The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-24
General Clayton, Our Ei1lbass;al-3
dor, Discusses Labor Con-
ditions There. il
PRESIDENT DlAz NOT RETIRE.
What Americans Are Doing in
4 Mcxico--Mincs Have Produced
Billions III Gold and Silver.
By Frank q. Carpenter.
especial Correspondence Of Tho Times
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WASHINGTON, p. c.. April al met
Cen. Powell Clayton. our ambassador 10
Mexico. when he was In Washington q
short time ago. General Clayton is now
seventy years Of age, but he does not
look sixty, and bears no signs of the
wear and tear OF public life. Sill, be
las been In the thick OF things foi5 more
thar, half century. He comes from
family OF statesmen. The Claytons be-
san to do things In the United States
more than 100 year ago. md they have
kept pretty we'll to the front ever since.
Joshua Clayton carae to America With
William Penn. and John M. Clayton, tho
SECRETARY OF State, who made the Clay
,on-Bulwer treaty was his grandson.
Powell Clayton comes from tho same
branch of the family. lie was born IN
Pennsylvania, went TO school at VIII
mlngton, Del, and. like George WASH
;ngton, started life as a civil engineer.
washington got s a day for surveying
the wilds OF Virginia for Lord Fairfax.
Powell Clayton got 80 mile tor survey
Ing pubic lands in Kansas In the days
aus, preceding the war, 1. was hls Joo
as "a surveyor, that TOOK MIN 10 the hest.
he Was LAere wnen the war bfoAe out.
He entered Tie UnlVn army aid Remained
in the service unLll Is cause. re st.irttd
in as captain ana came out oiisa-
der general.
After the war he bought plantation
In Arnailsus, seLiied tne.e and was elec.-
i..,x.I rfs,f
yOsiuun during the eAcieihs per.od VI re-
CONSTRUCTION, when ne iousnt battle
royal lag 1il.s, the ku klLx clan. he
was elected 20 the United o.ates Senaie
from Arkansas and aiter ina. devoteo
himself 10 building the EUREKA Springs
railroad.
VI For the past seven years General Gay
ton has been ambassador Inn the
United States to Mexico. He was ap-
pointed by President Mckinley. and says
that ne viii close his term at lie emu
Of the presen, administration.
During our conversation l asked him
how he liked the position OF afnbassa-
dor. He replied:
..rhe Office is a pleasant one, although
It carries many respons. oilt-cs and also
the possibility of doing some GOOD.
feel. however, that have had II quite
losg enough, and am ready 70 retire.
i w
public lie at seventy, but = shall remain
until the end of this administration anu
retire at seventy two
What win you do then, General?' -
asked.
II don't know, but l suppose will do
what most old men do. that Is, lead
qusct life enjoying my friends. My child (
rem want me to write my memoirs FOR
them. have beer saving material all
To-, col, In
that"
Mexico in 1904.
'-Hhat is the condition OF Mexico to-
day, General"
1T is In excellent condition. The peo-
nle are prosperous and the country Is on
n good substantial basis. Times are
good. although no, SO good, perhaps. as
here"
..poes the country grow much from
year to year, !,
..Mcxico has a steady natural growth
replied Gen. Clayton. IS population IS
now about 14,ooo,ooo, and It is increasing
at the rate Of a million every five year..
N great majority Of the people are ma
tive Mexlcans, including those de-
scended from the Spanish and Indians.
There is mo such immigration from Eu-
rope as to the United States. The lab9r
conditions there arc different, and the
people who come in have other things
to sell than pure muscle. Many come TO
invest capital in mining or to engage IN
trade
Poems Who Work for rs Gents
a Day.
GLOW about the labor conditions, Gen.
Clayton? Do the capitalists have much
trouble with organized labor
mot Mt ALL" WINS tho reply. Tae