The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-09-17
HUERTA IN ANNUAL MESSAGE
IS HOPEFUL OF EARLY PEACE
Fails to Understand Why
Some Countries Do Not
Recognize Him.


gress in part was as follows:
Besides the fratricidal strife which
exhausts US, the tenseness of our dip
lomatlc 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 affection, which
was not merited, and retarded the
complete paciication of the republic
AS this affair is Of so delicate a
nature and as the permanent commits
sion of congress has already been in
formed of the state of the negotia-
tons, which as yet have not been
broken off, have only to Indicate
that the government hopes, with good
grounds, to see quickly solved the
differences which day by day keep in
suspense that good friendship which
of old united. and for an indefinite fu-
ture should unite US, to our powerful
civilized neighbor.
I Upon taking charge, by virtue OF
the law, of the presidency Of the re-
public complying with the established
international practices communicate
ed the fact of my having taken pos
session to all the foreign governments
with which Mexico cultivates relations
of friendship. OF these there FASTENED
to answer by autograph letter the fol-
lowing: Germany, Austria-Hungary,
Belgium. Colombia, Costa Rica, China,
Denmark, Ecuador Spain, France,
Guatamola, Haiti, Holland, Honduras,
Great Britain, Italy, Japan Montene-
gro, Norway, Portugal, Russia. Sal
vador, servia, Switzerland, Turkey
and Uruguay.
i 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.
tons with them, or that their replies
have already been announced through
the proper channels and did not reach
the chancellory. 1t 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 vouchsafed reply to
the letter.
THE executive is ignorant of the
causes which may have prompted this
conduct, and it certainly may be en-
tirely worthy of respect. He abstains
from endeayoring to learn, and con-
tents himself with putting the result
before your honorable body.
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
or subjects of the powers in question
by reason of the state of insecurity,
1t is presumed, growing out of the
revolution. In view of this departure
! in foreign relations l entered into
correspondence with certain foreign
diplomats, calling attention to the ac-
ton of their respective governments,
and upon receiving due explanations
dictated orders towards the fulfillment
of the law in such case
Since the law prohibited warshipa
from remaining for more than month
in territorial waters, the Senate au-
thorized the said ships to remain, but
with the understanding that those re-
naming should not entail an attack
upon the dignity and sovereignty of
Mexico Such authorization limited
them to period of six months, dat
ing from. April % last, and it was not
thought advisable to renew this au-
thorization upon its approaching ex-
plration. Other ships, which made
visits of courtesy and not of viligance,
have been received by the Mexican
authorities according to international
laws and customs"
On the subject of the approaching
elections, the president said that he
had promulgated the law enacted by
congress. complimentary to the cleo
toral law, under which the govern
ment will hold elections the coming
October
He declared that the government
would continue to make efforts toward
the paeification of the country within
a period relatively short. In this re-
spect he could inform congress that
the situation was already dominated
by the government in a majority of