The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-28

tive power in the capacity of provi
sional president; and If there should
be no secretary for foreign affairs, or
if he should be incapacitated, the pres
idency shall devolve on one Of the other
secretaries pursuant to the order pro-
vided by the law
THE same procedure shall be fol-
lowed when, in the case of the absolute
or temporary absence of the president,
the vice president fails to appear, when
on leave of absence from his post If he
should be discharging his duties, and
when in the course of his term the abb
solute absence Of both functionaries
should occur.
Facts Which Occurred.
"Now, then. the facts which occur
red are the following: The resignation
of Francisco /. Madero. constitutional
president. and Jose Mira, constitutions :.
al vice president of the republic. These
designations having been accepted,
Pedro Lasourian. minister for foreign
affairs. took charge by operation of
law of the vacant executive power,
appointing, as he had the power to
do. Gen. Victoriano Huerta to the
post of minister of the interior
GAS Mr.. Lasourian soon afterwards
resigned, and as his resignation was
Immediately accepted by congress,
Gen. Victoriano Huerta took charge of
the executive power by operation of
law, with the provisional character.
and under the constitutional promise
already complied with, to issue a call
for special elections. AS will be seen,
the point of issue is exclusively one of
law in which no foreign
nation. no matter how powerful or re-
spectacle it may be. should mediate in
the least.
.Fs stRTaraoxyar -oox,-s5
ers that at the present time the rec
ognition of the government Of Gener-
al Huerta by that of the United States
of America is not concerned. inasmuch
as facts which exist on their own ac-
count are not an dcannot be suscepti-.
BILE of recognition. The only thing
which lis being discussed is a suspen 5
sion of relations as abnormal and
without reason; abnormal because the
ambassador of the United States OF
America. in his high diplomatic invest
ure as appearing as dean OF the for
eign diplomatic corps accredited to the
government of the republic, congratu-
lated General Huerta upon his eleva-
tion to the presidency, continued to
correspond with this department by
means of diplomatic notes and on his
departure let the first secretary Of the
embassy of the United States of Amer i
lea, as charge d'affaires ad interim
and the latter continues here free ex-
ercise of his functions and without
reason. because, / repeat, we have not
given the slightest pretext
t1The confidential agent may be-
lieve that solely because of the sincere
esteem in which the people and the
government of the United States Of
America are held by the people and
government Of Mexico and because Of
the consideration whicn it had for all
friends (and especially in this case for.
those who offered their good offices).
my government consented to take into
consideration, and to answer as briefly
as the matter permits, the representa-
tions of which you are the bearer
Otherwise, it would have rejected
them imm mediately because of their
humiliating and unusual character,
hardly admissible even in a treaty OF
peace after victory, inasmuch as In
la like case any nation which In the
least respects itself would do likewise.
Hopes Wilson viii Change View.
1T is because my government has
confidence that when the Justice OF its
cause is reconsidered with serenity and
from lofty point Of view by the
present president of the United States
of America, whose sense OF morality
and uprightness Is beyond question,
that he will withdraw from his attitude
and will contribute to the renewal of
al still firraeF basis for the relations OF
sincere friendship and good under
Istanding forcibly imposed upon us
throughout the century OF our geo.
graphical nearness. something which
neither of us can change. even though
We would 80 desire, by our mutual In