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x  shall have the exclusive right to expel from the Republic forthwith and without judicial process, any foreigner whose presence he may deem inexpedient.

"No foreigner shall meddle in any way whatsoever in the political affairs of the country."

From this section developed the phrase "to be Thirty-threed," meaning to be exiled without trial or hearing, from Mexico.

From Monterey I travelled to Tampico on the regular morning train which was crowded with Mexicans, Indians and Germans long before the hour of departure. Most of the Germans left at towns along the line, but a few continued to the great oil port.

In Tampico I had the assistance and the same cordial co-operation from the Americans, especially the representatives of the oil companies, that I had had in Mexico City. As I look back now upon my contact with the Americans in Mexico they appear to me to be, with only one exception that I can recall, all active, energetic business men, who, far from being in that country to "rob" it are there working and striving for the same things that business men, bankers, clerks and labourers honestly strive for in the United States.

Early one September morning I boarded a large oil tanker in Tampico harbour, crossed the Gulf of Mexico to Sabine Pass, Texas, when that great body of water was as quiet and smooth as a small