Bisbee daily review., 1906-05-22

1 'Of all the modern languages there is not one that offers so much in a commercial way for Americans as does Spanish. Under our own flag there are today several millions of Spanish speaking people in the Phil ippines, in Porto Rico and in Arizona and New Mexico, while for all trade and social purposes Spanish speaking Cuba is part of the United States, and the expansion of American trade and investments into Mexico and Central America has brought these regions into the American sphere of commer- cial activity. There are, too, great possibilities in the future, for the de- yelopment of American industries in the South American countries, in all of which, except Brazil, in which Por. tuguese is the spoken language, Span ish is the language of official and business circles. American interests in all these Latin-American countries are sure to be greatly increased in an ticipation of and as a result of the improved communication which the completion of the Panama canal will bring about. In every part of the two continents, except the countries enum- erated, English is a sufficient means of communication for all business purposes, so that, with knowledge of Spanish, the American artisan, pro, fesional or business man has the whole of the western hemisphere as we'll as the Philippine Islands as an available field for his energies.
 II The mere geographical extent of the Spanish language justifies a more I general study of it by American young men. In addition to this, there is to. day an active demand for Spanish speaking Americans in the extension of American commercial activities in
 to these new fields. In the American dependencies themselves many Ameri
 cans have found profitable appoint ments to military, civil and educs tiona1 positions in which a knowledge of Spanish is necessary and is ofter a prerequisite of selection. The de mand and the opportunity for Span
 ish speaking Americans in these fields is constantly increasing as the trade relations with the United States are developed. But it is the new 'Ameri can commercial invasion of Mexico , that offers immediate and exceptional opportunities to the American who can speak Spanish. American capita
 is largely interested in the railroads of Mexico, and is practically in con trol of the Mexican mining industry In these two industries many skilled Americans find profitable employment either in positions of responsibility ol in technical work. Hence to the Anne J rican, now engaged in any of the branches of railroading or skilled i1 the various phases of the mining in
 dustry. knowledge of Spanish is oi timely advantage The increase oi these American interests has created ! AACbUy SASuSh SO1ut"udl for the professional man; and today . there are ia Mexico City and other centers of the southern republic, g great many American doctors, den 1 lists, druggists. chemists, photogra I phers and the like who find profita bic business among their countrymer and from the Mexicans, who are not slow to recognize skill and proficiency
 The rapid development of the re sources of Mexico which is under way I Isf constantly eailing for the services of skilled engineers and mechanics I many =6f whom nov cone from the i United States. For example, Ameri can electricians and egineers ana skilled workmen were largely em ployed on the notable water power undertaking for the City of Mexico just completed. Americans are en gagged in building street railways ir several Mexican cities In the state of Vera Cruz recently a score or more iof American carpenters and mechan ics were under an American foreman erecting cable-way to transport iron ore from the mine to the railroad i These men spoke United States Span ish,' combination of Anglo-Saxon Castilian and sign language. and q nondescript variety of oaths, and thus got along very well with the native workmen, but they all depiored theif inability to speak the language oi the country in which they were.