Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21

1910 there would be just 500 members of the House
Of Representatives IN the present Congress If Mexico
were part Of the Union. This is an increase of 60
Congressman over the 440 that now constitute the
lower house. In 1920 there will be another apportion
ment' II Mexico forms part Of the Greater United
States then the present ratio Of Representative to
every 2llSf7 OF population, may be increased to
figure that will keep the membership OF the lower
house at 6oOor at the present figure of $40 perhaps
rather than be Inconvenience through unwiediness
AT any rate, 1t will be an imposing body with
sprinkling Of Indian blood in it. for that strain
flows through many Mexican. Benio Juarez and
forhro Dla2 two OF the greatest Presidents of the
republic, sprang from the famous Mxtec tribe OF
Oaxaca The present United States has repeatedly
shut the door on its Indians being represented by
their own blood nominees in legislative halls Min.
sled with Mexico, however, the Greater United States
will have to take down the bars
the Mexican Senators and Representatives. In the
greater congress at Washington will be legisatively
responsible Tor the welfare OF commemorative fully
the equal OF many of present fortyfve States in
area, population and wealth. The Mexican State of
greatest area Is Chihuahua, with surface of SO 974
square miles. Its northern frontier Adults on the
United States for more than 500 miles It's population
Is Iaisco the last giving it 1902 500 inhab.
itans 1t has Pacific Ocean coast line of $50 miles
It's area Is a3,4S6 square miles
The smallest Mexican State Is Tlaxcala with an
area OF 1885 square miles and population OF 1S3 S05
th ue Just as we nave larger area in States than
tne present Mexican communicating likewise we
nave smaller area In Of our political divisions
htoe fthode Island or our present Union is but 24S
square miles in extent That Is to say our smallest
state is smaller than Mexicos smallest State by 347
square miles The State Of smallest population in the
present United States is Nevada with a census tally
or $3.50. In Mexico the least population is figured
Tor Colima with 77,7o4 mark All less than our
i l. The United States possesses the smallest
State In area, Mexico. the smallest in population
There are nine States in the United States larger
than the largest Mexican State
In the matter of State capitals annexation would
oring the Greater United States number of Mexican
cues iuy equal to the average State capital of our
a 1ottN 90
our capital at Washington has 3s1O69, or 1880 less
tnan the executive centre of the nation south of the
patronize. ~ ~ ~
There Is but one State capital in Mexico with a
population OF less than 5O00-Tlaxcala the capital Of
the state or the same title is censused at asia In
the United States the capitals of Delaware Nevada
and south Dakota are all below the 5000 mark
Fueoia, the capital OF the named State has
population of 101.214 Guadalajara the canitaI NJ
salsco, mas mark OF 1879. Take the twentyseyen
state centres OF Mexico and they can be placed In
comparison with twenty.seven States capitals of the
ter of population. - ~ "
SO the hfty-four Greater United States Senators