The Forrest City times., 1914-05-01

be issued to the naval forces at Vera Cruz or the ships at sea changing orig inal plans. No further steps, however to secure reparation for the indgnities which gave rise to the present situa tion will be attempted while the ef fort is being made to bring about q settlement through diplomacy.
 Elimination of Gen. Huerta.
 Through the offer made by the three South American countries did not re- veal their plans. it was learned that they contemplate a broad settlement of the Mexican problem through the elimination of Huerta upon which the United States has insisted from the be- ginning.
 The Brazilian. Argentine and Chile an envoys transmitted the United States acceptance of their proposal to the Spanish ambassador, who imme- diately sent 1t by cable to the Span ish legation at Mexico City for pre- sentation to General Huerta.
 General Carranza, head of the Cor stitutionalists, was informed of it through his representative here,
 Text of Offer of Mediation.
 The text of the offer made by the ters from Argentine and Chile, and the reply of the American government transmittel by Secretary Bryan ln person to the three diplomats s as follows:
 MT. Secretary of State: With the purpose of subserving the interests o: peace and civilization in our continent and with the earnest desire to prevent any further bloodshed to the prejudice of the cordiality and union which have always surrounded the relation of the government and the people of America, we, the plenipotentiaries of Brazil, Argentine and Chile, duly an thorized hereto, have the honor to ten. der to your excellency's government our good offices for the peace and friendly settlement of the conflict be- twen the United States and Mexico.
 This offer puts in due form the suggestions which we have had occa sion to offer heretofore on this sub ject to the secretary, to whom w9 re- new the assurances of our highest acd most distinguished consideration.
 ID. Da Cana,
 "R. H. Naon
 Eduardo Suarez Mujica.'
 President Wilson's Reply.
 The reply of the president, made through the secretary of state, to the diplomatic representatives, was as fol! lows:
 The government of the United States is deeply sensible of the friend. Illness, the good feeling and the gerer. ous concern for the peace and welfare of America manifested in the joint note just received. rendering the goo. offices of your governments to effect, If possible. a settlement of the pres ent difficulty between the government of the United States and those who now claim to represent our sister re. public of Mexico. Conscious of the purpose with which the offer is made this government does not feel at fiber. ty to decline it.
 Its own chief interest is in the peace of America, the cordial inter. course of her republic and their people and the happiness and prosperity which can spring only out of frank mutual understanding and the friend ship which is created by common pur. pose. The generous offer of your goy. ernment is therefore accepted
 Terms of Satisfactory Settlement.
 This government hopes most ear nestly that you may find those who speak for the soberer elements of the Mexican people willing and ready tc discuss terms of satisfactory, and of therefore, permanent, settlement. if you should find them willing, this gov ernment will be glad to take up with you for discussion in the frankest and most concilatory spirit any proposals that may be authoritatively formulat ed, and will hope that they may prove feasible and prophetic of a new day of mutual cooperation and confidence in America.
 This government feels bound in al