Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-09-25
SECRETARY
ROOT OFF
FOR MEXICO

TUX MEAIUU
Washington, Sept. 25.-Sescretary
Elihu Root boarded the private car
Signet this afternoon to begin his
journey to Mexico on a mission OF
friendship and amity that is expect
ed to be as beneficient in its effects
on the future relations of the United
States with the southern republic as
was the secretary of states famous
tour of South America last year.
According to Mr.. Roots itinerary,
he will arrive in st. Louis at 7:10
tomorrow. From there he will go
to Texarkana, Tex, and thence via
Longview and Palestine, to San An
tonic. The train is due to reach the
Alamo city at $3.50 Saturday morn
ing. He will make brief stop there
and will be given a luncheon by the
International club. He will reach
Laredo, Tex, on the Rio Grande,
Saturday afternoon, and will there
cross to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico,
where he will board President Dias'
private train, which will be sent to
meet him and transport him on his
triumphal trip to the capital.
The first important stop in Mexico
will be at San Luis Potesi Sunday
afternoon. He will reach the city
of Mexico at $50 Monday evening.
Reports received here from Mexico
state that the trip through the
southern republic will be continu-
Gus ovation for the secretary of
state. Band serenades have been
arranged for at every stopping
place.
The program in Mexico City in
cludes numerous receptions, ban
quets and speech to con-
tinue almost without intermission
during the secretary's stay. At the
time of Secretary Roots visit Mexico
will also be entertaining another
distinguished visitor. General Nor
teza Kahn, the Persian minister
plenipotentiary to the United States
and a world famous officer of tho
shah's army.
That Secretary Roots visit ia
Mexico is considered significant, as
marking a policy OF bringing about
closer and more fraternal relations
between the United States and its
Spanish American neighbors, Is
shown in the official announcement
of the visit Issued to twenty Amerl-
can states by the bureau OF AmerI-
can republics. II is as follows:
"The visit to Mexico of Hon. Ellhu
Root, secretary OF state OF the Uni
ted States and chairman OF the gov
erning board OF the bureau OF Amer
lean republics. In response to the In
vltatlon of President Diaz, will be
an important and logical compile
ment TO his tour OF South America
In 1906. The preparations made by
the Mexican government and people
to make his stay among them nota-
BILE, show that there is great interest
in this event OF international signih-
cance. II will be another step In
, the broad policy initiated by the
present administration of the United
States government to get into closer
sympathetic touch with the govern
ments and peoples of the other
American nations.
Although Mexico is geographical
ly nearer TO the United States than
any other Latin-American nation
the people at large of the United
States have not yet fully awakened
to the remarkable material develop
ment OF that republic, and to its gen
eral progress along many different
lines of political. economic, educa'
tlonal and social development.
"Just as Secretary Roots journey
to South America turned the eyes oi
North America to that part OF the
world and provided a clearer vision
of its mighty potentialities, so now
there will be corresponding direc-
ton of attention to Mexico and Cen