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TlfK ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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PRESIDENT WHS
Armistice Impossible, Huerta Elected
Head of Mexico Legally, Gamboa Says
In his reply to the American proposals
Senor Gamboa, the Mexican Minister of For
eign Affairs, urges the following points:
That President Wilson's imputation that no
progress is being made toward the restoration
of peace in Mexico is not true.
That the fact that the Mexican Government
enjoys the recognition of nearly all the great
nations of the world is proof that it is a true
and honorable administration.
That the proposal of an armistice Is impos
sible because nations do not propose armistices
with bandits. To grant an armistice would be
to recognize the belligerency of the rebels.
That the request that General Huerta should
not be a candidate for the presidency is
“strange and unwarranted.’’
That the election of General Huerta was
legal.
That the American proposals are “humiliat
ing and unusual.”
That Mexico’s Ambassador should be re
ceived in Washington and that the United
States should send a new Ambassador to Mex
ico.
Senor Gamboa, Mexican Minister of
Foreign Affairs.
Continued from Page 1.
instinct of nejghb rly intercet and
sympathy is aroused and quickened
by them; but that is only one ele
ment in the determination of our duly.
“We are glad to call ourselves the
friends of Mexico, and we shall, 1
hope, have many an occasion, in hap
pier times, as well as in these days
of trouble and confusion, to show
that our friendship Is genuine and
disinterested, capable of sacrifice, and
very generous G f manifestation.
“The peace, prosperity and con
tentment of Mexico mean more, much
more, to us than merely an enlarged
field for our commerce and enterprise.
They mean an enlargement of the
field of self-government and the
realization of the hopes and rights of
a nation with whose best aspirations,
too long suppressed and disappoint
ed. we deeply sympathize. We shall
yet prove to the Mexican people that
we know how to serve them without
first thinking how we shall serve our
selves.
“But we are not pie only friends of
Mexico. The whole world desires her
peace and progress, and the whole
world is Interested as never before.
Mexico lies at last where all the world
looks on. Central America is about
to be touched by the great routes of
the world’s trade and intercourse run
ning free from ocean to ocean at the
Isthmus. The future has much in
store for Mexico, as for all the States
of Central America, but the best gifts
can come to her only if she be ready
and free to receive them and to enjoy
them honorably.
“America in particular America,
North and South and upon both con
tinents--waits upon the development
of Mexico; and that development can
be sound and lasting only if it be the
product of a genuine freedom, a Just
and ordered governments founded up
on law. And so can it be peaceful and
fruitful of the benefits of peace. Mex
ico has a great and enviable future
before her, if only she choose and
attain the paths of honest constitu
tional government.”
Situation Not Promising.
“The present circumstances of tlie
republic, 1 deeply regret to say, do
not seem to promise even the foun
dations of such a peace. We have
waited many months, months full of
peril and anxiety, for the conditions
there to improve and they have not
improved. They have grown worse,
rather. The territory in some sort
controlled by the provisional author
ities at Mexico City as grown smaller,
not larger. The prospect of the paci
fication of the country, even by arms,
has seemed to grow more and more
remote, and its pacification bv the
authorities at the Capitol is evidently
impossible by any other means than
force.
“Difficulties more and more en
tangle those who claim to constitute
the legitimate government of the re
public. They have not made good
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their claim, in fact. Their successes
in the field have proved only tempo
rary. War and disorder, devastation
and confusion, seem to threaten to
become the settled fortune of the
distracted country.
“As friends we could wait no longer
for a solution which every week
seems further away. It was our duty
at least to volunteer our good of
fices the offer to assist, if we might,
in effecting some arrangement which
would bring relief and peace and set
up a universally acknowledged politi
cal authority there.
“Accordingly, I took the liberty rf
sending the Hon. John Lind, formerly
Governor of Minnesota, as my per
sonal spokesman and representative
to the f’ity of Mexico with the fol
lowing instruction:
Instructions to Lind.
“Press very earnestly upon the
attention of those who are now
exercising authority or wielding
influence in Mexico the following
consideration and advice:
“The Government of the United
States does not feel at liberty any
longer to stand inactively by
while it becomes daily more and
more evident that no real progress
is being made toward the c*stab-
lishment of a government at the
City of Mexico which the country
will obey and respect.
“The Government of the United
States does not stand in the same
case with the other great Govern
ments of the world In respect to
what is happening or what is like
ly to happen in Mexico. We offer
our good offices, not only because
of our genuine desire to play the
part of a friend, but also because
we are expected by the powers of
the world to act ai Mexico's near
est friend.
“We wish to act in these cir
cumstances in the spirit of the
most earnest and disinterested
friendship. It is our purpose in
whatever we do or propose in
this perplexing and distressing
situation not only to pay the most
scrupulous regard to the sover
eignty and independence of Mex
ico— that we take as a matter
of course, to which we are bound
by obligation of right and honor—
but also to give every possible
evidence that we act in the in
terest in Mexico alone, and not in
the Interest of any person or body
of persons who may have per
sonal or property claims in Mex
ico which they may feel that they
have the right to press. We are
seeking to counsel Mexico for her
own good and in the interest of
her own peace and not for any
other purpose whatever. The
Government of the United States
would be itself discredited if it
had any selfish or ulterior purpose
in transactions where the peace,
happiness and prosperity of a
whole people are involved it is
acting as tts friendship for Mexico,
not us any selfish interest dic
tates.
Only Settlement Wanted.
"The political situation in Mex
ico is incompatible with the ful
fillment of International obliga
tions on the part of Mexico, with
the civilized development of Mex
ico herself and with the main
tenance of tolerable political and
economic conditions in Central
America. It is no common occa
sion. therefore, that the United
States offers her counsel and as
sistance. All America cries- out
for settlement.
“A satisfactory settlement
seems to be conditioned on:
“(a) An immediate cessation of
fighting throughout Mexico, a def
inite armistice solemnly entered
into and scrupulously observed.
“(b) Security given for an early
and free election in which all will
agree to take part.
“(c) The consent of General
Hu©rta to bind himself not to be
a candidate for election as Presi
dent of the republic at this elec
tion; and
“(d) The agreement of all par
ties to abide by the results of
the elections and co-operation In
the most loyal way in organizing
and supporting the new adminie-
tration.
“The Government of the Unit
ed States will be glad to play
any part in this settlement or in
its carrying out which is honor
able and consistent with inter
national right. It pledges itself
to recognize and in any way
proper to assist the administra
tion chosen and set up in Mex
ico in the way and on the condi
tions suggested.
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Government of the United States
can conceive of no reasons wuffl-
cient to justify those who are
now attempting to shape the pol
icy of exercising the authority of
Mexico in declining the offices of
friendship thus offered. Can
Mexico give the civilized world a
satisfactory reason for rejecting
our good offices?
“If Mexico can suggest any
better way in which to show our
friendship, serve the people of
Mexico and meet our interna
tional obligations, we are more
than willing to consider the sug
gestion.
“Mr. Lind executed his delicate and
difficult mission with singular tact,
firmness, and made clear to the au
thorities at the City of Mexico not
only the purpose of his visit, but also
the spirit in which it had been under
taken. But the proposals he submit
ted were rejected in a note the full
text of which I take the liberty of
laying before you.
“I am led to believe that they were
rejected partly because the authori
ties at Mexico City had been grossly
misinformed and misled upon two
points. They did not realize the spirit
of the American people in this mat
ter, theij earnest friendliness and yet
sober determination that some Just
solution be found for the Mexican
difficulties, and they did not believe
that the present Administration spoke
through Mr. Bind for the American
people.
Must Wait for Awakening.
"The effect of this unfortunate mis
understanding on their part is to
leave them singularly isolated and
without friends who can effectually
aid them. So long as the misunder
standing continues we can only
await the time of their awakening to
a realization of the actual facte. We
can not thrust our good offices upon
them. The situation must be given a
little more time to work itself out in
the new circumstances, and I believe
that only a little while will be neces
sary. For the circumstances are new.
The rejection of our friendship makes
them new and will inevitably bring
its own alterations in the whole as
pect of affairs. The actual situation
of the authorities at the City of Mex
ico will presently be revealed.
"Meanwhile, what is it our duty to
do? Clearly everything that we do
must be rooted in patience and done
with calm and disinterested delibera
tion. Impatience on our part would
be childish and would be fraught with
every risk of wrong and folly. We
can afford to exercise the self-re
straint of a really great nation which
realizes its own strength and scorns
to misuse it. It was our duty to offer
our active assistance, it is now our
duty to show what true neutrality
will do to enable the people of Mex
ico to set their affairs in order again
and wait for a further opportunity
to offer our friendly counsels.
“The door is not closed against the
resumption, either upon the initiative
of Mexico or upon our own, of the
effort to bring order out of the con
fusion by friendly co-operative ac
tion. should fortunate occasion offer.
Urges Americans to Leave.
“While we wait, the contest of the
rival forces undoubtedly will for a
little while he sharper than ever, Just
because it will be plain that an end
must be made of the existing situa
tion, and that very promptly; and
with the increased activity of the
contending factions will come, it is to
be feared, increased danger to the
non-combatant in Mexico, as well as
to those actually in the field of bat
tle. The position of outsiders is al
ways particularly trying and full of
hazard where there Is civil strife and
a whole country is upset.
Wo should earnestly urge all Amer
icans to leave Mexico at once, and
should assist them to get away in
every way possible. Not because we
would mean to slacken in the least
our efforts to safeguard their lives
and their interests, but because it i*
imperative that they should n ot take
any unnecessary risks if it is physi
cally possible for them to leave the
country. We should let everyone who
assumes to exercise authority in any
part of Mexico know in the most un
equivocal way that w* shall vigilantly
watch the fortunes of those Ameri
cans who can not get away and shall
hold those responsible for their suf
ferings and losses to a definite reck
oning. That can be and will be made
plain beyond the possibility of a mis
understanding.
“For the rest, I deem it my duty to
exercise the authority conferred upon
me by the law of March 14. 1912, to
see to it that neither side to the strug
gle now going on in Mexico receives
any assistance from this side of the
border
“I shall follow the best practice of
nations in the matter of neutrality by
Continued on Page 5, Column 6.
REFUSING II. S.
PEACE ffill
| Neither National Dignity Nor Sit
uation Permits Interference,
He Says in Effect.
The following is the reply of Se
nor Gamboa to the proposals of the
American Government conveyed
through Hon. John Lind, as trans
mitted to Congress to-day by the
President;
“Mexico, August 16, 1913.
“Sir—On the 6th instant, pursuant
to telegraph ins*ructions from his
Government, the charge d’affaires ad
interim of the United States of Amer
ica verbally informed Mr. Manuel
Garza Aldape, then In charge of the
Department of Foreign Affairs, of
your expected arrival in this republic
with the mission of peace. As, for
tunately neither then nor to-day there
existed a state of war between the
United States of America and the
United Mexican States, my Govern
ment was much surprised to learn
that your mission near us should be
referred to as one of peace. This
brought forth the essential condition
which my Government ventured to
demand in its unnumbered note of the
6th instant addressed to the afore
said charge d’affaires—‘that if you
do not see fit to properly establish
yoirr official character’ your sojourn
could not be pleasing to us accord
ing to the meaning which diplomatic
usages gives to this word.
“The Government of Mexico has
paid due attention to the advice and
considerations expressed by the Gov
ernment of the United States on ac
count of three principal reasons:
"First, because Mexico entertain*
the highest respect for the personal
ity of his excellency Woodrow Wil
son.
“Second, because certain European
and American Governments, wltn
which Mexico cultivates the closest
relation of international amity, hav
ing made use of their good offices
to the end that Mexico should accord
you a hearing, inasmuch as you were
the bearer of a private mission from
the President of the United States,
and,
“Third, because Mexico was anxious
to demonstrate in every way the Jus
tice of its cause.
Calls imputation Untrue.
“The imputation contained In the
first paragraph of your instruction!
that no progress has been made t<
ward establishing in the Capital of
Mexico a Government that may enjoy
respect and obedience of the Mexican
people is unfounded.
“My Government greatly appro
dates the good offices tendered to it
by the Government of the United
States of America in the presefit cir
cumstances; it recognizes that it was
inspired by the noble desire to act as
a friend as well as by the wishes of
all the other Governments which ex
pect the United States to act as Mex
ico's nearest friends. But if suen
good offices are to be of the character
of those now tendered to us we should
have to decline them in the most cat
egorical and definite manner.
“Inasmuch as the Government of
the United States is willing to act in
the most disinterested friendship, it
will be difficult for it to find a more
propitious opportunity than the fol
lowing:
“If it should only watch that no
material and monetary assistance is
given to rebels who found refuge,
conspire and provide themselves with
arms and food on the other side of
the border; if it should demand from
its minor and local authorities the
strictest observance of the neutrality
laws, I assure you that the complete
pacification of this republic would be
accomplished within a relatively short
time.
“His excellency Mr. Wilson is la
boring under a serious delusion when
he declares that the present situation
of Mexico is incompatible with the
compliance of her international obli
gations. with the developments of its
civilization and with the required
maintenance of certain political and
economical conditions tolerable in
Central America. We are punctually
meeting all of our credits; we are
still maintaining diplomatic missions
cordially accepted in almost all the
countries of the world, and we con
tinue to be invited to all kinds of in
international congresses and confer
ences. In one thing 1 do agree with
you, and it is that the whole of Amer
ica Is clamoring for a prompt solu
tion of our disturbances.
Can Not Consider Conditions.
“Consequently Mexico can not for
one moment take into consideration
the four conditions which his excel
lency Mr. Wilson has been pleased
to propose. For these reasons an im
mediate suspension of the struggle in
Mexico is not possible, as to do this
it would be necessary that there
should be some one capable of pro
posing to the many bandits who are
marauding toward the south and
committing the most outrageous dep
redations; and I know’ of no country
in the world, the United States in
cluded. which may have ever dared
to enter into an agreement, or to
propose an armistice to individuals
who can be found all over the w’orld
beyond the pale of the divine and hu
man laws. Bandits are not admitted
to armistice.
“The final part of the instruction*
of President Wilson caused me to
propone the following equally de
corous arrangement:
“1. That our Ambassador be re
ceived in Washington.
“2. That the United States of
America send us a new Ambas
sador without previous condi
tions.
"And all this threatening and dis
tressing situation will have reached a
happy conclusion; mention will not
he made of the causes which might
carry us. if the tension persists, ta
no one knows what incalculable ex
tremities for two peoples who have
the unavoidable obligation to con
tinue friends, provided, of course, that
it is based upon mutual respect,
whieffi is indispensable between twj
sovereign entities wholly# equal be
fore law and justice.
"F. GAMBOA.
“Serretarv for Foreign .Affairs for the
Republic."
JURY SERVICE CALLED
SUPREME LOVE TEST
MRS. F. V. L. SMITH.
ESPEED CHARGES
Georgia Census Shows Growth in
Five Years That Appropriation
Can Not Care For.
With an increase of more than 60,-
000 in school population during the
last five years, the various counties
of Georgia face a cut in the school
appropriation fund of $2,500,000.
The regular five-year school census
figures, compiled by the State De
partment of Education, were made
public Wednesday morning.
According to the report there are
60.732 more children of school age in
Georgia now than in 1908. As the
school appropriation fund is parcelled
out among the various counties this
increase will mean a decrease in the
appropriation made to each county.
The total school population, ac
cording to the report. Is 796.203. as
compared with 735,471 in 1908.
The report shows further that the
number of illiterates decreased from
84,430 in 1908 to 72,840 in 1913 The
grand tetal of infirm school children,
however, increased from 1,009 in 1908
to 1,323 in 1913.
The number of children over 10
years of age who never attended a
public school totalled 10,500, as com
pared with 10.533 in 1908. The num
ber who never attended any school
totalled only 9,871 in 1913, as com
pared with 11,198 in 1908.
The total cost of taking the census
was $29,033.21, as compared with
$25,760.84 in 1908.
MIDI PUBLIC
House Authorizes Judiciary Com
mittee to Investigate Record of
Georgia Federal Judge.
Continued from Page 1.
WOMAN ASKS DIVORCE,
ALLEGING ABANDONMENT
Mrs. Julia Bona Hines, of Atlanta,
Wednesday morning through her at
torneys filed suit for divorce in the
Superior Court against her husband,
Winter M. Hines, of Indianapolis.
The case has been set for the first
Monday in November before Judge
Pendleton.
The plaintiff charges abandonment
of herself and child.
OFFICIAL IS VINDICATED.
CHATTANOOGA, Aug. 27.—Samuel
L. Lovell, County Court Clerk of
James County, was vindicated by the
Grand Jury at Ooltewah of the charge
of burning the James County Court
house last spring.
using court officials as private
servants who were paid by the
Government without rendering
any service to the Government.
“Oppressive and corrupt con
duct in allowing the dissipation
of assets of bankruptcy estates
by the employment of urmneoee-
sary officials and the payment of
excessive fees.
“Oppressive and corrupt abuee
of authority In granting orders
appointing receivers for property
without notice to the owners and
without cause, resulting in great
loss to the parties.
Use of Drugs Alleged,
“Oppressive and corrupt abuse
of authority in refusing to al
low the dismissal of litigation
for the purpose of permitting
relatives and favorites to profit
by the receipts of large fees.
“Improper, if not corrupt,
abuse of authority In taking, or
causing to be taken, money from
the court funds for his private
use.
“Oppressive conduct In enter
taining matters beyond his juris
diction, fining parties, etc.
“Unlawful and oppressive con
duct in defying mandate of the
Circuit Court of Appeals.
“Oppressive conduct in allow
ing money to remain on deposit
without interest in a bank in
which relatives or friends were
Interested.
“Allowance of excessive fees to
receivers, etc., for purposes im
proper.
“Corrupt conduct in raising
amount of fees allowed to oth
ers In order that his son-in-law
might profit thereby.
“Attempted bribery of officials
appointed to act as custodians.
“Oppressive conduct in unlaw
fully seizing and selling property.
"Use of drugs.
“General unlawful and oppres
sive conduct to serve his own
private ends.”
Chairman Clayton of the Judiciary
Committee announced that the in
vestigation of Judge Speer’s conduct
would not begin until late in the au
tumn.
Frank Trial Temporary Widow and
Husband Happily ‘Reunited.’
“If you are not sure whether you
love your husband, let him serve on
a Jury for four weeks—then you’li
know!”
Mrs. Frederick V. L. Smith, of No.
481 Cherokee avenue, said it—and
sighed. But it was a happy sigh,
for Mr. Smith, his face wreathed in
one of those “I, John, take thee, Mary"
smiles, was coming hurriedly up the
sidewalk home from business fully
an hour earlier than usual.
Not 24 hours before they had been
reunited, after Mr. Smith had been
a stranger to his own home—a
stranger to every place except the
Kimball House and the courtroom—
for four long weeks, serving on the
famous Frank jury.
"I don’t think there is anything.”
Mrs. Smith continued, “that would
cause a woman to realize how much
she loved her husband as to have him
be on a jury; to be a ’widow’ and
yet know that your husband is in the
same city that you are.
“Let him pass you two or three
times a day, and not be allowed to
speak to him—only to look and wave
a handkerchief. Let those old dep
uty sheriffs stop him when he goes
to say ’hello,’ and caution you to be
quiet when you start to ask him if
he is being taken care of, if he gets
enough to eat and if his clothing
needs mending—why, I don’t see how
you can help making a vow never to
speak a cross word to him.
“Little Dan Cupid may bear the
burden during courtship and honey
moon, but after marriage he has a
great aid in jury service. I’ll just bet
if a woman who fusses and nags her
husband would let him serve on a
jury for a month or so she’d be per
manently cured.
“It’s a terrible thing to be a tem
porary widow. There must be a bet
ter word to express it than ’terri
ble.’ but If there is I don’t know :t,
unless I say it was*, simply awful. 1
had almost rather my husband would
be dead than be on a Jury. I don't
think a real widow has a bit harder
time than a ‘temporary one/”
Mrs. Smith, besides being one of the
most beautiful of the eleven “tem
porary widows,” is also one of the
most remarkable. When her husband
was caught In the jury net he was
not given time to get any one to take
charge of his business.
So Mrs. Smith, despite the fact that
she had a baby to take care of. step
ped into the breach, and during the
four weeks of the trial has conducted
her husband's business affairs a well
as he could himself. Every morn
ing saw her at his office In the Em
pire Building—and every noon and j
evening saw her at the doors of the
courthouse wa.ving greetings to her
“dead” husband.
Wife at Last Collapses.
The strain, however, was too great,
and during the last week of the trial
Mrs. Smith worked solely on her
"nerve.” She came home Monday
evening very nervous, and shortly
after 8 o’clock, when she received a
telephone message from her husband
that he was coming home, ahe col
lapsed.
Mr, Smith, returning at h o’clock,
after an absence of fou. weeks, found
his wife unconscious and physicians
bending over her. Mrs. Smith was
unconscious for nearly two hours, and
for more than half an hour of that
time it was feared she was dead. By
Tuesday afternoon, however, she had
fully recovered her strength.
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