Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20


would be altered, thus menaeing the
life itself OF the political state, and
unless That trespassing power be
brought without delay to its exclusive
province of action it has to cause
against the other powers invaded a
defensive reaction, the vigor of which
is and must be proportionate to the
gravity or frequency of the infrac-
tions-a reaction which becomes nee
essary and salutary because without
IL the constitutional organization
would definitely disappear.
This situation, the gravity of which
cannot escape the wisdom of the rep
resentatiVes am addressing, APP
peared before the country and the
government under my direction since
the last days of September, and its
character was so intense and alarm
ing from the beginning that the course
OF events could easily be forecast.
refer to the attitude which is
perhaps fresh In the memory of all
the Mexicans. principally of the
House of Representatives, which, in
front of the other two poZers, but
preferably against the executive,
whose action, so urgently and deci-
{ siyely needed at this moment the
aforesaid assembly endeavored to
prevent and defraud, systematically,
there being nothing to dissuade its
anti-patriotic purposes, notwithstand-
Ing that &c esnbarraEs the action OF
the executive meant to place in dam
ger the life of the country itself.
THE executive was not lacking in
the foresight mentioned above, but
rather understanding at once the re-
suits of the rule of action adopted
by the House, all care was taken to
avoid conflicts and to preserve per-
feet intelligence with the legislative
power, considering that all the ef-
forts of the government would be i'm
practicable without 1t making allow
ances contrary to its rights and pre-
negatives on more than one occasion
and employing repeatedly tentative
efforts TO obtain closer relations be-
tween the two powers, which every
day became more difficult, the House
on account of the assemblage of GER
tain elements became a focus of in
surrection, a barefaced agency OF the
rebels who in our nothern frontier
have devoted their efforts to slaught-
er and pillage. and, which is still to
be regretted, to the work of bleeding
their fatherland SO that when II may
be debilitated and Impoverished IL
should submit to the dangers from
abroad and without restriction.
House Became Aggressive.
1.-THE House endeavored to prevent
every effort of the government ag-
gressively invading not only the
province of the judicial power, but
that of the executive in order to CO.
operate in the infamous purposes OF
the mentioned rebels. Having
come to this extreme. the government
under nv direction had to face this
painful dilemma, the decision OF
which could not be held any further
to consent in the preservation OF
4nfi oC a
assembly of demagogues. SO that II
would end by strangling the other
two powers, dragging the country to
the chaos of a bloody anarchy, IN
which our nationality would briefly
and inevitably have persisted, or In
taking a legitimate reaction OF de-
Tense and pubic health, waving DUR
ing a short period of time the So
called national representation ana
appealing to the people to come before
the polls, in order that it should then
and there express it's ultimate ana
sovereign desire, and 1t being impos-
! sible to hesitate before such situa-
Il ton. the executive adopted the ex-
IRENE measure, dissolved Congress,
employing for this purpose Just tne
necessary amount of energy TO race
SO delicate a condition. and convened
the people to new elections, where
from your investiture. Messrs. Repre-
sentatives, proceeds. y
4sThe executive has not the slightest
doubt that before serene criterion
constitutional order was not inter-
rupted when Congress was dissolved,
but at the precise moment in Whlcn
series of infractions against the prov
ince of action of the other two powers
Megan. but EVENT. such was notthe case,
though It is, 1t shall always appear
es a high and noble motive pre1eraple
under any circumstances to save ma
tions. even though principles may SUI
fer. and not to maintain intact at the
expense of the life of the country pro-
visions of a rigid and inanimate char
acter whose Justice and usefulness
may yet be the subject of discussion,
because in fine the words OF the great
Bonaparte that the law is not violat-
ed when the country Is saved snail al,
WAYS be true. Congress having peen
dissolved, and in the absence OF this
important organ of the government
from that date until the assembling
of the new chambers, II became neces- |
sary to decree extraordinary powers.
Says He Was Mild Dictator.
"Under similar circumstances the
great Benito Juarez governed during
long periods of time under the regime
of extraordinary powers. InereIore
II doeg not seem excessive that my
government may have resorted TO
them in view of the lack of the legis- |
lative power, but the national repre-
sentation will not fail to observe how |
moderate has been the action of the
executive in not decreeing nor exer-
cising them except with references
to three branches of the administra-
ton, hacienda. gobernacion and war; |
that is to say, in those branches in
which it's action was absolutely in
dispensable.
This would seem as q propitious
moment to give you an account of the /
use made of the above powers; but
inasmuch as 1t Is the purpose of this
congress to pass upon them ] shall
In due time and under separate dis
tribution gave you AN itemized ac-
count of the use made of them by
the executive to the end that if you
find his action useful, honest and /
patriotic you should afford him your