The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-27
Declares IS Out of % States Are
Under Control.
Makes Some Suggestions on
Her Own Account.
DUE SOLELY TO FRIENDSHIP
That Suggestions Were Not Re-
jected Immediately.
Because of Humi1iating and
Unusual Character.

Washington. Aug. 27.-Senor Gam
boa's reply to the proposals submitted
through John Lind, opens with the
statement that the Mexican govern
ment has paid due attention to the ad-
vice and considerations expressed by
the government of the United States
Continuing. it says: "The imputation
contained in the first paragraph of
your instructions that no progress has
been made toward establishing in the
capital of Mexico a government that
may enjoy the respect and obedience of
of the Mexican people is unfounded."
Senor Gamboa declares that Is of the
81 states of Mexico, the three terri
tories and one federal district are un-
der the absolute control of the present
government.
He says the southern frontier is open
and at peace. that the government has
an army of $4,000 men in the field to
insure complete peace.
My governm mt fails to under
stand, continues t. reply, what the
government of the United States of
America means by saying that it does
not find itself in the same case with
reference to the other nations of the
earth concerning what is happening
and is likely to happen in Mexico. The
conditions of Mexico at the present
time are unfortunately neither doubt
full nor secret; 1t is afflicted with an
internal strife which has been raging
almost three years and which 1 can
only classify in these lines as a funda-
mental mistake. With reference to
what might happen in Mexico, neither
you, Mr.. Confidential Agent, nor 1, nor
any one else can prognosticate, because
no assertion is possible on incidents
which have not occurred"
Senior Gamboa says that if the good
offices of the United States are to be
of the character of those now ten
dered to us. we should have to decline
them i'll the most categorical and def
mite manner
Makes Some Suggestions.
He suggests that the United States
might best serve Mexico as follows:
IF it should only watch that no ma
terial and monetary assistance is given
to rebels who find refuge, conspire
and provide themselves with arms and
food on the other side of the border;
if it should demand from its minor
and local authorities the strictest oh
servance of the neutrality laws, ! as
sure you, Mr.. Confidential Agent, that
the complete pacification of this re-
public would be accomplished within
relatively short time"
Continuing, the note SAYS:
His excellency, Mr. Wilson. is la
boring under a serious delusion when
he declares that the present situation
of Mexico is incomp parable with the
compliance of her international obli-
cations with the development of it's
own civilization, and with the required
of certain political and
economical conditions tolerabIe IN
Central America. Strongly backing
that there is a mistake, because to this
date no charge has been made by any
foreign government accusing us of the
above lack of compliance, we are
punctually meeting all of our credits:
we are still maintaining diplomatic
missions, cordially accepted in almost
all the countries of the world and we
continue to be invited to all kinds of
congresses and confer
ences.
Can Be No Armistice.
IAN Immediate suspension of the
struggle in Mexico, a definite armis-
tice 'solemnly constructed and scrupu-
lously observed is not possible as 10
do this it would be necessary that
there should be some one capable of
proposing it without causing a pro-
found offense to civilization"
Senior Gamboa deprecates the atti-
tude of the "rebels who styIe them
selves constitutionaIists," because they
refuse to add their strength to ours
so that all together we would under
take the great and urgent task of ma
tional reconstruction"
Were we to agree with them to the
armistice suggested, we would ipsO
facto, recognize their belligerency and
InlS IS something Wn1ch cannot
done for many reasons which cannot
escape the perspicacity or the govern
ment of the United States which 20
this day, and publicly at least, has
classed them as rebels just the same
as we have. And it is an accepted
fact that no armistice can be concert
Cd with rebels" Senor Gamboa de-
clares that free elections are guaran-
teed by law and that no fear need be
felt that these laws will not be en-
forced.
As TO Huerta.
THE request that General Victorianc
Huerta should agree not to appear as
a candidate for the presidency of the
republic in the coming election cannot
be taken into consideration, because
aside from it's strange and unwar-
ranted character there is a risk that
the same might be interpreted as "A
matter. of personal dislike. This point
can only be decided by Mexican public
opinion when it may be expressed at
the polls. We hasten to signify our
appreciation to the United States be-
cause they agree from today to rec