Show I HE WANTS PEACE SENOR KOMISUO DISCUSSES THE 01ABILITIES OF AVAIL Public Sentiment at the City of Mexico in Very Warlike and Something DeQnitc May Be Known oil Monday Washington Jan 2G Senar Romero the I Mexican minister in an interview this I evening said he is and always has been a friend of peace and that he has done everything in his power to have the question ques-tion settled in a peaceful manner and that he favors peace not because of a personal motive because he considers asa as-a calamity a war between the two nations na-tions of the same race and civilization having the same interests and the same tlestinitles in this hemisphere and because be-cause on general principles he is against the use of force to settle international disputes dis-putes Meica never thought to make war on Guatemala to gain territory or any kin > l of advantages In 1881 while ill Blaine was secretary of state the gpovernm2Ut of the United States interfered in favor of Guatemala in her boundary dispute with Mexico but said interference instead of assisting to the settlement of the ques tin only increased considerably the difficulties dif-ficulties of the case and as Mr Morgan the United States minister at the City of Mexico reported to Mr Blaine advised that unless the 1nited States was prepared pre-pared to announce to the Mexican government govern-ment that it will actively if necessary preserve the peace it would be the pact of wisdom on our side to leave the matter as it is When ViciPrstdent Arthur bealtne president of li fJtiitel States ail Mr Frelinghuys2n iccretary of ute they reversed Mr Blame policy and tv presS > l to GU1 nah that the Unted States government being equal frkn 1 ly to both governments would not tajce the part of one as against the other and tnat therefore they would not interfere in their dispute unless both countries should ask for it When the president f Guatemala came to Washington and When he became satisfied that he could not have the active assistance of tne United States in his dispute With Mexico Mex-ico he signed in New York Aususit 12 lESt a treaty with Senor Romero in which he recognized that Chiapas welch wa3 the disputed territory lawfully be lonsreu to Mexico ancLa raed that a formal for-mal boundary treaty should be signed at the City of Mexico It was stipulated in the New York agreement that the boundary boun-dary between the two countries should be The one recognized by both with such alteration as to have natural boundaries of parallels of latitude as both govern meats siouM agree upon and in case they disagreed about the line then recognized by both parties in a certain locality and in a specific case they should ask the president of the United States to decide I I their differences as arbitrator The line I was fixed in the treaty of September 27 3882 by the mutual agreement of both Interested parties and therefore there was no occasion to ask the good offices of the president of the United States and II the stipulation of the agreement bearing on the subject came to an end as it was not intended by the agreement that all future differences regarding boundaries between the two countries should be submitted I sub-mitted to the arbitration of this government govern-ment governI Senor Romero said that notwithstand inC1 dtl 1 J t1 I ing the news received showed a serious aspect he still hopes this unpleasant i question would be settled in a peaceful and friendly way |