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S,UT.J Dos
S62i,9.j9


Which, deducted from s92S 627, leaves s62i $50
Had the umpire decided these Mt about
the sane rate OF deduction us he acted on
! III all the other cases, then there would be
say 100000
Which, added to S63S Ot;, makes S93S,076
Now this S93S 076 was the u,nos. extent of all the
demands which citizens at the United states held
against Mexico, | mean such demands as by the law
oi nations this Government would have right to en-
force payment Of far as nc ran icdrn tram tie cri
dracc s1jmiUtd 10 the mircd commission.
/ have already shown that, principal and interest,
about SG9o,Oo0 have been paid. So that il Mexico
had at first takcn ground and maintained it, author
lied by the settled doctrines OF the public law, she
would now owe hut few hundred thousand dollars.
have shown, also that by the treaty OF 1889 she
had the right to pay the whole debt with her Treasury
and that the coin actually paid was worth
than, in Treasury notes, would have paid every
/ OF Claiul--gool, bod. and doubtful.
But she did not take such ground. She entered into
treaty providing for an adjudication OF all cases.
And then subsequently entered into new conven-
ton, binding herself TO pay all the awards in com.
Thus waving without any consideration her right TO
use her own Treasury in discharge of her debt.
! This convention made by our Minister (Wadly
! Thompson in January 1913
Santa Anna in pursuance OF its undertakings pro-
cccdcd pay the awards He resortcd even to forced
loans Tor the ncans and did pay the four first install
ncnts, when r revolution broke ont that drove him
from power.
lis successors had not a dollar to pay with Their
huances were as they now, in the most wrctchcd
condition. Yet they made no prCtcllson to Tcpudidte
They protested n, all times their anxiety and their de-
termination to pay the whole debt. And 1t i not to
be doubted they would nave paid it. they had not,
Congress would have decided at the proper time what
was TO be done.
| In regard to the claims submitted to the umpire and
not decided by him. Mexico agreed to refer them to
Ar,.ri,.,,, ,,,I .,r , H. x III
,rI, on thr evidence ,Ir,oJv s,,ln,Itt.d mi nn ,b,
/ evidence nlouc
/ If ,bcr. In, INV " oyJ,,go" mt, c,,l, -, or,,, b.
! ,.,nJ H., ,.,i,,, =, i',, -, ss ' ~
,,h,ie .,nI,n, -, NJ. ', , ~" v,' III atV
mot urtcryr il IN thn record and viii mt ,i,i, !,
without proof
or. nnJ.r the tr~nty of ls:e M"sso rn,rrd ;no n
new treaty in November, 1919. for their adudicuiion
This treaty provides tor the settlement OF claims
cprocay OF the citizens of both Mexico and the Uni
ted States against those Governments. 1t made pro-
vision for tar settlement, OF all claims and un-
drrsiood to have been entirely satisfactory To our Adj
ml"IslTauun ~ all respects, but was not confirmed
hy the Senate tor the reason Ut is said that the COM
mlssoncrs were to meet in the city OF Mexico.
The first commission had already sat in Washing
| ton The eases to be determined are dcnrudrn,
chiefly on evidence to be found among the records of
! the courts Of Mexico Mexico had an cguai rrbt to
say where the commission should ST. ii had been an
original question; but her [ Snlm was mdisputobie.
h.ttrr th,. commission should be convenient to the
| evidence on all accounts.
| But Mexico not allowed even this right, until
l ,,Tln,,, that our minister shonld name he NM"
ne VIZ that he should appoint the md sc and cg saw
/ ,yb,.rq ih. conr should sit
General Thompson, in making this ARRANGEMENT,
rendered a Great service TO those claimants who have
nny sort OF equity in their demands lie ensured a
! coinu.icut mlgc No honest man or honest Gov
eminent could ask any more. For be it remembered,
the decisions are all substantially made by the uuuire
the commissioners OF the TWO sides nercr agreeing
Oar Senate rejected the treaty the single ground
,b,, rho commission was to meet in Mexico. 4 de-
csion which, with due respect to that angus tribunal,
| think was very erroneous one.
! 1t Is the fault OF our own uo'erhhcnt mat these
cIans are not settled oi III course OF settlement
And whether Mexico couIu pay ~ once OF nor, me
amount due would DC uscci'''icu ana scVIcu as IN
previous cases
No man will pretend that att mat Is claimed Is Justly
due do not presume that theIe Is one single clam
ant who will pretend that Ills own account is made
that in one OF the cases man presents his ac-
coun, Tor prosecutions @c,' ana IN lew months
without one new ei'' SUITS ~ p'ei uf'n anu hlehis
s hold AZ the rae 81 an auuiioa' ul'et hundred
thousand dollars see III various c1scs sNly yer cent
, rate OF compound interest. ; -
nave NOT tille 10 90 i'o minute oeuiiis "u' II
mad SUI nave 10 WISH W N.Y.; "i'I ,esc POO
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kliu WNch WIN nc'''p, Nv WI - ioi my -slA
dozen ooes oil porter uo,r'. u,o u,st i'ouo, p9r
ter can De purchased ~ an! pay VI uie "olid io
something IKE tiiee uo''Is u1Ien uha l estimate
th's porter hee"ic'Ne's "o'i'y WIG" put IL uo"'
~ , Mp h"iu'cu "un"'e'. I; ll r..,.
what az you snhiT'S y oa,IS"u roi III 'iiis nc
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