The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-07
WHAT MEXICO THINKS.

against spain TAKE time even uuilhh 'hN'N !
exciting moments to wonder why Mexico,
Latln-American nation. which has suffered
perhaps more than any other under the
sun from Spanish rule. docs not at least
announce It's sympathy with ''los Estados
Unidos del Norte." One OF Americas most
popular newspapers actually asks why In
President Diaz' annual message TO his con-
gress, which convened just at the time the
United States was In its creates, ie. ment
regarding tho war. made not the sllghtest
allusion to tho Cuban matter, TO sing 1t
over as II 1t either did not exist, or, exist
| ing, WAS OF no Importance.
Well. II an old Anglo Mexican may give
| some OF the reasons here they are, nothing
more nor less than verbatim transl t.ols
from the two of the most popular Mexican
| newspapers, the 'Diario del Hoyar.' ex-
| pressing the liberal and pro- Cuban opinion.
| and the Voc dc Mexico, which IL conssrFa-
| tive. For, although the writer has many
| times talked the matter over fully with
| prominent Mexican government officials.
business men, newspaper editors ana even
| tho lower class "gente," they all unite In
| the expressions OF the Voc de Mexico.
And the voz dc Mexico says;
| III the United States triumphs over Spain
there will have sounded for us the knell OF
our autonomy. Masters of the gull OF
Hawaii (felonlously appropriated and OF
our own Asace-Lorrane tTexasl, her am
| billion and aspirations will know no end.
Passing the canal which divides the island
of Cuba and yucntan she will there in
-, .,, ,.,4 =, oa,a,,...
tnlhiy MASKED by an Wy nS iio ,slu' al -.
orr,,,ind ,arga seriiona of our northern
frontier We see the Americans like phyl-
loxera. appearing in every section OF our
capital lney nave hcpslItu SUI 'U ','.asl
,,, ~, r,nanci,i,. tbov hovn ma hound
both hands and feet. Their politicians.
even when defeated in their aspirations.
are received here like princes lmeanng MI.
| Bryan.) They are adulated BY provincial
orators, who tell them that neither cicero
Mirabean nor Castelar,, in his orations IRON
the peoples trib NAL, Hached 20 high a
place in the fire and energy Of public
fpcecn
Enough OF this sort OF adulatlnn' The
Yankees have shown US what they are.
Their vandalism in California, thsir deeep-
lions In Alaska, all show that they arc az
focted with the lunacy of King Midas-gold
always gold! Their democracy Is only y
shameless market. measured by the DtngieY
tariff Their international politics. dccile
10 so much per cent, shows all the Carth-
gnian malice aud felony Washington ad-
vsed and hege ID them. almost In his VIII
70 be true and Just in their relations Win
other peoples, bur they. subject to the laws
Of heredity interpret and practice IN BRUSH
style the rights OF man. II should not he
forso'ten that John Pull Is the grandfather
OF Uncle sam"
These are not very Gathering sentiments
toward John pull and Uncle sam and are
h., t,u,, M ,,,o o,,s.,,.a,,,,., Of Nev-
e"'eN 'u'' W '''' ''''''
leo Unless taken uhAWares the cohserNa-
tive Mexicans. unofficial and official. VIII
NOT cav word IN foreIpners either pro or
( 49,. ,r.a ,1o arro, ho,ov,r thov thi,k
0 'o"' ''"e '"' r"' 49,.
all the more. Ane II obllgeu 10 spsak W.
would say Just what the VoI mas salu, No,
mat tney love SPAN SO inuun ,olai rom y;
8 spanish cppressson H. lust as one IN
siauor, s ar" Us ,a-Ss 9oo ,,s,rs 200 for
thn arainaye of the valley and in the work.
- ing g. which millions OF unhappy Indians
persisted, could only he made to sneak some
ian ,s','S 49, y. i,s ora1it =, no laarer
of the worlds bistory-~its treatment of the
Indian, OF Mexico is the blacklist. boodiss,
rart OF the whole record rms the Mex
,IHn OF ,ouay ,u.is go
time no knows that spain will never have
mere powar In Mexico: he is not afraid OF
g Spalish Intervention. And that is 1us'
L what he fears In the protective nolicv ol
, thu United States, sst forth by thu NoN
. lie Mexico he thinks that, once given a
- hit of territory Ike Cuba, the republic VIII
| cast longing eyes at Yucatan. lust few
. miles from Cuba and where there ls such
y wealth In the shape of heuiuuep, dye woods
8 and 50 on. After appexinT fucatan vii
n come the "protsc; (Which incidentally
includes anexatoul of Central America
Guatemala and Mexico. This Is why, IN
ia nutshell the Mexlcaus say little about this
It Spanish American war, and why at tNt
IS very bottom OF their hearts, they want th'
y United States to be defeated. There Is M
donying It. This, too from the conserva
tive class, who want law and order peacs
Ia and prosperity.
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IN There are other classes here In Mexico
however wbo sov sin marc and ore NOR
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