The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-07-18
II NAY NOT Be ACCEPTED
The Resignation Of Romero Likely
to Be Rejected.
His Proposed Retirement Result o.
United States Interference in
Mexican-Gautemalan
Embroglio.

washington, July 4.-The few dipIo,
mats remaining in Washington are dis,
cussing with interest the probable re.
suit OF the strained relations between
MIR. Romero, the Mexican minister al
TINS point, and his government. Dis.
patches from the Mexican capital, prin.
ted Monday last, contained the an.
nouncement hat Mr.. Romero, who Ia
now IN Mexico on private business, had
his mission on count of an
article published in the official journa,
curing the tendency of the Guatemalap
question. The dispatches added tina,
MAJ. felt that this publication
was severe in its judgment of unwritter
history connected with his trouble be
tween Mexico and Guatemala, whicr
Is OF interest to Americans as showing
to an extent the influence of this
mi is exerted in all the Latin.
American republics.
For years a diplomatic correspond
ence was maintained between Mexico
and her Central American neighbor
over an Irritating boundary dispute,
The land in question was OF consider.
able area and particularly rich II hard
woods and minerals. The better part
" LAMA SiblLClio. L lis
dif1culty reached an acute stage about
eighteen months ago, when a party oil
Mexican woodchoppers We're evicted by
Guatemalan troops, who retained pos.
session of the camp.
The Mexican government demanded
satisfaction, which Guatemala refused
nor 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 hostilitles. A little later Mex.
leo began putting her troops on a wal
Iootlns. "A considerable force was dis.
patched to the Guatemalan frontier.
Ihough greatly inferior in size, Guate.
maia refused to be bullied and prompt
~ mobilized an army, which was sent
W to meet the Mexicans. There
was every probability thai war between
the two countries could not be averted
About this time Mr.. Isaac P. 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 hat 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 arbitrate. 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. 1t
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 TO
arbltrate the dispute. Guatemala promptly
acquiesced and Mr.. Gray. having been
meanwhile succeeded by ex-senator Ran.
som of North Carolina. the latter was
mutually agreed upon as arbitrator.
Some Of the more hot-headed Mexicans
We're disposed to criticise Mr.. Romero be-
cause he had not succeeded in preventing
this ~country's Interference in the matter.
1t was doubtless some of these structures
which led Mr.. Romero at this late day to
resign his mission. 1t is not expected that
his resignation will be accepted. The Mex
lean government understands fully the ex-
cellent character of his services, and it is
not believed that a successor so well quail
fled 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.
sonal and official worth is not confined to
the diplomatic corps of the state depart.
y,npt 1IIt To Y1t,Iltr p~n,, .,,,a,olJ,, -rl.n.
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
cultured society of Washington. Madam,
Romero is an American, a Philadelphian
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, Nithal, an agreeable personality,
which has added greatly to her social tri-
y,p.t