Evening journal., 1914-04-29
mexico HAS 100000
Miles OF TERRITORY
Republic Lost Much Land
When U. S. Took North
ern Part OF Country
GOVERNMENT LIKE
THAT OF THE U. S,

special TO The EVENING JOOANAL
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 90
The following information concern
ing Mexico was given out by the Ma
tional Geographic Society in Wash
ington, ID. c., today.
10 Is interesting 10 note that the
area of Mexico is practically as great
as that of the United states between
| the Mississippi River and the At
| lantic Coast, the Great Lakes and the
Gulf of Mexico. varying in altitude
I from sea-level TO $4,000 feet It's
climate Is affected by these elevations
and by a range Of Is degrees of alu-
tude. Twelve hundred miles Is the
distance traversed In passing south
/ from Juarez, on the northern bound
ary to the capital. and 900 miles more
to the southeastern boundary. The
] Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
coast line extends for 100 miles,
while the Pacific Ocean and Gulf Of
California touch 1000 miles Of MeNi-
can coast.
Prior 70 1886, Mexico. as a Spanish
colony. and the United States covered
approximately equal areas, but the
Texas secession and the result of
the Mexican War added enarly l,O0O,-
000 square miles to our territory, and
the extent of Mexico now is less than
one-fourth that of continental United
States. Mexico has still territorial
oNpanse equal TO the aggregate OF
Austria Hungary, Germany, France,
Great Britain and Ireland. The total
area of the republic, 767 600 square
miles, is less than that of Texas, Cali
fornia. Montana, New Mexico and
. Arizona combined.
The average density of population
of Mexico approXimates 20 per square
mile, the most thickly populated por-
, tions outside OF the Federal district
being the States of Tlaxcala and Mexi-
co, the former being less than Della
ware in size and about same density
. of population, and the latter being
nearly as large as New Hampshire
. but with more than twice the number
of inhabitants The Federal district
modelled after the District OF Colum
D bia, but of eight times created area
is surrounded by the State Of Mexico
the large population of the capital
70 100000, materially aiding In bringing
r. the average TO more than 1000 pc
D square mile.
o During nearly 500 years subsequen
n to the conquest by Cortes, Span
II dominated Mexico. A century ag
n a bold effort for freedom was started
n which eventually resulted I'm the Re
1, public OF Mexico OF today, More thai
l. half of the first century of MeXica'
d independence was abortive, one CO
r terie after another coming into ten
is porary power, and a number of thOs
acclaimed rulers, after brief regime
= meeting ignominious death at th
hands Of the people they sought
- govern.
NJ The form Of government adopte
NJ by Mexico follows I'm general that I
+. the United States, having eXecutil
e. judicial and legislative division
= Each of the p States is represente
ld I'm two houses of Congress, con
to posed of Senators and Deputies. Coz
=, gress holds two sessions each yes
NJ for limited period. Each State has Il
s. governor and legislature, aud is sui
u divided into districts, or countie
% over each of which a "iefe politicC
r. is placed, the districts having subs
a. diary municipalities with magi
p trates, presiding officials and coui
= ellis. The sO-called autocratic featul
of III Allt EUNtAHAnNNA may HE AuA hAAf w
= TO the fact that governors hold offiS
e. with approval Of the President; thi
a jefe politicos have similar relation
e. with the governors, and that the o
be ficers of the municipalities are gen
~ orally controlled by the jefe politico
e. The church and state are indepenI
p ent, and Congress cannot pass Law
- prohibiting or establishing any r.
ligion or the 100000 inhabitant
two-fifths claim direct descent fro
lie ancient tribes or families which al
- accepted as the basis Of Mexican hi
tory, two-fifths are of mixed nj
~ tive and foreign blood. the remainir
being classed under the common a
u pelation of foreign
lo The City of Mexico. 264 miles
s- rail west of Vera Cruz. and 7,40O fe
=, altitude, is reached by rail route
n. climbing from the hot lands throul
70, difficult mountain passes. one
n, which closely follows the trail taxi
Iss by Cortes I'm 1919, by Gen. Winfie
r. Scott with American troops in 1Sl
and over which. 10 years later. the 1
- yading French troops passed Il
the most populous city. One-half
the railroad mileage OF the country
between sea-level and 5000 feet, al
rs about an equal amount between so
on and 10000 feet