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Show !I,S, SEEKS 1: TRADE WITH 1 t ii a is I HIGH PRIZE - Opportunity at Hand for America to Make v Bid for Business With - Republic to the South J i : : ' " Sentiment Toward TKis Country Undergoes a 1 - Noted Change; Rec- v onciliation Is Sought.; I By DAVID LAWRENCE. .CoL (Copyrlel-.t. d9. by fe New York IZve- ' .... nir.g Fost. Incorporated. j e- ?A.V ANTONIO, Texas. May 6. t'or.u- i vvLa: nore Lo?r:ul is the view of the j Mexican situation whl'h or.e er.cour. urs ; :.'.:C i In San Ar.tor.io Iran in El Paso. Poss;- ! c.y it is because this city is no: so close j - to the border and such contact as it has J -- ; -;"h Mexico is with those regions through I vaich freight and passenger travel haa 1 -i: -: - "cecn resumed, and conditions are liard y i b compared s'itli U:e ic-CLio::s vhcre ! ." Tiila holds s'ay. " Nevertheless, the business rr.en here re- . veal a nervousness abut inventing capi- :-tal im ;edlate'y which perhaps teiU their e : ur.derl; in thojgh: about Mexico. . It .is """h :r,J- that a party of sixty business men from ti.is city toured Mexico recently, - : traveling miles and visiting the prln-"- --Ipal cities. It is true that they were . ; :" ;' spienoidly entertained and anybody who -i- dropped in on the jovial banquet might " " have wondered if he was dreaming. Here T.ere Americans and Mexicans toasting - h,. taii other and pledging cooperation in t're resumption o; business relations. Trade " excursions have gone into Mexico from -TV; Chicago and St. Louis and a private party - h:from Philadelphia has visited Jalisco. Is ah tr.is sincere? hh MEXICO WANTS 7 If- U. S. BUSINESS. Do the Mexicans reaiiy have a changed -'"-i'lins for Ihe United States? One does RLIC r: !lave t0 delve very far Into the prob-5-e-T- 10 discover that whatever their afieo-j afieo-j tot:on5 may truly be, the Mexicans want to co bjsiness with the country to the north. Mexico's admission to the league of na--ons will come, but some assurance must vi. como If ret: that Mexico recognizes her -financial obligations of recent years'; that .'--f",.- 6he intends to pay them and intends to Pro'-e.t the lives and property of na-;Jr-"U''r'a;s- Thus far Mexico has calmly ig- nored her foreign indebtedness. It would .r --;.be a bi help to France If, in her present V.-'-V--: d:stressiul condition, she could colloct ome of the money owed her by Mexico. - CAMPAIGN FOR 1920 ,.45:; ELECTION IS BEGUN. V Thiii 15 a hotbed of Mexicajj politics. A!rdy there is much talk of the preai-i'-.,ental flections in June, I'jiO. yjither . ' general Pablo Gonzales or General Alvaro V tt- r?on W'U succe.i -Mr. Carranza, if an I I ejection is held. Some who are not par-''uar'y par-''uar'y friendly to Mr. Carranza claim intends proclaiming martial law and tITlnS the elections, so th.it he jnav a y , ln Power Indefinitely. On the other ;,a.n1. l- chances are that, this would pro-,a pro-,a revolution againbt him and pro-T' pro-T' .,r:ls 0PP0:int with the tiru real is-i-r' ,J,e the' -we liad sijice Carranza came 1 " 0 Powa-r- One gets the impression that uiere will be an election and that It will - ' - ? 5"arply fought. The campaign has ')n-, A,Jo;fo L La Huerta has Just --' 'lected povornor of the .state of So- ,!.- wa by an overwhelming vote over Ig-. Ig-. , !,a'J0 p-s'tuira. The result is recognized ': - Tl a. fP for General Obregon. Plans e ,J0," laid to push the ele.-toral cain- r'rj.- f.'t,.?n f Obregoa party in Slnaloa and ' j i '".-''aah-Ja. Thus far everything iias been ;r- ; P."-aceao3e. COXDITIONS BETTER 5 c-THAN IMPRESSION. :l r?YleraI conditions In manv parts of ' ; i".:,-,V.:'' re better than is the common - i?ma m lhe United States. Condi- '"' : 2 n I ';e,,far rom normal in those re-s re-s of. Mexico which were traversed bv - i'i ,1Sine!!i men cf this citv, but they :'' .-, arrant an active trade canipaten. ' ;ri UM. twaiv1 the United States nas aV ine a "a'ti'V change. Those Mcxl- -o'"'-h W i "a1 v'ews at all on the merits - S'&.Mi war realize that they were T-i'' '"form,,d about the United Stales. ?T ' f i. fi v' have a wholesome respect for :"' j I;cntrig ability of an army that turned Dr,'ab,;, e--,-n the greatest military enter- i jj-uj In all nistory. Threats mean very 7 - VI In Mexi''ns and a bulldozing pollcv --''- -u not Ket any more results than a po!l-v ,,;oa"1'li;'oii with the republic to the Y :J ' :) of us. j';'' '-r' 'aJt3 ar facts, and Mexicans are - ': Air " 8 from many sides that returning ,- : ""a" o'diers are restless. Hunur.-ds -' ' - i'-d''U"ian1'' '"'J n"t If' ln the fray v nould welcome an opportunity to g--t Vime other fray pr.-frably one near , (Continued oa Page 13. Column 2.) MU SEEKS TO GET MEXICO TRIBE (Continued fuvn Vajjo One.) :U homo. t'ut. 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Ja,i: in S.n Ani-ino and ,o:vr L'i ...s cit.r li .tl tho Mmlai) J l o: cm co my he i o mid place thc:r i oruoi TIIADE T.OUND TO T.E DKVELOrEl). I IVrhaps these thniKS will fsime. Or-j Or-j ta::ly u:o Uip tao:v hy tr.o Sau Antonio jbuMtwss nun ti.a n-.tuit m a, doo.on to c..Uato cos-r lel.u.i-ns with u view cf J t n.;; i'u.r.rs luin oouj ru on l.ro ?'-i-f wiion tho iv.a.vn is Iaor.Uo. I l.w tti r.ji. oi eou.M-. ilo( oiuls upon tho ' i:,ll . MIKUTU OI I ....mil toiAtit loliS, I'M I j Ib.o b-s fact '.s (lut i'c.ico ij. 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Tl.i-ro are 5::v r.5ks ::v. ,v-d t-.r. r.ot tnat true cr r.ll b--ii:v.--? 1.-r are sn.e hax- ; a: is. u: t.-y ran to over.- n,e. t ut of i the . en-o ., r.N-h r.'n-. r c--.y : tc .i.rv f.-r .iuc-.'ss'u! co-"-:.or-a: . : f -.-.w. the C"-.:: r?.- t'-.t" ?-r:n rir.v.vur.t : Kir?t. a I ox.ti'.l.'v ;r. t M-.x j.ci c jr.tr.il v rnn.f:it a ni an i a.I .a: n At one to the han.-d . n-'U;'..-i:5 thr'ii:hut The wo-!',, nr.'i pnrtio- u'.ur:y the irrowth in 1 1-.; i a t:- e as an i t-o...:. m . ti ph-M- .! i--p.fr of ih nar-: nar-: e-". r.-- "r to V o, i.r iv. ti, 1 i'ni'.'-i Slav--; -t.r.-:. m-.re t r of j Anr:.-nn ti.?:;'' p.rd fintr.r'.i iiuuc t-'th :n t!:e r-.r-..-r s'.ii.s a.- ,1 Mr.:-.-.. it-I it-I r--.i: :h:ro. j.'jv.-r-.n-.. :r. a.ssi? jr.iy rr.m j "V.-sh-:-i:t -n :n ir.c n.:i'.;-r cf loans itnd t :i.-.r k. ; "res.---i ; Cirrci'i r u:d have had all 'h; 1'-':.' ago. M obe h- w;;: nevor put r.rT.s-r f in a p-t.c:n-. :o r;oe h'r 'tr.'it 13 i.eeird. Arid mayor and this F-:-r!S rvre c-rtn;:i tr..;i aT.ythir. ahoul Mr!.;-i at th pr--eT.t t'Ti -t prrhah!v w. i ;a'.i to thf r.tit ad tn . r.: : r non in Mex'o to r Ua Iji i-h a r-; pro. it I under-h under-h '.a i. d r. j ard bu?:''.1" roiii.v''. that wrl of pn 'f .. and ad' ar ago t b. lli cuntris |