The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-10-10

such treatment was only what such
!! as he deserved.
A week passed; his funds were
now exhausted, as last resort he
applied for work at copper mine
near the city. owned by an Ameri-
can corporation. On his way ont
to the mine, he reasoned that the
superintendent who was an Ameri-
can would not turn down one of his
fellow countrymen. especially when
he was broke and in foreign
country. The superintendent, how
ever, was straight forward and busi-
nesslike, as becomes all successful
men. He informed the applicant
that they could not use him for the
perfectly good reason that there was
no opening.
McGee returned to the Hotel
Dos Hermanas" where he was stop
ping, thoroughly dlsheartened. He
told the two Spanish brothers who
kept the hotel of his failure to secure
work at the mine, and added that
he was out of money. Through
kindness they told him he might
stay at the hotel a while longer and
that they would use their influence
to help hi find employment.
McGee was grateful, he needed no
further proof that these Spaniards
were his friends.
On Saturdays as was his custom,
the mine superintendent took dinner
at the Dos Hermanas. 1t was then
that Ricardo, the elder brother.
spoke to him in behalf of MCGEE.
I, Through Difference to the wishes
, Of Ricardo and his brother the sup
erintendent told him he would take
MCGEE on as a machinist's helper if
. that would interest him.
The following Monday McGee
reported for work, entering his name
} ed on the roster as Jack Mckee,
as he changed the e" to X" upon
, arriving in Chihuahua.
McGee was a man of strong con-
) centration of thought, consequently
, he was successful in his work. If
he examined as simple an object as
, machine bolt his whole thought
=; was centered on that and nothing
else.
7 Outside t be administrative and
. accounting department tn e other
= Americans employed at h e mine
: were the foreman, mechanics and
f engineers which numbered about
4 forty. Most of them liked McGee;
e he noted that they never questioned
e him as to where he was from, such
Y personal questions are not consider
:, ed good form among Americans in
!, Mexico. McGee reasoned that they
e also had past, and like himself
f had found it somewhat safer in q
e foreign country.
K MCGEE did not need to be told
d that the superintendent disliked him
n immensely, although he rarely had
r occasion to speak with him. Then
e too, he realized that Mr.. Bishop, the
: chief accountant, had an unholy an.
a tipathy for him. Why? McGee was
d deep enough to believe that his owr
e foul nature, void of honor and prin.
+ ciple, must to a certain extent bt
l.. depicted upon his expression an6
Y cast of countenance. He knew tha
d the antipathy of these men was no
e altogether a matter of prejudice.
e Five years had passed; during thi
is time MCGEE was promoted until ht
e finally held the position of master
mechanic. Any Mexican, had h
e the ability, would have received th'
e same promotion. MCGEE rose t.
If his position purely on the grounds
e of merit. He saw Mexicans working
e as machinist's- helpers who were
r there when he went to work fiv'
years before. They were still in tn,
y same place; they lacked ability.
d The Mexican is not progressive
d because, like any other mestizo o
y mongrel, he has no power of ,concen
le tration, which is the corner stone O
to success.
nj Doubtless. one per cent. of tn
Is citizens of Mexico are of pure Span
le ish blood; people of mixed Spanis
p and Indian blood compose tn
Id ninety-nine per cent. Thus people
n with mestizos, Mexico may neve
as hope to be other than what she il
at The world has never known a reall