The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-30
PEACE TO REIGN IN MEXICO
GUATEMALA TO MAKE CONCESSIONS
TO AVERT WAR.

The Mexican and Guatemala Min
listers at Washington Brought To-
gether in Conference by Secretary
Gresham-The Question of Indem-
nifty 10 be settled Through Arbi-
tratiOn-The War Feeling of the
Mexican PopuIace Running As
High As Ever.
Washington. Jan. 2s.-The Guatemalan
government, it is understood here, has
agreed to make such concessions in the
boundary dispute that peaceful solution
may be achieved without wounding the
national honor. of Mexico. In official cir
cles here confidence is expressed that the
irretating question Of territory will be
speedy and permanently settled to the
complete satisfaction of Mexico and that
the matter of indemnity. which has re-
Gently complicated the affair and been
particularly obnoxious to Guatemala, will
be disposed of through arbitration, proba-
bly, of a South American government, pos
sibly Brazil.
Secretary Gresham this afternoon
brought together the Mexican and Qua
temalan ministers, Senors Romero and
Arriaga at the state department as the
second practical step in a peaceful set
tlement of the boundary dispute. While
the conclusions reached at this conference
are not made public, there remains no
doubt in official circles that there will be
no war and that the bad feeling between
the two countries will be promptly dis
PEELED.
st. Louis, Mo-. Jan. PA City of Mex
leo special to the Globe Democrat says
that the Two Republics daily newspaper
to-day contains an editorial on the inter-
vention of the United States in the Guate-
malan dispute, which may be considered as
indicative of the general feeling in Mexico.
1t is as follows: '"rhe telegraphic an
nouncement from Washington that the
United States would, If agreeable to
Mexico, mediate in the MeXico-Guatemal-
an question created no little surprise and
considerable dissatisfaction. Guatemala
has from the commencement of the pres
ent dispute insisted on submitting the
question to the arbitration of the govern
ment of the United States. Mexico has
maintained that the question having been
practically settled by the treaty of 1882 is
not of the character that should be sub
mitted TO arbitration. In proposing to sub
NIT the subject of arbitration Guatemala
merely wishes that matters which have
been fully discussed and definitely agreed
upon by the two countries be re-opened
to discussion with the hope that a new
decision may be reached. 1t was with
this view that Guatemala purposely caus-
ed the invasion of territory which had
formerly been in dispute, but which it was
agreed in the treaty of 1882 should be re-
garded as Mexican, pending the final sur
vey of the boundary. When Mexico pro-
tested against this procedure, Guatemala
coolly proposed that the matter be left to
arbitration, and it is understood that the
Guatemalan minister in Washington, on
four different occasions. asked the United
States government to offer it's services for
arbitration and on those four occasions the
request was fatty refused. Now the an
nouncement is made that the United States
government will offer to mediate in the
interest of peace. Mediation is not nee
essary. In this case, it would be interfer-
ence in the interest of a nation which is
endeavoring to elude compliance with it's
treaty obligations. Upon the whole, the
offer of the United States government, if
correctly reported, seems to be ill-consid-
cred and inopportune, and will probably
prolong and vex the question which now
seems to be drawing rapidly to settle
ment. A crisis has been reached and if
there is no outside interference there will
be an end, pacific or otherwise, to the
question in a very short time
Guadalajara, State of Jalisco. jan 20
Yesterday a large STUDENTS QemOnStra-
tion was held, in which hundreds of young
men from the schools of medicine, law
and other colleges of this city, took part,
showing the patriotism of the youth of
Jalisco on the Guatemalan matter.
The company marched to the governors
palace, where, in the presence of thou
sands of spectators. addresses full of fire
and well applauded, were delivered by
leading students. They signifed their
readiness to enlist if their services were
needed for war.
New York, Jan. pa morning paper
prints the following special from the City
of Mexico: To the Editors-We still have
ground to hope for peaceful settlement.
our press, with the best intentions, and
probably agents of the foreign press,
have exaggerated the tmminence of war.
II, unhappily, it should be necessary
for the vindication of the national honor
we would publish the principal docu-
ments relative to the controversy and
the president would, in conformity with
the constitution, apply to congress for
permission to declare war which would
be given reluctantly and only to en-
force our just demands.
(Signed) Mariscal,
Mexicos Minister Foreign Affairs.
RAuROA0 SToCT6HOIDERs