The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-02

undercurrent of sympathy with General
Reyes. He has the confidence and friend
ly feeling of the army and the foreign
element in the capital is strongly in his
favor. Limantour is a man of greater
power mentally, than Reyes but he is
weakly in body is not a schiller. is none
too popular personally with the people
and his friends are not men who are
going to help him much with the masses
II remains TO be seen whether antagOnism
10 Limantour will force Diaz TO accede 10
the demands of the peace desiring finan
cial and industrial interests and accept
another term.
Outside OF Mexico there is a prevalent
impression that because General Diaz Is
as old as he IS. he must be falling in his
powers To some extent at least. and that
but a few more years would see him nee
essariIy retired. One-half minute in his
presence is all that is needed 10 dispel
this misconception. He is an oaxaca In
dian, a tribe noted for it's longevity and
physical prowess, and knowing this. one
is not at all surprised al the failure Of
the years Of his hard. active life 10 make
more than a superficial change in him.
on horseback he sits his saddle with ease
and can stand as much fatigue as when
he rode into Pueblo the conquerer OF the
French. thirty-fve years ago.
His general views are very liberal and
progressive. Since he became President
he has been forced to restrain his ambi-
tons for his people while he ard his asso-
ciates slowly brought about the widening
of the angle Of Mexican views. There
is still q long way TO go IN this. but the
broadest minded people on earth-Ameri-
can investors and operators-are thickly
sown through the realm, and the leavea
is working Meanwhile a Disz school OF
thought has been built up. and many a
strong men in Mexico today is strong
because he has had Porfrio Diaz for mas
ter.
A chat on general affairs with him win
cause his visitor some surprise at the ex-
tent Of his general information. He seems
TO know the truth about everything q
general consequence in science. modern
history. international politics. industrial
developments and commercial mutations
One wonders how he contrives 70 keep
posted. and when asked he viii laugh and
say that is is from talking to other men
more than from reading In a word. he
allows the other men te digest the great
masses OF information on particular sub
jects and then by chats with them learns
what he wishes TO know
The internal policy OF his government
IS extremely difficult II must be both
rigid. to hold in check hot Spanish blood.
and elastic TO cover the great variety OF
public interests in different localities II
Is a far CT from Yucztsn- with its
wealthy planters. high grade mestizos and
Indians. exclusively engaged IN The hene-
Quin Industry. 20 the VIVID people Of some
% the interior mountain states In no
place IN Mexico 3 there such freedom
% the press or such license cs speech
or political matters as IN serni~rebeii-
ious Tucstan- II one calls the Yucatsco
+ Mexican one oHers him a deadly Insult
ard the yoke OF the Republic Is made "a
light as possible for them as matter %
policy. yet Tor many years DtzE has con-
stantiy held his hand ready 20 deal any
rebels N thai state = tsryshae blow acd