The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15

There are eome condolences which the
writer Is pledged not to reveal in THIS
narrative, nuf I am permitted to state
the two propositions put before a repre-
sentative Of an American company. They
are Illuminating and will doubtless cause
n gasp OF astonishment In business cir
Giles OF the United States. Both PROPOSE
tons were conditions precedent to a low
ering Of an export tax on cotton to a
figure sufficient to enable the rightful
owner an even break in the market.
Imagine a business man owning 1O0.-
900 bales Of cotton. which represented
an investment In labor that had sus-
tained 1000 Mexicans for the previous
season. Upon the successful sale OF the
crop depended the continuance of he
enterprise for the succeeding year. His
plantation. We will say. is 500 miles
from the American border.
Prior to the present Mexican revolu-
ton most Of the cotton from Durango
and the adjoining states had gone south
to points near Mexico city. where there
were cotton mills supplied by power from
the great hydroelectrical development on
the Atoyac River. The cutting of OF
the north of Mexico by Villa and Car
rama. then together, had caused the
shutting down Of the cotton mills around
Mexico city. throwing thousands out Of
employment and depriving the cotton
plantation owners IN the vicinity OF
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There was one road out of the diff
cuity-to send the cotton to the United
states. This man accordingly went to
the bahco Nacionai IN Juarez and found
that his cotton was taxed at a prohibit
1--WE inquire Tor export. These cotton
taxes have ranged from I to s2O a bale.
according to the growers capacity to
pay,
What concern was II 10 VIVA that fu-
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constitutional Government In Mexico:
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m, 80 's''.na.e.s wi
n''.n auantl''es Oh cotton WHICH
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..s.uenus' are nor ape 10 waee a
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W, 'ot'on nro'eu uhuer consular IN
N',se ,scureo by you.
III Mr' Anner.eah Co,'on man; you
" ,a ,us'.i u'Mn l"e I'II,opu
" io'.eon anu hy .oul complaint
%out eNress,'e eNport taxes before
M george X 'arothers. special rep
resentat.'e OF me american stare De-
LINEN. III MeNIco' ann nave MIN
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smnn' VIII" "eh' >'"a' MS eood
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Otherwise" gasped the plantation
owner.
'otherwise, you pay us the export tax
as IeV1ed Detore YOU move "A single bale
OF cotton replied the Villa official. add
ing with the e~yesquint OF cunning So
common In Mexico. II am so very sorry.
senior. II Is the orders OF the Govern
ment
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S"'"''Se LOT "r"Ss"rs.
Now this American gave the Ar.nci,
Commercial v Financiers del Cuern, m,
shock Of its young life. He maid tho
: excessive export taxes ,rru. IA. "a,
the promised land Of gain from ,hs
mountain top Of "A bandit government,
but he preferred to take a loss rather
than barter his honor. lie could have
made thousands OF dollars. bu, he was
pleased to accept unfair conditions. and
he treated the corrupt propos, 10 A
dignifed silence.
Queer sort Of chan" | remarked en-
couragingly to one OF the villa crowd.
II is a poor fool" answered my IN
formant, for We soon afterward got
most OF the Governments cotton out OF
Mexico"
Note how he said Governments cot
ton Observe the sheepskin on the
VOLTS carcass. We shall discuss the
: subject Of the confiscatiou by the So
called constitutionalists later on.
Oh. no. Don" Hipolito villa did not
! long remain standing in the inner Of
hce. He rarely rises, only when "A Wis
itor has been previously exploited to him
, as "A prospective buyer OF privileges.
Just to JOG his memory, | wonder If he
has yet sold the Mexican border rights
: Tor the Johnson-Willar fight pictures.
There was much important business
, Tor his exalted attention on the day |
/, heard him eNclaim Il am but "A spoke
in the wheel. II Alberto Madero SAYS
So yes II my brother says so. yes.
My powers are limited only Gen. Villa
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