Show ut under ands to keep e e F the peace bace GOOD 00 S M Vj EXICO Is a striking illustration ot ival the way modern business puts nations under bonds to keep the peace A naturally turbulent latin american republic mainly indian in blood pays coupons on its government bonds to citizens of 21 nations that Is the number of countries represented last year in 1907 coupons on mexican government bonds were redeemed for citizens of 16 nations every countr yso interested through gli its citizens in the stability and hones ty of the mexican republic is an influence on the side of peace and order in mexico in a very real sense the mexican nation has given bonds to keep the peace by selling government securities to foreigners living under many flags less directly but still in ways that count heavily hearvy the sales of private property tol foreign investors are also equivalent to giving bonds to keep the peace in the last quarter of 0 a century american capital to the amount of not less than according to excellent authorities has been invested in mexican mines plantations railroads and other mexican property european Mur money has poured luto mexico in a similar stream or of course no mexican government ever guaranteed the security or the profitableness of such investments no government of any great power would undertake to collect from tho the mexican people as a nation money to make good the losses sustained stained ru by americans making akIng in unwise investments in mexico such international business bonds bonda of peace are constantly becoming more important in many parts of the world every year the financial and commercial ties which knit the nations together increase in strength strong th always aldaya the tendency of the times Is toward the creation of closer international relations and a surer sense conse of common interest in the preservation of peace |