Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-08
TEXAS CLAIMS roo MucIL


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la un editorial on the succcssfu
mission Of Felix MARTINEZ IN South
America the El paso Herald has tho
following % any regarding man
Who is claimed both by Texas and by
Nov Moxico
when Folk Martinez accepted The
maslon 10 south Amerlca, after hay-
ing declined Il several times VI Paso
know he would mako good llo has the
temperament tho dignity ana the en-
I thualasm for such O delicate UNDER
taklng ho knows the Latin-Amorcan
heart be thinks IN tho language OF
I the people Of spaniHh.Amcrica, and he
knows their pride, their ambitions,
and ihclr virtues and proponaucs,
wlihal, be has the American view.
point, ana a flt 10 interpret American
IDEALS ana national aims 10 tho south.
ern neshbors
"Mr MARTINEZ has read much hla
tory ana philosophy lie has q Kcon
humanisfie SENSE and has the faculty
4 ef communicating his own nrdor TO
others Few men would have been 40
well qualified aa he 10 carry the mcs-
Sage ef goodwill OF mutual helpful
ncss and iuterdependcuce ta the other
American republics without doubt.
hls orraad has been productive OF
much eood lar beyond the direct ro-
suits Of securing the participation Of
many of those countries III tho san
Francisco exposition
Zoe turned tholF Indifference or on
position into approval and active Coz
opemtou And ia So doing, he did
much DO win bacl, thelr waning friend
ship 70 the United Suites.
handicapped BY the ofacta OF
gregs and repeated errors Of cur own
government in The recent past in con.
lnoetion With Latln-Amerlcan affairs.
hr MARTINEZ nevertheless succeeded
Boa correcting many folso impressions
ana settling straight many public men,
representative citizens. ana tho proa
of me countries visited ps 20 the real
attitude of tho United states toward
hrm
The mission WAS partly ln the u-
tcrgal of the panama- Pacific expose
liau but Tire commission Was given o.
icgty g lhc national government.
und Mr Maulnes as eharmnn. was
empowered With much of the disine-
uun end official dlsnts ~ special
! nmhnwador of state ne travelled on
Do WUsbip aud Was received every
Whgro with the official honor accord.
I'D 10 hsH lUleuGtic officers IT.
HAD enns ~ mo inner councils. and
hH audiences with presidents ANIL
chiefs ef government wero on thc
plane of diplomatic intercourse.
AS q missioner Of pcaep and good
Twill Mr Nnimtz fulfilled eyofy Is
peclNiun. and received the gratlfod
approval md appreciation OF Che pres
ident and seerohry ST state upon
making hIa report in person
GAS % resident Of Ei paso. citizen of
Now Mexico. ANA native Texan. Mr
Maritime pamod no opportunity tp
spread The mme of the southwestern
wonderland and Hs metropolis
El raso Welcomes him home with
tho houors due to hls conspicuous SER
veo in the heh nnuonal cause ol
Promoting international understands
iug and oemanans International
peace
Thp Herald Speaks III Mr MARITIME
~ resident 10 Il paao,ta citizen
s. Sew Mesiee ard q native 81 Toxins "
luemrhiya ef an Martncs say he
was born nt Taos. n. st. March g9.
lfat
10 s an rleht for Do paso TO claim
Str Mortimer as areaident, iof business
purposes eft that huetilns suburb OH
Albuquerque. but when Che Herald
ehIm him as q native of Toxins. Nc
h#fe he enter positive ana yiRaroue
dissent No hgo the assurance or
dr M1runer who WIS present al The
events thoush i0o youns ihen probably
ie remember much az &c. that hs was
BORN in New Mcyieo But we have che
hmher authority al Colonel Ralph
rWachen n the spanish Archives
q NeW Mexico that DC was born in
Sew Mexico amid that ho IS a descen.
Game of General relix Martinez. who
aHa spanish governor OF New Mexico
su l5ls.
Texas eau claim lai II things
toh TAYLOR used 10 tty tho Lonc star
gAia NAa ihe HhisHOst waffle ON the
American Erlddie' she Is some statv
Jan fight hut sho can't claim Felix
I AaHanez as a native gon