Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-19

minerals as a product of the sub,
SOIL subject to similar form of
concessions, gradually regulated to
include pipe lines. refineries, etc.
In the United States man speaks
of his nine or his oil land, sells
it or leases it without other for
mality than the registration of the
agreements. In Mexico nobody own,
or has ever owned a mine. He SIM
ply obtains concessions to exploit
certain mineral deposits located with
in a certain number of claims, which
he develops provided he keeps his
taxes up to date and conducts his
activities properly; thus when his
concession expires he always obtains
a new one, but he cannot sell his
mine; ne transfers his concession
to another party through and with
the approval of the mines depart
ment. In the long run the results
are very similar under both sys
TENS, as in this country a mans prop
erty is sold for taxes if he fails
to cover them, but our system insures
the development of the minerals To-
Gated, the concessions being granted
for that purpose, and not for idle
holding.
There are other discrepancies be
tween the legislation of both couns
tries which are due to special and
imperative circumstances, sucn as
the division of the land in several
states or nearly the total of one,
with all the inherent evils of peonage,
ignorance and starvation wages. The
present policy is to educate the
masses, promote scientific farming
through agricultural schools and ex-
rerimental farms and make self
supporting and intelligent producer
out of the illterate peon, who fur
nishes the bulk Of the only mate-0
riaf we have for the evolution Of
the country.
Finally, there are laws in Mexico
which enormously haze been con-
sidered as extraordinary innovations,
as they follow the steps taken in
most countries to pltptect the native
population from no gradual absorp~
tion of property by aliens. Restric-
tions of this kind are numerous in
the American states; in the District
of Columbia foreigners cannot own
real property; the Mexican legation
in London could only be acquired
through a 99-year lease subject to
renewal, and these cases are too
numerous and we'll known to merit
further mention. While there exist
nations, such protective measures for
the benefit of nationals will remain.
until such time as the world reaches
such a perfect degree of development
A. bo
sary. That happy condition, how
ever, may come after a thousand
more generations have evolutionized
and the discrepancies in mental de-
velopment have disappeared.
Different Language and Temperament
The blending of Norman French
with Anglo Saxon producing the Eng
lish language not only consists in
the development of the fluid and ele-
giant tongue of Shakespeare, but
represents the character of the race
using it. 1t is the speech of the
European races of the north, cool,
collected, practical and business
like.
The remnants of the Latin-Iberian
population of Spain, the invasion of
the Goths, the conquest and pos.
session by the Arabs of half of the
Peninsula for 700 years blended Latin,
Iberian, Goth and Arabian into the
sonorous language of Cervantes. 1t
is the speech of the European races
of the south, and gives true express
sion to their impulsive, ardent, poetic
and generous imagination
The, North American Indian is ST.
lent, like the snow covered plains IN
which he lived for centuries; the
Mexican Indian is more expressive,
and the child of Spaniard and IN
| dian inherits the poetic and artistic
| temperament of the father and the
| loquacity of the mother
The above are the causes ana the
| effects OF our mutual position. We