Milford chronicle., 1939-07-07
~ONCE A SUCKER ALWAYS A
SUCKER!"

Quick though is his anger and hot
his wrathe, the Mexican neverthe-
less has many splendid qualities.
And not the least of these is his
readiness to forgive and forget.
These qualities are admirably re-
vealed in an Associated Press story
of June 10 under a Mexico City date
line which tells of the forthcoming
visit to the United States of Senior
Ulises Irigoyen, former head of the
munications Department. The head
Of Mexico,s railroads, Senior Irigoyen
knew the story of how United States
capital had built and operated Mex
ico's rail transportation system. And
as a high placed publicofficial he
undoubtedly had a hand in boldly
taking the Mexican railways away
from their American owners without
SO much as an excuse-it-please, a
peso in paymene, or a Mexican prom
Use to pay. And in a gesture equally
generous and expansive Senior Iri-
governs superiors then gave these
railroads to Mexican workers.
In most moral countries such
easy disregard of thine and mine
could come only from deep-seated
wrongs, could produce only lasting
hatred for all who invest capital. But
Mexico, quick to anger is also quick
to forgive and forget; otherwise she
would not now send Senior Irigoyen,
hat in hand, to the United States to
find one million or is it ten million
dollars (both Sums were mentioned)
with which to put the Isthmus of
Tehuantepec Railroad in first class
shape.
In seeking capital from the Uni
ted States for this particular pur-
pose Mexico truly reveals her great
hearted, good-neighborliness. She |
needs the railroad repaired, so the !
dispatch said. in order that at low
cost she may ship oil stolen from
American owners to her Pacific |
ports. Once the railroad is repaired
she can inexpensively transport this
stolen oil to the Pacific Coast and
thereby avoid paying Panama Canal
tolls which now make the price OF
Mexican oil prohibitive for Japan.
Could there be better proof than
this of her auickness to forgive and
forget the oil difficulties: to look
forward to future dealings with the
United States which offer and call
for greater and ever greater prom
ises to pay in an even more indefi-
mite future? Anyone with half mind
can see that Mexico,s splendid gene
rosity of dept acknowledgment prac-
tically mortgages the lives Of their
chiIdren,s children,s. But
this is nothing for as President Car
ienae has said. Mexico" knows how
10 honor her obligations" ,
We hope that Senor Irigoyen
will not find it too difficult to charm
that peculiar bird, the United States !
Investor. In the past he has become
shy once salt has been put on his J
.ail. That is not, we are quick to J
Senior IrigOyen's purp- 8
Use.
This shadow OF doubt which filt- y
,red into this discussion does not in !
my way express our true feeling. :
We are incurable Do-gooders, ready.
wen anxious, to believe the best OF II
wen those who rob us because we
ike the sound of the phrase Good
Therefore we hope that !
;enor Irigoyen gets exactly and all = =
# that which is coming to him. Nor n
would we in any way want to throw e
old water on on this rosy Mexican Il
ream because It is not as fantastic ii
3 the practice of the United States
Governments continued generosity
a buying Mexican silver flor which "