The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-22
HOW STRIKE MEXICO
OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS HAVE
SOME REGARD FOR SPAIN, BUT
THEY KNOW WHERE FRIENDS ARE.

came to Pachuca a few weeks g So
Letting contribution to help along the
cause Of their unhappy country. They
were covered with Cuban flags and
medals. and since then a few Mexicans
have been brave enough to wear Gu
ban buttons in the lapels of their coats.
The rash have even smoked Cuba
Libre" cigars.
1t is difficult TO say just where the
majority of Mexicans place their sym
pathies. The people belong to the
Latin race, and can scarcely help feel
ing more kin to the Spaniards than
TO the Anglo-Saxon. Blood, they say,
is thicker than water. But. on the
other hand. they have a keen remem-
brance of how they suffered at SPANS
hands. and it is their natural impulse
TO pity the Cubans and commend their
valiant efforts TO free themselves.
Yes said one Mexican, we owe
the American much that is good. the
Spaniard nothing except that which is
evil. We don't forget. of course, that
the Americans held the City of Mex
leo from September, 1S47. To May. ls4S.
and that the treaty of Guadalupe de-
spoiled us of some of our finest posses
sions. Time was, o know. when
Mexican territory stretched from the
Isthmus Of Panams to Vancouver's
island. and the pride of empire dies
hard. But, on the other hand. the
Americans defended us against the
French, and ave for their moral sup
port we might not have driven the
forces of Macmillan so easily from the
country. Many Mexicans feel that the
time may come again, and not far dis
tant perhaps. when American help
may once more be of service to Mex
lean patriots. As long as President
Dial lives Mexico will have peace. for
he holds the reins of government with
a tight hand and uses "A hard hit. a
check strap, and occasionally the lash.
In It's present state OF development his
despotic but benevolent paternalism Is
the best policy for the republic; but
there is an energetic minority of peo-
pie who are only waiting for him TO
die TO change the order OF things. They
belong to the clerical party mostly,
and their chief grievance against Diaz
is mis- readiness to divorce the interests
of church and tate. Now. since inter-
nal troubles are bound to follow the
death of President Diaz. the patriotic
Mexican hopes that America will be
| ready TO help him suppress the enemies
Of the republic.
Besides. most OF us realize that II
is Americans who have opened up our
country. They have built nearly all
the important Mexican railroads., have
brought capital into the country to de-
velop our natural resources. started
new industries. built manufactories for
the old ones. encouraged our export
trade. put Us. In short. on our insn-
cha legs. The southern states of the
republic are full Of young Americans
who have taken UP tropical farming
and hope 10 cap independence from
their first crop of coffee, tobacco. van
lila, rubber or sugar cane. ndr
Of Americans are interested in mining
and. in fact. the largest smelling works
In. the country are owned by Americans
or Englishmen. Of course ! know tina
the Americans don't spend their money
and energy here just for love OF us
but stil IL is rue that we reap th'
benefit OF their enterprise. ana ou'
country is the better for their presence
Spain has interests here. too, bu
SPANS interests have never benefited
anybody in Mexico except Spain her,
self. She had a good chance for 30
long years TO develop n improve thu
country but she did her best 10 i'm
poverish IL. II would have been bettel
for Mexico had any other people OF
Gods earth taken possession here thar
the soldiers of CASTLE and Aragon :
New York sun.