Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08
MR.. PERALTA's POSITION

To the Editor OF Evening Ledger:
Sir-I am writing to you today, and have
requested the Hon. Juan B. Cayrasso, Con-
sui of Ell Salvador in your city, to deliver
the letter personally to you, because 1 have
had the disagreeable surprise of having
seen in your edition of the cath instant, and
purporting to be the expression of my opin-
ions, an article entitled "Latin-America
Fears u S. Dash Into Mexico"
must state that a reporter of the EVEN
ING LEDGER approached me in your city
and asked me the following questions: /:
First Are you visiting Philadelphia on Off
cial business? Second What is your opin-
ion with regard to the present action of
the United States in Mexico? And. third, Is
the Republic of FL Salvador in any way
interested in Mexico?
To the first question I answered my
visit here is for the purpose of seeing the
several Salvadorean citizens who are PEN
stoned by our Government In order to make
their studies in various American schools"
To the second I answered, mo Mexican
would probably look at Intervention by a
foreign Power in their affairs with benevo-
lent eyes, and the United States them
selves would perhaps also resent the act of
a nation seeming to interfere in the affairs
of this country" In this way 1 only in
tended to interpret the opinion of the aver
age Mexicans. as ! know them.
To the third said; I'VE have no special
interests of whatever nature binding us to
Mexico, as we are long way from that
country"
I, therefore, openly disavow all that has
been published in the said article pretend
ing that has been uttered by me, and re-
quest of you to have the kindness to pub
lish this letter of mine In your next issue,
in order to correct the erroneous idea con-
veyed to the readers of your paper by the
writer of the said article, and also, because
it is of the greatest importance to me that
the truth be fully established in this respect.
/ must add that, in reference to what 1
said about the development OF agriculture,
commerce and industry in El Salvador the
said writer keeps perfectly silent, and that
was the only topic in which I gladly gave
him full information and in which am in
terested.
must state that I never expected a
member of your stan to twist my answers
in such mischievous way, expressing with
regard to the American Government and TO
the Mexican people opinions that / have
never entertained and could never have ut
tered the more so as the Government and
people of Ell Salvador entertain the most
sincere feelings OF friendship and high
esteem towards the United States.
Thanking you in advance for your kind
ness in giving truth its proper place by pub
fishing this letter in your earliest issue. 1
am, dear sir
Yours very respectfully.
MANUEL PERALTA,
Secretary of the Consulate Of FL Salvador
in New York.
New York, May 26, 1915.
[Mr Peralta was interviewed by a thor
oughly reliable reporter, who declares:
Mr. Peralta spoke English with difficulty,
and / took pains to repeat his statements
and secure confirmation from him before
deciding to use same" AS 1t is evident
nevertheless. that Mr. Peralta feels himself
to have been put In false position, the
courtesy OF our columns Is extended for the
publication of the foregoing communlca-
tion.-Editor OF the EVENING LEDaER.l