Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-06

ra pidity. From Chihuahua to Chiapas
and from the Gulf of Mexico TO the
Pacific, American capital is being used
daily for the acquisition of lands.
mines and mining property. railways,
and industries of all kinds which tend
to make the owners masters of the soil,
powerful merchants, and great growing
factors in all parts of cur country.
From day to day the Yankee is pene-
trating every hole and corner of the
republic. His language is heard all
over the land If we grant (Which we
musO his great wealth, his individual
energies. and his genius for expansion,
where. then. is this formidable inva-
| sion to stop? What will be the result
to us Mexicans. owing to our inferior
ity numerically. ethnically. intellect
| ually and economically? What cir
cumstances and accidents have
| brought about q situation which
threatens to overwhelm us?''
1t is certain that Mexico is destined
to play an important part in the trade
| and commercial relations of the Unit
ed States. The country is preparing to
| adopt the gold standard of currency.
and thus rid herself of the fluctuating
exchange rate, which has been a Goa
| slant check upon her trade develop
ment with outside countries. In spite
| OF this and other drawbacks, the in
| ternal development of the republic has
been markedly rapid in the last tween
| ty years. When Diaz was elected presi-
dent cf the republic in 1884. Mexico had
| 2,C00 miles of railway and 5000 miles OF
telegraph lines. He has been some
thing of an Amcricanizer himself, as il
were. and under his encouragement in
! ternal development and investment has
been carried on, until today Mexico
has more than 10000 miles of railways
| and over $4,000 miles Of telegraph lines.
| She has population of IL. 0G0. 000 near
| ly three times that of Canada. and is
| increasing her output Of all kinds of
| Nature made Mexico one of the rich
| est spots on the globe. and her devei-
| opment. which has been centuries in
getting a fair start now promises to
be most rapid. American enterprise
will reap its share of this harvest and
the Mexicans are awakening 20 a real
| ization OF the necessity OF becoming
Americanized. in order to share in the
realization Of the untold wealth of
| their country.
| Five hundred million dollars in gold
/ is the amount in round figures Of
! American capital which our state de-
/ partment estimates is now invested in
| Mexico. and the flow of our money IN
/ that direction has just begun. TWEEN
| ty-five years ago there was but little
community Of interest between the Two
great North American republics. but
since that date the interchange of trade
and the friendly relationship have
! steadily advanced and at present there
are such excellent prospects for furth-
er development that Mexico might be
4 looked upon as a colony of explorers,
spectators and capitalists OF the Unit
ed States.
/ Today there are LILY American COM
panies. firms and individual capitalists
. resident in Mexico. They are the heads
, OF the biggest business concerns and
! enter pAiSCS III llisAt tOuilti Ihts a Z
| building the railroads, opening tn
mines. cutting down the forests. run
ming the larger plantations and
ranches. operating factories and
! fcundries. and are the owners or
! builders of electric light and p-wer
| plants, telephone and telegraph sys-
! TENS, water works and various NUM-
! cipal improvements. Commercial trav-
, elers of American industrial concerns
cover Mexico like they do the states
and territories of the union, and as
a result they have distanced their
/ European rivals.
| The officials of the Mexican govern
ment seem to think that the future
| success of their country depends upon
| the continuance and increase CT COM
merce and friendly relations with the
| United States. With the direct object
of encouraging American immigration
and the investment of American CAPT
tai they have passed laws comforting
special privileges upon foreigners, and
! they also have issued a decree requiI-
ing that the English language be
taught in all preparatory schools.
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