Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-28
Gamboa Avoids Direct
Reply to Offer OF
Financial Aid.
HE FENCES OVER
OUSTING HUERTA
Does Not Mention Latter by
Name, as He Says Law
Makes Official
Ineligible.

MHxICO CITY, August 2e.-The full
tsxt Of the answer ef Freaerlee GasHsea,
Mexican secretary Of sthts fef 1sreisi1
Affairs, 70 The ''seeena i,ste'' cent him
by John Lind, President Wilson'S eef,al=
dentihl agent In Mckee, under date 81
August 70, Was made public here today.
It contains several intei esting clauses
I'm one paragraph the Mexican diplomat
quotas Mr., Linda astatsment-th Presa-
dent Wilson, III Mexico acts Immediately
and fevorahly upon the foregoing sug-
9estions." would express to American
bankers assurances that the government
Of the Unissd States would look with
favor upon an immediate loan to Mexico
Answering this. Senior Cannon bess tt
be excused from a direct reply for the
time being, other than to say that this
suggestion appears to be an attractive
antecedent proposal to the end tnat
moved by petty interests Mexico should
renounce right which incontrovertioly
uphoids the country at q time when the
dignity of the nation is at stake.
II believe" he adds. that there are not
loans enough to induce those charged b3
law to maintain that dignity to permit II
to be lessened.'
As to auerta'9 Eum1nation.
In another part OF his lengthy note
referring to the insistence of President
Wilson that VictOriano Huerta bind
himself not to be a candidate for cleo
| ton to the presidency at the October
elections Senor Gamboa quotes from
| the constitutional articles of the Mexican
republic to prove that under these regu-
lations the secretary OF state In charge
Of the executive power shall not be
| eligible to the Office of either president
or vice president when the elections
shall take place.
This provision, Senor Gamboa makes
a candidate. although he does moi
specifically mention him by name.
| The text of the Gamboa note is as
| follows:
ing from your hands note In which
you are pleased to state that, although
you have no instructions from the Presi'
dent OF the United States Of America
reply to the note of this government
given to you through me, Of the 16ti
instant.
Quotes President Wilson.
You are pleased to repeat from thes'
| same instructions the paragraph which
| translated. says. literally:
/
cumstances under the inspiration Of tn
most lively and disinterested friendship
We propose in all that we do or say BY
reason OF this serious and intricate stu
alton. not only to maintain the mos
scrupulous respect for the sovereignty ant
Independence of Mexico-and we conside
ourselves obligated to that respect b!
all the considerations of honor ant
right-but as well to give all possible
l nPnnHS Unrk}nO n
| interests OF Mexico and not for any per
son or group OF persons who might hav
claims relating to themselves or to thei
properties In this country and who nigh
consider themselves with a right to de
mand their settlement.
what we intend Is to counsel Mexic
| for her own good and in the interest o
her own peace and with no other objec
of any kind. The government of tn
| United States would consider itself dis
credited If 1t had in mind any selfish o
ulterior motive, considering that the ne
gotiatons in hand concern the peace
welfare and prosperity Of a whole pee
pie. We are working. not with seltis
tates of our friendship toward Mexico.
| The Reply Of Gamboa.
In spite Of the fact at the beginnin
of the note which I now answer yo
Stdlc tndt you IdCh ihosA uStsOuS lii
President Of the United States of Amer
lea, over the statement which l hav
reproduced above you state in the nam
Of that same President that the metho
indicated in my note OF the 10th instant
in SO far as 1t concerns the recognition O
the present government (Which I ma
say in passing is quite far from being
de facto government. as you have chose
to qualify ~ or Of any other future gov
80
something which only the United State
of America may decide. which in tn
exercise of it's sovereign rights In thi
respect will not hesitate. especially i
time of serious domestic troubles,
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