The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
GOSSIP OF THE
HOTEL LOBBIES
Mexican Rexolution Justified.

Mexican Revelation Justified.
The Mexican revolution Is justified, acs
cording to Prof. Frederick Starr, of the
University Of Chicago, who has recently
returned from a three months trip to
that country and was seen at the Shore-
ham.
The effect Of sending the American
soldiers to the border is bad said the
professor. mo matter what the excuse
or who instigated it. 1t will affect the
relations of the United States with Latin
American for years to come. AS to the
business side of the question, If the Amer
ican business man wants to invest his
money in a foreign country he ought to
take his own risks and not expect his
government to back him up.
THE revolution is a real one and will
not cease until profound and radical
changes are made. There never will be
calm in Mexico again. Among the evils
objected to by the revolutionists are bad
governors and the extremely heavy tax
burden placed on the people for mere
display to the outside world. An example
of this display is the national opera house
in course of construction in the City Of
Mexico. which will cost approximately
81 for every man, woman, and child in
Mexico.
Another evil is the enormous graft.
do not accuse President Diaz of graft
ing. He is not very rich man. al
though he is not poor. But the Mex
leans would not begrudge him any money
that he has made off the people. The
fourth question to be settled is the land
problem.
las proof that the revolution is jus>
tilted, President Diaz has already re-
moved three Of the worst governors. has
received the resignation of his cabinet,
and has promised land reform. But these
things will not be enough. The trouble
will not be over until all the demands
of the opposition are acceded to-
Prosperous Texas.
G. S. Darby, of Dallas. Tex, who was
seen at the Raleigh, in speaking of the
great natural resources of the Lone Star
State, said: The value of the several
kinds of poultry products in Texas is all
most incredible Texas stands first in the
number of hens among the States OF the
Union and also in the number of tur-
keys, having gone up from the fifth place
during the last ten years Millions Of
dollars in eggs. chickens, and turkeys are
shipped as far as New York. The pack
| ing houses which make a specially of
this business have hundreds of agents
driving from farm to farm picking up
eggs and chickens, paying cash for them.
and shipping them to central points,
where they are inspected, packed, and
sent on East. At least 100000 dozen
eggs were shipped out OF the State last
year, and, 16,0OO.,U chickens, for which
the farmers wives and daughters, who
looked after that department, realized
more than sl20OO.000.
The fruit industry said Mr. Darby,
is developing rapidly. Texas has more
peach trees than any other State in the
Union-probably 100000 or more,
which are increasing and improving all
the time, and perhaps 100000 apple trees,
! 10000 pear trees, and an equal number
of plum trees, all of which the soil and
/ the atmosphere favor. The lands along
the coast of the gulf are especially suit
able for peach culture, and the trees are
said to be free from the ills that peach
orchards in high latitudes and attitudes
are exposed to. Grape culture is increas-
ing also, for similar reasons, but the Pc
can is the great thing, and Texas is the
| Pecan State The crop OF nuts is valued
at $4,000 year, more than half Of 1t
coming from wild trees"