The record-union., 1895-03-21
MENIco GUATEMALA TROUBLE,
The Latter's Minister Corrects Some
Published Rennrfs

The Latter's Minister Corrects some
Published Reports.
WASHINGTON, March 2O.-The state
ment was published in a local paper here
to-day that the Mexican Congress would
declare war on Guatemala as soon as
Congress assembled next month, and a
long account of the reasons therefor was
given.
When the article was shown to the
Guatemalan Minister, Lazo Arriga, with
the request that he state the actual condi-
ton of the Guatemala Mexican affairs, he
said: This article contains several in
correct attirmations. 1t is not true that
the GuatemaIan authorities invaded
Mexican territory, for the simple reason
that we do not like to offend any other
nation. 1t is not true that the response
blIlty of the delay in the survey of the
boundary line rests upon Guatemala be-
cause the Guatemala boundary commits
sion of engineers has worked away 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
timber. This concession was almost in
variably made in favor OF Mexican citi-
zens, and the revenue received from this
source is almost Insignificant. SO far as
l am concerned | do not see the reason
why peaceful settlement of the diff
culties might not soon be reached"
Senior Romero, the Mexican Minister.
to-day said regarding the Guatemalan-
Mexican dispute: Mexico and Guate-
mala agree that the boundary treaty of
1882 is binding on both countries. and
there is therefore no need Of any conven-
ton, as has been suggested. In tact,
Guatemala mas not even intimated the
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no difference of opinion between the two
Governments about the construction of
the boundary treaty, in so far as the
boundary line is concerned, and there
fore no need of an arbitration for that
purpose.
"The pending question between Mexico
and Guatemala" )" said be, lis q yery plain
one. Each country claims thatunder the
de facto line existing before the treaty Of
1857, she was in possession of the disputed
territory, and both agree that il belongs
to Mexico under the line marked in the
treaty. AS the treaty line is paramount,
Mexico considers the action of Guatemala
in sending an armed force to destroy the
log camps established there by Mexicans
who were cutting wood under grants of
the Mexican Government, seize the logs
and arrested the men, as an uuwarranted
invasion of her territory, and has asked
Guatemala to apologize for it and pay an
lnOenl nlty 10 the victims OF the outrage,
If Guatemala wishes to settle the uues-
ton, it is for her to make amends for her
conduct. Mexico will not ask an uurea-
sonable indemnity"
Senior Romero said he was sure that his
Government would not be willing to sub
NIT to arbitration the amount to be
paid for damages; that he could not see
how Mexico could recede from her de-
mands for an apology. AS for the actions
nf the Max ('nnurnas fhn
Senior Romero said that it would not be-
come him to anticipate it, and he thought
that neither his country nor his Govern
ment desired war, as they are fully con-
scious of its dangers, drawbacks and dis
advantages, and therefore he hoped that
the negotiations which are now con-
Quoted in the City of Mexico would end
in friendly settlement of the difficulties,
and that he had heard nothing recently
which would induce him to believe there
was now any greater danger OF rupture
than there had been from the beginning.