Evening star., 1915-02-07
The Moment Has Come,

THE moment has come to stop the
brotherly war and propose that the
distance between the members OF the
great Mexican family be closed for
ever.
From that we gather the following
message:
THE political situation has reached
such a gravity that to prolong it would
be to sink our own nationality. When
the whole world contemplates. horror
stricken. the ruinous and endlessness
of our fight. it is right for the world
to contemplate quick reconciliation OF
our people.
Let us put aside: with an honesty
all the hatred and the longing for re-
venge and put an end to the bloodshed
Let bygones be bygones, and let us
begin together the noble task of ma
tional reconstruction To make tne
future existence we must erase the
or less conscientiously guilty of the
hatred that divides US. The future is
our sons, all innocent and far from the
moguls that put US one against the
other: but they will ask on our graves
an account of the damaged estate that
we run the risk of leaving them.
Right 70 Inherit.
They have the right to inherit an
not will them a country that is ruined
and covered with graves bathed in
blood and soaked in tears.
We, helpless in exile, petition you,
the armed men, temporary masters of
the country to shake hands in ex-
change for a mutual and a definite par
don.
I'VE arc certain that our offer Will
not be put aside. and that you Will
tut n u
tion where, animated by sane pur-
poses, we will discuss .coo1ly the best
terms for Il reconciliation. Let US give
to the world this beautiful example IN
compensation for the awful ones al
ready given, and let us solve our prob
lem by ourselves in neutral territory
and armed with the proper arms. both
of us-the arms of justice ana right
that help everybody when the future
OF country, which equally belongs
to the winners ana the lose'S' 10 '@
stake.
FEDERICO GAMBOA.
"President of the Committee.
You Two Make Peace"
DR.. Aureliano Urrutia, former minis
ter of the interior under Huerta. who
is here. said all the United States
would have to do would be to say to
Carranza and Villa. You two make
peace" and they at once would do so.
Will, other arrivals today was
Querido Moheno. former minister of
foreign affairs. More than 200 former
governors. army generals, diplomats
and cabinet ministers were attending.
Bridges Are Burned.
DOUGLAS. Ariz. February 6.-To en-
force his, recent embargo on the ship
ment of food and nerchandise into the
country south of Aqua Prieta. Gen. p.
Elias Gales the Carranza commander
opposite here burned a number of
bridges on the Nacozari railroad today.
Three hundred Americans living in the
country southwark, which is controlled
by the Maytorena faction. now are cut
off from means of transportation OF
supplies.
Carranza officials at Aqua Prieta an
nounced today that sentences of death
for having aided Maytorena i'll various
ways had been passed upon G. Kron,
superintendent of the Cananea branch
of the Southern Pacific of Mex
leo; o. NJ. Saunders. Naco agent of the
same company. and two other Ameri-
cans As they are in territory con-
trolled by Maytorena, none of the men
is in immediate danger.
Statements of constitutionalist Off
cials indicated that efforts at reprisals
upon the Southern Pacific railroad of
Mexico also would be attempted. The
railroad. they asserted, had aided
Maytorena in keeping the Cananea-
Naco branch open when the Carranza
officials ordered all rolling stock taken
across the American boundary after
Maytorena had trapped Cen Benjamin
Hill in Naco, Sonora. Representations
have been made to the state Depart
ment at Washington on behalf of the
railroad. it IS said;
Capt. Valenzuela and one private
were killed Friday in skirmish mid
way between Aqua Prieta and Naco
when a constitdtionalist force sur
prised and re6ted small body of
Maytorena troops.