The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-05

ing insulting language to that ofic ~
and II vas clear that the circulation of
q statement derogatory to the court on
this side Of the river, constituted a clear
0ffense against the law"
Then il is for these reasons that Won
have refused 70 grant an unconditional
released"
Yes. the government has forwarded
a very full report of he case to WASH
ington, where it had been submitted to
Congress
President Diaz then entered the apart
mept and expressed a qualification at
meeting q representative of the ASCOT
ated Press OF the United States, and ex-
ended a cordial greeting. The Presi-
dent said: II presume you have had,
from Minister Romero Rubio, q full
explanation of the case and an abstract
OF the grounds for our action. and /
will only say that have Just
received a letter from the Chief Justice
of the State of chihuahua, giving the
result OF the procedure Of the court in
response TO my request"
Inc letter was then read in
full by Senior Romero RubiO. IL
showed that the State authorities
of Chihuahus had exercised every care
10 treating Cutting with consideration
even more, the President thought, than
was necessary, for he thought II was
sufficient 20 treat him as he would treat
a Mexican citizen imprisoned under the
same charge.
do you consider. Mr.. President. that
the case viii lead to trouble?"
Il have no apprehension Of difficulty
growing out o. such an insignificant af-
fair, which is really only q quarrel be
tween two disfeputable journalists. 1
think that the United States govern
ment was q rife hasty in the matter,
owing probsbly to the early and
Inaccurate aud one sided reports
have no doubt that the full
explanation already forwarded to
TO the American Congress, an enlight-
ened body containing many excellent
lawyers and accomplished States
men, Will lead, 70 the calmer con
sideration Of the matter, aud justice
will be done. The President then went
on a. much length 10 relate the various
cases occurring on the border line of the
two republics I'd S oH how-careful both
governments we're not 70 act too
hastily on insufficient evidencs."1
There are, said the pro. ecuton,
"acts OF 10th Americans and Aexieans
on the border. who. after getting into
zenship TO shield them from the pun
ishment they serve" go q
The President also mentioned Cap
tam CraNford's case, where inVestiga-
ton made his Sgood friend, Gen. Sher-
idann always animated by kindly SEN
imerts towards Mexico, proved
that the shooting was the result
Of. misunderstanding on the part of the
Mexican troops. he also mentioned
several cases in. which he had person
ally gone farther than was absolutely
necessary, IN order to avoid having IN
pleasant differences with the United
States government. The President
said he deplored the tone of a ceIt8in
section Of both the American and
Mexican press, adding: "Our govern
ment is certainly not lacking IN good
faith in the matter, being onlydesirous OF
having justice done. Il IS . matter for
calm consideration on the part Of the
two governments, un'nduenced BY poo
ular clam0R."
He said that it was ridiculous to
suppose as had been charged in some
newspapers, that the United States gov
eminent was making a pretext OF the
Cutting case to enter on q war. for the
United States would not do so without
having first got in readiness. The Pres
.ident did not DeIleVe mat the American
people were hostile to Mexico. On the
contrary, he had found the best class OF
Americans in cordial sympathy with
the prog. essiye purpose Of his admin
istration. He sincerely hoped that
nothing would cur to mar the friend
ship Of the two peoples living under the
same form Of government, animated By
kindly sentiments toward each other.
He was glad 70 be able TO present his
views in this matter to the American
people.
During the entire Interview the
Mexican statesmen expressed the =
selves with the utmost moderation and
goo sense.