The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-03-21
MEXICO AND GUATEMALA
The Controversy Discussed by
Their Ministers.
NEITHER ANTICIPATE A CONFLICT.
Senior Romero Declares That Mexico VIII
Not Ask Any Unreasonable indemnify,
but Thinks She Should Insist Upon Her
Demand for an Apology.

Not Ask Any Unreasonable Indemnity,
but Thinks She Should Insist Upon Her
Demand for an Apology.
/ WASHINGTON, March 21.--The statement
was published in local paper here that
the Mexican congress would declare war
on Guatemala as soon as the congress as
sembled next month, and a long account
of the reasons therefor was given. When
the article was shown to the Guatemalan
minister Mr. Lazo Arriaga, with the re
quest that Ne state the actual condition Of
the Guatemalan- Mexican affair, he said:
IT do not wish, neither can ] discuss
through the press, a diplomatic matter
which is under the consideration of both
Interested governments. l will only say
that this article contains several incorrect
affirqnhtlons t.sr
ut is not true that Guatemalan authori-
ties invaded Mexican territory, for the
Simple reason that we donot like to offend
any other nation. II is not true that the
responsibility of the delay in the survey of
the boundary line rests upon Guatemala
because the Guatemalan boundary com
mission of engineers has worked always
ahead of the Mexican commission during
the last eight years. 1t is not true that the
Guatemalan government has received a
large revenue for concessions to cut tim
Der. These concessions were almost invari-
ably made in favor of Mexican cities, and
the revenues raised from this cource is al
most insignificant AS far as l am in
formed do not see the reason why peace
full settlement of the pending difficulties
might not be soon reached"
Senor Romero, the Mexican minister,
/ u 1g~I Yf,,tg ont
concerning the Guatemalan Mexican dis
pute, the substance of which is contained
in the concluding paragraphs;
"The pending question between Mexico
and Guatemala is a very plain one. Each
country claims that under the de facto
| line existing before the treaty of 1882 she
was in possession of the disputed territory
and both agree that it belongs to Mexico
under the line marked by the treaty. As
the treaty line is paramount, Mexico con-
sidered the action of Guatemala in send
ing an armed force to destroy the log
camps established there by the Mexicans,
who were cutting wood under the grants
of the Mexican government, seize the logs
and arrest the men, as an unwarranted in
vasion of her territory, and has asked
Guatemala to apologize for it, and to pay
an indemnity to the victims of the out
rage. If Guatemala wishes to settle the
luuestion it is for her to make amends for
her conduct Mexico will not ask any un-
reasonable indemnity"
Senior Romero said he was sure that his
government would not be willing to sub
INIT to arbitration the amount to be paid
for damages and that he did not see how
Mexico could recede from her demand for
an apology
AS for the action of the Mexican con
gress on the question, Senior Romero said
that it would not become him to antici-
| pate it, He Thought neither his country
nor his government desire a war with
Guatemala, as they are fully conscious of
It's dangers, drawbacks and disadvantages
and therefore he hopes that the negotia-
tions which are now being conducted in
the City Of Mexico will end in a friendly
settlement of the difficulty. He added
that he had heard nothing recently which
would induce him to believe that there
was now any greater danger of rupture
than there has been from the beginning OF
the controversy.