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HUERTA FOR
OF MEXICO, SAYS GAMBOA
WORLD'S BIGGEST SHIP
WHICH WAS SWEPT BY
FLAMES AT HOBOKEN
At top is the Imperator under full steam, and below, the |
fpant turbine of the great liner.
Continued from Page 1.
^Department officials see in it a clev
erly devised trap by which the United
States would recognize the present
<5e facto admini‘tration of Mexico, if
it assented to Huerta's view and at
tained that lie was constitutionally
t Provision;- Ur* «ldent of Mexico
a i interim the Unitfed State* would
h.ive swept the grounn from beneath
i s feet in its refusal to recognize the
Huerta regime in Mexico as more
t .an a de lacto administration.
Unusual activity wai noticed in the
White House, and in the State and
War Departments. Secretary <«f
Plate Bryan expressed belief that his
message of the day previous to tiie
United States Embassy and to all
consular agents, instructing them to
r- nder every possible aid to Amer
icans departing from Mexico, would
prevent any Americans from fluffei -
lug at the hands of the Mexicans.
The consular agents have been in-
siructed to provide with funds every
American not able financially to buy
p tusage to the United States, and a
nun f ships an riding in et • rjr
Mexi* in harbor, ready to aid in the
exodus.
Following a long conference between
President Wilson and Assistant Sec-
rotary of War Breckenridge. it was
expected that a movement of troops
would be immediately ordered to the
Mexican border. It is the President’s
p un, not only to strengthen the bor
der patrol, but he desires the strictest
vigilance by troops already guarding
the international lin«
The full text of the answer of Fred
eric Gamboa, Mexican Foreign Min
ister. to *he note sent to him by Hpc
cial Envoy John Hind, under date of
August 25. characterized by Minister
Gamboa es Mr Lind’s second note,
follows:
“Yesterday I had the honor of re-
oelvln from your hands a note in
which you arc pleased to state that al
though you have no instructions from
the President of the United States
America in the scop- of your institu
tions, you reply to the note of this
Government, given to y*>u through me.
of the 16t6h instant. You are pleased
to repeat from those same instructions
the paragraph, which, translated, say. 4
literally:
“ ‘We wish to act in the present cir
cumstances under the inspiration of
the most lively and disinterested
friendship. We propose, in all that we
do <»r say by reason of this serious and
intricate situation. m»t only to main
tain the most scrupulous respect for
the sovereignty and Independence of
Mexico, and we consider ourselves ob
ligated to that respect by all the con
siderations of honor anti right, but as
well to give all possible proofs that
wo are working onlv in the interest of
Mexico and not for any person oi
group pf persons who might have
claims relating to themselves or to
their properties in this country and
who might consider themselves with
a right to dems-nd their settlement
What we intend Is to oounsel
Mexico for her own good and in the
Interest of her own peace and with
no other object of any kind. The Gov
ernment of the United States would
consider Itself discredited if it had in
mind any seltlsh or ulterior motive,
cnsldering that the negotiations in
hand concern the peace, welfare and
prosperity of a whole people.
• We are working, not with selfish
interest, but in accordance with the
dictates of otir friendship toward
Mexico.’
Denies De Facto Government.
“In spite cf the fact that at the
“in ™Vhlch T now ! them thus) of the United State, c
beginning of . . j j America, not only would we, ns 1 sa
*truction» 0 from the PresKlent of the ; f «rt-go our.»pverel*n,y but w
in the same spirit and to tne same j
end as the original proposition, but in ,
a more restricted form, to the end j
that njy Government may act within
its faculties without the co-operation |
or H d of any other outside factor. .
“It appears at once, Mr. Confiden
tial Agent, that In tida caae the pro- I
posal of hie . xrellen- y. Mr. Woodrow 1
Wilson, fi n<>( to remove himself* an !
lota from Tie position originally as
sumed by aim. for. notwithstanding
the time - xiMimed since the 16th, Up
date of my reply, to the 25th, in whlcn
von delivered to ine your second note,
which I am here answering, the es
sence and even the form of hi* origi
nal instruction* are the name with the
aggravating feature well qualified by
you as more restricted '
Foi rn , :irt It vould have been
sufficient to answer this note in It*
totality by reproducing the whole of
my note of the lflth instant as nega
tive as categorical, as I have the
honor to reproduce it in this present
note.
Huerta Extremely Patient.
“Rut the President ad Interim
wishes ta carry hi* forbearance toj
the lut point, ana t<> the end that!
Mexican public opinion, which is sol
Justly disturbed by the present ten-,
sion In the diplomatic relations be- j
tween the two countries, and to the
f nd that the various foreign govern
ments, which have offered their good
offices in the most delicate possioie i
manner I am glad to repea* that mis '
has been their attitude, and not less
pleased to express grateful acknowl
edgment thereof—may be duly in
formed, has authorized me to reply to
you in the following term*.
“It will begin by taking notice of «
highly significant fact. Between th-*
night of the 14th instant, when 1 re
ceived the sheets containing your in
struction—not directed to anyone an 1
calling the present administration
the persons who at the present time
have authority or exercise influence in
Mexico -uni yesterday, some prog
ress has been made, in that now the
constitutional President ad interim
(see paragraph 2 of the new propo
sitions) is called ‘President Huerta.’
and in the whole course of the note
the personnel of his administration is
referred to as the ‘de facto’ govern
ment.
“Hut inasmuch as this or that qual
ification is of no importance upon the
ground that all the representations
of your Government have not been
Initialed except with ourselves, which
gives us. upon the supposition that
we have not been dispossessed of It, a
perfect political and moral personali
ty to clear up the present divergence.
I Intentionally limit myself solely to
point out the facts;
“If your original proposals were not
to be admitted, they are now, in the
more restricted* form in which they
are reproduced, even more inadmis
sible. and one’s attention is called to
the fact that they are insistent upon.
If it be noticed, tha* which the first
proposals had already defined.
“Precisely because we comprehend
the immense value which is possessed
by the principle of sovereignty which
the Government of the United State*
so opportunely invokes in the ques
tion of our recognition, and precisely
for this reason, we believed that !t
would never be proposed to us that
we should forget our own sovereignty
by permitting that foreign govern
ment should modify the line of con
duct which we have to follow in our
public and Independent life.
Would Compromise Future.
“If even once we were to permit
the counsels and advice (let us call
of
sav
struct! ons fre
United States of America after
statement which 1 reproduced above,
you state ir. the name of that same
President that the method indicated In
my note of the 16th instnat in so far as
11 concerns the recognition of
the
present Government (which 1 may
sav in passing is quite far from be
ing a de facto Government, as you
have chosen to qualify it), or »* any
other future Government of Mexico
this vou add is something which only
the United States of America may de
cide. which it) tiie exercise of its sov
ereign rights in this respect, will not
hesitate especially in times of serious
domestic trouble, to consummate in
the manner in which, in the judg
ment of the United States of America
and not in that of Mexico, may be
best for this latter
“You add that the President of the
United States of America sincerely
and ardently believes that my Gov
ernment will see in the suggestion of
his excellency Mr Woodrow Wilson
the most feasible plan for serving our
vital interests and for insuring the
speedy re-establishment of our do
mestic tranquillity.
Quotes Conditions for Peace.
“And always in the name of the
President of the United States you
the | would as well compromise for an in
definite future our destinies ..s a sov
erc-ign entity, and all the future elec
tions for President would he submit
ted to the veto of any President of the
United States of America.
“And such an enormity, Mr. Confi
dential Agent, no government will
ever attempt to perpetrate, and this I
am sure of, unless some monstrous
and almost impossible cataclys n
should occur in the conscience of the
Mexican people.
“We believed, taking Into consid
eration the disproportionate interest
that the President of the United
Staten of America has shown con
cerning our internal affairs, that ne,
well as his Government, would
know perfectly well the provisions of
our constitution In the matter of ele'-
tlons.
“Unfortunately, and in view of the
insistence with which his excellency
Mr. Wilson sustains his flrst ideas,
we are compelled to acknowledge we
have made a mistake.
“The reform of constitutional arti
cles Nos. 47 and 109. nut into effect by
the Congress of the Union on Novem
ber 7. 1911, provides among other
requirements that which is contained
in the final part of article 78: The
Secretary of State in charge of th**
submit to the consideration of my -
Bnvernm. nt the three fullouln* prop- I executive power shall not he elis.b e
to the office of either President or
ofciti'
•• •]. That the election called for the
16th of October of the present year
(the note vent to the Foreign Office bv
Mr. Lind stated October 26. and not
16) shall be held in accordance with
the constitutional laws of Mexico.
“ '2. Thai President Huerta, in the
manner originally indicated by the
President of the United States of
America, give the assurance called for
in Paragraph C of the original in
structions, a paragraph which says
literally, “The consent of General
Huerta to agree not to be a candi
date in the coming election for Pres
ident of the republic.”
“ *3. That the remaining proposi
tions contained in your original in
structions shall be taken up later, but
speedily, and resolved as circum
stances permit and in the spirit of
their proposal.’
“You add furthermore. Mr Confi
dential Agent, that the President of
tiie United States of America has au
thorized you to «ay that if my gov
ernment ‘acts immediately and fa
vorably upon the foregoing sugges
tions.’ that same President will express
to American bankers and their associ
ates assurances that the government of
the United Stales of America will
then look with favor upon the ex
tension of an immediate loan suffi
cient in amount to meet the tempo
rary requirements of the present
Mexican administration
Says Wilson Hasn't Changed.
“At the end of your note, Mr. Con
fidential Agent, you express the hope
of your Government that my Govern
ment will judge it consistent with the
best and highest interests of Mexico
immediately to accept such propor
tions. stating that they are submitted
Vice President when the election shall
take place.’
Makes Huerta Ineligib 1 ®.
“This inscription, which I take the
liberty of making. Mr. Confidential
Agent, in order that the Government
of the United States ef America may
take due notice of it, prevents the
constitutional ad interim President of
the republic from being a candidate
of the forthcoming elections, and if
his excellency. President Wilson, had
taken into consideration that para
graph before venturing to impose on
us the conditions in question and
which we may not admit, the present
state of affairs between you and our
selves would have been avoided, leav.
lng out of the discussion our decorum
and the personal pride of the Presi
dent of the United States, wronglv
interested in this discussion without
foundation.
“It should be well understood that
the ad interim constitutional President
could not be elected President or Vice
President at the forthcoming elec
tions. already called for October, be
cause our own laws prohibit him from
being a candidate, and these laws are
the sole arbitrators of our destinies,
but ne\er through the Imposition, al
though friendly and disinterested, of
the President of the United States of
America or of any other ruler, power
ful or weak (this does not matter in
the case) who would be equally re
spected by us.
“I beg to inform you, Mr. Confiden
tial Agent, that up to the present
time, at least, only the President of
the United States of America has
spoken of the candidacy of the consti
tutional ad interim President at the
forthcoming elections.
“Neither the solemn declaration of
IMPERATOR EXCELLED TITANIC
The Imperator was launched at Hamburg, Germany, May 13, 1312, in the presence of Em
peror William, who stood sponsor for the fjiantess. The Imperator has been in commission less
than three months, having left Hamburg on her maiden voyage to New York on June 11 last.
Disaster to the great ship so soon after her construction instantly brings to mind the fate
of the great Titanic, which sank on her initial voyage. In comparison, however, the specifica
tions of the Imperator are more imposing than those of the Titanic. The dimensions of the
Hamburg-American liner follow:
Length 919 feet. •
Beam (width) 98 feet.
Gross tonnage 50,000.
The Irr.perator’s bridge is 90 feet above the water, and her three gigantic funnels extend 69
feet above the upper deck. Her masts extend 246 feet from keel to truck.
Wireless apparatus sufficiently powerful to transmit messages 1,500 miles was installed on
the liner, and she carries three wireless operators on every voya ge.
She is equipped with five mighty anchors, one weighing 23.445 pounds,two weighing 17,636,
and one 11,463. Her kedge anchor weighs 4,960 pounds.
100 COUKTIES
OF STATE DEAD •
this high functionary nor the mont in
significant of his acts all of which
have been done with a view of ob
taining a complete pacification of the
country, which is the supreme na
tional aim. and which he has decided
to bring about in spite of every
thing has authorized any one even
to suspect that such are not his ulti
mate intentions.
“It is perfectly well known that
there does not exist in the whole
country a single newspaper, a sin
gle club, u single corporation or
group of individuals who have
launched his candidacy or even dis
cussed it.
“Or what, then, is the gratuitous
suspicion of tiie President of the Unit
ed States of America based and his
demand, which is absolutely inadmis
sible, that in order to comply with
the suggestion of the President of
the United States the ad interim
President of the Mexican republic
should enter into agreements and con
tract obligations which have never
heretofore been imposed upon the rul
er of any sovereign nation?
“The question having been set
forth, as 1 have had the honor of
doing in this reply, hts excellency
Mr. Wilson will have to withdraw
definitely from his present attitude
at the risk that his motives, which I
take pleasure in acknowleding are.
as he himself quotes them, friendly
and disinterested, altruistic and with
out ulterior ends at the risk. 1 re
peat. that they may be wrongly and
differently interpreted by all the other
nations which look upon our present
internal conflict with more or less in
terest.
Demand Use of "De Facto" Stopped.
"And although the President of the
United States of America should take
an altogether different stand from
the universal standpoint which con
siders differently an administration
under the conditions in which our
own is at present (the best proof of
my assertion is the unconditional
recognition of the foremost powers of
the world, among which the United
States of America occupies such a
prominent and legitimately acquired
rank), he will have to cease to call
us a de facto Government and will
give us the title of ad interim con
stitutional Government, which is the
only one to which we are rightly
entitled.
“Permit me, Mr. Confidential Agent,
not to reply for the time being to
the significant offer in which the
Government of the United States of
America insinuates that it will recom
mend to American bankers the im
mediate extension of u loan which
will permit us, among other things,
to cover the innumerable urgent ex
penses. required by the progressive
pacification of the country; for. in
the terms in which it is couched, it
appears more to be an attractive
antecedent proposal to the end that,
moved by petty interests, we should
renounce a right which inoontro-
vertibly upholds us at a period when
the dignity of the nation is at stake.
“1 believe that there are not loans
enough to induce those charged by
the law to maintain that dignity to
permit it to be lessened.
“On the other hand. I have seen
with great pleasure that the Presi
dent of the United States of America
proposes for a later date, and ac
cording to what the circumstances
permit, the solution which was mark
ed with the letter A in the original
instructions and in the note to which
this is a reply, with the No. 3. for
this reveals that we are really in
the way of arriving at an arrange
ment equally dignified for both
sides.
Renounces Ambassadorial Demand.
"In view of this, Mr. Confident ini
Agent, to-day more than ever we
profoundly hope for an immediate so
lution cf the conflict which unfortu
nately has separated us. I could go
even further I would renounce on
our part the demand that our re
spective Ambassadors be received im
mediately. since for the end in view
the present personnel of our recipro
cal embassies is sufficient as it re
mains as it has been heretofore until
the elections of October have taken
place, but I always stand on the un
avoidable condition which declares
that we are in reality the ad interim
constitutional government of the Mex
ican Republic.
“In my turn, M. Confidential Agent.
I beg again to repeat to you the
pleasing impression which you leave
with me as a citizen /)T the United
States of America, as an able, right
eous and well-intentioned personal
representative of his excellency, Mr.
Woodrow Wilson. I esteem greatly
file gratitude which you say you pro
fess for the well-deserved treatment
which you have received in* Mexico
at the hands of the ad interim consti-
tional President of me republic, from
private Individuals and from myself,
and 1 reiterate to you, as in my pre
vious note, my present consideration.
“F. GAMBOA.
“The Secretary of Foreign Affairs ot
the .Mexican Republic.
“To Mr. John Lind, Confidential
Agent of tlie President of the United
Slates of America, etc., etc.
“A true copy of the original, to
which I certify.
"For the Sub-treasury of Foreign
| Relations, the chief clerk:
"PEXAYRES.”
Ambassador Wilson
To Quit Next Week.
INDIANAPOLIS IM'. iug. 28. -
j From a source close to Henry Lane
! Wilson. Ambassador to Mexico, it was
learned to-day that Ambassador Wil
son will demand either next Monday
| or Tuesday that he be immediately
relieved of his position. The demand
will be made on Secretary of State
Bryan. Ambassador Wilson has al-
■ ready tendered his resignation as
, Ambassador to Mexico, effective Oc-
j tober 1, but is anxious to be relieved
| of his diplomatic duties because of
| the dissonance that exists because of
President Wilson and Secretary Bry
an on the one hand and himself on
the other over the Mexican situation.
Commenting to-day on President
Wilson's m» ssage to Congress, Am
bassador Wilson said that he pre
ferred to refrain from criticism until
next Monday or Tuesday. "I will then
talk.’’ said Ambassador Wilson, “for
I will be In a position to do so." This
Is taken to mean that he will with
draw permanently and peremptorily
from the diplomatic service on one* of
these two days.
Blease Says Wilson
Too Easy on Mexico.
CHARLESTON. Aug. 28.—Governor
' Cole L. Blease thinks Americans liv
ing in Mexico and having property
thefe should be alloWed to stay, and
if Huerta gets fresh with them th<-
United States ought to go down and
hand him a thrashing. He believes
the President is too cautious.
Governor Blease. who is here to-day,
reiterated his statement that he will
go to the United States Senate.
who were working these pumps de
serted their posts in a panic of fear.
Gerbracht might have staggeied to
safety, but he clung to his task until
he dropped and was roasted to death.
Many firemen were burned by being
swept off their feet by a back draft.
All the freight which had been
brought over on the voyage ending
here last night was in the ship's hoid
and the efforts of the ship’s officers
were redoubled by knowledge that loss
of the cargo would add at least $1,-
000,000 more to the damage.
Origin of Fire Mystery.
The origin of the fire is a mys
tery. Captain Ruser expressed belief
that the flames had been burning for
some time before discovered. It was
possible that they had ignited about 4
o’clock or sooner.
The Hamburg-American Company
ordered a rigid investigation.
In telling the experiences of Ms
men. Fire Chief Gavin, of Hoboken,
exclaimed:
“It is a wonder any of fis are alive
That ship is the most complicated
thing inside we ever saw.” ,
Fire boats bringing firemen from
New York City were rushed to the
scene, not only to fight the blaze upon
the Imperator, but to prevent the fire
from spreading to the crowded ship
ping in the district.
The loss of life probably would
have been heavier but for Chief Ga
vin. Captain Ruser ordered a num
ber of seamen into the seething pro
vision room to search for bodies, but
Gavin would not let them go.
“You are sailors, not firemen, and
you don't know how to protect your
selves." said the Hoboken chief. “I’ll
send some experienced men." He did.
Here Are Some of
Imperator’s Wonders.
The Imperator, which was the
greatest ship ever built, had been in
service only a few months. It com
pleted its maiden trip across the At
lantic on June 21 last. It was a ver
itable floating palace, excelling in
comfort and luxury even the Titanic.
Following are some of the wonders
of the giant liner:
A flower garden, with a large mint
bed.
A candy and toy store for children.
A notion store.
A running track.
An elaborate Roman bath, two sto
ries high, 65 by 41 feet, made of
bronze and marble.
A swimming tank 31 by 21 feet, with
a maximum depth of nine feet.
Turkish, Russian and mineral
baths. 220 in number.
A photographic dark room.
Largest Floating Ballroom.
The largest floating ballroom in the
worid—100 by 60 by 18 feet.
A rudder that weighs 90 tons.
A winter garden, filled with rich
tropical vegetation.
A Rttz-Carlton restaurant, with a
veranda cafe.
A roof garden.
A gymnasium, with electrically
driven Zander apparatus.
A millionaire’s apartment, the size
of a twelve-room New York flat. It
has a private garden and deck, and
would bring perhaps $30,000 a year on
Manhattan.
A public stenographer.
A florist.
Six barbers.
A manicurist.
A gardener.
A tailor.
A printing department, with three
printers.
A hospital, with five physicians.
A cabinetmaker.
Four elevators, running through
five decks
Vessel Can Carry 6,000.
The Imperator Is nearly one-fifth
of a mile long.
She can carry 6.000 persons.
She has five captains.
She carries 83 lifeboats.
Her wireless is powerful enough to
reach land when she is in mid-ocean
She has eight kitchens.
Two chief chefs and 116 assistant
chefs.
For a seven-day voyage the follow'-
lng quantities of food are carried:
48.500 pounds of fresh meats.
48.000 eggs.
121,000 pounds of potatoes
27.500 pounds of fresh vegetables.
10.500 pounds of fowl and game.
9,000 pounds of fish and shellfish.
12.500 quarts of milk and cream.
900 pounds of tea.
500 pounds of chocolate and cocoa.
7,000 pounds of coffee.
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN.
MACON, A tig. 28.—The Macon
Chamber of Commerce will put on a
special membership campaign here
during the month of October. Sev
eral rallies, at which secretaries of
other commercial bodies will illus
trate the advantages of affiliating
with the trades body,, will be held.
IKK All
President Wilson’s ultimatum to
Mexico has been interpreted by many
4n the South as a rumbling of war
drums, according to Lieutenant J. A.
Gallogly, U. S. A., who is in charge
cf the Atlanta district of the recruit
ing service, and there has been a
sudden influx of enlistments in Atlan
ta, Birmingham, Macon, Augusta and
Columbus.
One hundred and nine men already
have enlisted during the month of
August, smashing all records. During
July there were more than 300 appli
cants and 101 acceptances. The larg
est number for any one month before
that was 42. The average per month
for the last six years has been nine
teen.
State Tax Assessor Hart Shows
Forty-nine Pay Georgia’s
Expenses.
That 100 counties of Georgia's 149
are drawing out more money annual
ly than they actually pay into the
State treasury was the startling
information revealed to State Tax
Assessor Hart Thursday.
Judge Hart wdshed to know: Just
how much each county paid in and
withdrew from the treasury. .Accord
ingly, he requested Secretary Har
rison of the Comptroller General's de
partment to compile a list of the
counties, with the amounts expended
as w f ell as withdrawn. The list show
ed about 100 counties withdrew more
money annually than they paid in.
and that the deficit is made up by t
the larger counties, including Fulton
and Bibb.
Judge Hart is conducting the most
minute investigation of the entire
taxing system, with the view of over
hauling it to meet the demands of the
new law which was passed by the
recent Legislature. b
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TIFTON, Aug. 28.—Two more blind
tigers were led into Recorder’s Court
Wednesday morning. Charley Rut
land, white, was fined $75 or five
months; John Crawford, a negro,
was fined $60 or five months.
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MASONIC CONVENTION.
DALTON, Aug. 28.—The Tri-Coun
ty Masonic Convention is in session
at Eton to-day. Among the visitors
are two of the Grand Lodge officers—
Robert L. Colding. of Savannah, grand
master of Georgia, and F. F. Baker,
of this city, grand marshal of the
State Grand Lodge.
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