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WARN AMERICANS
OUT OF MEXICO.
Wilson, in Message, Declares
Against Intervention
STRICT EMBARGO ON ARMS

President counseIs Patience In Dealing
With War, In TroubIous Sister Re-
public-Huerta's Answer Given Out.
Washington, Aug. %. = President
Wilson appeared in person before con-
sress and laid bare to the world the
details of this nations efforts to bring
about peace in Mexico; the facts con-
corning Provisional President Huertas
rejection of the peace proposals and
| the policy to be pursued now by this
! government.
| I The president announced the posi-
ton of the United States to be as fol-
| lows:
No armed Intervention.
Strict neutrality 'forbidding the ex-
| portation of arms or munitions of war
| of any kind from the United States to
any part of the Republic of Mexico" 5
In no circumstance to "be the par
tsans of either party to the contest
| that now distracts Mexico, or consti-
tute ourselves the virtual umpire be-
| tween them"
To urge all Americans to leave Mex
leo at once and to assist them to get
away in every possible way.
To let everyone in Mexico who as
sumes to exercise authority know that
this government shall vigilantly
watch the fortunes of those Americans
who can not get away and shall hold
those responsible for their sufferings
and losses to definite reckoning"
THAT can and will be made plain
beyond the possibility of a misunder-
standing" declared the president.
Negotiations for the friendly media
tion of the United States are open to
resumption at any time upon either
the initiative of this government or OF
Mexico.
The president counseled self-re-
straint and patience, even If more Sc
rious outbreaks were the immediate
result, as he seemed to expect, Of the
new policy of this government.
Accompanying the presidents ad.
dress, furnished as a printed docu-
ment, but not read by the president.
was the reply of the Huerta govern
ment rejecting the American propos-
ais. 1t was written by Foreign Minister
Gamboa, in decidedly caustic terms,
1t suggested the following ALTERNATIVES
policy for the United States:
Reception of q Mexican ambas1odok
in Washington. ssss.
That the United States send 1 new
an bassador to Mexico without re-
straint.
Strict observance Of the neutrality
laws and "see to it that no material
or monetary assistance is given to thu
rebels"
Unconditional recognition Of the
Huerta government.
The occasion had not been paralleled
in more than a century. No other
president since Washington has ap-
peared before congress regarding for
eign affairs.
First pointing out that 1t was his
duty without reservation" to lay be-
fore congress all the facts concerning
the relations of the United States with
Mexico, the president outlined what
the United States had done ''as a
friend and neighbor." {
Asserting that this nation was glad
to call itself the friend of Mexico, and
hoping for many future occasions to
show that disinterested friendship, the
president declared that 1--WE shall yet
prove to the Mexican people that we
know how to serve them without first
thinking how we shall serve our
selves"
Describing Mexican conditions and
the events that led up to the negotia-
tions just concluded, President Wilson
outlined how war and disorder, de-
vastation and confusion seem to
threaten to become the settled for
tune of the distracted country" AS
friends, he said, this country sould
wait no longer for solution of things
in the sister republic.
President Wilson read his instruc-
tios to John Lind.
"All America cries out for a settle
ment,'' read the note Mr.. Lind bore to
Mexico. "a satisfactory settlement
seems to us to be conditioned on:
"An immediate cessation of fighting
throughout Mexico, definite armis-
tice solemnly entered into and scru-
pulously observed.
Security given for an early and
free election, in which all will agree
to take part;
"The consent of General Huerta to
bind himself not to be candidate for
election as president Of the republic
at this election; and
"The 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"
The president emphatically praised
the execution of his mission by Mr..
Lind and said he was led to believe
that the Huerta government rejected
the American proposals because the
authorities at Mexico City had been
grossly misinformed and misled" upon
the spirit of tho American people in
the matter land upon a mistaken be-
lief that the present administration
did not speak for the people of the
United States" So long as such
misunderstanding continued the pres
,.dent asserted that this nation
could only await the time of their.