Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-07
D|Az LOVED BY PEOPLE SAYS bARRA
Ambassador Asserts that Mex ican Populace Is Loyal to the Grand Old Man and His ideals

Senor de la Barra, the new Mexi- can ambassador to the United States. in an interview at Washington said
 President Diaz is a very great and extremely able man, and these qualities are universally2 recog- nized in Mexico. This esteem lis not confined to any one class. It Is the strict honesty of Pres ident Diaz more than any other one quality that has endeared his people to him. The people have become at taehed 10 him personally, and are just as firmly welded to the policies that he has been formulating for a guar ter of a century"
 Senor de Ia BaTra's attention was directed to the impression that at times has obtained in other coun, tries that when in the course of time President Diaz shall die or refuse to longer serve his country no other man will be found strong enough to hold all the elements of the republic to gether and carry on the policies of progress and improvement that Diaz has maintained and that revolution OF anarchy will ensue.
 No Fear of Revolution.
 There never was a bigger nis- take" said the ambassador. During the 26 years that President Diaz has been at the head of the government Mexico has greatly increased in wealth, progress, population. and all | that goes to make 3 country great Wonderful systems Of schools and col ieges have been established; railroads have been built; our mines have been developed on a scale that before did not seem possible. and the people are prosperous, contented, and peaceful There have been no symptoms of revolution in Mexico for a quarter of a century and there win be none. A change in the head of the administra- tion. whenever that may come. win not mean a change in the policy of government Or a pause in the march of progsess that Mexico is making" Senor de la Barra modestly says | that he does not speak English well. but he Is really an accomplished lin glist He said his first connection | with the commercial side of Ameri- can affairs was when he acted as I interpreter for the Laird of Skibo. l Mir Carnegie wrote what the MeXi- can ambassador is pleased to call a | most excellent book on world peace. At The Hague conference he wanted 8 preface or prologue translated into all the modern languages. SeEor de 1 la Barra was asked to translate if i lnlO Spanish, and did so.
 Admires Washington.
 washington will be the finest city in the world said the ambassador. T was here twelve years ago. and ! thought then this was lovely city and would compare favorably with the capitals of Europe, but whom | returned here the other day and sIw the magnificent union station and tke many stately new buildings that have been erected I was astonished- The broad avenues, the many parks, and the fine climate combine to make this a wonderful place.
 T am so much pleased to be able to come to America In time to be presented during the administration of President Roosevelt" he said. His treatment of all the Latin-Americar countries has been so liberal. fair and
 tust that esteem it an honor to pre-
 sent my credentials to him [ anu
 sure that Mir Taft will be equally as
 fair and liberal. and I sincerely look forward to seeing the intercourse and friendship between the two nations grow stronger and greater"
 Senor de Ia Barra. speaking of the
 financial condition of the world. said
 that he thought prosperity had re
 turned to stay permanently. The re-
 cent depression, he said. was felt in
 Mexico just as in this country. but
 now that the wheels of industry were
 turning again, his country was partic-
 ularly prosperous.
 Senor de Ia Barra is 3 years old.
 but looks younger. He has long been
 in the diplomatic service of his coUn-
 trv. in Europe, and in South America iIfis coming as ambassador to the , rrri'sI States is in the line of a pro motion and is in recognition of dis
 tinguished snrvices.