The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-17
HUERTA'S MESSAGE
IS D|SAPPO|NT|N ING
TO THOSE WHO LOOKED FOX
SENSATION - PEACE BEFORE
ELECTION.

Mexico City, Sept lG.-Provlslonal
President Victorano Hucrta delivered
his semi-annual message Tuesday AT
the opening of the second session OF
tho twcntyscycnth Mexican congress.
In it he promised to spare no efforts
TO bring about the unrestricted elec-
tion Of president and yicepresident
of the Mexican republic next month,
declaring that it would constitute the
greatest triumph Of his career TO
turu over the office to his successor
with the country at peace As he hoped
to do.
General ,Huerta said the strained
Diplomatic relations between Mexico
and the United states had caused the
Mexican nation to suffer unmerlted
afniction and had retarded the paclli-
cation Of the country. Nevertheless
he hoped for an early solution of the
differences between the two nations
and TO see Mexico nd the United
States once more united in bonds of
friendship. The provisional president
drew distinction between the attl-
tude of the Mexican government to-
ward the United States and that OF
the people of that nation saying:
THE tenseness of our diplomatic
relations with the government OF the
United States of America, although
luckily not with that people had put
Mexico into state of apprehension.
The message was disappointing TO
many who had expected that Pro-
visional President Huerta would deal
at some length with recent diplomatic
exchanges. This subject, however, ne
said being so delicate and the per
mancnt commission of congress beng
already informed" he passed with
bare mention. The balconies were
packed, the diplomatic gallery being
filed with foreign representatives and
their families.
The silence which prevailed during
the reading of the presidential docu'
ment by the clerk was broken at It's
conclusion by prolonged cheering IN
which the congressman were joined
by the crowds in the galleries.
In his peroration Huerta said
THE Mexican government regards
the pacifica on of the country as an
urgent ~ cossity in order to restore
the publ rvices to their normal
state. TO restablish the political, so
cial and economic equilibrium and TO
make possible a program of reforms
which will satisfy the national aspir-
ations.
Il will spare no effort and no sacr,-
flee to obtain the coveted peace ana
to guarantee fully in the coming cleo
tions the free casting of the ballot
You may be sure it will constitute the
greatest possible triumph of the in
term government to surrender to its
successor if the latter, as is to be
expected, enters upon its functions
with public peace and order an ac-
complshed fact"
OF the treasury funds amounting at
the beginning of the last fiscal year
to $27GOO.OO0. $2i,90J,OOO he said, had
been expended for the pactication of
the country OF the loan of Sl000oO,OOO
in May French bankers
took 30.OO0.0OO at 90 Out of this
Speyer 4 Company had been repaid
100000 half of which was loan
to the Optional treasury and half to
the monetary commission.
For the army, 5000 horses and 1900
mules had been purchased during the
year The national cartridge factory
he said, was turning out 100000 cart.
ridges monthly.
Besides a great number Of cannon of
various description, machine guns, RI
res, carhires and ammunition the
go,ornment has contracted abroad for
ten aeroplanes = armored automo-
bues, fifty marmored automobiles and
two armored transports
At the close Of the reading OF the
message the congress was adjourned
until tomorrow.