The record-union., 1895-01-30
MEXICO And GUATEMALA,
The Former Country Not Anxious
for Foreign Intervention.
NOT A MATTER THAT SHOULD BE
SUBMITTED TO ARBITRATION
Mines in Mexico Results in Fifteen
People Being Killed and Thirty-five
Others Badly Wounded-Over One
Hundred Arrests Made.
Special to the REcoRD-uNIoN.

|
CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 29.-The daily
| I5Co Republics of to-day contained an edi-
torial'on the Intervention of the United
! States which may be considered as in
dicative of the general feeling in Mexico,
as follows:
The telegraphic announcement from
! Washington that the United States would,
! if agreeable to Mexico, mediate in the
| Mexico question created no
little surprise and considerable dissatis
| faction. Guatemala has from the COM
mencement of the present dispute in
sisted on submitting the question to the
arbitration Of the Government of the
! United States.
"Mexico has maintained that the ques-
ton, having been practically settled by
the treaty OF 1882, is not of the character
that should be submitted to arbitration.
! There is no question as to the interpreta-
| ton of the treaty. 1t is perfectly clear
| and explicit without single clause over
! which dispute can be raised. But the
| present administration OF Guatemala
| does not like the provisions of that treaty
and wishes TO ignore it OF withdraw
! from il.
! 'In proposing to submit the subject to
| arbitration it merely wishes that matters
| which have been fully discussed and
| definitely agreed upon by the two coun-
! tries be reopened to Lhe discussion with
| the hope that decision may be reached.
| IL was with this view that Guatemala
| purposely caused the invasion of terri
! tory which had formerly been in dispute.
/ but which 1t was agreed in the treaty OF
| 1857 should be regarded as Mexican,
pending the final survey of the boundary.
! when Mexico protested against this
I ton, sod
| that the matter be left to arbitration, and
! 1t is understood that the Guatemalan
| Minister III Washington on four different
| occasions requested the United States
! Government 10 oIIer its services as arbl-
! TRAITOR and that Oh those four occasions
! the request was fatty refused.
Nov the announcement is made that
! the United States Government will offer
! TO mediate in the interest of peace. Me-
/ diation is not necessary, but amounts to
! almost the same thing. In this case it
| would be interference in the interest of
| nation which is endeavoring to elude
! compliance with its treaty obligations.
! should the prOdered intervention be
! accepted, Guatemala will naturally desire
| to have the treaty OF 1882 ignored and
/ thus reopen TO discussion the almost in
! terminable question, which, after years
! of diplomatic consideration, was deti-
| ninitely adjusted in 1882.
Upon the whole the offer of the United
/ States Government If correctly reported,
! seems to be ill-considered and inoppor-
/ tune, and will probably prolong and vex
| the question which now seems to be
| drawing rapidly to settlement. A crisis
! has been reached and ii there is no out
side interference there will be an end,
| pacific or otherwise, put to the question
! in very short time.'
1t is probable Mexico will decline with
| thanks the attempt Of the United States
| To IT1Tn in 1oo1n ffoi,
| The reception in this capital to-day of
| telegram from Washington saying that
| the United States will endeavor to act as
mediator, that Minister Gray has started
on his return to Mexico to cooperate
with United States Minister Young OF
! Guatemala, created uniavorable COM
ment in the limited circles in which it
was made public.
| President DiaZ, when asked how the
protfer would be received by Mexico,
very politely replied that the country in
| general naturally felt grateful to the
| United States as a sister republic in it's
! desires to sustain peace, which were ex-
| actly his own wishes, but while ex-
| pressing his gratitude the President did
| not say the offer would be accepted.
! While giving no hint that Mexico will
| not listen to 4 proper extent to the voice
! of the United States in the matter, the
| press was given the general impression
! that Mexico will continue to occupy the
| present position on the boundary dispute
| and hold to the claims for damages from
| Guatemala which 1t has all along held.
PATRIOTISM OF MEXICAN STUDENTS.
GUADALAJARA State of Jalisco), Jan.
! 29.-Io-day large students demonstra-
ton was held, in which hundreds of
! young men from the school OF medicine,
| law and other colleges of that city took
| part, showing the patriotism OF the youth
| OF Jallsco on the Guatemalan matter.
To-day's demonstration was the out
| growth of a smaller one held on Saturday,
| but which, for lack of organization, did
not reach TO what was deemed fit proper
tions. The company marched to the
| Governors palace, and in the presence of
! thousands of spectators addresses full of
fire and well applauded were delivered by
! leading students, and in which the Sec
retary gave the word of the young men
/ OF the State TO be on hand in case OF an
! emergency in which the general Govern
ment might need their services.