Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-11
IT MAY NOT Be ACCEPTED
The Resignation of Romero Likely
to Be Rejected. 49,
His Proposed Retirement Result OF
United states Interference I'm
Mexican-GautemaIan
Embroglio.

washington, July 4.-The few diplo
mats remaining In Washington are dis,
cussing with interest the probable re.
suit or the strained relations between
Mr.. Romero, the Mexican minister al
MS point, and his government. Dis.
patches from the Mexican capital, prin.
TED Monday last, contained the an.
nouncement that Mr.. Romero, who IL
now In Mexico on private business. had
resigned his mission on account of an
article published in the official journa,
during the tendency of the Guatemalap
question. The dispa tches added tina,
Mr.. Romero felt that this publication
was severe in It's judgment of unwrltter
history connected with this trouble be
tween Mexico and Guatemala, which
Is of interest to Americans as showing
10 what an extent the influence of this
country is exerted in all the Latin.
American republics.
Fol years a diplomatic correspond
ence was maintained between Mexico
n her Central American nelghbof
over an Irritating boundary dispute.
The land In question was OF consider.
able area and particularly rich in hard
woods and minerals. The better pari
was occupied by Mexican citizens. The
difhculty reached an acute stage about,
eighteen months ago. when a party oil
Mexican woodchoppers were evicted 10y
Guatemalan troops, who retained pos.
session of the camp.
The Mexican government demanded
satisfaction, which Guatemala refused
-not In so many words-but in the
smoothly yelled terms of diplomacy
Inc Mexican people, impatient of delay,
urged the government to proceed at
once to hostllities. A little later Mex.
leo began putting her troops on a war
footing. A considerable force was dis
patched to the Guatemalan frontier.
Ihough greatly inferior in size. Guate.
mala refused to be bullied and prompt.
~ modified an army, which was sent
w to meet the Mexicans. Their
was every probability that war between
the two countries could not be averted
About this time Mr.. Isaac =. Gray of
Indiana, the United States minister at
Mexico who had been spending his va
cation at Indianapolis, called upon Sec.
rotary Gresham, while enroute to his
post. Mr.. Gray had acquainted Mr..
Gresham with the changing phases OF
the affair, so that the latter was not
without a proper understanding Of the
situation. He obviously felt that Mex
leo was In the wrong, the more es-
pecially as she had repeatedly refused
Guatemala's offer to arbitratc. He in
structed Mr.. Gray to inform Mr.. Maris-
cal, the Mexican minister of foreign af-
fairs, that the United States would look
with great disfavor upon any attempt
on the part of Mexico to make war on
Guatemala
This message was promptly delivered to
the Mexican premier a few days later. II
had the desired effect and Mexico at once
ceased her hostile demonstrations. With
In a fortnight, Mr.. De Leon, the Guate-
malan minister at the Mexican capital. |
was Informed that Mexico would agree 10
the dispute. Guatemala promptly
acqu,esced and Mr.. Gray, having been
eanwh succeeded by ex-senator Ran.
som Of North Carolina, the latter was
mutually agreed upon as arbitrator.
Some of the more hot-headed Mexicans
were disposed TO criticise Mr.. Romero be.
cause he had not succeeded I'm preventing
This country's interference i'm the matter.
Il was doubtless some of these structures
led Mr.. Romero at this late day to
rss,sn his mission. it Is not espessed that
cellent character Of his services. and II Is
not believed that a successor so well quail
fed in every particular for the office could
be found.
In this city. where Mr.. Romero has re-
sided for many years, he is highly es'
teemed and this recognition Of his per.
and official worth Is not confined tc
the diplomatic corps of the state depart
ment. but to public men generally, whose
duties have given them a more or less ex
tensive acquaintance with the Mexican
minister. Aside from his official promi
hence his departure would be regretted a,
a distinct loss to the more exclusive and
society OF Washington. Madam,
Romero is an American, a Philadelphia
by birth, who has long been a prominent
social figure at the national capital. She
speaks French, Spanish and English with
equal facility, entertains royalty and pos
sesses, wlthal, an agreeable personality,
which has added greatly to her social tri-
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