The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15
PLANS NATIONAL UNION TO RECONCILE
WARNING FACTIONS IN MEXICO
Appeals to All to Lend
Aid to Peace Congress
Which Will Discuss
Methods Of Recon
structing Mexico

ing upon all good citizens. In the name
Of the distressed motherland. to give 1t
their cooperation: q movement which
shall be disinterested and impersonal.
asking all national and foreign progr, s.
sive elements to help US In the defence
OF truth and law and inviting the
friends of peace and order to aid and
foster It through every channel. all
working In conjunction for the organ
ization Of the national union.
Let us convene, as an immediate,
practical result OF the movement. a
peace congress. which. upon neutral
ground and on a basis Of absolute i'm
partially and national and international
integrity. shall discuss and resolve upon
the reconstruction Of Mexico In the
light OF the Constitution and OF the
aspirations OF It's people, thereby re-
storing peace TO Mexico and putting
ner back In her place among the nations
-. the earth.
rhe congress will select an impartial
committee Of representative citizens,
made up Of conservative and responsible
men Of all parties.
Prepare plans for reorganizing the
| national finances. restoring the public
credit and promoting economic reforms
l
Announce that II the officers. leaders
and soldiers on both sides lay down
! their arms and submit to proper law
control provision will be made for their
payment and amnesty will be passed on
all their debts and doings and their work
viii De pardoned and forgiven forever.
Consider the reform OF the land laws.
| consulting foreign experts and expert
ence II necessary, but acting In the
matter upon their own independent
initiative.
Reorganlze the public debt. negotiate
loans which will permit the restoration
of the monetary standard, restore the
public credit, pay the soldiers and re-
build the railroads.
Provides for honest elections under
the charge OF impartial representative
men OF all parties
/ The present savage warfare is not
only costing the country many precious
! lives and the destruction OF property at
home but will also impose q heavy bur
den OF pubic debt for indemnity to
| foreigners having property in Mexico
/ The interest on which will be q long con-
tnued and unproductive burden upon
the resources OF the country.
The continuance o: the present strife
| will FIND the resources of the country
impaired to resist foreign Intervention,
which will almost certainly occur. either
oy the United States or a combination
OF Powers. with the result of causing
prolonged anarchy or the levy OF the
! cost of Intervention upon the Mexican
! cope, II 1t Is successful
We must start anew in the work OF
/ Observation-Disclosures from the madness
81 nd Z 10 H.,
driving our brothers at the present time.
| II human effort cannot alone relieve US
OF so many errors and msfortunes. let
| us turn our eyes to the God Of nations
and ask n divine grace to perform the
most wonderful. miracle OF all, because
We Mcxicans also trust In God.
There are many international que.-
/ tons which have been discussed In the
| press and elsewhere which will not be
treated OF At the present moment
. 1t will be sufficient to say that whether
/ the President OF the United States was
right or wrong Il do not believe he was
righO in intervening In the internal
affairs OF Mexico. whether It would have
been better or not Il believe it would
have been better) to have recognized the
Huerta Government In the beginning:
have been able o. unable 10 settle the
revolution, thus Sparing the loss ~ lie,
wealth and property Il believe that all
loss could have been spared), We are now
confronted With a situation OF fict which
grows worse daily ana Is dragging us
along toward foreign war which would
have grave consequence for both parties
and II behooves us TO recognize the sit
! ua ton and meet N suuSNNly .,ui,b ,x,n1
Will to all and malice toward none" and
solve 1t in \ practical and permanent
manner. We believe tho only possible
course has been outlined herein.
The people of the United States
should not be surprised 10y. nor alarmed
over, the present Condii .uns I'm Mexico.
since they and We f0resaw them yca-s
ago. ! mean To say that during the last
, hNe years Of ex-Pre sident Diazs rule
! there was but one question here and