Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-20
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP,

WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Resignation of Distinguished Army OFF,
cer.-Brevet Brig. Gen Ethan A. Hitchcock,
colonel of the second regiment of infantry,
having rendered the resignation of his COM
mission in the Army, it has been accepted by
the President, to take effect on the 18th inst.
Gen. Hitchcock entered the service on July
IL, 1917, as a third lieutenant, and reached
almost the highest rank known to the Army,
having been breyeted brigadier general for
gallant and distinguished services in the
stOrming of Moline del Rey, Mexico, Septem-
Der s. 1917.
The Mexican Boundary Survey-It is
said around Washington that the Mexican
boundary survey is completed, and that this
Government have consented to pay over the
balance Of the money due under the treaty of
Guaduloupe Hidalgo, to the Mexican bond
holders Of the United States, rather than to the
Mexican Government. Both these statements
are equally unfounded, We apprebend In
formation reached the Interior Department
some ten days since that the main field work
Of tie boundary survey has been at length
completed and that the two commissioners
tef the two Governm ants) have exchanged
their notes of the survey, &c. Upon these
facts, the first portion of the story referred to
above is probably based There however re-
mains some little field work-triangulation-
still to be done; and, it is said, before the sur.
vey can be so completed as to authorize the
payment Of the money to any one, the joint
maps must be formally signed by the two COM
mlssiOners, and exchanged in this city in April
next, as per the agreement in the treaty
We see nothing to induce a change in our
opinion, expressed some time since, that the
Government Of the United States has not, as
yet, found any authority under which it can
recognize as the payeeS Of TIE three millions
remaining to be paid 10 Mexico under the
treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo, any parties ex-
cept the Mexican Government existing when
the payment may be due, or its assignees.
Strenuous efforts have been made, are being
made, and will, doubtless, continue TO be
made, to induce the authorities here to regard
Santa Anna's mortgages Of this money to
American citizens as binding On this Govern
mentor, rather, as justifying this Govern
ment in using it TO liquidate the claims of the
American mortgages out of this fund.- which
was certainly pledged to them by Santa Anna
Tins reading Of the obligations Of the United
states under the treaty has, up to this time,
been resisted by the United States, and
nothing, so far, has transpired out of which
we can deduce reason to believe that it is
not still adhered to.
We are, however, free to express a hope
that the Government may ultimately be able
10 pay the bond holders the money, and be-
iieVe that 1t IS their sincere wish so to do, if
possible.
HE Japan Treaty.-There is very little
good sense IN the current railing of the New
lork Herald and its kindred journals against
fhe treaty With Japan, because it does not Sc
'dle Tor our fellow citizens all they may want
III The way Of privileges. Its features are vet
precisely what they were when the same iour
mails were shouting peans Of praise over it as
one Of the most important and fortunate di-
plonatic achievements Of the age To have
expected the japanese Government suddenly,
at our behest, wholly to ignore its policy Of
many centuries with reference to the presence
"f strangers in its empire, ard the intercourse
h It's people with foreign nations, is simply
PROOF Of want Of common sense on the part of
those entertaining such an idea. The treaty..
though 1t did not provide that persons like
SiessrS- DOty and Richardson, of California
may establish themselves in Japan. as resi-
dent (American) merchants, has certainly 60.
cured for our business interests in that ouarter
many important privileges never before en-
joyed by foreigners in Japan, with perhaps,
the exception Of the Dutch.
1t is now the policy Of this Government.
clearly to our mind, to submit TO the very strict
construction which the japanese are disposed
10 place on some Of the articles Of the treaty;
and To do so frankly and gracefully. And
when 1t has thus shown that its purpose is not
10 make questionable exaetions under pretence
fhat the treaty pledges the Emperor to accord
them, and that the commercial intercoprse he
tween the two peoples for which the treaty.
provides is really beneficial to Jarap. with.
out eiidngering the integrity of the Empire
she probability is that the existing privilege,