The Mexican Situation

The CoUowing f rom the New York Sun, au ultra gold organ, s a complete Tefutation of the "Mexic-an calanaity" editaríais of that and other i?uid newspapers: "In the republic of Mexico thc-re is at tuis time more aetivity in t!ie construction oí new railroads than In any üther country in the world. In a message jvhich President Diaz sent to tue Moxicau eongress tv-o years ago, he spoke of the new lines whlch were then apprffacbing completion, and of "ün-r linea upon whieh work had been begun, and also of the projects for yr; othcr lines which had been pr senteá to the government. Siiu-c th& time the tatildings of rallroads; soae of tliem long and otliers bort, haa been earried on as energetlcally as Gnei'al Diaz cou-ld desire. American and Eilglisl) and (orinan and Freiii-.'i capitalista have made mvesimonts in tliom to the amount of uuny milüons Of dollars. The seven (liousand milps of railroad which ilexico had lasr year will bo increased by three ot ftrnir thousand miles when the lines r.ow in curse of construction, for wliirli eoncessions have been gi'auted. sball be eomplëted." The activity In railroad building is a sm'e index of activity in all otaer lins of business. A careful review oL the facts will show that while the "piiïtocrats" of the Unitiïd States were trying to wárd olï the allegod evils or' free s-ilver from the United States they were investlng milhons in silvor standard Mexico. After they liave a ïr.orlgage on everything in sigiit we :i:.iy gxpeet ihom to try to impose the gold standard apon Mexico. It u:-y be that the cala iiiry bowl whlch ís at present proeeediug iiom purely boiidholilingr L-.i:d couponelipping sourees is the begimüDg of au ag-itaiiofl to that end.