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Show . . STRICTLY mm President of Congress Delivers De-livers Eloquent Speech on War in Europe. Uy a Staff Correspondent of the International Interna-tional News Service. MEXICO CITY. Sept. 2. Mexico will continue to Maintain strit t neutrality in t lie war, President Carranza declared in his presidential message which he read before congress lar-t niht. The chief exploitive ex-ploitive was emphatic in asserting that his government will hold aloof from the conflict and preserve tho policy pursued untii the present time. A sensational speech on the war was delivered by Senor Jesus I'rueta, former se-retarv of foreign relations and an eminent emi-nent Mexican speaker. He is now presi-dent presi-dent nf t he Mexican con cress and lie addressed ad-dressed the deputies and senators immediately imme-diately after president carranza had concluded. con-cluded. Senor I'rueta declared: "The war overshadows anything ever recorded In history and it is but the inevitable in-evitable result of the tragic bankruptcy of i;a.pitalisin maintained by the sword of f the cruel god of war. From such a fight there will come a more human idea of justice, a more equitable distribution of wealth and respect for the sovereign iPx and life of weak countries. There i-"o will be an affirmation that all coun-tries coun-tries are equal and that to wound one of "" them is to diminish the moral force of j humanity." Senor Urueta's address was enthusiastically enthusias-tically cheered by all the deputies and VT' senators and the various points he made aroused much comment. The German minister to Mexico was an interested auditor. au-ditor. Senor Felix M. Pavalicini, one of Mexico's Mex-ico's foremost editors, who has just returned re-turned from the United Slates, will be appointed minister of railways and public pub-lic works. It was learned today. Senor Pavalicini is a strong advocate of Mexico's Mex-ico's taking a decided stand in the war on the side of the allies. lie has held public office before, having hav-ing been secretary of public Instruction a nd at ti mes was regarded as tho ad-vleer ad-vleer and spokesman for President Car ranza. Recently he waged a spirited campaign cam-paign in Mexico, through the medium of hie newspaper, El Universal, for the extirpation extir-pation of Teutonic influences and the ' -alignment of Mexico on the side of Germany's Ger-many's enemies. He was' strong in his opinion that Mexico should abandon Jier neutral attitude. |