dealing with international affairs
/ the pres dent is very concise.
| He dwells with special emphasis on
the growth and prosperity of the min
/ ing industry, as evidenced by the fact
! that number of applications for min
! ing grants during six months last year
was more than a thousand, against
! only 400 in the previous six months. In
! that part Of the message dealing with
| the
FINANCES OF MEXICO,
General Diaz states that the financial
difficulties of Mexico have disa.p-
peared. il is hoped. forever. The ordi-
nary revenue of the nation is now
nearly sufficient to meet all legitimate
I expenses. including enterprises calcu-
/ lated to promote the moral and mater
| ial progress of the country. He says;
I'm view of losses suffered by inha5-
itants of the frontier through the
scarcity and often absolute deficiency
I of water in the Rio Grande, our repre-
sentative at Washington has been In
! structed to enter in a convention with
| the government of the United States
whereby an internati onal water bound
airy commission being best acquainted
with this subject will examine special
/ projects for the construction Of an in
! ternational dam. In this way the two
! governments will arrive at an agree
ment for a realization of that great
work which is of great Importance to
the agricultural interests along the
| river in question