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popular current of feeling in Mexico toward
the United States.

popular current of feeling in Mexico toward
the United States.
THAT is a delicate subject for an ambas-
sador to discuss" he replied BUT may
say that with the exception of the large and
influential Spanish population and many
Mexicans Of pure Spanish lineage the peo-
pie Of Mexico have ave friendly feeling for
States Especially is this so among the gov
ernng classes.
"Of course, 1t is quite natural that the
former class. smartins under defeat, should
not feel that degree of friendship for US
which existed previous to our unfortunate
war with Spain. Notwithstanding this
feeling resultant upon the war. l consider
the relations both diplomatic and CONNER
cial between the two countries as on the
whole very satisfactory and stable.
The constantly increasing American pop
uiation and interests In Mexico of course,
enlargeS the work of the embassy. Secre-
tary Hay. in his recommendation to Con-
gress upon this subject, remarked that the
business Of the United States embassy at
Mexico was not exceeded in volume by that
of London, Paris or Berlin. Why, such has
been the growth of our business there that
1t has been necessary TO provide our embas-
sy with three secretaries. Our consular
service is kept at the highest pitch of in
dustry. 1t Is of interest to observe, by the
way, that the raising of cotton in Mexico
Is proving successful and profitable, and in
time Mexico will raise and manufacture all
her cotton and cotton fabrics. IL the mean
mcnts and of all kinds of machinery and
our Investments in the development of min
eral wealth and of transportation are in
creasing every year.
COrrigan in Favor mt Rome.
Private advices received here from Rome
state that when Archbishop Corrigan left
there for Paris his prestige with the pope
had been SO greatly increased that he had
offered to be even the defender of his old
adversaries, Archbishops Ireland and keane.
Just now, it is said, Archbishop Ireland is
III diSfavor at the Vatican, and there is
much curiosity regarding the address he
will make in Paris on July 4, when he will
be the orator al the dedicatio of the La
fayette statue. 1t will be remembered that
early in April Archbishop Ireland addressed
a letter to the Duke of Norfolk, comment
Ing on the reception he had received dur
ing his last visit abroad from the Catholic
Union of Great Britain. In this communi-
cation the archbishop referred to the Cir
ding of the globe by English-speaking
people and to the growing influences Of
English-speaking Catholics in the church
Rome and in clerical circles on the CONT
nent. where England and things English
are by no means popular.
A letter from a prominent American &C.
clesiastic now in Rome states that in one
OF his Interviews with the pope Archbishop
Corrigan was asked If 1t was really true
that Archbishop Ireland had attacked the
temporal power in the Norfolk letter. The
New York prelate defended the archbishop
of st. Paul. Archbishop Corrigan 1t Is
stated, also spoke words of praise for Arch
bishop keane when he learned from Car
dmal Ledockowski that he would surely
get the vacant see of Dubuque.