Show THE MEXICAN FLAGS for FOB some time thae there has been considerable consid sid erable talk about returning the flags flag captured by americans americana in mexico during the mexican war in this thi country public opinion 7 to la disposed to favor the idea hoping that it may lead to a better understanding between both countries in mexico public opinion lit divided as to the propriety of accepting the flags not to mention the idea of asking tor for them el tempo an influential fluent ial tal paper published in mexico to is decidedly hostile to the proposition of acceptance it has baa published publia bed an open letter signed by its editors edi tora to president diaz exhorting him to I 1 ignore completely the advances of the united states senate in the matter of returning the flags el tempo contends that by reason of that war mexico lost one third of her territory therefore the return of the th captured flap flags would only renew the opprobrium which their associations with a mutilated country would ally awaken also AISO that the proposition of the american senate has no precedent in history ake the flags are the title deeds to the acquired territory and unless this to is returned with the flags it would be base mexicans petty tty and degrading on the part of mexicans to accept them in en this letter some very uncomplimentary remarks are made about americans they are charged with the extermination of the indian race while at the same time they have embodied into their country the degraded african and then it says no no it is ia better that those flags never bever come that they continue floating in the capital of our conquerors like bloody trophies of the most iniquitous war the most infamous conquest the greatest international crime that ever was written in the annals of nations which are honored by the term civilized P IP this of course is a one eidth view of the subject the flags are tendered in a far different spirit the design to is to heal up old wounds and cultivate a fraternal spirit between the two countries and we think the wisest and best minds in mexico will not imbibe the sentiments expressed in the paper called el tempo |