The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-10-16
R[P|T|T|ONOF MEX
|CAN HISTORY
DIAZ FOR THE SECOND TIME
HIS TEMPORARY CAPITAL
GREAT PREPARATIONS.

that Ciudad Juarez has been the tenn
porary capital of the republic of
Mexico. !
In 1866 when Bonito JuareZ, con-
stitutional president of Mexico, was
| driven in defeat before the troops If
MAMMALIAN, self-appointcd emperor
of the Mexican people, he took refuge
and established his capital in the lit
tie city that lies across the interna-
tional boundry from Ell Paso. For
almost year, surrounded by small
band of half starved, poorly clad and
almost defenseless patriot soldiers,
the president of the Mexican repub-
lie watched for the aid that he ex-
pected from the United States; there,
after wearying waiting, he finally
rallied his forces and set out on the
return march to the City of Mexico
that finally resulted in a brilliant
victory af.Quaretaro over the emperor
and his foreign troops; the execution
of the emperor and the reestablish-
ment of the Mexican republic.
There was no preparation for the
first president who made Ciudad Ju-
arez the temporary capital of Mex
leo; unheralded and heartsore from
his long journey and frequent de-
feats. Benito JuareZ rode into the
little adobe village that was then
known as Paso del Norte, on mule.
Through it's narrow, dusty streets be-
tween low mud houses, the patriot
president rode in silence. Few, if any
recognized him when he rode into the
little city and settled down on Plaza
Guadalupe Hidalgo in the shadow of
the ancient huron of the Guadalupe,
in a long, low adobe house, to estab-
lish the capital of what was left of
the Mexican republic.
1t is different today. For months
the preparations have been in pro-
gres for the coming of President Diaz.
Troops have been arriving daily for
weeks to police the city and serve as
a proper military escort for the presi-
dent and his distinguished guest, the
president of the United States. EN-
issaries have been arriving from
Mexico City to complete every detail
for the comfort of the president.
Architects, decorators, florists, cooks
of reputation, and secret service men
have thronged the little city for
weeks and days; $4,000 alone has
been spent in~rebuilding the Juarez
custo mhouse as a reception room
and banquet hall for the meeting of
the two presidents; large sum was
spent in the erection of the Grecian
columns down the side of the streets
that the two presidents were to ira
verse; streets were paved, sidewalks
were laid and finally seven florists
from Mexico City, using up a carload
of flowers. put on the last decorations
few minutes before the presidential
!
and the president arrived.
President Diaz on his present visit,
while he is not making his capitol
in the same building occupied by Cen
eral Juarez, was visitor to the old
adobe structure on Commerce. street
today and in fact, in company with
President Taft. he addressed the peo-
pie Of the borden in front of the one
time capitol. The building has been
remodeled now and has a new frsnt
of brick Inside, the mails to and
from the United States are distriD-
uted and worked, for it is the post
Office of Ciujad Juarez In front of
the same old cathedral Of Guadalupe
that stood there when Benito Juarez
rose each morning and went to mass;
the same old cathedral that was
erected in 1910 by the Friars in
their march northward on their mis-
sion for the cross; as substantial and
imposing today as when erected by
these moster builders over three and
one-half centuries ago. This build
ing was also the object of the visit
today of General Diaz and President
Taft.
AS fitting elimination of the ex-
change of visits between the two pres
idents today and in distinct contrast
to the social functions which attend
ed the stay of President Juarez in
Mexico, when corn cake was the prin-
cipal article of food for the presiden-
tial table, is the banquet tonight in
the custom house in Juarez For the
preparation of the delicacies for the
occasion, President Diaz has sent his
chief steward and chef from Chepul-
tepec castle, a man who formerly
served in the same capacity in the
palace of King Alfonso of Spain. The
silver for the occasion is also from
Chepultepec and was brought to
Juarez under special guard. The
flowers for the decorations came in a
special express car fro mthe City of
Guadalajara and the decorators came
from the Mexico CITY The carriages