Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-07-18
MEMBERS or DIPLOMATIC
CORPS CALI. ON CNiiIl JAIi

Mexico city. July i7.-The mem
bers of the diplomatic corps greeted
Francisco Cartajal. the new president
OF Mexico. In the national palace to-
day. Bernardo de cologan y Nologan,
Spanish minister acting as dean OF
the corps. read the following ad-
dress:
I'VE have come, Mr. President. to-
day to the national palace as the
representatives of the foreign ma
tions. in whose names have he high
honor of addressing you. with the
grateful impression and consoling
hope that Mexico is at last approach
ing that peace which is SO earnestly
desired and which too, is So mdispen-
sable. and we hope it may be given to
ua soon to witness the cordial en-
brace Of brethren amid unbonndei
Joy. not unmixed with grief for those
who have perished and with solicitude
To staunch the country's wounds, and
t. pour into them the saving balm Of
concord and charity.
You have come, Mr.. President TO
this hirh post in a difficult moment
but we feel sure that difficulties do
not daunt YOU. You have laid down
the highest post in the Judiciary,
which you attained at an early age,
your merits making up for your
youth. and If in the supreme court
you did your utmost TO safeguard your
fellow citizens and all the inhabi-
tants of the republic in the enjoyment
of the constitutional guarantees. YOU
viii not assuredly now, or as long as
YOU have the honor of occupying the
supreme magistracy of the country,
omit any honest endeavor or any sim
cere effort to put an end a the ear
iest possible moment to the grieis
and sorrows of this beautiful land, so
that Mexico entering once for all on
the path leading to normal and lawful
conditions may occupy in her upward
and onward march the prominent
place which for so many reasons she
is entitled 20 among the nations of
this continent.
Such Mr. President, are our fer
vent and most cordial desires"
The address of the Spanish minis-
ter was approved beforehand by the
diplomatic corps. so that there might
be no question as to the extent of rec
ogntion which 1t implied
In reply the president said:
II am truly gratified by this oppor-
tunity of meeting your eXcelleneies
in my capacity of chief executive OF
state. | desire first of all TO offer
YOU testimony Of my highest esteem,
together with my respects to the gov
ernments which you So worthily rep
resent in this republic
II have heard with profound salts
faction the generous desires which
you express for the re-esta blishment
Of peace and the consequent union of
all Mexicans and you may rest assured
that | shall omit no effort TO realize
that patriotic purpose. which is the
only reason / had for abandoning the
labors of the judiciary and assuming
the responsibilities of the position
which | now occupy.
Whatever may be the result of my
efforts | declare that | am not guided
by any interested motive and that my
personality viii in no case be any
obstacle to the realization Of the
task Of concord, to which | have set
my hand and which is so necessary
to my country in these difficult mo-
ment |, in my turn, express my
desires for the prosperity Of your re-
spective countries and hope that the
cordial relations which they have
maintained with the Mexican
republic will continue unaltered