The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-30
LEAVE 1T TO UNCLE SAM.
so SAYS GUATAMALA. BUT MEXICO
SERIOUSLY OBJECTS.
A Promisent Mexican Newspaper Opposed
to Mediation. says The United states
Has Nothing to DO With the Case.

ST. LOUIS, Jan "a City OF Mexico
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 Qua
temalan Dispute, which may be consid-
cred as indicative OF the general feeling
in Mexico. 1t is as follows:
"The telegraphic announcement from
Washington that the United States would
II agreeable to Mexico, mediate in the
Mexico-Guatenalan question, created no
little surprise and considerable dissatis-
faction. Guatemala has from the COM
mencement of the present dispute Insisted
on submitting the question to the arbi
tration of the Government of the United
States. Mexico Chas maintained that the
question having been practically settled
by the treaty of 1SS2,i Is not of the character
that should be submitted to arbitration.
LOOKING FOR NEw DECISION.
'In proposing to submit the sub
ject to arbitration Guatemala mere
have been fully discussed and def
nitely agreed upon by the two countries
be reOpened to discussion, with the hope
that a new decision may be reached.
ut was with this view that Guatemala
purposely caused the invasion OF territory
which had formerly been in dispute, out
which it was agreed in the treaty Of 1882
should be regarded as Mexican pending
the. final survey of the boundary.
THE REQUEST REFUSED.
when Mexico protested against this
procedure Guatemala cOolly proposed that
the matter be left TO arbitration, and II is
understood that the Guatemalan Minister
in Washington on different occasions ask
ed the United States Government to offer
its services for arbitration, and on those
four occasions the request was fatty re-
fused. Now the announcement Is made
that the United States Government VIII
offer to mediate in the interest of peace.
Mediation is not necessary. In this case
il would be interference in the interest OF
a nation which Is endeavoring TO elude
compliance with its treaty obligations.
WILL vEx THE QUESTION.
Upon the whole, the offer OF the
United States Government, If correctly re-
ported, seems TO be ill-considered and in
opportune, and will probably prOlong and
vex the question, which now seems TO be
drawing rapidly toward a settlement
"a crisis has been reached, and II there
Is no outside Interference there viii be an
end 10 the question in a very short time.
WILL BE NO WAR.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Secretary
Gresham this afternoon brought together
the Mexican and Guatemalan Ministers,
Seniors Romero and Arriaga, at the State
Department. as the second practical step
in q peaceful settlement 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
VIII be promptly dispelled.
Students Willing to Enlist.
GUADALAJARA, STATE OF JALIS-
CO. Jan. 29.--Yesterday u large students
demonstration was held. in which hun
dreds 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 Guatema-
Ian matter. The company marched 10
the Governors palace, where, I'm the
presence of thousands OF spectators. adj
dresses full of fire were made and APP
pauded. They signided their readi-
ness to enlist. if their services were need
ed for war.