The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-26
PEACEFUL OVERTURES.
Our Government May Prevent the
Mexico-Guatemala War.
HosTILITIEs MAY BE AVERTED.
Message from Secretary Gresham to
Mexico Results in That Government De-
laying Her Intended wsriike Answer to
auatemaIa's Latest Diplomatic Note.

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Mexico Results in That Government De.
laying Her Intended wariiks Answer to
GuatemaIa's Latest Diplomatic Note.
CITYae MEXICO, Jan. 90. Tho United
States has undertaken to play the part of
peacemaker between Mexico and Guate-
mala, to prevent war II possible. A tele.
gram has been received here from Secre-
tary Gresham expressing the hope that
Guatemala and Mexico would agree be-
tween themselves upon some method OF
settling the dispute over the boundary,
but II this should not be possible the
United States trusted the two countries
would agree to submit this difference to
arbitration of some friendly nation.
This communication, from a nation
with which Mexico enjoys such intimate
and friendly relations, has caused n pro-
found impression upon the government,
and undoubtedly accounts in part at least
for the decision OF the minister of foreign
affairs to withhold for five or six days at
least the ultimatum which ne was about
to dispatch in much less time in answer to
tho note from the Guatcmalan govern
mont received yesterday 1t Is learned
that the president of the United States
made sure that his appeal would be re-
ceived in good spirit before sending it
by first communicating in AN unofficial
manner with Minister Romero at Wash
tngton.
That the situation had been regarded as
critical is evidenced by the fact that in tho
Mexican arsenal at the citadel there are
being manufactured weekly from 40000to
$4,000 Remington cartridges. They aro
also engaged night and day upon other
work in order that all the artillery shall
be completely ready at o moments no.
tice.
WASHINGTON, Jan 26-While tho state
department officials positively refuse to
discuss the matter there is ground for the
belief that it Is cNertlng Its good offices to
settle the dispute between Mexico and
Guatemala over the boundary without re-
course to war Senior Romero the Mexi-
can minister has been almost daily in con-
sultation with Secretary Gresham, and
while he declines to tell what his purpose
is it is significant that ho steadily main
tains that the trouble will be adjusted
without harsh measures
Minister Arraga, OF Guatemala, is also
hopeful of peaceHble adjustment of the
dispute. He said today that he had not
heard from his government within the
past four days, and had no information as
ther than that contained in the press dis
patches. He was In consultation yesterday
with Scnor Mendonca, the Brazilian min
lister, touching the situation. 1t is as
serted here that tho Guatemalan govern
ment has all along been ready to submit
| the issues between Mexico and Guatemala
to arbitration and 1T is believed that In
case the Mexican government should look
with favor upon this proposition Guate-
| mala would like Brazil to act rs Rrbitra-
| tor 1t might be noted in this connection
that Guatemala is a party to the convon-
| tlon Of South and Central American na-
tions, providing for the submission of all
disputes TO arbitration, but that Mexico
has never joined in the treaty,
| Isaac p. Gray, United States minister to
| Mexico, arrived In Washington yesterday.
| For the past six weekD he has been In
diana OIL account Of The illness OF his son,
but undoubtedly ths unsettled condition OF
| atfairs in the country which he represents
1 influenced Mr. Gray to report hore for tho
I purpose Of comforting with the secretary
| of state to learn the desires Of the admin
| istration rs to the course he should pur.
sue In the trouble which seems on the point
Of precipitating Mexico and Guatemala !
into war, and whether it was wished that
he should return to his post. A local
paper quotes Minister Gray as saying that
he does not think that thore will be amy
war between Mexico and Guatemala, be.
lieving that their differences will be set
tied by peaceful negotiations. Further
than this he declined to talk