Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-09-04

mitted we're rejected, In a note. the
full text OF which / take the liberty
of laying before you.
Il am led to believe that they were
rejected partly because the authori-
ties at Mexico City had been grossly
misinformed and misled upon two
points. They did not realize the spirit
of the American people In this matter,
their earnest friendliness and yet
sober determination that some just so
luton be found for the Mexican diff
culties; and they did not believe that
the present administration spoke,
through Mr.. Lind, for the American
people.
Meanwhile, what is 1t our duty to
do? Clearly. everything that we do
must be rooted in patience and done
with calm and disinterested delibera-
ton. Impatience on our part would
be childish, and would be fraught with
every risk Of wrong and folly. We
can afford to exercise the self-re-
straint of really great nation which
realizes it's own strength and scorns
to misuse 1t. II was our duty to offer
our active assistance. II is now our
duty to show what true neutrality will
do to enable the people of Mexico to
set their affairs in order again and
wait for further opportunity to offer
our friendly counsels. The door is not
closed against the resumption, either
upon the initiative of Mexico or upon
our own, of the effort to bring order
out of the confusion by friendly CO
operative action, should fortunate oe-
casion offer
Urges Americans to Leave.
I'VE should earnestly urge all Amer
leans to leave Mexico at once. and
should assist them to get away In
every way possible. Not because we
would mean to slacken in the least
our efforts to safeguard their lives
and their interests, but because It is
imperative that they should not take
any unnecessary risks II 1t is physical
ly possible for them to leave the coun-
try. We should let everyone who
assumes to exercise authority in any
part OF Mexico know In the most un.
equivocal way that we shall vigilantly
watch the fortunes of those Ameri-
cans who cannot get away, and shall
hold those responsible for their SUI.
ferings and losses to definite reckon
ing.
VIII Remain Neutral.
For the rest, deem 1t my duty to
exercise the authority conferred upon
me by the law OF March IA, 1912, to
see to 1t that neither side to the
struggle now going on in Mexico re.
ceive any assistance from this side OF
the border. l shall follow the best
practice of nations in the matter OF
neutrality by forbidding the exporta.
ton of arms or munitions OF war OF
any kind from the United States to
any part of the republic of Mexico.
Il am happy to say that several Of
the great governments Of the world
have given this government their gen
erous moral support in urging upon
the provisional authorities at the city
of Mexico the acceptances Of our
proffered good Offices in the spirit In
which they were made"
Gamboa's Reply to Wilson.
Washington, Aug. 2S-The follow
ing Is synopsis of the reply oil
Senior Gamboa to the proposals OF
the American government conveyed
through Hon. John Lind. as transmit
ted to congress by the president:
In his reply to the American pro
posals Senior Gamboa, the Mexican
minister of foreign affairs, urges the
following points:
That President Wilson's imputation
that no progress is being made to
ward the restoration Of peace in Mex
leo Is not true.
That the fact the Mexican govern
ment enjoys the recognition of nearly
all the great nations OF the world Is
proof that 1t is true and honorable
administration.
That the proposal Of an armistice Is
impossible. because nations do no,
propose armistices with bandits. To
grant an armistice would be to rec.
ognize the belligerency Of the rebels
That the rogue st that General Huer'
to should not be candidate for the
presidency is strange and unwarrant'
ed"
That the election Of General Huerta
was legal.
That the American proposals are
"humiliating and unsound"
That Mexicos ambassador should
be received in Mexico and that the
United States should send new am
bassador to Mexico.