Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-03
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full text Of which I take the libert!
ofSlaying before you. B r ;s,ss
! II am led to believe that they werl
!. rejected partly because tn authori
j ties at Mexico City had been grossl.
misinformed and misled upon two
points. They did not realize the spirit
!. of the American people in this matter
z their earnest friendliness and ye
sober determination that some Just SO
luton be found for the Mexican Diff
culties; and they did not believe that
the present administration spoke
through Mr. Lind. for the American
people. es5 s
Meanwhile, what is it our duty to
do? Clearly, everything that we do
must be rooted in patience and done
4 with calm and disinterested delibera.
ton. Impotence on our part would
be childish, and would be fraught with
every risk of wrong and folly. We
can afford to exercise the self-re-
straint of really great nation which
realizes it's own strength and scorns
to misuse 1t. It was our duty to offer
our active assistance. It is 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 is 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 oc
casion offer. AZ
Urges Americans TO Leave.
Eve 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 Is
imperative that they. should not take
any unnecessary risks IL 1t Is physical
" 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 Amert-
cans who cannot get away. and shall
hosd those responsible for their SUI
ferings and losses to a definite reckon
ing. H. Il tag f@g@
Will Remain Neutral.
For the rest, I deem II my duty to
exercise the authority conferred upon
- !, ~, +ho ..Jox,, - Ma roh ~ 1910 ~
see to it that neither side to the
struggle now going on in Mexico re-
ceIve any assistance from this side Of
the border. l shall follow the best
practice Of nations in the matter Of
neutrality by forbidding the exporta-
ton OF arms or munitions of war Of
any kind from the United States to-
any part Of the republic Of Mexico.
5s Il am happy to say that several Of
the great governments Of the world
have given this government their gen:
erous moral support in urging upon
the provisional authorities at the city
of Mexico the acceptances OF our
proffered good Offices in the spirit in
which they were made. =
rs Gamboa' : Reply to Wilson.
"a. Y Washington, Aug. 2s!The follow
ing Is q synopsis of the reply Of
Senior Gamboa to the proposals. Of
the American government conveyed
through Hon John Lind. as transmit
ted TO congress by the president:
II In. his reply to the American pro
posals Senior Gamboa, the Mexican
minister Of foreign affairs, urges the
following points:
M That President Wilson's imputation
that no progress is being made to-
ward the restoration OF peace in Mex
leo is not true. Al
That the fact the Mexican govern
ment enjoys the recognition Of nearly
all the great nations of the world IL
proof that 1t Is = true and honorable
administration. 3s.f j S55 4:
u That the proposal Of an armistica 10
impossible, because nations do not
propose armistices with bandits. To I
grant an ,armistice would be to rec.
ognize the belligerency Of the rebels
That the request that General Huer
to should not be candidate for the
Strange and unwarrant.
ed" =. 4. NJ
That the election Of General Huerta
was legal d III
4. That the, American proposals are
'humiliating and unsound.
That Mexico's ambassador should
be received in Mexico, and that the
United States should send q new am:
bnssador to Mexico. ss5$
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