The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-19
AUERTA'S MESSAGE
BREATHES OF PEACE
SAYS MEXICO SUFFERS BECAUSE
OF STAND TAKEN BY g. S.
SOes Not Dwell on Recent Diplomatic
Exchanges-Will Work For Tn
restricted Election.

Mexico City, September 16.-In spite
of the rumors which dealt inpartially
with attacks upon Americans, an
army uprising and the assassination
of the Mexican president, Indepen-
dence Day came and went with moth
ing to mar the holiday spirit.
Politically the great event was the
reopening of congress and the reading
of the presidents message, But with
Aout doubt Gen. Huerta was moved
yless by that than by the spectacle Of
! thousands of students, citizens and
soldiers doing him honor as he stood
on the balcony of the National Palace
reviewing the great parade, the fea-
ture in which public interest cen
tired.
More than four thousand volunteers
and students, ranging in age from y
years upward, had their taste of mill
tary discomfort, standing for hours in
gkhe drizzling rain and plodding
I through muddy streets.
They bore the hardships manfully,
however, marching proudly between
Dense lines of onlcokers, through the
j principal business streets, past the
Palace and to various points, where
they disbanded.
Ten Thousand in Review.
It is estimated that close to ten
thousand marchers passed in review.
They included thousand of Blan-
quet's veterans Who did hard service
in the Zapato country, regular~an
Svolunteer cavalry and infantry, ru-
Arales, mounted and foot corps. Next
TO the students and volunteers, who
received thu most enthusiastic aD-
plause, were several ambulance au-
tomobiles filled with white gowned
! young women of the Red Cross hospi-
tai service.
President Huerta and ris aides, rid
ing through the street after the con-
clusion of the early ceremonies at
Chapultepec, were greeted with" wild
Spplause. The presidents greatest tri-
umph appeared to be at his reception
at the joint session of deputies and
~enators when he entered to read his
message. He was greeted with vivas
both by the crowd surrounding the
chamber and tnat which filed the hall.
Six o'clock was the hour set for the
formal opening of the session and a
a presidential salute of II guns was
fred. Prompt to the minute the exc
cutive mounted the steps Of the
building, stopping only an instant at
Athe door.
q The city was ablaze with strings of
incandescent lights tonight. All pub
lie buildings were profusely decorat-
ed. Until midnight the thoroughfares
! resented the appearance of New
Years Eve in the big cities of the
United States.
Gen. Huerta said the strained diplo-
matte relations between Mexico and
the United States had caused the Mex
lean nation to suffer unmerited afflic-
ton and had retarded the pacifcation
of the country Nevertheless he hoped
for an early solution of the differences
between the two nations and to see
Mexico and the United State once
more united in bonds OF friendship.
The provisional president drew a
sistinctiotn between the attitude Of
pThe government of the United Staes
and that of the people Of that nation,
Asaying "the tenseness Of our diplo-
pnatic relation with the government
OF the United States of America, al
though luckily not with the people"
had put Mexico in State of appre-
hension.
The period of six months allowed
American warships to remain in Mex
lean waters by special permission Of
congress will expire next month. In
the opinion Of the president a renew
al of permission should not be grant
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