New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
'CALERO REGRETS LYING
TO THE UNITED STATES
Like Others, Promised Some.
thing That Didn't Come to
Pass, He Tells The Tribune.
SPOKE IN GOOD FAITH
Failure to End War Makes His
Position Unfortunate, De.
clares the Exam.
bassador.
SPOKE IN GOOD FAITH
lbs Gable 10 The Tribune !

Mexico City, Feb. S.-Since his snee,h
before the Senate, in which he declare,
that he had lied to the United States
government regarding conditions ~
Mexico while representing this cpuntrv
as Ambassador at Washington. ManueI
Calero has remained silent until %.
day, when he gave to the Tribune cor.
respondent an explanation Of his lar.
guage. Calero frankly admitted regret
that in the heat of debate he had mt.
tered sentiments couched in language
capable of misconstruction, but in.l.
mated that the stenographic record CT
his speech would show that a broader
construction was placed on his WORDS
by his critics than the facts justified.
II have been so occupied, both by
legislative duties and professional
work." said the former ambassador.
that have had no opportunity to an
swer the charge made by administra-
ton newspapers of my indiscreet state
ment before the Senate in regard to
our relations with the United States. Il
expect at the earliest opportunity to
issue q full statement, which will amply
Justify my conduct. but pending this Il
| take great pleasure in saying through
The Tribune that / affirmed before the
Senate that during my incumbency Of
the post OF Ambassador TO Washington
| was constantly stating in response to
interrogations of United States officials
who had the right to question that
peace in Mexico could and would be
restored in few weeks
AS ii is a plain and lamentable fact
that peace has not been restored, the
result seems to place me in the position
of living TO the American government.
The expression, l admit, may not have
been the happiest one TO have en-
ployed under the circumstances. but
the fact. nevertheless, is correct as
later developments have shown.
so far as that goes, however every
official Of the Mexican government who
has spoken for publication on this sub
ject has been untruthful, if telling UNI
truths comprehends promising some
thing that has not come TO pass, al
though, as with me. at the time they
made such statements they doubtless
believed they were speaking in good
faith. That is the whole thing in
nutshell
Pedro Lascurian, Foreign Minister
who during his recent visit TO the
United States was freely quoted in in
terviews as believing that more salts
factory conditions in Mexico with re-
spect to law and order speedily would
come TO pass. has requested the Senate
10 furnish him with a transcript OF
what Calero said in his speech. The
minister will send TO the Senate Official
refutation of what Calero is quoted az
having said.
Ernesto Madero. Finance Minister,
discussing the incident to-day, said to
the Tribune correspondent:
1T is unquestionably true that Mr.
Calero while ambassador 10 Washing
ton was not directed by the Mexican
government To state untruths to the
state Department or other American
officials in discussing conditions IN
Mexico. Neither was he expected by
this government to do or TO say any !
thing calculated TO deceive or TO mis-
lead the American government as to
the true state of affairs in this re- :
public"