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Rh from the United States were packed within its four walls awaiting transportation to various parts of Mexico. More than two hundred Mexicans were busy loading the freight cars on the siding. In Laredo, Texas, according to American officials, there are 250 freight cars loaded with goods for Mexico awaiting shipping facilities.

In Monterey during April, May and June the American consulate records show that the imports and exports of that district were greater than at any time in the history of Mexico.

According to the evidence in Nuevo Laredo and Monterey, Mexico is not only not standing still but is making vigorous business strides forward.

There are three ways of looking at Mexico. One is to view the past with all its rape, murder, robbery and banditry; its destruction and misery. The second way is to observe the present with its grave problems, its ignorance and hatred. The third way is to peer into the future with its unlimited possibilities for ruin or success. I was not in Mexico during its Reign of Terror, but I saw some of the results—the razed cities, the destroyed railroads and foreign property, the poverty and evidences of atrocities. I went to Mexico to report the present and to narrate in a broad way what may be expected in the future. It is the to-day of Mexico which will determine the tomorrow, and it is the to-morrow of Mexico which will decide whether Mexico is to be ruled by Mexicans or whether the United States must intervene