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Show NEW MEXICAN ENVOY ' Career of Ambassador Sanor de la Barra. Has Had Varied Diplomatic Experience In Europe and South American Republics Is a Statesman of the "New School." Washington. With thoUtiltcd States nnd Mexico Joining hands In the effort ef-fort to maintain pence and prosperity In Central America, tho post of Mexican Mexi-can ambassador to this country becomes be-comes one of grent Importance, nnd tho personality of tho now envoy who hns como to 1111 It Is of unusual Interest. Mexico's accredited ngontnt Washington Is tho equal In diplomatic rank of any of tho European statesmen states-men accredited to our capital, nnd this cmlncnco Is shared only on tho part of Pan-American countries by tho ambassador from Brazil. Tho republics repub-lics of Chilo and Argentina havo considered con-sidered elevating their diplomatic representatives nt Washington from ministerial to ambassadorial rank, but formal action hns not been taken. Mexico has sent to tho Unltod States ns her diplomatic Bpokesmon stntesmon of uniformly high attainments attain-ments and capabilities. With no disparagement dis-paragement to his predecessors, therefore, there-fore, Scnor Don Francisco Leon de la Barra, tho now ambassador, has .been hailed as one of tho cleverest of theso diplomatists. Washington Is his first ambassadorial post. Horotoforo ho Ambassador Senor da la Barra. nas held rank us a minister. The ambassador, am-bassador, who is 46 years of age, and looks younger, is tho Junior momber of the ambassadorial corps at Washington, Wash-ington, being a year younger than the new German ambassador. Probably no new world diplomat has had a moro varied experience in statecraft than Senor do la Barra. His academic and legal education was acquired ac-quired at the Collcgo of tho City of Mexico, and from tho dato of his admission ad-mission to tho bar ho made a specialty of International law. His first service on behalf of his country was as a plenipotentiary with what might bo termed a roving commission to negotiate nego-tiate treaties with various foreign powers, and among tho international agreements that ho put through In this capacity were treaties , of commerce com-merce and navigation with Holland nnd of extradition with Italy. For flvo years ho was a mombor of tho Mexican Mexi-can federal congress, and In the course of this legislative career was chosen by the Mexican Academy of Legislation nnd Jurisprudence as its delegate to tho Ibero-Amerlcan Judicial Ju-dicial congress which mot In Madrid lu 1892. Ho took n leading part In the Pan-American Pan-American congress which mot In the City of Moxlco In 1901, being tho president of tho International law committee nnd tho foremost; advocate of action In favor of tho compulsory adjustment of pecuniary claims. Ho was llkowlso a conspicuous figure ut tho congresses held In-Ecuador and In Illo do Janeiro, and was equally active nt the second poaco conference ut Tho Hnguo. His host grasp of tho Iatln-Amerl-can situation was gained, however, during a comprehensive assignment ns envoy extraordinary nnd minister plenipotentiary to all tho republics on tho Atlnntlo coast of South America, In the dlschargo of tho duties of this position ho spout much tlmo In the various capitals of tho oast coast, par tlcularly Illo do Janeiro and Buorms Ayros, nnd gained a thorough Insight Into ofllclal sentiment as affecting tho questions of Pan-Amorlcan unity. Following Fol-lowing this detail ho wont as Maxlcan mlnlstor to Belgium nnd tho Netherlands, Nether-lands, nnd It was from this post that ho was transferred to his prcsont onq In tho Unltod States. Ambassador do la Barra Is a man of pleasing nddress nlid cordlnlUy of manner. Ho sponks French and English Eng-lish almost as lluontly aB ho doen his native tongue, His decorations Include In-clude tho Insignia of tho Ordro Itoynl IMustro do CharloB III., conforrod by Spain, nnd tho Ordro do la Couronno d'ltalle, bostowed by Italy. Ills wlfo, whoso maiden nnmo was Uoruoquo, comes of a distinguished Mexican family, nnd thoro nro two children, boys of seven nnd nlno years respectively. Sonor do la Barra Is a statesman of tho "now school," an enthusiastic admirer ad-mirer of Dlnz, and n subscriber to tho theory that Mexico Is dono forever with revolutions, nnd will not bo Influenced, In-fluenced, ovon .by tho doath of Diaz, to forsako the pollpy of modern pro-gresslvoness pro-gresslvoness thnt hns boon gradually leathering forco during tho Inst quarter quar-ter of a century. |