The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-27
MEXICO WOULD BE GREAT COUNTRY IN
 AMERICANS HANDS
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candepower doing service, every Mexican of whatever estate, was permitted to gaze upon the immovable features of the dead lady.
 The Birmingham party eventually reached the Iturbide hotel, the most i fashionable" Mexican hostelry of Mon terey, though not as comfortable, it was afterWard discovered, and not as modern as some others operated by American capitalists. The following morning the party, having exchanged it's American dollars for Mexican dollars at ratio of one for two, attempted to ''see the town.' It was the party's first opportunity to get an insight into Mexican life.
 Monterey, which incidentally last week fell into the hands of the rebels under Villa and Carranza. is very old city of 1o0,000 people, Great wealth and abject squalor are it's essential features. It numbers many magnificent residences with most beautiful flower gardens and gently spraying fountains. But it unfor- tunately happens that a majority of it's people reside in adobe houses, little mon- uments of mud, and live, under those roofs three feet in height, with goats and chickens and children and smoke.
 Opportunities Being Wasted
 If Americans controlled Mexico, and the last greaser with all his idolence, N1ln HIS love TOT comfort, TOT ease, TOT frivolity, for the whining guitar, the bitter cigarette and the attraction of the can tino had been laid. after many conflicts, in his grave, no greater country in the world could be found than Mexico. This was the thought of the Americans as they gazed about and made a study of Monterey.
 The environs of the city are beautiful and picturesque. On every side rose tall a tsn a lxc n xNb oh np dure grew-simply gigantic rocks raising themselves into the face of heaven, mounts of stone forming sky line to please the soul of the natural artist. And beside the city flowed the River Catarina dashed the Santo Catarina through a wide and fertile bed from the breast of a mountain peak.
 And to the right and left lay fertile acres. And to the north bubbled Topo Chico, spring to which, were it prop erly treated, our Hot Springs could scarcely compare. Everywhere, in mar vicious profuson, flowers bloomed, and oranges and bananas and lemons and citron and grape fruit hung heavy and luxurious. The atmosphere was redolent with rare perfume of fruit and roses. It was apparently the garden spot of the world
 And then it was remembered that with in mile of this spot men were breaking the earth With wooden ploughs, that the only elevator in Monterey was that of an American brewery, and that the sole sign o4 progress was in a street car system owned and operated by American capi- talists.
 There is the picture of Mexico, and therein may be found the reason for con ditions Sometimes one believes that God would not longer permit this ruthless burying of talent, this heartless inap- nrpnfn a hot fc hoo ;f,.I good.
 An Interview With Madero
 Madero, the President of Mexico well comed the Birmingham party on the morning following the interment of his aunt. lie was man of low stature with a face covered by boards, with small oeady, snappy eyes, but with smile of warmth and reassuring hand shake In his movement, he was cat-like His step was active, not bold. but cautious He was man of fine education. most pleas ing address, and great charm of man. her. His accent was that of a foreigner of course, but his English was perfect 1 He talked with the visitors for an hour The poor man dreamed a dream of peace lie expressed hope for his bleeding, his
 unhappy country. He even declared that Reyes, then across the American border would not desire to give him trouble He pictured Mexico Mexico should be, and as he thought would be- And few months afterward Madero, the brave and good, but impractical Madero, the Ma
 dero who attempted to rule a Diazified country without the iron arm of a Diaz was dead-murdered, butchered. | The President, to please his visitors ] dictated Tor The Age-Herald the only in | terview which he ever authorized for an 1 individual American newspaper After which he bade his guests farewell. and with a wave of his hand expressed the hope that they would soon visit him in 1 his home in the City of Mexico.