The Washington herald., 1909-02-09
AT THE HOTELS.

AT THE HOTELS.
Porfrio Disz, the present president of
Mexico, viii be reelected 20 the ofios
when bis term expires. according 10 Ed
ward Hoefich. OF Mexico City. who is ar
the Ebbitt Mr. Hoealch IS an extensive
mine owner. and has been in New York
in connection with his enterprises By
birth. Mr.. Hoefich Is an Austrian; BY
citizenship. an American; and he has
resided in Mexico for a number OF years.
He was sn old newspaper man. having
been on the local staff OF s. Louis pa
pers. and being the founder Of the Daily
Record. the only English afternoon pa
per in Mexico City.
1t is absolutely erroneous 10 imagine"
said Mr.. Hoefich. that there are ne
other men in Mexico who can fiji the
presidential chair should President DisE
decide 10 resign OF vacate his Office. II
is all nonsense 10 suppose that a revoIu-
ton would break loose and sweep ths
country il President Disz should die
Nothing Is farther from the truth. Mex
leans are very conservative and law
abiding citizens.
President Disz. more than any o1hsr
man in the modern history OF Mexico.
has helped to place ths country in the
front rank OF the nations Of the western
hemisphere"
Mexico is deeply interested. continued
Mr.. Hoeflch. in vast irrigation prob
lens. Twenty-Five million dollars havs
been appropriated by the national legis-
lature for this purpose. and sgrleulturs
and forestry and mines and every other
industry is bound 70 gain from the i'm
provements. Railroads are being buiIt
everywhere n Mexico, and the new coun-
try Is being opened I'D for development
right along"
Speaking OF the Mexican army. 8fr.
Hoehieh SAID that II was composed OF
convicts entirely. and that the methods
employed IN securing enIistments were
rot altogether in keeping with modern
ideas The officers are graduates Of the
Enilitary school al Chapultepee, one o.
the best military training schools known
Mexico has an excellent artillery branch
OF the military service, and is justly
proud Of g. Guatemala, Mexico's neigh
Dor, according 70 Mr. Hoefiich. has a
very effective army. better than that OF
any Of the neighboring states
Mr. Hoefiich paid high tribute 70 for
rner Ambassador Creel. now governor of
Chihuahua. who he said had received
grant Of 1900 acres from the Mexican
government for the purpose. OF settling
thereon poor and needy Indians and Civ
ing them educational opportunities.
Is,dor Wei Of Vienna, who IS 81 tbs
New Willard, and VINO is deeply inter
ested in the Zionist movement. said last
night II was growing stronger every year
IT is strongest in Germany continued
! Mr.. We'll. where the Official organ OF
the organization is published In France
II is not very strong. although gradually
gaining many active adheren's- In italy
societies are springing up in important
Jewish centers. In England the move
ment has lost a great deal Of ground
through the creation OF the territorial
movement. formed by Israel Zangvill.
the purpose OF which is 10 colOnize the
Jews wherever practicable instead OF
waiting until Palestine IS secured
--Zionism. however. is gradually recover
ing its former position In Australia
there are a number OF iOurishinE socie-
ties in the principal cities. Ever in China
the zionists are doing good work. and IN
sha1qbai the society is publishing a
semi-monthly, a very excellent puoiica-
ton
IN Austria the movement IS strong
| and il would seem that Il ought to be TIE
most powerful in Russia. inasmTch as the
majority OF the Jews inhabit that land.
! but the government has placed 50 many
/ obstacles in their path that tbs ZiOnists
are greatly handicapped in their Efforts
/ 10 propagate the movement
IN Canada ZiOnism is on q sound basis,
{ especially ia Montreal and Toronto In
the latter place the ZlOnisJs have raised
funds and purchased q large. handsome
building as their headquarters
The Canadian government has az al
times shown q kindly disposition toward
/ the movement. and prominent oficisls
/ have attended meetings and conventions
OF the Canadian Federation and expressed
their interest IN and good wishes FOR the
welfare OF the movement.
The next international Zionist congress
win be held IN Hamburg this summer.
and the Zionlsts throughout the world
are eagerly looking forward TO that event,
10 learn from the leaders what new ep-
portunities present themselves In view
Of the recent political changes IN the OF
toman Empire
". L Mott attorney for the Creek
Nation. VINO is here TO urge enactment OF
certain legislation, said last night tat
the land fraud Investigations in Oklahoma
were instituted as the result Of evidence
which he gathered in connection With
civil suits for the recovery OF lands a.
legged to have been fraudulently obtain ID
from the Indians.
The interest Of the government In ths
+ present prosecutions is simply that Of a
trustee. said Mr. Mott. who is accom-
panied by Chief Moty Tiger. Of the
/ Creeks. The Creeks lost many acres by
fraudulent transactions. Because tie
government was trustee for the Indians
It was charged with the duty OF recover-
ing these lands. But it was prevented
from properly discharging its duties Is
trustee by the frauds.
There IS no truth IN the report circu-
lated by Gov Haskell or his friends that
Hearst inspired the suits was the nan
who inspired the prosecutions. and from
the first I have been the most active in
! forwarding them.
in an open letter to Gov Haskell last
/ fall I charged him with the very fraud
for which he IS now indicted He denied
my charges. and I wrote to President
Roosevelt that had based my assertion
On the sworn statement Of go persons
whom Haskell had used as dummies IN