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alton. IL. ;. FOA.
Hon. JOHN FoRsrrn, &c.
Mr.. Forsyth TO Mn. Fox.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Washington, March 25, 1910.
The Undersigned Secretary of State ofhe United
S atcs, acknowledges to have received Mr.. Fox's
communication Of the 18th inst, in reference 10
the boundary negotiation and the affairs the dis
pued territory. The information given in the co-
sing part of it, that reply to the last proposition
of the United States upon the subject Of the boun-
diary may be expected in short time, is highly
gratifying TO the President, who has, however,
given directions TO the undersigned in making this
acknowledgment, to accompany it with the express
sion of his profound regret that Mr.. Fox's note is
in no other respect satisfactory.
After the arrangements which, in the beginning
of last year, were entered into on the part of the
two governments with regard to the occupation Of
the disputed territory, the President had INDUCED
the hope that the causes Of irritation which had
grown out ofths branch of the subject could have
! been removed. Relying the disposition Of
Maine to cooperate with the Federal Government
in all that could lead oa pacific adjustment Of the
principal question, the President felt confident that
his determination TO maintain order and peace on
| the border would lie fully carried out. He looked
| upon all apprehen>iOns Of designs by the people
| Of Maine to take possession Of the territory, as
without adequate foundations; deemng it mproba-
| bic that on the eve of amicabe adjustment Of
| the question, any portion OF the American people
would, without cause, and without object, leopard
| the success of the negotiation and endanger the
peace Of the country. troublesome, irritating,
( and comparatively unimporant, because subordln-
ate, subject, being thus disposed Of the President
honed that The parties Wonld lie left free AT once to
discuss and finally adjust the principal question.
| In this he has been disappointed. While the pro-
| ceedings her Maiesty'> government at home have
been attended with unlocked for delays, its atten-
ton has leen diverted from The great subject in
| controversy bv repeated complaints, imp,tng TO a
norton of The neonle of the United States designs
| 10 violate the engagements of their Government
designs which have never leen entertained and
designs which Mr.. Fox knows would receive no
| countenance from this government,
Iii to he regretted that at this late hour so much
| msapprehenSon still exists on the side side of the
British Government, as to the object and obvious
meaning of the existing arrangements respecting
the DISPUTED territory The i'll success which APP
| pears 10 have attended the efforts made bv the
\ Undersigned to convey, through Mr. Fox, TO her
Malesty's Government, more correct impressions
respecting them, calls for recurrence to the SUBJ
lec and brief review of the CORES pondence
which has grown ont Oft, may tend to remove the
erroneous views which prevail as to the manner in
which the terms of the arrangements referred to
have been observed.
As Mr. Fox had no authority TO make any agree
ment respecting the exercise Of jurisdiction over
the disputed territory, that between him and the
undersigned, the eth Of February, 1889, had
for its object some provisional arrangement for
the restoration and preservation of peace in the
territory. To accomplish this object, it provided
that her MacSty'> officers should not seek to expel
by military force, the armed party which had been
sent by Maine into the district bordering on the
Restook river E; and that, on the other hand, the
Government OF Name W"uIu vo,'lharily ana with
oN heeoless oe'a!, Withdraw peycho lhe BOUNDS
OF theuSPneu lerrtor! any armed lorce then Win
IN ihe' besHes t"l>, tle ARRANGEMENT hau other
o'Iecls-'"o uI>ie'Hion ~ NOTORIOUS tresPassers,
ana lne Prolecllon VI P"plc properly rom uepre-
u'tlloh. III case lturc necessity shoud arise lot
Ili>, me oPcIaon was ~ NC oSiloc.eo ny concert
Io,nty .. soisa,",u.i, nf 10 asrIe N
tet"ecn ,le NoNcrhiicil's u haiic ana new
pIu'>WlcN. ..., ~
IN lnS Iast mentioned rcSpec', ihe agreement
IooEeo 10 some lar'her arrangement between Malne
anu rev p'"l>"lcN. ih'ouSi 'hc agency VI Ugh.
S,Got', one was agreed 10, on me 80 ana 22'h OF
Marcn following, by Whlch >lr John harvey pound
,ba, cl;,,t from his t;overnment ~ ,al,e m;Iitsrv
nosscs.ion of,he Territory or 10 renel from !, by
mi,ar,, torce the armed Civil nosSe or the ,roonS
: of Maine, On the part of Maine. il was agreed
b,, bor Governor thar no auemnt should he madn
wi,bou, renewed instructions frnm the Icoislaure
IN disturb hy arms the nrovincr of Neu, Rrunsu,;cL
4 in ,Ln ,,o,sc.~;on of,be Modaw,sLo se,,Ian,ar,s
Z ar in,orr,,nt he nsuaI commmica,ions be,w,aen
that and he MINER nrovinces As ,o nossess;om
AMI inrisdic,ion ,bnv uerc IN remain nncbano.J
each marty bodinr. in fact. nos.ession Of na,t If
,be dInn,ed Terr;,or, h, ',1ph dor,; ,haa r;h,
nr,t 30 WI ,ha, !i' ',,H
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i"r'iier oei''eu'''o"s'
In the complains OF attractions OF the agreements
OF the state OF Name addressed TO the undersigned,