Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-14
CIericaIs in Mexico Advocating
Persecution of the MormOns.
MAKE FALSE ACCUSATIONS.
Others are Eairer aud Consequently
DO Not Notwithstanding the
Nlcsraguan Canal.
[Afternoon pIspatehes.l

City Of Mexico, Feb. 1.-THE Mexican
papers are giving much attention 10
American topics. especially the pro-
posed construction OF the Nicaragua
canal and the "Mormons' The latter
subject is Of especial domestic Interest
on account Of the fourishlng Mormon
colonies In the northern part of the
republic.
III TEMPO, the clerical daily CEN
sures the government for its liberal
treatment OF the "Mormons." saying
that here all doors are thrown open to
them, lands freely given them, and
what is a thousand times worse, they
are permitted to open schools Of their
own, wherein they will teach the chill
dren Of the Mexican people their un-
clean and pernicious doctrines, while in
the United States, says III TEMPO, the
country which our liberals are always
trying to initiate, "Mormons" cannot
send polygamists to Congress and they
are punished for INDUCING in plural
marriages. The same Journal, which
speaks for the conservative parry goes
on to censure the United States for its
continued display Of lust for territory
and points out the dangers to Mexico
from the continued inflow Of Americans
81 al nd hA "a h
sorptiye tendencies OF the Anglo-Saxon
race are greatly TO be dreaded We
are 10 become. II adds, the first VIC
tins Of the program of expansion and
imperialism
Taking wholly distinctive view Of
the American people and their ambl'
tions, III Mundi. the organ Of the liberal
party. now in power here, comments on
the adoption Of the Nicaraguan canal
project by the American Congress and
says that Mexico. like all Latin
American countries having territory on
the Pacific, Is bound TO be benefited by
the canal. Mexico will be able 10 export
from her Pacific ports larger quantities
Of ore. cabinet woods and dye-woods
But that is all, because coffee In gen.
cral has disccuragtng and restricted
outlook H. Mexico and expectation OF
Mexican sugar Is impossible in com
mercial sense. As regards importations.
Mexico will be able 20 receive by the
Nicaraguan canal a good and abund-
ant supply Of coal throughout its Pa
cifc ports as well as European COM
modities OF all kinds. so that the
Nicaragua canal win be a serious com
petitor to our internal railroads. But
more, the fact that the canal viii en-
able us largely 20 increase our exports
OF ore Is sufficient evidence that Il will
be highly advantageous TO us. From a
purely political point OF view, the Me
aragua canal, severing Ds II will. North
and Central from South America will
definitely be q bar to all plans OF mill
tary solidarity OF the Latin American
nations: q solidarity which many have
thought possible OF making effective by
means OF a great railway extending
from Mexico TO Patagonia or Terra del
Fuego The canal will harm Europe In
that IL will render possible American
control Of the trade Of Peru, Bolivia,
Ecuador. Colombia and a great part Of
Chill az we'll es central and eastern
Asia, and will establish the fiercest kind
Of competition between American and
European merchandise. There Is no
doubt that the Nicaraguan canal Will
greatly further commerce and diplo-
matte influence OF the United States
However Il Is a good thing that no
such canal has ever been opposed
across Mexico territory, for a weak ma
ton which Is crossed by an inter-
oceanic canal loses either a portion OF
it's territories or a large part Of its
sovereignty"
The Mexican Herald says that by the
construction OF the canal the United
States extends its southern coast line
far 10 the south. and that the canal
will be the means Of making the MeXi-
can west coast ports prosperous and
will enable Mexico to build up It's Pa
cilc coast in preparation for sharing
In the commerce which Is 20 I'll the
Pacific ocean, as was predicted by Sc
ward. whose policy President Mckinley
Is consistently carrying out.