Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-09-17
HOERTA PROMISES
FREE ELECTION
DELIVERS IMPORTANT MESSAGE
TO THE CONGRESS OF
MEXICO.
Hopes FOR FRIENDSHIP
Says Strained Relations With United
States Has Retarded Publication
Of His Country,


cnM President Victoriano Huerta de-
li,ered his scmi-annual message to-
night at the opening of the second
session Of the twenty Mexl-
can congress. In 1t he promised to
spare no efforts to bring about the
unrestricted election Of u president or
the republic next month.
Colonel Huerta said the strained
diplomatic relations between Mexico
and the United States had caused the
Mexican nation to suffer unmerlted
affliction and had retarded the pacifi-
cation of the country. Nevertheless,
he hoped for an early solution Of the
differences between the two nations
and to see Mexico and the United
States once more united in bonds OF
friendship.
Drew Sharp Distinction.
Tho provisional president drew a
distinction between the attitude of the
Mexican government toward the
United States and that Of the people
of that nation, saying
"The tenseness ~ our diplomatic re-
latons with the government Of the
United States - America, although
luckily not with that people" has put
Mexico into a state Of apprehension.
many who had expected that Provisi-
onal President Huerta would deal at
some length with the recent diplo-
matte exchanges. This subject how
ever, he said, being so delicate and
the permanent commission of con-
Cress being already informed" he
passed with a bare mention. The dep
uties and senator's in Joint session
filled the floor OF the chamber Of
deputies The balconies were packed,
the diplomatic gallery being filled
with foreign representatives and their
families
Was Much Cheering.
The silence which prevailed during
the reading Of the presidential docu-
ment by the clerk was broken at In
tervals by prolonged cheering, in
which the congressman were Joined
by the crowds in the galleries.
In his peroration Huerta said:
THE Mexican government regards
the pacification OF the country as an
urgent necessity in order to restore
the public services to their normal
state. TO re-estnbish the political so
cial and economic equilibrium and to
make possible a program Of reforms
which will satisfy the national aspi-
ration.
81 will spare no effort and no sac
llfice to obtain the coveted peace and
10 guarantee fully In the coming
elections the free casting Of the bal
lots. You may be sure It will con-
sttute the greatest possible triumph
for the interim government to sur
render office to its successor II the
latter, as is TO be expected, enters
upon its functions with public peace
and order an accomplished fact"
Spent Money Fast.
OF the treasury funds amounting
al the beginning OF the last fiscal year
TO $27.600, 900, $24,900.000, he said
had been expended for the pacification
Of the country Ofthe loan OF $780,
coo 600, authorized in May, French
bankers took $SO,OOO,OOO at 90. out
Of this Speyer & Co. had been paid
$4,000. 900, half Of which was a loan
o. the national treasury and half Of
the monetary commission.
For the army $500 horses and $500
mules had been purchased. The ma
tional cartridge factory, he said, was
turning out 5000 cartridges
monthly.
Besides a great number Of cannons,
machine guns. rifles, carblnes and
ammunition, the government has con-
tracted abroad for ten aeroplanes,
seventy-seven armored automobiles,
fifty unarmored automobiles and two
armored transports.
AT the close of the reading OF the
presidential message the session OF
congress was adjourned until tomor-
row.
President Huerta's message, In part.
was as follows:
ha fa n Qt
exhauts us. the tenseness Of our dip
lomatic relations with the govern
ment of the United States. although
luckily not with that people, has put
us In state OF apprehension, has
made us suffer more than one afflic-
tion, which was not merited, and re-
tarded the complete pacification OF
the republic.
Hopes for Peace.
AS this affair is Of so delicate n
nature ard as the permanent commits
sion OF congress has already been in
formed OF the state OF negotiations,
which as yet have not been broken
of, 7 have only to Indicate that the
government hopes, with good grounds,
TO soc quickly solved the differences
which day by day keep In suspense
that good friendship which Of old
nnlNtu. ElNuiu uililf hSs W Jul Pb"Ni
ful civilized neighbors
Upon taking charge. by virtue OF
tho law. Of the presidency Of the re-
public. complying with the established
International practices. ! communi-
cated the fact Of my having taken
possessIon to all the foreign govern
ments with which Mexico cultivated
relations Of friendship. OF these
these hastened TO answer by autograph
letter the following; Germany. AUS
tri-Hungary. Belgium. Colombia,
Costa Rica. China, Denmark. Ecuador,
Spain, France, Guatemala. Haita, Hol-
land. Honduras. Great Britain. Italy.
Japan. Montenegro Norway. Portu-
gal Russia. Salvador. Servia, Switz
erland, Turkey and Uruaguay.
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 tha. we have no diplomatic