Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-17

state of apprehension, has made US
suffer more than one affection, which
was not merited, and retarded the COM
plete pacifcation of the republic.
las 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 negotiations,
which as yet have not been broken on. |
/ have only to indicate that the gov
eminent 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 future
should unite US, to our powerful civil |
lied neighbor
THOSE WHO ANSWERED.
upon taking charge by virtue Of
the law, of the presidency of the re-
public, complying with the established
international practices. l 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
loving: Germany, Austria-Hungary,
Belgium, Colombia, Costa RIGA, China,
Denmark, Ecuador, Spain, France,
Great Britain, Italy, japan, Monteneg-
70, Norway, Portugal. Russia, Saliva
dor, Servia, Switzerland, Turkey and
Uruguay.
81 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 chancellery 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 destinies,
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.
SHIPS ALLOWED TO REMAIN.
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,
it is presumed, growing out of the rev.
olution. In-view Of this departure in
foreign relations 1 entered into CORE
spondence with certain foreign diplo-
mats, calling attention to the action
of their respective governments and
upon receiving due explanations die
tated orders towards the fulfillment of
the law in such case.
"Since the law prohibited warships
from remaining for more than month
in territorial waters, the senate author
lied 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, dating
from April % last, and it was not
thought advisable to renew this author.
ization upon it's approaching expira
ton. Other ships, which made visits
of courtesy and not of vigilance have
been received by the Mexican authori
ties 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, Complementary to the cleo
toral law, under which the government
will hold elections the coming DC
tober.
PEACE EFFORTS To CONTINUE.
He declared that the government
would continue to make efforts to
wards the pacifcation of the country
within period relatively short. II
this respect he could inform congress
that the situation was already dom
mated by the government in a major
ity of the states, only Sonora and Du
range being at present totally beyond
authority
He called attention to the fact tina
within the period treated by the mes
sage the most salient accomplishment
of the revolutionary movement hat
been the taking of Zacatecas, which
had been recovered later by the forces
of the government, the taking of Du
range, which was still in the hand
of the rebels and attacks on the por
of Guaymas and the city of Torreon
which were repulsed by the fedora
troops The flibuster movement Il
the northern part of Lower California
had quickly been suppressed.