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was bound to pay according 10 the terms OF
the convention. Soon after The final awards
for this amount had been made, the Mexican
government asked for postponement of the
time of making payment, alledging that it
would be inconvenient to make the payment
at the time stipulated In the spirit of for
bearing kindness towards sister republic,
which Mexico has so long abused, the Uni
ted States promptly complied with her re-
quest. A second convention was according
ly concluded between the two governments
on the thirteenth January 1913, which upon
its face declares that this ''new arrangement
is entered into for the accommodation of
Mexico" BY the terms of this convention
all the interest due on the awards which had
been in favor of the claimants under the
convention of the eleventh of April, 1889,
was TO be paid 10 them on the thirteth of
April, l843, and ''he principal of the said
awards, and the interest accruing thereon"
was stipulated to "be paid in five years in
qualinstallments every three months" Not
wilhstanding this new convention was enter
ed into at the request of Mexico, and for
the purpose Of relieving her from embarrass-
interest due on the thrtieth of April, 1913,
and three Of the twenty instruments
Although the payment of the sum thus Ii
quidated, and confessedly due by Mexico 10
our citizens, as indemnity for acknowledged
acts of outrage and wrong, was secured by
treaty, the obligations of which are ever held
sacred by ali just nations yet Mexico has
violated this solemn engagement by falling
and refusing 10 make the payment. The two
inslalments due in April and July 1874, un-
der the peculiar circumstances connected
with them, have been assumed by the United
States and discharged to the claimants, but
they are still due by Mexico But this is
not all of which we have just cause of COM
plant. To provide remedy for the claim
ants whose cases were not decided by the
Joint commission under the Convention oil
April 18th, 1889 it was expressly stipulated
by the sixth article Of the Convention of the
Both of January lS43, that ga new Conven
ton shall be entered into for the settlement
of all claims Of the government and citizens
of the United States against the republic Of
Mexico, which were not finally decided by
the late Commission which met in the Cit,
of Washington, and of all claims of the gov
eminent and citizens of Mexico against the
United States"
| In conformity with this stipulation thirc
convention was concluded and signed at the
City of Mexico on the Goth of Novembe
IS43, by the plenipotentiaries of the two
governments, by which provision was made
for sscertaining and paying these claims. II
January 1914, this convention was ratified
| by the Senate of the United States, with two
amendments which were manifestly reasona
Bile in their character. Upon reference o
the amendments proposed TO the governmen
of Mexico, the same eVasiOns, difficulties
and delays were interposed which have have
SO long marked the policy Of that government
towards the United States. Il has not evel
accede TO them, although the subject ha
been repeatedly pressed upon its considera
| ton.
Such is the history Of the wrongs whiCI
we have suffered and patiently endure
from Mexico, through long series ofyearS
So far from afIording reasonable satisfaction
for the injuries and insults we had borne
great aggravation of them consists in tn
fact, that while the United States, anxious {
preserve good understanding with Mexico
have been constantly, but vainly employee
in seeking redress for past wrongs, new GU
Irages were constantly occurring, which hav
4 continued TO increase our causes of complain
and 10 swell the amount of our demands
While the citizens of United States wer
conducting lawful commerce with Mexico
under the guaranty of treaty of SANITY
commerce, and navigation many of then
have suffered all the injuries which whoulC
have resulted from open war. This treaty
Instead of affording protection TO our citizen
has been the means of inviting them int
the ports of Mexico, that they might be, a
they have heen in numerous instances plur
dered of their property, and deprived OF thei
personal liberty if they dared insist on thei
rights. Had The unlawful seizure of Amer
can property and the violation OF person;
liberty of our citizens, TO say nothing of tn
insults to our flag which have occurred in III
ports of Mexico, taken place on the hig
seas, they would themselves long since hav
constituted "a state of actual war between tn
two countries. In so long suffering Mexic
to violate her most solemn treaty OF Olga
lions, plumber our citizens of their property
and imprision their pers ons, without af1ordin
them any redress we have failed TO perforr
one OF the first and highest duties which e'
cry government owes 10 its citizens; and I'll
consequence has been that many of ther
have been reduced from state of affluenc
to bankruptcy, The proud name of Amer
lean citizen which ought TO protect all VIII
bear it from insult and injury throughout th
world, has afforded no such protection TO OF
citizens in Mexico. We had ample caus
t of war against Mexico long before the breal
ling out Of hostilites. But even then we 70