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Show LASCURAIN SAYS THE REVOLUTION IS OVER Senor Don Pedro Lascuraln, minister min-ister of foreign relations of Mexico, who spent a few days In this country recently, does not regard the future of his country as being nearly so dark as some people have pictured it. On the contrary, he is filled with . optimism, and predicts an era of great prosperity for Mexico, in which he expects and hopes the United States will share. When asked by a reporter aa to the accuracy of recent reports of continued con-tinued rebel activity and for a statement state-ment as to the prospect of permanent perma-nent peace, he said: "There has been much misrepresentation misrepre-sentation regarding our affairs. The situation in Mexico today is very much like that which existed in this country during the latter part of your Indian campaigns. Tranquillity prevails pre-vails everywhere Save in a few remote re-mote sections. The people want peace and are determined to have it. The last revolution is at an end; there is nn doubt about that The only rem- .,,:.:..:..-..-: .... t .;-V.K.. ' : : : :"i;f i ! j V rants of it are some marauding bands of outlaws who are operating just as ! your Indians did and they are just as hard to capture. They are far out in 1 broad and sparsely settled parts of the country, much of which Is wild and mountainous. They are familiar with every foot of the ground and know every mountain pass and hiding place. "Not a single village In all of Mexico Is in the possession of these van-- van-- rials. There are not more than 20.000 or 25.000 of them at the most, probably iirt nearly so many They are operating In bands of from 20 to 500, chiefly in the states of Chihuahua. Sonora and Morelos. They are being pursued by 60.000 regular troops and rurales, besides the volunteer forces in the affected i districts, and their extermination is certain, though it may take some little time on account of the difficulties which are being encountered by the Fed- I .oral Boldiers. .Cut at the most it will not take long." |