New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-28
HUERTA filings BACK
WILSON'S SUGGESTIONS
In Reply to Second Note Min
lister Gamboa ReSentS the
Demand for Retirement.
POINTS TO LAW OF MEXICO
Declares American President
Seems Not to Know That
Constitution Forbids Can
didacy of Huerta.
TBy Cable TO The Tribune. !

BY Cable to The Tribune
Mexico City, Aug. 21.-The most i'm
portant portions of Minister Gamboa's
second note. which was sent TO Mr..
Lind yesterday at Vera Cruz. are those
in which he states that President HUI
erta is prohibited by the Mexican con-
stitution from being a candidate for
the Presidency at the forthcoming cleo
tons. The note says:
We entertained the belief, in view OF
the extraordinary interest which the
President of the United States OF
America has shown in our internal af-
fairs, that both he and his government
would be apprised of the precepts of
our constitution in electoral matters.
Unfortunately, we are compelled TO
recognize that we were laboring under
an error.
I'm effect. the amendment Of Articles
IS and 100 Of the constitution, promul-
gated November :. 1911. contain. among
other provisions. the following. VIZ,
that a Cabinet minister acting as pro-
visonal President cannot be elected
either President or Vice President for
an ensuing term. This precept. whlcn
permit myself TO transcribe for the
information of the government OF the
United States of America, incapaci-
tates the present constitutional ad in
term President from figuring in the
forthcoming elections. and II IL mad
been taken into consideration by his
excellency, President Wilson, before
undertaking to impose on us the con-
ditions I'm question. and which we cam
not admit, the present state OF AFFAIRS
between us would have been obviated
without detriment 10 our dignity or 10
the amour propre Of the President or
the United States, i'll engaged In this
groundless controversy.
Let IL be understood that the al
interim constitutional President cannot
no elected either President or vice.
President at the elections already
called for October 20, because he Is
forbidden by our own laws. which are
tho sole arbiters Of our destinies, but
never because OF the indication, how
ever friendly or disinterested. or the
President OF the United States or OF
any other ruler, however powerful or
however weak, all being equally re-
spectable In our estimation
ALLOW me to say that, as far. at any
rate the President Of the United states
Is tn. only person who has spoken OF
the candidature Of the ad interim con-
s,itutionaI President at the forthcom-
ing elections. Neither the solemn dec
,ara,ions Of the said high functionary
NOR the smallest OF his acts. all OF
which have been directed TO bringing
ahout complete pacifcation OF the re-
nublIc. which is the supreme na'londl
asn,ration. and which he is resolved 10
achieve at all costs. warrants inc sus
n,cion that such arc his purposes o'
intentions. 49,. ...ro
.r, ,s matter OF notoriety that there
do.s not exist in the country
s,rple newspaper. single cluo'
-,s.,a oorroration or single group
n, private persons that nav
launched such candidature on the taps
~ discussion. What, then. Is the grouhd
for the gratuitous suspicion or tne
president of the United States and TOT
his demand that the constitutional al
,n,erlo President, in view OF such sus-
n,cion. shall contract obligations never
IMPOSED up to the present on the gov
ornmen, Of any sovereign nationF
II will be observed that In reality MIN
,s,sr Gamboa. in the foregoing para
rraph. while maintaining MeXicos Dig
nifty. gives the two assurances when
rho American government had request
ed-that Huerta will not be candidate
at the forthcoming elections and tha' tho
elections will be held in October.