The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
MEXICO REGARDED
WITH MORE HOPE
At SAN ANTONIO
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superfluous policy. / am told that the
English and French already are selling
goods on six months credit.
The big fact, unacceptable and impress
sive. Ia that somebody in the next IL
months is going to get Mexico's trade
and keep 1t for many II months after
ward. II British and French enter
prises can take risks, America, with
a system Of assurances, can do the
same: Mexico today has everything the
world needs, and needs many things
that the United States can furnish her
more cheaply and more rapidly and
more efficiently than any other
Try, Conditions are far from normal
ia those regions Of Mexico which were
~traversed by the business men Of this
city, but they do warrant an active
trade campaign,
Sentiment toward the United States
has undergone a healthy change. Those
Mexlcans who had views at all on the
they were badly informed about the
United States, They now have. a
wholesome respect for the fighting
ability Of an army that turned the scales
in the greatest military enterprise In
all history. Threats mean very little
to Mexicans, and a bulldozing policy
Will not get any more results than q
pSANJ VI SOiitIllhLltl Win tHt IfDuDlll
to the south of us, but facts are facts
n Mexicans are hearing from many
sides that returning American soldiers
are restless. Hundreds of thousands
didn't get into the fray and would well
come an opportunity to get into some
other fray-preferably one near at
home.
Public sentiment in the United States
is rapidly crystalling to the point
where II will demand a cleanup, pre-
ferably by the Mexicans themselves.
The encouraging thing is that partisans
" President Carransa and friends Of
Mexico's future, are beginning to
realize the embarrassing situation In
which the foreign policy of their coun-
try has led them. ! talked with Mex
leans here, friends of Mr.. C%arranza, and
they confided to ME their sorrow and
shame that Mexico should be classed
with Santo Domingo and Costa RIGA,
and excluded from the league of ma
tons. And | told them Mexico had
her own policy to blame. She pursued
a policy during the war, which Ameri-
cans generally interpreted as against
tho allies and favorable to the Ger.
mans. And now, when the war Is won
and the. whole world recognizes the
Monroe doctrine, her government open
ly flouts the decision of the peace
conference. Italy and France have re.
fused to receive Mexico's admission tC
the league Of nations, But some as.
s]urance must come first, that Mexico
recognizes her financial obligations O
recent years. that she intends to pay
them, and intends to protect the lives
and property of nationals, Thus ral
Mexico has calmly ignored her foreign
Indebtedness II would be n big hell
to France, II, in her present distress
ful condition, she could collect soine
OF the money owed her by Mexico.
Political Hotbed.
This Is n hothed Of Mexican politics
Already there is much talk OF the presi.
DENTAL election In June, 1920 Either
Gen, Pablo Gonzales, or Gen. Alvarc
obregon, will succeed Mr.. Carranza il
an election is held, Some who are not
particularly friendly to MIR. Carranzs
claim he intends proelaiming martha
law n deferring the elections so he
may stay IN power indefinitely, Or
the other hand, the chances are thai
this would provoke "a revolution against
him and provide his opponents witt
the first real issue they will have hat
since CarranZa came into power. one
gets the impression that there win be
an election and that 1t viii be sharply
fought, The campaign has begun
Adolfo de la Huerta has lust beer
elected governor of the state of So.
nora by an overwhelming vote ovel
lgnacio Pesauiera, The result Is recog.
ntZed az a triumph for Gen. Obregon
Plans are being laid to push the elec.
toral campaign of the Ohregou party
In Sinaloa and chihuahua. Thus fai
everything has been n~eaceahle.
General conditions in many parts OF
Mexico are better than is the common
impression In the United States, Crop.
are fairly good, many mills and fac,
tories are working, manufacturing, min,
ing and smelling industries are operat
ing part time. Rolling stock Is lack
Ing, Until the United States govern,
ment devtaes some way to remedy thi,
condition there can be no great volum,
OF business, Many banks are CLOSED
and II is necessary to establish hrancl
banks throughout Mexico by financial
concerns OF this country so long-tern
credits may be made possible, Mexico
viewed from a Antonio, and tina
means through the eyes Of bushes,
men who have Just returned from ;
careful observation of the whole re
public, is a good business prospect
There are some risks involved, but ism
that true Of all business
There are some hazards, but the,
can be overcome. But of all the ele
ments which seem most necessary 70
successful cooperation between the twt
countries. these seem paramount.
First, a flextbiity in the Mexican
central government ard adaptation a
once to the conditions throughout tn,
world, and particularly to the growth
In Importance as an economic fisca
power, the neighbor to Mexico, namely
the United States.
Second, more branches Of America,
business and financial houses, both il
the border states and in Mexico itself
Third. government assistance from
Washington in the matter of loan,
and rolling stock, President Carranz;
could have had all this long ago. May
be he will eve put himself in a 20
sition to receive the help he has need
ed. And maybe-and this seems NOR,
certain than anything about Mexic,
seems at the present time-it will prob
ably fall to the next administratio,
In Mexico to establish a reciprocal un
~derstandins and business contact tina
will be of profit and advantage to boil
countries.
Copyright. 1919, by the New Yor,
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