The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-17
Huerta's Message.

Mexico City, Sept. 17.-President
Huerta delivered his semi annual mes
sage last night at the opening of the
second session of the twenty seventh
Mexican congress. In it he promised
to spare no efforts to bring about the
unrestricted election of a president
and vice president of the Mexican re-.
public next month, declaring it would
constitute the greatest triumph in his
career to hand over the office to his
successor with the country at peace,
aS~ he hoped to. S : 81 A. r 49, IL.
President Huerta's message in part
was as follows:
Besides the fratricidal strife which
exhausts us, the tenseness Of our dip
lomatic relations with the government
of the United States, although luckily
not with that people, has put us in a.
state of apprehension, has made us
suffer more than one affltction, WHICH
was not merited, and retarded the
complete pacification Of the republic.
"As this affair is of so delicate a,
nature and as the permanent commis-
sion of congress has already been in
formed of the state of the negotia'-
tiOns, which as yet have not been
broken off, / have only to indicate
that the government hopes, with good
grounds, to see quickly solved. the diff
ferences which day by day keep in
suspense that good friendship which
of old united and for an indefinite
future should unite us, to our power
full civilized neighbor..
Upon taking charge, by virtue of
the law, of the presidency of the re-
public, complying with the established
practices | communicat-
ed the fact of my having taken pos
session to all the foreign governments
irI,
friendship. Of these ther fastened to
answer by autograph letter the fol-
lowing: Germany, Austria Hungary,
Belgium, Columbia, Costa Rica, China,
Denmark, Ecuador, Spain. France,
Guatemala, Haiti, Holland, Honduras,
Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Montene-
gro, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Saliva
dor, Servia. Switzerland, Turkey and
Uruguay. .'-''
81 would call the attention of con-
gress to the fact that in this list are
not found some Of the small govern
ments in Europe, but this Is due to the
fact that we have no diplomatic rela-
tions with them, or that their replies
have already been announced through
the proper channels and did not reach
the chancellory. It has caused sur
prise and at the same time regret. to
the honorable chamber, as to the ex-
ecutiVe, that some of the countries
TO which Mexico is united by ties of
blood, language and customs, and no
less by identical aspirations and des-
TIMES, have not youchsafed a reply to
the letter ....r
THE executive Is ignorant of the
which may have prompted this
conduct. and it certainly may be en-
tirely worthy of respect. He abstains
from endeavorlng to learn, and con-
tends himself with putting the result
before your honorable body. .,...,t
There have been sent to our ports
various foreign war vessels, with the
object, it is said, of extending protec-
ton. If that should be necessary, to
the lives and interests Of the citizens
Dr. subjects of the powers in question
oy reason of the state of insecurity, it
IS presumed, growing out of the revo-
luton. In view of this departure in
foreign relations, entered into corre-
spondence with certain foreign diplo-
mats. calling attention to the action
lpon receiving due explanations die
ated orders towards the fulfIlment of
he law In such case.
Since the law prohibited warships |
from remaining for more than month |
IN territorial waters, the senate
authorized the said ships to remain,
but with the understanding that those |
should not entail an at |
ack' upon the dignity and sovereignty
If Mexico. Such authorization limited |
hem to a period of six months, dat
ng from April Is. last, and 1t was |
lot thought advisable to renew this |
upon it's approaching ex-
oiration. Other ships, which made |
1isits of courtesy and not Of vigilance,
nave been received by the Mexican |
according to International /
avs and customs.
On the subject Of approaching elec-
ions, the president said that he had |
the law enacted by con- |
sress, complentary to the electoral |
aw, under which the government viii |
iold elections the coming October.
He declared that the government I
would continue to make efforts to-
wards the pacification of the country
within a period relatively short. In
his respect he could inform congress
hat the situation was already dorai-
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