The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08
With Prominent Visitors
TO and Citizens Of Houston
Who Have Something In.
teresting to Say.
ShOrtTalks

eighteen months this place is now a revela-
non de can not realize the improvements
that have been made unless he comes to
see them With his own eyes. To me 10 is
NOT matter Of wonder; because. IN view
or the reasoning just outlined to you.
recognize thar this place is simply begin
ming IT'S preparation 10 ful6l It's destiny as
tAe greatest City Of Texas, which means
that u will be enc n the chief cities Of
the Union
Yesterday evening q Mexican gentleman
asked Of q coterie Of business and prcfes.
sionsl men on Main street, In his native
language tSpanish) direction to prominent
hotel. In the party Of seven or eight there
was only one rho could understand the
questioner and he gave the information de.
sired When he bad proceeded on his way
those who were loft behind began dis
eussion Of the necessity Of more extensive
knowledge Of the Spanish language in the
united states One of the gentleman re-
mtrsed: DO you know that the Amarl.
can either by nature or education. Is the
poorest llncuist In the world? He can not.
or he will not. learn any language bnt his
own, and demands that everybody shall
talk 20 MIN 10 United States as he calls IL
~ Is very gratifying Ia talk H. your mother
tongue, il Is true. because YOU are aIyTsvs
sure then Of knowing what Won saw. hnt
ms government or az least those who arc
nov controlling its iestinies, has entered
tuIun career a. 2 worl1 power. That doc
tiine, or philosophy, II YOU want TO give
u such dignihed name c1ries with II
OF " ought 10 carry with n = knovvIsdgs
or me world and its people, and such
huVuleuge Is not possible unless N Is nre.
coded with 4 familiarity with tba ianSpoeo
OF ths country and it's inhabitants WITH
,Wih1lc1 we seek (or I might say force no.
ITnnyE.ula Suu commercial intercourse. The
sFv-
rom US eastern as well as its western
possessions. ana We have taken chnrrs ~
tuest holdings Are We prepared for the
task We nave undertakenf Prohahtv 60 IN
coid-hooded commercial sensC. S,,t - "a
commercial ties remain unbroken whsro
tnrTe IS no social intercourse? Can We ~
p pot ,aI n seu to people to whom we can
we do II by force1 The mast erneTt.rsn -
,ne "9fld Is the ready answer 10 the arss
,,,n' houston stands In a peculiarly IA
scnn c.ns9 4, ION, especially when the Nicar.
nsua cAhal rs an accomplished fact 20 rear
,mmeasurabie benefit from opr Latin rssIp
rvsn possessions south end east ~ ne =.
neirhbors 0I INN Independents Iatia- Americas
result ought TO be that our vouns ne
snu cnliiren should be encouraged r. 49,.
~ sReaS spanish. Il should Be- in.l,Se5
srbooIs a,SulAr curriculum 81 our nuhiie
Sor ~. 5 ana every facility possible nnorS.5
NJ ~ w. nlss limitation among our peonls NJ.
H. ,t ~ unately or unfortunately tstnn
msrtAt."' step Oy forcing tTade toward Or
me- - We want 10 hold il by nescs
fScsa s,.,s We VII b. compelled TO adont
~ n,stho7S that will make frfs,SS u'pss
a1s inhabitants Of those lands thar NJ on
SranGsSe OF NAV annex A SnowIeSes cs
w ShSn'sn VIII soon he necessary 10 tboS "e
sssoSs n,n's who are ioing bnsiSsss oy
S T,noiGsale scale. and Houston i aiTssd9SD
srnalhg % feel the necessity Of ma, u' Pc
ysp,ss susinted with the language 81 Gao Sse
~
Ea A. He'll Of San Antonio. va. =,
ueaaee the meeting Of ras ora,a 49,.
uns Nasons, t stil 10 II. ci,t -
opinion Southwest Texas ia "a. s,a.
t,st' o. fexss,Y be said yesterd.y. .Ir.,ss
80 ~ that is Hssdss to max, n -.