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cordlng to the terms of the convention Soon
alter the final awards tor this amount had been
made, the Mexican government asked for a post
ponement OF the time OF making payment, alleg-
ing that it would be announcement to make the
payment at the time stipulated. In the spirit OF
/ iorDearlng Kindness towards sister republic.
winch Mexico has so long abused, the United
states promptly complied with her request. A
second convention was accordingly concluded
between the two governments on the 3Oth OF
January, 1913, which upon its face declares
mat tins new arrangement is entered into tor
'ne accommodation OF Mexico" by the terms
oil TINS convention, all the interest due on the
AWARDS winch had been made IN favor OF the
claimants under the convention OF the eleventh
OF April, 1889. was TO be paid to them on the
th'rtleth OF April, lSiS, and "the principal OF
'he SAID awards and the interest acruing there
Oh, was stipulated 10 DE pald IN I'VE years, IN
ciu'i instruments every 'nrec mofths' Not-
M.'hstanuihg 'his ne" convention was eh'cleu
i''to al tle request oil MEXICO ana 'or inc pur-
pDsc vi renewing ier from e,npatrassl''ehl, uic
'ia'o oiy 'veea'eu 'c ''.eicsl ure ,l
.ne .i'illt.i ol Apf'' 80 ana '.lree o. u,e
.mcn's 'ns'a'',e''.s' L'no"e" t'ie pa! 'iion' VI
Wox sn' , -, i,;. anu ;'I;,;. G CIV
1871 'lod' ~ o", o % a. ,iu INN, ~,
- b., -, 10 ahI;a ,; ~ u,hsnh ,ro o,.-
orhaid !,orod h., al ;ms, ,,a,;ons ,ot Noxic,
ba ,;,ia,oJ th;s soia,on s,,,a,,o,or; h,, f,;jinr
and rernsin, 70 male tho eaTmnnt The two
;nst,Ironts duo IN Anil .,J inl,. la.i n,der
the noculi,r circumstance connected with them.
have been assumed bv mo United States and
DISCHARGED m the claimants bn, thev are still
duo bv Nnv;co Rut his il not all If winch we
have lust cause Of COMPLAINT. 70 provide a
. remedy for the claimants whose cases were not
E decided by the Joint commission under the Con-
yention Of April II. 1899. it was expressly slip
ulated by the sixth article of the Convention of
t the thirteth of January. 1873, that IA new
t convention shall be entered into for the settle
mcnt of all claims of the government and cit-
zen4 OF the United States against the Republic
: of Mexico. which were not finally decided hv the
: late commits ;ion.which met in the city of Wash
inrton. and Of, all claims of the government and
y citizens of Mexico against the United States
y In conformity with this stimulation. a third
! convention was concluded and signed at the
u city of Mexico. On the twentieth of November
1913, bv the Observation-Disclosures of the two rov-
= crnments BY which provision was made for as
u certaininp and paving these claims. In January,
:, 1914, this convention was ratified by the Senate
: of the United States, with two amendments,
a which were maniestly reasonable in their char
n acter Upon reference of the amendments
g proposed to the government of Mexico, the same
. evasions. difficulties and delays were interpo-
sed winch have so long marked the policy OF that
= government towards the United States 1t has
:. not even yet decided whether 1t would or would
; not accede TO them, although the subject has
been repeatedly pressed upon Its consideration.
it Mexico mas thus violated second time the
o tath OF treaties by iaillns or refusing to carry
e into effect the 9TH article OF the convention OF
J. Sucii is the history of tho wro,rs which we
10 nave suffered ana patiently end ured IRON Mex
8 leo through long series OF years. So far from
ID afordng reasonable satisfaction for the injuries
n and insults we have borne, great aggravation
10 otthem consists in the fact, that while the Uni
: ted States. anxious 10 preserve good under
10 standing with Mexico, have been constantly
h. but vainly, employed in seeking redress for
" past wrongs. new outrages were constantly &C.
y curing, which have continued to increase ouI
ID causes of complaint and to swell the amount OF
70 our demands While the citizens OF the United
~ States were conducting a lawful commerce with
Ct Mexico, under the guaranty Of treaty OF IAN
IN ity, commerce, and navigation, many OF then
s. have suffered all the injuries winch would nave
or resulted from open war. ms treaty. instead
he OF afordng protection to our citizens, mas peer
IN the means OF inviting them INTO thc ports o
OF MeXico that they might be AS they nave pech II
e. numerous instances, piunaered OF thc'' proper
ut y ana deprived OF their personii io;rty tleN
nd dared insist on their rights had me un'awi"
Id seizures OF american properly ana 'He No'a''1'
he OF personal liberty OF our cl'lzens, 70 say noun