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HERE can bo nr dnuht
at least for Amorlcans about tho most
Interesting; place in tho world. The old
and the new, tho obsolete and tho ad
vonced, tho historic and history in the
making can nowhere be found In moro
contrast, Tho massive arid picturesque
walls of tho old Spanish city aro fortu
nately intact, though a dozen years ago
mnnv Flllnlnon wnulri irlnrilv 1inv. mon
thorn banished with tho Spanish flag. Tho unwholo
somo mediaeval moat, however, has been filled up
and turned Into tho first Philippine public play
ground. Vast swampy malarial tracts have been
reclaimed and mndo into parks beautiful with trop
ical foliage and flowers and every evening enlivened
by tho music of good Filipino bands.
Solid waterfronts and valuable building sites have,
also been created. Eino bridges and fine roads have
come into existence as by magic and clean streets
put to shamo some or tho boasted cities of the Occi
dent. While tho climate Is a continual summer, tho
healthlnoss of Manila Is now proverbial. It Is called
the healthlost city In tho Orient, and has been made
bo by unremitting caro, such as sending Inspectors
twice a weok to look after conditions, and oven in
many private housoB to disinfect drains. In parts
of the city still unsoworSd refuse is carried away in
ill reCGDtacleB and burned, receptacles and ail.
" utilizing or sucn refuse
for fertilizers is impractic
able as tho dreaded amoeba
which lurks in tho soil la
stimulated int6 activity by
Impurities.
The' "walled city" keeps
Us mediaeval character,
though such of Its denizens
aB cholera, smallpox, leprosy,
Plague and fever havo boon
routed. One delights in tho
picfuresqueness of the old,
narrow, tortuous streets with
their low, wide spreading
buildings, .shut in courtyards
and blind entrances, irregu
lar archeB and gables, bal
conies and small barred win
dows, crooked outside stairs
and useless turrets. A mod
ern air is glv,en to some of
tho palatial residences by
enclosed gardens, but there
are few, gardens seeming to
have been much less prized
by tho Latins than they are
by recent comers. In' other
parts of the town moat liv
able homes of all grades
havo multiplied apace, open
all around to air, each with
its palm-shaded' 'garden and
its broad verandas draped
with llowering vines and
hanging ferns and orchids.
In tho business streets pre
tentious shops are closo
neighbors to Chinese or Jap-
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anose tlendas looking liko nothing but big pack
ing boxes open to tho sidewalk, the wares kept
neatly folded 011 shelves along the sides, whllo a
front Bhelf affords repose for tho cigarette-smoking
proprietor or proprietress when not molested
by custom.
Tho city!s busy traffic, its air of life and stir
suggest lltjlo of tho "sweet do nothing" of tho
torpid east. Smart automobiles and auto trucks
share right of way with countless, one-pony two
wheel calesas and carts drawn by the wide
horned, small-necked, amphibious c'arlbaos or
water buffaloes.
Thej men of all classes wear whlto duck, but
the gay," flowing costumes of the Filipino women
give plenty of color, to say nothing of the pretty
frocks from across the seas,
The water thoroughfares present activities and
contrasts not less striking than those of the land.
The harbor is often crowded with liners, war ves
sels, transports, cutters, cruisers, sailing ships,
yachts and it, as well as the river and Us canals,
awarms with long, quaint scows, called enscos,
laden with rjee or hemp, corn orj ooconnnts,
bananas, bread fruit, email green, ripe oranges
and many other fruits and vegetables. There
are fishing craft of a hundred fantastic shapes
and bearing sails of umber or carmine dye.
When it comes to buildings. It is hard to credit
1001 or thereabout as tho dato when American
architects and builders first sot to work in Man
ila. It would seem that an Aladdin spell must
have helped the work along. In no HI accord
with tho old Spanish churches, stands the digni
fied American cathedral, Bishop Brent's, and
other and simpler churches neither oncroah
upon nor are- belittled by churches of the old
order.
Tho Manila hotel Is called the completest and
most artistic hotel of tho east. It Is young, but
does not show its age. It will soon celebrate its
second birthday.
There aro in Manila Ave excellent hospitals of
American make, including tho Mary Johnson
home and tho Tuberculosis hospital In a high
lying suburb, strango to Bay, there Is as yet no
Insano asylum, a lack, as can easily be under
stood, that often causes peculiar hardship and
suffering.
There are homellko pension's under Methodist
management for girls and for boys who como as
students from tho provinces and who would other
wise lead but a makeshift existence, Presbyte
rians and others carry on helpful church activi
ties. BHIbld prison, as It has been evolved during
Other Kinds Rank Low In Comparison,
When All Qualities Are
Considered.
The most valuable of tho tree fruits,
without doubt, la the apple. In regard
to Its rarlotlos, In size, color, com
position, keeping qualities and differ
ences In tnBte, it Is the king of fruits,
without a rival In the world, tho Prac
tical Farmer asserts. No other treo,
(rult can Justly claim comparison with
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tho past eight years, challenges tho attention,
study, admiration nnd imitation of all lands. And
In connection with it should be studlod tho self
governing penal agricultural settlement on tho
Island of Palawan, which has already proved a
notable 'success.
The armyxand constabulary quarters aro mod
el's of their kind. Tho building of tho Young
Men's Chrjstion association in Manila and tho
one at Fort McKlnley, donated by Helen Gould,
are perfect In their equipment. There aro clubs
"aplenty, The stranger asks, What is this or that
line structure? Tho answer may bo, such or
ouch a municipal building. Yonder is one for
medical research. That Is the headquarters for
public works. There is the plant for tho public
wator supply, and there Is the ice plant
Tho Ayuntamiento, the old Spanish capltol
building, Is now used for tho Philippine anRembly
and for tho government offices. Its commodious
hall Is the center of interest, as it ia there that
tho laws aro mado for tho islands and their
finances regulated. Eighty Filipinos form the
assembly, which may be described as correspond
ing to our lower house. Tho "commission," which
Is at onco sonato and cabinet, consists of four
men from the islands and five from tho states,
including the governor-general and the vice-governor.
Several of these men are heads of de
partments. All bills passed in the assembly must
bo ratified by the commission in order to be
come laws. Tho upper chamber has the power
of veto. But this function Is usually exercised
in the less drastic form of laying on the table
questionable measures and leaving them there.
It goes without saying that as Americans havo
charge of things there aro schools galore. In
theso, throughout the islands, 600,000 pupils aro
gathered. Now all schools, including the paro-'
chlal, tho Jooult and those of other religious or
ders, are under government supervision as ro
gards thp standard of scholarship. Tho schools
aro all embracing, from the univorslty to tho
kindergarten, including state, church, mission,
boarding, charity, industrial, trade and normal;
oven schools for tho blind and tho deaf nnd
dumb nnd, by no means least, for tho training
of nuracs.
Manila depends much for its Interest and fas
cination upon the nntlvo nipa dwellings seen on
every hand. They aro scattored, keeping up tho
over present noto of contrast, among the modern
houses, or huddled, almost touching each other,
on tho poorest lands or lined along miles of road
in suburban barrios. Nlpa is a coarse dwarf
pam of which the Filipino makes nnythlng, from
a stringor a basket to the houso he lives in.
Llko all thatched construction the nipa cottage is
wonderfully picturesque. Ab a rulo It la raised
on posta eight or ten feet above the often damp
or marshy ground, and thus affordB a shelter for
chickens, goats and even pigs nnd ponies. When
theso cottages are, as in moro and moro tho
case, clean In their surroundings, and havo tho
shade of cocoanut palms, broad-leaved bananas
or plumy bamboos, with the blaze among them
of a brilliant flro tree or the bloom of a lovely
ImblfleuB, the effect Is of a finished picture. This
is heightened at dusk aB lights appear lnsldo tho
it. Oranges nnd Dlnoannles are neroo
able for a change, but, confined to
them, people would tiro of them In a
week. Peaches, pears, apricots, plums
and cherries are excellent In their
season, which Is short In comparison
with apples. Somo kinds of apples
will keep sound and preserve their
good flavor until apples grow again.
For years applo raising has 'boen
mora profitable than grain raising,
even whoro tho orchards were neg'
leotod, neither being pruned nor spray
ed. The apple raising business has
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formed orchardlets declare that tho
business Is being overdone, that too
many now orchards aro being planted,
and that soon there will be no profit
In growing apples.
The distance to plant trees apart
should not bo less than thlrty-trwo
foet both ways. This gives tho roots
ample room to forage without tres
passing on tho domains of the roots
of another tree. There is no doubt
that tho treos will erow fastnr nnd
produce better by cultivating the or-1
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unglazed windows and tiny gypsy fires aro light
ed urtder the houso to cook the unpolished" rlco,
with possibly a bit of cheap fish, for supper. Tho
pot ia often watched by a man and woman, wlzon
ed beforo their time, squatting on their heols,
. each smoking tho perpetual cigarette. The wom
an is apt to bo holding, always tenderly, the
smallest of half a dozen nearly naked children.
The man with no less care fondles a docile but
finiirrflll rrnmA onnf "fiMnMa ff wnntw onnrt nrd
slowly rivaling tho cockpit with Its ruinous idle
ness nnd betting. Tho Filipino women havo al
ways shared tho passion for gambling with tholt
mon, to tho hurt of tho family and its earnings.
Many of them aro now learning embroidery, Thejf
do it well and find It oven more interesting than
cock fights or cards or craps.
A visitor is lucky who cornea upon ono of the
tidier cottages nnd eqpios a youth with scarlot
trousers and baro bronze torso tumming a sort ol
guitar for tho benefit of a nut-brown maid at
tho window above the stilts. She has delicate
features and bright eyes nnd a long and strikingly
graceful neck, and a mass of smooth, glossy, Jet
black hair hangs below her waist over her gay
balloon-sleeved bodice and folded panuolo, or ker
chief. Ono waits, half expecting to seo a chorus
oinurgo fioni th6 flowery background and break
into danco or song. But, alack! such romantio
illusions are rare and fleeting. Tho reality that
stays is homely and hard nnd sometimes tragic.
Manila Is beautiful for situation. Tho bay to
tho west is as blue ns thp Mediterranean and tho
splendor of tho sunsets 1b beyond tolling. Somo
times nothing is to bo seen but luminous Bky and
water. Then of a Budden there appear as if just
Created tho SCalloned llllln (if tlm .llotnnt- onnit
beyond tho long low peninsula of Cavlto, for
merly, and still to some extent, used, as a naval
station. The fortified Island of Corregldor, soft
and dim on tho horizon, Btands in reality a verit
able armed Titan to guard tho narrow entrance of
the vaat bay. Closo beside it tho lovely moun
tain of Mnrlbelos suggests an earthly paradise,
but In fact It is the unfriendly nbodo of tho Ne
gritos, a race- resembling the pigmies of Africa.
Boyond'on other shores and on other islands
of the vast Philippine archipelago aro other races
unclaimed, untamed, unchristian. Among them,
most dreaded by foreigners and natives,, nio tho
fanatlcnl, treacherous, derm Mohammedan Moros.
.As wo look at the work In Manila and through
out tho Philippines during tho last ten years wo
feel that Amorica has mado here its fine'at mark
tho finest and fairest, it is not too much to say,
mado by any western people In nny eastern col
ony. But It has not done enough. Nor would It
havo done enough If tho material benefits bo
stowed were immeasurably greater. AltruiBra
hns still Its most potent part to play, Its most
lmmitigablo demands to meat. There Is need of
moro American missionaries, wise, consecrated,
tactful. There are such men and women already
at work In the provinces teachers, doctors, In
structors In manual industry and in farming
uplift workers, who aro at tho same tlmo ovango
lists. And there aro those who glvo therosolves
wholly to preaching and to pastoral work. Of all
this service It would bo a Joy to tell If space
allowed. But wo owo a far larger ministry to
bodies and minds, and above all to Bonis that
consciously or unconsciously are feeling after (Jod
If haply they may find him. ,
SHOULD SCORE A HOME.
Kitty Oh, Fan, dear, what do you think! Mr.
Profundo, vjho Blngs In our choir, wishes mo to
marry him. What would you advise?
Fan (well named) Tnko your bass. Boston
ohard, especially whllo the trooa ara
small. If cultivated and cropped it
should also be manured, so ub not to
rob tho trees of tho sustenance thai
belongs to tljom.
Unique Walking Race.
A walking raco of about 76 milea, in
whloh tho competitors muBt touoh the
door of oaoh of the 17 anclont parish
churohes in tho Isle of Man and re
turn within 24 hours, began at Doug
las recently, There wero nlno en-triv-Loadon
Mall.
I
HANDS OFF" IS
WILSON'S POLICY
Nonintervention and Neutrality
Toward Mexico.
TO PROTECT ALL AMERICANS
PrMldant'a Meatage Declares Fighting
Faetlonlits Are to Be Held to
ttrlot Responsibility for Safe
guard of Forelgners
Amerlcans Urged 'to
Leave.
Washington, D. C, Aug. 28. Presi
dent Wilson appeared in person be
fore congress and laid bare to the
world tho details of this nation's ef
forts to bring about peaoa in Mexico,
Ue faotB concerning Huerta's rojeo
tlon of tho peaco proposal and the
policy to bo pursued by this govern
ments Tho massage was distinctly specific
In tono nnd contains llttlo In tho way
of recommendation for tutu muw
except tho single one that this govern
ment must urge earnestly that all
Americans should l,eavo Moxlco at
onco and that the TJnlt.i ntntoa
should assist, them to get out of Mexi
co In every way possible.
The president counsels delay before
further action Is taken, and says:
Impatience Would Be Childish.
"Impatience on our part would be
childish and would be frouuht with
every risk of wrong and folly. Tho
door is not closed against the resump
tion, either upon the initiative of Mex
ico or upon our own, of tho e,ffort to
bripg order out of tho contusion by
friendly co-operative action, Bhould
fortunato occasion offer.
"So long ns the Mnlsunderstnnding
continues wo can only await tho time
of their .awakening to a realization to
tho actual facts. Wo. cannot thrust
our good offices upon thorn. Tho situ
ation must bo given n little moro tlmo
to work lteolf out In tho now circum
stances, and I bolicvo that only a little
whilo will bo neccBonry. Tho circum
stances aro noTft Tho rojoctlon of our
friendship makes them now and will
inevitably urine Its own altorat ons In
tho wholo aspect of affairs. Tho actual
situation of tho authori'tlos at Mexico
City will presently bo revoaled."
Powers Gives U. 8. Moral Support.
President Wilson's mesBngo is' unex
pectedly brief and closes with tho
statement' that soveral of tho great
governments of tho world havo given
tho United States their generous moral
support In urging on the provisional
authorities at Mexico City tho ac
ceptance of our proffered good offices'
In tho spirit In which thoy wero made.
Tho president relates the clrcum
s'tancos loading up to tho Lind mlsBlon
and nil tho facts In connection with It
Text of .President's Message.
Tho message follows:.
, "Gcntlcmcn'or the. Congress: IOls
clearly my duty to lay beforo you very
fully and without reservation tjio facts
concerning our present relations with
tho ropublla of Mexico. Tho doplora
ble posture of affairs In Mexico I need
not describe, but 1 deem It my duty to
speak very frankly of what this gov
ernirfent has dono and should neck to
do in fulfillment of Its obligation to.
Mexico herself, as a friend and nolgh
bor, and to American citizens whose
Uvea and vital Interests aro dully ar
footed by the distressing condition
which now obtain beyond our south
ern border.
U. S. a Friend of Mexico.
"Those conditions touch us very
nearly. Not -merely because they lie
at our very doors. Tha of courSe",
makes us more vividly and moro con
ntantly conscious of them, and every
Instinct of neighborly "interest arid
sympathy is ar6used and ouicknnmi hv
them; but that Is only ono element In J
me determination of our duty. Wo
are glad to call ourselves tho friends
or Mexico, and wo shall, I hopo, have
many an occasion, In happier times, na
well as in theso .daya of trouble and
confusion, to show that our friendship
la genuine and disinterested, capable
of sacrifice and very generous manl
festatlon. Tho peace, prosperity, and
contentment of Moxlco mean morei
much more, to ub, than merely an en
larged field for our commerce and en
terprise. They mean an onlnrgemont
"of tho field of self-government nnd
tho realization of hopes arid rights of
a naliou with vvIioho best aspirations,
too long suppressed, and disappointed,
wo deeply sympathize. Wo shall yet
prove to tho Mexican people that wo
know how to servo them without first
thinking how waaliall nerve ourselves.
World Wants Mexican Peace.
"But wo are not the only friends
of Mexico. The wholo world desires
her peace and progress, and tho whole
world Is lntorostod as novor before.
Mexico lies nt last whoro all the world
looks on. Central America 1b about
to be touched by tho great routes of
tho worlds' trade and Intercourse run
ning free from ocean to ocean at tho
isthmus. The future has much In
storo for Mexico, as for all tho states
of Central America, but tho best gifts
can como to hor only if sho be ready
ana freo to receive them and to onjoy
them honorably. Amorica In particu
larAmerica, North and South, and
upon both continents waits upon tho
development of Mexico; nnd that de
velopment can bo sound and lasting
only if it be tho product of n genuine
freedom, a JuBt and ordered govern
ment founded upon law. And so can
it bo peaceful and fruitful of the bone
fits of peaco. Moxlco has a great and
tnviablo future beforo hor, If only sho
Qrouchlnesu Means Failure,
Qroucblness has no placo In sales
manship. It's alone tho prorogatlvo of
tho boss. "Always srallo," says a
drummer who has traveled tho high
ways and byways of nearly every
state In tho union. "Tho right kind
of a smllo will melt tho most hardonod
disposition. If the first brand of
good naturo doesn't land It, try an
other. Cultivate tho various spocioB
of good humor. Keep sovoral varie
ties on tap, for you'll need them if
rou succoed as a salesman."
choose and attain the paths of fewest
constitutional government.
No Peace Is In Sight.
"The present circumstances of the
republic, I deeply regret to say, de'not
seem to promise even the foundations
of such a peace. We havfwatted many
months, months full of peril and anxi
ety, for the conditions thereto' Im
prove, ana they have not Improved.
They havo grows Worse;- rather, mna
territory In some sort controlled by
the provisional authorities at Mexico
City has grown smaller, not larger.
The prospect of the pacification of the
couatry, even by arms, has seomed to
grow more and moro remote, and Its
pacification by tho authorities at the
capital is evidently impossible by any
oiner means man force. Difficulties
more and more entangle those vho
claim to constitute the legitimate gov
ernment of tho republic. They have
not made good their claim in fact
Their successes" In the field hav
proved only tomporaryr War and dls-
order, devastation and confusion, scorn
to threaten to become" tho settled for
tune of tho distracted country. As
friends w6 could wait n& longer for a
solution which ovory week Booms fur
ther awav. It wnn nur Hiifv at 1nat
rto volunteer our good QffiQes. the offer
o assist, it we might In effecting
some arrangoment which would bring
rcnei ana peaco and set up a uniform
ally acknowledged political authority
mere.
Telia of Instructions to Llnd.
"Accordingly I took the. liberty of
sending tho Hon. John Lind, formerly
governor of Minnesota, as my person
al spokesman and representative to
the City of Mexico with the following
Instructions:
"Press very earnestly uuon the at.
Itentlon of those who are now exer
cising authority or wloldlng influence
in Mexico the following consideration
and advico:
"Tho government of the United
states does not feel at liberty any
longor' to stand inactively by whllelt
becomes dally more and moro evident
that no real progress Is being made
towards tho establishment of a gov
ernment at tho City of Moxlco whloh
tho country will obey and respect.
"Tho government of tho United
Statos does not stand in the same
caso with tho other great governmonts
of tho world In respect to what Is hap
pening or what Is likely to happen in
Mexico. W offer our good offices.. not
only because of our genuine desire
to play the part of a friend, but also
becauMe wo nre expected by the pow
ers oc tno world to act as Mexico's
nearest friend,
Acts In Interest of Mexico.
"We wish. iQ.ncti.iR Jle clrcuiu
atances in tho Bplrlt of tho most car
nest and disinterested friendship, it
la our purpose in whatever wo do or
proposo in this perplexing and dis
tressing situation not only to pay tho
most scrupulous regard to "tho sbver
elgnty and Indcpoadonco-cf Mcxico-
that wo tako as a matter of course,
to which wo aro bpund by every ob
ligation of right and honor-but also
to give ovory possible ovidenco that
we act In the interest of Moxlco alone,
and not in tho Interest of nny porson
or body of porsonB who may havo per
sonal or -property clalniB in Moxlco
which thoy may fool that thoy liave
the right, to press. Wo aro seeking to
counscli!crico for her own good and
In the intorest of hor own ponco, and
not for any- other purpose whatovor.
"Tho government of tho United
States would bo ltaolf discredited it
it had nny selfish or ulterior purposo
in transactions whero tho peace, hop
plncss and prosperity of a whole peo
ple aro involved. It is acting as Its
friendship for Moxlco, not as any
selfish Interest, dictates.
All America Cries for Settlement.
"Tho political situation in Moxlco
Is incompatible with tho fulfillment
of International obligations nn ' thn
jpart of Mexico, .wlth-tho. civilized de-
YVpinnni OI Mexico nersoir, and with
tho maintenance of tolorablo political
and jsconomlo conditions, in Central
America. It 1b no common occasion,
therefore, that the United States of
fers hor counsel and assistance. All
America cries out for a settlement.
"A satisfactory settlement? seoms to
us to bo conditioned on: (a) An im
mediate cessation of fighting- through
out Mexico, a definite nrmlstlco, sol
emnly entered into and scrupulously
observed: . . - -
'(b) Security glrcn for an earjy-
ana free election in which all will
agreo to tako part.
Huerta Must Not Be Candidate.
"(c) .Tho consent of General Huer
ta to bind himself not to bo a candi
date for election as presldeut of the
republic at this ohjctlon; and
"(d) Tho agreement of all- pnrtlea
to abide by thoj-csults of tho election
nnd co-operation in tho most loyal way
in organizing and supporting tho now
administration.
"The government of tho United
StatcB wijl bo glad to play any part In
this sottlomont or in its carrying out
which is honorablo and consistent
with international right. It pledges
ltaolf to recognlzo and In nny way
proper to assist tho administration
chosen and set up In, Mexico In the
way and on the conditions suggested.
Taking nil, tho existing conditions
Into consideration tho government of
the United States can conceive of no
reasons sufficient to Justify thoso who
are notf attempting to shape the pol
icy or exercising the authority of Mox
lco in decling the offlcos of friendship
thUB offered. Can Mexico give the civ
ilized world a satisfactory reason for
rejecting our good offices?
Llnd Showed Great Tact.
Mr.. Llnd executed his dellcato and
difficult mission with singular taot,
firmness, and made clear to tho au
thorities of the city or Mexico, not
only tho purposo of his visit, but aUo
the spirit In which it had been under
taken. But tho proposals ho sub-
Oulclde Through Fanaticism.
Tho most anclont caso of suicide in
Franco 1b, according to Montaigne,
that of Jacques Du Cbastel, bishop
of Solssons. Dlstressod at the sight
of St. Louis, who with his army was
preparing to return to Franco, leav
ing rellglouB uffalrs most imported
ly sottled In tho Holy Land, this
doughty prelato bade his friends fare
well and daf hod alone, in Bight of all,
into .Jho ranks of the hostile army,
whoro he Was promptly tom to
piece?
mKteti were rejected, 7n a bK,
run text ef wkieh I take1 tke
of lavlsir kfnr vnW.
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rejected partly Mcanee the" 'authorK'
urn mi Mexieo city bad been grdeet
misinformed aad mteUfer .tfpew' tev
points. They did set realise the strfrH
tfr IllA.AfMwlhaM MHtxi.. iLI.uSlJX. -
"";"" wi'-?wfcw,r:rxr3ii;i
uttju earziMtc rrtAtsJiimiMi --"-
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utiLicLcrrnm!iTin-TFir "--- - - mir --w-si
tatlon be found for the Mexican etS-
. t i WJMU,J BW T "T"""M,1""li
cmltlee; and they dldnot JmHt et
through Mr. Llnd, for the Aisrieuli'.'
me oreseBi &ianiniMiUMi - um-
"Meanwhile, what Is H -
do? Clearlv. everything that .' Aft-
must bo rooted 1b patience' r4 doe
with calm and disinterested Mlbera-
uon. Imcatience on oiirnart-wiwU
V- -1.11 Jl-L r ... . . : Vf
no vmiuiBii. ana wnn in nn rraiirnt -mttM - -;
very risk of wrong and folly". W ,
an anora to exercise the, self-x:
tralnt of a really gYet"hafl6H wfck?
reallzos Its own strength and corns
to mlsuso It, It was our duty to offer
our actlvo assistance It is now our
duty to show what trim naiiti-atlli--I11
do to onnblo tho people jpf "Mexlco-to
set thQlr affairs In order again" aid
wait for a further onnortunltv tn nir
our frlendlv counRnln. Thn. An! i-
closed" agalnsFtho 'rcsumptl6n7oltlier
upon tne initiative of Mexico or upoa
OUr OW&. Of tho effort to hrlnc nrAar
est of the confusion by friendly co
operative action, should fortunate oc
casion offer.
Urges Americana to Leave.
. "We should earnestly urge all Amer
icans to leave Mexico at once, and
should assist them to get away In
very way possible. Not "because we"
would mean to slacken in the least
eur efforts to safeguard their Urea
and their Interests, but because It la
ImnnrntlTn that hv atimiM nnt lilra
My unnecessary risks It it is physical
ly possible tor them to leave the coua
try. We should let everyone who
assumes to exercise authority in any
partf of 'Mexico know ln'thojmqstyin
equivocal way that wo shall Yigiiantly
watch the fortunes of those Ameri
cans who cannot got away, and shall
hold those responsible for their suf
ferings and losses to a definite reckon
tag. -"
Will .Remain Neutral; -. .,
For the reit, I deem it my 3utjr to"r
exerclso tho aiithoHty-conferred upon
me by ihe law of March 14, 19Wto.
eejto. ItjHiat neither ., BideT to - the
atrugglcTnow. goInEnJofeSto're-w
eelvo any assistance from this Bide of
tho border. 1 shall follow the best
practice of nations In the matter of
neutrality by forbidding ihe exporta
tlon of arms or mnnlllnriH nf war nt
.y kind from .tho UnltedBtatesto
any pan oi"ine repuouo-oi-i;exico;;
"I am happy to say that soveral of
hft' rrinl pnnrnmnnla nf "tltAt wit1A
havo given this governmeplTthelr; gen
erous moral support in urging upon j
tho provisional authorltlestjjhb.elty--.
o MexjcoJlioaccoptancoa pf-jpur
proffered good onrcCsHirthosptrffTir-
which thoy wero mado." "
Camboa'a Reply to Wllson.r-.-
inir Is a svnonsts of tho remiaf?i -1 " t
Benor Gamboa o tho proposals ofO1- i"'
the Amorlcan government conveyed 12--...
WTONPli iron. John Ijlnd. na transmit- ,ii
tod 'to congress by the -president :iT;.,rcr-!4
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in nls reply to tne American pro
posals Senor GnraboR.itho Mexican
minister of foreign affairs, urges the
following, points; , z
That Prosldont Wllson's'lmputation
that no progress is being made to
ward tho restoration .of peace. In Mex-
Ico Is not true. ""
1'hat tho fact thn Mnilr.nn rnvnrn-
saant enJoyB the rocognitlon'ot nearly
ull tho great nations of tho .world Is
proof that' it is a truo and honorable
administration. 1
That tho nronosn.l of an armistice la
J Impossible, bocauso nations do not
sroposo armistices wun nanaits. to
grant an nrmlstlco would be to rec-
agnize- tho boHJgerjBuey-oNtherebels.
That'thQ'rcqucitnhaCGoneraPHuer-""-
K uhmllrl nnt tin n nnririlrlnta ttv tfiA
Tprcslaoncr iS 'straifglFttud-uliVftrrtot:
J." '
That tho election of General Huerta;,
was legal. , ,, v -
That tho American nronosalB are
"humiliating and unsound." v -i-
Hhnt fnvlnr'a rnnhiiBailni tififtiilit
he received In Mexico" andHhar-tHe
United States should .send a mew am
bassador to .Mexico,
ZF
Ocean Travelers Take- Notice.
Let passengers demand fewer luxur-,
les and tho work of finding deckspace
to carry boats for all will be sim
plified. Tho claim that a vesel carries'' .
boats for all does not mean safety
unless tho boats aro allowed wnrlrlnn
room - talaunch hom..JtJSlAorate -fc
means tno mecuanical nolstlng aboard"
of tho required number of boats. Tq
have a boat for all is ono thing, but
If they aro cramped, and the worK
Tng epaco Jb hampered by Roman
baths, otcetora, as it' generally is, we
aro worse off than before. Super
fluities always moan confusion. Add
darkness to luxury and wo havo all
that 1b required to turn confusion into
cbaoa.
If wealth talks at sea In fine Weath
er It must not wall when disaster
overtakes it. There are limits to
what tho Bhlpownor and naval archi
tect can do. Running pllners Is a
business that must return a profit, and
be as void of sentiment as running
trains'. Ships must pay or cease to
run, and, If tho traveling public must
have the luxuries and life-saving gear
It demands, then It must pay the piper
in tho form of higher fares. Atlantic
Monthly.
These Flapping Brms.
"Seems delightful to seo a woman's
faco once more.''
"Have you been In the wilds?"
"No; but .tho girls have been wear
ing such largo hats."
Our Simple Pleasures;
It Is probable that you will be un
able to securo a promiennt part In the
drama of life, But you will always be
able to avail yourself of the pleasing
alternative of criticizing those who do,
Topeka Capital.
Dally Thought,
Gentleness Is far more successful ia
all Its enterprises than vloleaee lev
deed, rloleace generally frustrate, tea
owm purpose, while geatteaMW 'saw
ly erer ItUa.-LiMke, , . '
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