Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-09-05

proper 10 assist the administration
chosen Ind set up In Mexico in the
way and "a the conditions suggested.
Taking ali the existing conditions
INTO consideration the government OF
the United States can conceive OF no
reasons sufficient to justify those who
are now attempting to shape the pol
icy or exercising the authority OF Mex
leo In decling the offices OF friendship
thus offered. Can Mexico give the civ
iiized world satisfactory reason for
rejecting our good officese
Lind Showed Great Tact.
Mr.. Lind executed his delicate and
difhcuh mission with singular tact,
nrmness, and made clear to the au.
thorities OF the city OF Mexico. not
only the purpose OF his visit but also
the spirit In which it had been under
taken. But the proposals he sub
mitted were rejected, in note, the
full text or which / take the liberty
OF laying before you.
Il am led to believe that thu y we're
rejected partly because the authorl
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 din.
culties; and they did not believe that
the present administration spoke.
through Mr.. Lind. for the American
people
Meanwhile. what is it 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
Fan afford to exercise the self-re
straint of q really great nation which
realizes its own strength and scorns.
to misuse it. 1t was our duty to offer
our active assistance. Il 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
walt 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 oc-
casion offer.
Urges Americans to Leave.
we 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 IL 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 UNI
| 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 a definite reckon
| ing
viii Remain Neutral.
For the rest, deem 1t my duty t.
exercise the authority conferred upon
me by the law of March ii, 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 | 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 10 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"
Mexico's Side OF 1t.
Washington, Aug. 2S-Ths follow.
ing is synopsis OF the reply OF
Senior Gamboa 20 the proposals OF
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 Me1.
leo is not true.
That the fact the Mexican govern
ment enjoys the recognition OF nearly
all the great nations OF the world ia
proof that it is true and honorable
administration
That the proposal OF an armistice is
impossible. because nations do not
propose armistices with bandits To
grant an armistice would be to rec
ognize the belligerency OF the rebels.
That the request that General Huer.
to should not be a candidate for the
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