The Clio messenger., 1913-08-28
|THE MESSAGE ON
MEXICAN AFFAIRS
I PRESIDENT TELLS HOW PEACE
PLANS WERE REJECTED
NJ BY HUERTA
CALLS ALL UNITED STATES
CITIZENS BACK HOME
Absolute Neutrality With Protection
For Americans Who Cannot Now
Return to United States

President Wilson appeared in per.
son before congress Wednesday and
laid bare to congress and the world
the details of this nations efforts to
bring about peace in Mexico; the
facts concerning Huerta's rejection |
of the peace proposals and the policy
to be pursued now by this govern
Gefit.
The president announced the posi-
ton OF the United States to be as
follows
NO armed Intervention.
Strict neutrality, "forbidding the
expectation of arms or munitions of
war OF any kind from the U. S. to
any part OF the republic of Mexico"
Under no circumstances to be the
partizans OF either party to the con-
| test that now distracts Mexico, or
constitute ourselves the virtual um.
pire between them.
s To urge all Americans to leave
Mexico at once and to assist them to
get away in every way possible.
To let everyone in Mexico who as
sumes to exercise authority that this
government shall vigilantly watch
the fortunes Of those Americans who
cannot get away, and shall hold those
responsible. for their sufferings and
losses to a definite reckoning"
THAT can and will be made plain
beyond the possibility Of misunder-
standing" declared the president.
Negotiations for the friendly medi-
alton of the U. s. are open to resump.
ito -, coy tifnc upon either therin,
tive of the government or of Mex.
accompanying the. presidents ad-
dress was the reply of the Huerta
government rejecting the American
proposals.
1t was written by Foreign Minister
Gamboa. 1t suggested the following
alternative policy for the United
\ States:
Reception of Mexican embassy
in Washington.
That the United States send new
ambassador to Mexico without re-
straint.
Strict observance of the neutrality
laws, and "see to 1t that no material
or monetary assistance Is given to
the rebels"
Unconditional recognition of the
Huerta government.
The occasion has not been paral.
leled in more than a century. No
other president since George Wash
ington has appeared before congress
on foreign affair. The senate and
house assembled in the house cham
ber, the senators filing in two by two
AS the president mounted the plat
form where Speaker Clark and Vice
President Marshall were waiting the
big chamber was hushed.
Attired in a conventional frock
coat suit, the president stood at the
clerks desk and read his address in
the easy conversational tone for
which he is noted. Scarcely sound
Interrupted
First pointing out that 1t was his
duty without reservation" to lay all
the facts concerning the relations OF
the United States with Mexico, the
president outlined what the United
neighbor"
President Wilson outlined how
"war and disorder, devastation and
confusion seem to threaten to become
the settled fortune of the distracted
country" AS friends, he said this
country could wait no longer for a
solution of things in the sister repub
lie, hence Lind's mission.
President Wilson read his instruc
tions to Lind. "All America cries
out for a settlement" read the note
Mr., Lind bore to Mexico. "A salts
eatory settlement seems to us to be
c5Aditioned on:
An immediate cessation OF fightinG
throughout Mexico, definite armis
tice solemnly entered into and scru
pulously observed;
The consent OF Gen. Huerta to
bind himself not to be a candidate
for election as president of the repub
. lie at this electiori and
'sThe agreement OF all parties to
abide by the results of the election
and cooperate In the most loyal way
in organizing and supporting the new
administration"
'sThe situation" declared the pre-
sident, must be given little more
time to work itself out In the new
circumstances
The president emphatically said he
was led to believe the Huerta govern
ment rejected the American proposals