Show WAS A CLOSE CALL HOW ACTUAL WAR WAS AVERTED IX MEXICO Demands Made By Mexico and En Kcrly Assented to By Guatemala An Ultimatum Pacific in Tone City of Mexico April 3The press generally gen-erally speaks in high praise of the action of Mexico in finally averting war with Guatemala There are a few people in this capitol who are aware how closely the Fending a war message to congress b President Diaz averted by was Diplomatic Diplo-matic negotiations had been given up and Foreign Minister Mariscal had declared the correspondence at an end The Mexican Mexi-can government admitted that nothing could be done with Guatemala and the whole thIng was shelved until congress should meet to give the president power to declare war I was at this stage of the same that reports became widely fr bgmbee circulated that the dispute had been settled set-tled Guatemala continued stubborn and Mexico reiterated its determination Ixlo relterated is determlnaton to give In not an inch on its rights As the time for the operlng of the session of the Mexican congress approached Guate amala showed increased signs of nervousness nervous-ness and the wires were kept hot with long messages I is said Guatemala was informed that war could not be averted if the presidents Intended mcFsage ever reached congress Numerous conferences between the two governments followed to no avail Yesterday morning a cable aG faa l message came from Guatemala to its minister to concede all of Mexicos claims and sign the treaty which was done at 10 oclock Mexicos demands embrace the following points First Mexico asked satisfaction foV injuries in-juries received by the invasion of her territory and for the vexations of which foreigners and Mexicans cutting wood in the forests of Agua Azul Egypto San Nicholas and San Pedro and the Mexican Mexi-can residents of Ayutla have been the object Second Mexico demands a pecuniary indemnity for damages sustained Third Mexico also demands indemnity for the expense of the mobilization of her troops and of situating authorities and employees in suitable places for public security on the frontier Fourth Mexico asks that the labors of the boundary commission In accordance with the treaty of 1SS2 bo speedily concluded con-cluded said treaty not being open to discussion dis-cussion It Is understood that 2000000 was the amount of the indemnity demanded by Mexico Also that she Insists on Guate malas dismissing her surveyor general boundary who has taken part in locating the On January 12th Guatemala wired the ultimatum I was pacific In tone but did not concede Mexicos right to the territory designated nor to the right of terrIon csh indemnity The final negotiations are a compromise between the ultimatum and reply i is believed that Mexico ha agreed to arbitrate the amount of cash indemnity instead of exacting the 52000 000 first claimed Guatemala Slinky New York April 3A special dispatch to the World from Guatemala says Inconsequence In-consequence of the settlement with Mexico Mex-ico Barrios administration is likely to have hard work to sustain Itself He will ask on presentation of the terms of se tie ment to the national assembly that a vote confidencebo passed i |