The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-08-12
ALEMAN WILL
NOT DISCUSS
MISSION
In Addition 10 Directing Purchase
of seventy-Five Thousand Rifles
in japan for Use of Mexican
Army, Believed He Is Also EN-.
powered With Authority TO Ar.
range Coalition
tFrOm Monday's Adyertis.e..r..l ..l

S"'ho Aiehlan, an Ofhcer
OF the Mexican army, one of the most
expert manufacturers OF high-power ex.
plosivcs used by the. Mexican army.
and special agent of the Huerta govern.
ment to japan to inspect seventy.five
thousand Mauser rifles recently pur.
chased by the Mexican government.
VIII be the real envoy to the court of
I the Mikado, and not General Felix
Dlaz' rms Is the claim made by fel.
low passengers of the colonel aboard
tne Japanese steamship Buyo Maru,
which entered Honolulu harbor yesteT.
day.
When questioned yesterday afternoon
concerning this statement, Colonel Ale.
man replied that he is merely going To
Japan to make the gun inspection. and
when this work Is completed, he and his
officers will return to Mexico.
All efforts to question him further
failed.
Colonel Aleman is said to be n close
friend of President Huerta. While, on
its face his mission IL mere business
transaction for his government, reauir.
ing technical knowledge, the assertion
Is also made that whatever agreement
Mexico hopes to make with Japan, will
ne through Colonel Aleman and not
Diaz. General Feliz Diaz was selected
by Provisional President Huerta as an
ambassador to present the gratitude of
Mexico to the Emperor of Japan for
sending representative to the cente.
nary of Mexican national independence
in 1910. lr rI
Diaz on Persia?
Colonol AIo,na, ho,,o,,. -
ious to learn Yesterday when the Buvo
Maru arrived at the wharf from the
outside anchorage if General Felix
Diaz was not expected here today on
the Pacific Mail steamship Persia. In
fact, every one on board the Japanese
steamship had heard that Diaz was on
the mail liner. Aleman and Diaz ira
veled together from the City Of Mexico
to the Mexican coast, where they sep
arated, Diaz going north with his suite
on the Observation-Disclosures freighter
Virginian, and Aleman taking passage
at Manzanilio on the Buyo for Japan
direct, via Honolulu. The latter is also
accompanied by his suite, consisting of
Lieut. Alberto Angeles, brother of Gen.
eral Angeles, one Of the generals who
stood by the .ate President Madero to
the very last, and by the three Mexi.
can non-commissioned officers. He is
also accompanied by Mrs. AleInan and
three daughters. -.
Colonel Aleman is said to have ex.
pected to meet Diaz in Honolulu. as il
was reported the latter was passenger
on the Pacific Mail steamship Persia.
due this afternoon. No report has
reached Honolulu that Diaz il aboard
this liner.
ni,, rx,,od sou, s,,,.
-, '"'' 'o
w. h' Marion SIMS, former Homo
iuiu attorney, who has been resident
OF the City OF Mexico Tor few years,
ana VINO IS now aboard the Buyo Maru,
en- route to CHINA, asserts that Diaz IL
now an exile. but was given big
commission just to save his pride,
and that the commission as special am
bassador to Japan is hollow mockery.
He asserts that not only will Diaz be
prevented from returning to the City of
Mexico, but should he attempt to do
80 Huerta will give him another "com-
mission,' sending him to Europe to
study European army methods.
Colonel Aleman was met yesterday
at the wharf by Doctor Mori, the well
known Japanese physician, who took
the officer and his family in his auto.
mobile for ride. Doctor Mori met
Colonel Aleman on cabled request
from his brother, who is now in the
City of Mexico, the agent of the Mitsui
Company, which sold the Huerta gov
ernment the seventy'hye thousand rifles
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