The Red Cloud chief., 1913-09-04

itself to recognize and In any way
proper to assist the administration
chosen and set up In Mexico In the
way and on the conditions suggested.
Taking all 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 ofYices Of friendship
thus offered. Can Mexico give the civ.
ilized world . satisfactory reason for
rejecting our good ofnces!
Lind Showed Great Tact.
Mr.. Lind executed his delicate and
difficult mission with singular tact,
frmness. 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 II had been under.
taken. Hut the proposals he sub
mitted were rejected, In a note, tho
full text OF which l take the liberty
Of laying before you.
II am led TO believe that they were
rejected partly because the authori.
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 80.
luton be found for the Mexican din.
culties: and they did not believe that
tho present administration spoke.
through Mr.. Lind. for the American
people.
Meanwhile. what is II our duty to
do Clearly. everything that We do
must be rooted in patience and done
with calm and disinterested delibera.
ton. 1mpatience on our part would
be childish. and would be franght with
every risk Of wrong and folly. We
| can AFFORD to exercise the self.re
straint Of a really great nation which
realizes It's own strength and scorns
| to misuse II. II was our duty to offer
our active assistance. 1t Ia now our
duty to show what true neutrality will
do to enable the people Of Mexico to
set their affairs in order again and
wait for further opportunity to offer
our friendly counsels. The door 10 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 GO.
casion offer
Urges Americans to Leave.
I'VE should earnestly urge all Amer.
leans to leave Mexico ut 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 Ia
imperative that they should not take
any unnecessary risks II II 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 un
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 definite reckon
Ing.
VIII Remain Neutral
For the rest, deem It my duty to
exercise the authority conferred upon
me by the law of March II, 1912. to
see to It that neither side to the
struggle now going on In Mexico re
ceive any assistance from this side oi
the border. I shall follow the bes,
practice of nations in the matter oi
neutrality by forbdding the exporta
tion OF arms or munitions Of war oi
any kind from the United States tG
any part Of the republic OF Mexico.
Il am happy to say that several o.
the great governments OF the worlt
have given this government their gen
erous moral support in urging upor
the provisional authorities at the cit,
OF Mexico the acceptances OF ouI
proffered good Offices In the spirit IL
which they were made"
MexIco's Side Of Il.
Washington. Aug. 2S-The follow
Ing 10 a synopsis of the reply o.
Senior Gamboa to the proposals o
the American government conveye,
through Hon. John Lind. AZ transmit
ted to congress by the president:
In his reply to the American pro
posals Senior Gamboa, the Mexican
minister Of foreign affairs. urges th'
following points:
That President Wilson's imputatiol
that no progress is being made to
ward the restoration Of peace In Mex
leo is not true.
That the fact the Mexican govern
ment enjoys the recognition OF nearl.
all the great nations of the world Il
proof that II Is q true and honorable
: administration
That the proposal Of an armistice Il
impossible, because nations do no
propose armistices with bandits. II
. grant an armistice would be to rec
ognize the belligerency Of the rebels
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