Show MORMONS mexican paper wants action taken against them city of mexico feb 14 can papers are giving much attention to american topics especially the proposed construction ot the nicaragua canal and the iMor mons the latter subject is 0 especial domestic interest on account of the flourishing mormon colonies in the northern part of the republic el tiempo the clerical dally censures the government for liberal treatment of the cormons mormons Mor mons saying that here all illora are thrown open to them lands given them and what is a thousand worse they are permitted to open schools ot their own wherein they will teach the children of the mexican people their uncle and pernicious doctrines while in tho united states saya el tiempo the country which our liberals are always trying to imitate cormons mormons cannot send to congress and they are punished tor indulging in plural marriages the same journal which speaks tor the conservative party goes on to censure the united states for its continued display of lust for territory and points out the dangers to mexico from the continued inflow of americans and american capital and says the absorptive tendencies of the anglo saxon race are greatly to be dreaded we are to become it adds the first victims of the pro gramme of expansion and imperialism taking a wholly distinctive view of the american people and their ambitions el the organ of the liberal party now in power here comments on the adoption ot the nicaraguan canal project by the american congress and says that mexico like territory on ithe pacific Is bound to bo benefited by the canal mexico will ue able to export from her pacific port larger quantities of ore cabinet woods and dye woods but that is all because coffee in general has a discouraging and restricted outlook in mexico and exportation of mexican sugar is impossible in a commercial sense As regards importations mexico will be able to receive by the nicaraguan canal a good and abundant supply of coal throughout its pacific ports as well as european commodities 0 all kinds so that the nicaragua canal will be a serious competitor to our internal railroads but more tho fact that the canal will enable us largely to increase our exports ot ore is sufficient evidence that it will be highly advantageous to us from a purely political point of view the nicaragua canal severing as it will north and central from south america will definitely be a bar to all ot military solidarity ot the latin american nations a solidarity which many have thought possible of mailing effective by means of a great railway extending from mexico to patagonia or larra del fuego tha canal will harm europe in that it will render possible american control of the trade ot peru bolivia ecuador colombia and a great part 0 chill as well as central and eastern asia and will establish tha fiercest kind of competition between american and european merchandise there Is no doubt that the nicaraguan canal will greatly further the commerce and diplomatic influence of the united states however it Is a good thing that no such canal has ever been proposed across mexican territory for a weak nation which Is crossed by an canal loses cither portion of its territories or a large part of its sovereignty the mexican herald says that by the construction of the canal the united states extends its southern coast una tar to the south and that the canal will be the means ot making the mexican west coast ports prosperous and will enable mexico to build up its pacific coast in preparation tor sharing in the commerce which is to fill tha ocean as was predicted by seward whose policy president mckenley is consistently carrying out |