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NORMAL DISORDER
a country is not in a state of normal peace, but of normal disorder—disorder that has prevailed more or less for a hundred years, except during the reign of Porfirio Diaz. Correct news reports are not readily available, and the business investor should know his risks, should understand that he cannot be guided by newspaper reports, and should fully understand that Mexican values are selling at large discounts in the world markets, but that in the end they will be properly demonstrated and properly protected by American or European interests, and will some day be properly quoted.
