Year: 1878

profitable occupation; military officials posted to pro-
forced leans have been demanded and American citizens
have been compelled TO submit TO unjust and unequal
American commander have been seized and carried into
the interior with threats Of summary execution, and


Consul Of .he United States in gross violation of inter
national comfy has been imprisoned.


For each and al OF these acts many OF them com,
mitted not with the sanction at least in the name oil
the Government Of Mexico, single man. tar az
~ Is known TO- this Government has been punished.


IL is not difficult 10 believe thai General Diaz ard his
Minister of Foreign Affairs earnestly desire friendly
atlons and recognition the RI Of the United states,
ana it is gratifying receive the unonclay
madc through you that they disposed 10 adjust ana
rcfy these complaints and grievances, and are not nm.
action between the military commanders of the
two countries the frontier for the preservation Of
peace and order and the protection of life and property
Ii natural that Mexican statesmen should
you the argument thai the restoration of ofical rela-
lions between the two Governments would open the way
toward such an adjustment But II Is natural on the
other hand that the Government OF tine United states
should be disposed to believe that some guarantee OF
such arrangement sEOId be made the concition
cCdent any recognition, rather thar 10 trust TO the
possibility that II may ultimately follow.


In continuing your present unofficial and informal
communications with the Mexican Government You may
present these views in whole or in part at your own dis
cretion not falling however, TO let be clearly under
stood that while ;he Government Of the United States
seeks anity and cordial relations with their sister Rep6


lie they prefer TO await evidence that their friend
ship will be reciprOcatcd.


President Diaz himself, Mr.. Romero and other
Mexican statesmen were In favor OF making the
concessions asked for by our Administration and
Senior Yalerta the Mexican Minister OF Foreign
Affairs opposed this, because he said the United
States would back down. and that there was no
necessity whatever for any action on the part of
the Government. Reports have been in circulation
in Washington that the Mexican Government in its
anxiety to secure recognition, was about to depose
SenOr Valerta and place Mr.. Romero at the head of
the Foreign Department. because the latter was
recognized rs a friend of the United States, and
such change would be accepted by our Govern
meut as evidence Of the good faith of the Mexican
Administration.


Since the arrival Of Mr.. Caleb Gushing in Wash
inGton, and his appearance attorney for the MeXi
can Government, Mr. Evarts is reported to have been
anxious to recognize the Diaz Government at once.
Mr.. Cushing it is said has advised the Secretary
that he could point against the Conkling
committee by issuing the necessary orders for official
recognition before that committee gets fairly to
work. On the other hand large and influential
class of gentlemen in Washington have begged the
Secretary not to be i'll undue haste abOut this mat
ter. and have assured him that if the Government
will only hold to the position it has assumed with
firmness, the Administration of President Dlaz
will accord everything that has been asked