The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-30
FOR WAR TO A FINISH.
Diaz Firm for the Rights Of
Mexico.
NO MEDIATION is NEEDED.
Secretary Gresham'S Offer Declined
With Thanks.
THAT SAME OLD MEDDLESOMENENS.
More Than an IntimatiOn That 1t Was
EXerted This Time in Behalf
Of Guatemala.
THAT SAME OLD MEDDLESOMENESS.

| CRY OF MEXICO, Jan. 29.-It is probable
that Mexico will decline with thanks the
attempt of the United States to intercede
in the Guatemalan affair. The reception
| in this capital to-day of telegram from
Washington saying that the United
States will endeavor to act as mediator,
and that Minister Gray has started on his
return to Mexico to cooperate with
United States Minister Young at Guate-
mala, created unfavorable comment in
the limited circles in which it was made
! public.
| President Diaz, when asked how the
proffer would be received by Mexico, very
politely replied that the county in general
| naturally felt grateful to the United States,
! as sister republic, in its desire to sustain
peace, which were exactly his own wishes;
but, while expressing his gratitude, the
| President did not say the offer would be
accepted. In all such cases settlement of
the matter at issue must depend upon the
consent of the parties directly concerned,
he said.
While giving no hint that Mexico will
not listen to a 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 it's
present position on the boundary dispute
and hold to the claims for damages from
Guatemala which it has all along held.
President Diaz is known to be far too
wise statesman to ignore any genuine
help for the preservation of peace, but it is
generally understood among those close to
the seat of power that he will let nothing
come in the way of the permanent settle
ment at an early date of the long, trouble
some Guatemalan question. If war is
necessary to accomplish this end, then Il
will be war to a finish.
The daily Two Republics of to-day COR
tanned an editorial on the Intervention Of
the United States, which raay be censie-
cred as indicative of the general feeling in
Mexico, as follows: The telegraphic an:
nouncement from Washington that the
United States would, if agreeable to Me-
leo, mediate in the Mexico-Guatemalan
question created no little surprise and
considerable dissatisfaction.
Guatemala has, from the commencement
of the present dispute, insisted on submit
ting the question to the arbitration of the
Government 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
submitted to arbitration. There is no
question as to the Interpretation of the
treaty. 1t is perfectly clear and explicit,
without single clause over which dis
pute can be raised.
But the present administration of Guate-
mala does not like the provisions of that
treaty and wishes to ignore it or withdraw
from it. In proposing to submit the sub
ject to arbitration, it merely wishes that
| matters which have been fully discussed
and definitely settled upon by the two
countries be reopened to discussion, with
the hope that decision may be reached in
Guatemala's favor.
1t was with this view that Guatemala
purposely caused the invasion of territory
which had formerly been in dispute, but
which it was agreed in the treaty of 1882
should be regarded as Mexican pending
the final survey of the boundary. When
Mexico protested against this procedure,
Guatemala coolly proposed that the matter