The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-03
UNITED STATES GETS
TIE BUSINESS

TIE BUSINESS
j, might be said that the United
States now has two-thifds Of all tho
foreign business Of Mexico and n
moving steadily forward 20 the con
quest Of more
Not so many years ago the Amer
lean IN Mexico Was a being apart
from the life Of his own country aud
the intellectual movement Of Mexico.
He was a sort OF unsettled character
and fcw men brought their women.
folk 80 Mexico. Az in all other coun.
tries. the missionaries were tho first.
They established a few schools and
social esntors. chapela and other
placra for American reunions.
one Of tho most interesting Incl.
dents Of the activities Of Americans
here Ia early days 10 that told about
the request for property for an Amer
lean cemetery. This request was
made By the United states govern
msnt 10 The Mexican authorities and
was bitterly opposed in tbs chamber
Of deputies, largely on the ground
ilsAt Il was 10 be a non Catholic Gene
terry. eausing religious prejudice.
Juan Antonio AgaiooR. a deputy. post.
araeor ana drnfnafisf. carried tho mo
lion for tho dedication OF a piece OF
innd by humorous caricaturo which
has become historic. He sald.
You know I'm Rs good Catholic
aa any Of you and that hate Prot
estanta. But. nevertheless. I'm in
favor OF thla measure as ono OF ne
cesss;y and utility. Americans are
coming hero In increasing numbers.
and, unfortunately. they do on our
hands. There In only one Of three
things we can do with them. We
must either burn them, eat them or
bury them. Tho day of burning here
tica Ia pms, aimee tho inquisitiou went
by tho board, and I. for my part.
even good liberal that am. object TO
eating a Protestant. so move You.
gentlemen. that there Is nothing left
for us to DO except 70 provide place
in which they may be buried"
AMERICAN HOSPITAL
AND SCHOOL
Two institutions in Mexico City,
which arc OF inestlmahle benefit TO
the American colony. are the Ameri'
can hospital and tho American
school From n very modest begin.
ming the hospital has steadily gone
forward until II is now one of the
best conducted and equipped private
institutions OF It's class In Mexico.
or all Institutions established here,
the American school easily stands
first on account OF the mora intimate
connection which Il sustains not only
with American families, but with
those OF the other English.speaking
colonies and Mexlcans OF middle and
upper classes.
Tho first American school was
founded in 1894. The school building
today is gar feet long by &C feet wide
and contains in addition to % full.
sized school rooms. all necessary Of.
fices, dormitories, laboratories, III.
brnrics. lunch rooms and other ad.
juncts Of a modern equipped college.
Seven hundred and fifty students can
be accommodated, II Is interesting
to note In connection with this school
that Mexicans constitute slightly
ever 81 per cent OF the total attend.
ance. This means that hundreds Of
Mexican students are not only learn.
ing English and receiving an Ameri'
can education. but they are imbibing
American idens and forming relation
ships which should be mutually bene-
flclal to Americans and Mexicans In
the not distant future.
AMERICAN CLUB
WELL KNOWN
one of the oldest American insti-
buttons OF the capital Is the Amerl-
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