Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-26
De Ia BARRA TELLS
ATTITUDE Of HIS
GOVERNMENT
Mexican Minister of Foreign
Relations, in Guarded Ian.
guage, Addresses Chamber
of Deputies.
DlSTRUST OF AMERICAN
MOTIVES IS MANIFESTED


Mexico CITY McVico. Nprn 20.
Minister Of Foreign Rrlatiou Francis
60 II, ia lIorta PR scented himself
Thursday afternoon In the chamber of
deputies a. answer tAe INTERPOLATION
that had been formulated on the pre-
Vi'us daA "a regard 20 the peace ne
Rutiatiuns with ia. rebels and the
present stat, ui McXlcu.s Information
at relations. particularly her relations
with the United states.
\ fuli attendance cot members had
gathered t. listen tu the ministers
statement ana al th, spaces allotted
tu the public were crowded To thor
capacity
The statement ui MI dr a iarra
WAC listened To- Win the deepest in
trrcst and Wh,u hr concluded cN-
pro~sions of approval ot the driu aud
sentiments of tho report we're dem
unstrHtrd
After an ,Nordium consisting of
pertinent remarks on current events
Nj dc la unrra suid
The chamber was pleased Geo direct
that I should rcpuit ~ rrEurd to th"
p"ac, negotiations between The goy-
eminent ana the rrbols must be-
gin hy declaring that thr executive
ala not initiate those negotiations.
ihough u has been disposed to take
into consideration propositions made
TO II IA definite form and omanat-
ing from someone duty authorized FOR
the purpose. m, exchange of mes
sngcs thai has recently occurred. ret
atty. To an armisticc. has also served
Al o..
oSccutNc. Who Is DESTROYS. above all
things. of avoiding international conn
plicatiuns. tp Nhich the present sith-
alton might give rise. as W,il as the
further rffuaion of blood Regarding
as the Supreme object ut ms efforts
The dcfcns, of the couutry'n vital in
tcrosts and honor IA, executive VII
subordinate ever, other consideration
To- this one.
notwithstanding tho T,latiV, vague
ness with which | have 10 express my
self. ana which h. ncccsStatod hN Tn"
circumstances Wish 10 state Mcssrs
Deputies. With IN, sincerity that
forms the hasr uf my character, that
personally entertain hopes that IN"
restoration 81 peace viii be attained
through an agreement whereby al 81
ny maa co-opoutc to- that great OBJ
icc, r,mo,nbc,ng iliut above party
differences which divide there Is n
priueiplo which unit's that ot low"
for oar country whose future Is at
stake
The above is a.l that ! can ton Nou
ia r.gnrd to THIS subject AT the pres
,ut time
The relations between our govern
mcnt aud the government "f the
United states 90 America nave been
aud are friendly our frank and
straightforward policy. which Is re-
spcctfu Of the rights ur other states,
white zvilouSly upholding our own,
has been always 10 act in accordance
with ~, principles ct Justice sane
toned hy international INV as X
demonstrated hN the cprdialiiN of our
country relations Win all tn, ma
uons with which nc are united by
mutually satisfactory and profitable
ties ut friendship ana commerce. Tho
American government has. ia "A sp"-o
cial manner and Dos means 81 frequent
ana exploit declarations. expressed
ils friendly sentiments Ia our coun-
try
un iciluing 90 the order given hy
the president 81 the uitad states tor
the mobilization OF the forces which
are noW near to our border. the de-
partmcnt 90 foreign relations took
such steps az IN, circumstances de-
mandcd. ana without loss OF time |
sought an interview with President
Tat, in order Ia learn the real motive
for the order which had with reason
produced "a deep impress ION. not vet
"ffacVd. both tn thc country t. our
north aud Ia our own. IN that In
tcrVi"W as we'll ~ IN subsequent ones
which | haA the houor oi having with
tho supreme ma gistrat. "t the neigh
boring nation President THit was
pl,asrd To- inform nae that the reason
which had guided him in giving the
order in question as he had 10y tclc-
graph communicated To- the Anne rican
embassy In Mexico. in order that il
might So Inform our chancrllcriv. was
to demonstrate the efficiency of tht
American army, ana ~ refute the at
tncks of which Il had been the OBJ
i,ct, bl causing IL To- prevent the pas
sag, uf adventures across nur hur-
der. as well as the smuggling In oi
armament ana other acts which fail
under the ban oi the body OF Law
known ia the United states as the