The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-26

been relied upon q constituting Beze exception TO the
general operation Of the provisions OF said drst section
when the manifest and understood objects TO be accom-
pshed by this treaty are considered Il must surely be
nos s. aed further than % allow Bn suSees
TO continue in the possession Of Belize proper and enjoy
.be privileges designated and defined in the Spanish
ties Of l78 and 1885, To what Belize did Sir Henry Bull
wer aude In his already copied note 70 Mr. Cyton2 Most
certainly TO that Belize publicly known Belize and L.
To- wha Bey ooSa ann
his attention nvtedf Surely not Belize the republic Of
Guatemala and Great Britain, in secret conference, and
to define II in 1859, but Belize occupied by
Great Britain as o tenant At sunerance Of the
Spanish S % crown for limited ia and specific purposes,
treaties already alluded TO. this view BE- well tAken,
then the country lying between the rivers bun and Sars
notes Of the negoators giving those notes the benefit OF
me most liberal construction and Interpretation N favor Of
ns .b s sus on the contrary a.. directly
BulweY treaty.
In bis dilemma and TO give extension 70 the defined
Guatemala In her late surrender Of her territory has
volunteered her confession TO establish occupancy ana
y = apS Gs
upon This recent confssson q Guatemas contained her
British occupancy and British Ownership Of the country in
question. This avail nothing Guatemala proves too
nS S
tracts Of country which Great Britain never had nor ever
1855 butt on the contrary there are extensive regions be-
tween the Sibun and Sarst0on, extending inland 70
Gracias Dos falls which have never been explored and
late 1924 Indians, In wild and savage state
roaming through these forests besides, this confession
comes In 20 Questionable shape, must be permitted TO
say, that when the orepeated remonstyancee protests
and complaints Of Guatemala up 10 and within short
directly In the teeth OF her recent confession and the
great care in conceeDg the obtention and making Of that
roNfn fr0UN ArloV anNn at
Court, are remembered II must be allowed that upon
every principle which regulates the admssibliy and de-
with great caution If not with suspicion. It cannot be
conended that obtenon of such confessions by Great
Britain, establishing the boundary Of Belize on the line Of
would bring this vast region within ths exception, and
constitute part Of "her Maestys settlement in Hon.
duras or ts dependencies yet no difference can be per-
understood that Great Britain sets up pretence Of
ownership and occupancy Of the disputed territory by
conquest II be contended that the country between
the bun and Sarsoon belongs 70 Great Britain by right
Of conquest upon the ground that the treaty Of 1855
and that during that war the boundaries Of the BIZ
tish settlement In question enlarged and that the sub
sequent treaty Of peace not having revived the treaties Of
1853 and 1885, Great Britain Is entitled TO retain this terri
tory the reply n this took place aer the date Of the
treaty Of alliance between Great Britain and Spain In 1902
Ss
concluding this treaty. ought to have informed Spain that
she intended to convert the encroachmens OF the settlers
That she did not then intend TO pursue such course
towards an ally in distress clear from her subsequent
conduct
mercial treaties with Spain and what is the privilege
granted to her by the treaty Of 1885, cutting mahogany
enabling her 70 extend British commerce in those articles
but commercial prvilegeG So far from the treaty OF
1885 being terminated BY the its continued existence
In 1917 and 1919 recognized by acts Of the British
Parliament These declare SO many words that Belize
sno within the territory and dominion Of His Aajes
he and he proecoD of BIS Majesty
For the nature Of this Settlement" and knowledge
Of "theso certain purposes we can refer NO
Great Britain conscious Of the weakness Of her claim to
the saroon based upon the notes which passed between
ass.Pss 70 iorty her position by denying that any por
Of The country lying the Gulf Of Honduras and
a Ae4ca l'iS unc1iuDasey for dis position The already
quoted note Of Sir Henry Buwer would seem to admit tn
but s and asos the svSe ID %
country furnishes the understood and uninterrupted
OF this country's history stands opposed BY
united and concurrent testimony then and now Of every
republic which constitutes Central America they by
their successful revolution Of 1884, succeeded TO all
rights sovereignty and dominion which appertaned
belonged To the Spanish the time the entire
country known as the ancient kingdom Of Guatemala BY
Confederation of the I'D November, 1924 the government
s styled the Federal Republic of Central Au1erica and
the second section and h article OF that constitution de-
clares that the territory Of the republic s the before
comprised in the ancient kingdom of Guatemaa, with the
exception Of the province Of Chapas for the present Article
six OF the same instrument declares that the federation s
at present composed Of the five States, viz Costa Rca,
Nicaragua Honduras Salvador and Guatemala the pro-
vince Of Chapas shall be considered as State in the Ce
deration when she freely joins 1t.
At This day and hour Mexico holds Chiapas, province
forcbly annexed to her at the fall of urbde and soco-
Guatemala the latter claiming that is part Of the
Gent kingdom TO which she succeeded by successful
voution, aud within her legitimate limits Of the
sovereign States Of Central America More than this not
only did the Central American Confederation maintain
that the ancient kingdom Of Guatemala within the
limits Of Central America but that the right of dominion
sovereignty this entire boundary including the
country north Of the Sbun and known Belize belongs
to hem and since the separation Of tho States
which composed that confederation has ceased TO
and maintain that that sovereignty and ownership
north Of the bun did Of right belong to her Az far back
1882 C. Doctor Mariana Gavez 10 his atlas OF Guate
mala, and It's then departmental divisions published by
authority Of the Chief Of the State, embraces within the
limits Of the Of verapas this entire country
passing beyond and north Of the river Hondo II is
deened needless TO adduce proof and multiply arguments
in refutaon Of the proposition that the country between
the Sbup and Sarst0on mot within the limits Of Cen
trail America anything to support fact universally
notorious a. the opposite Of that proposition could be
ns large % , snd nmsr % 9S
Affairs, could no doubt furnish an ample supply.
the foregoing views and arguments. which could be
sound and well taken, then follows that Great Bri
tain neither under the exception In favor Of Belize the
the o hss No
tend and continue occupation and control the
country between the Sbun and SArstoon and 10 do Is
and will be violation Of the painest provisions Of the
treaty Of 1850 between Great Britain and the United
States.
cannot be doubted that all these facts and considera-
tons were familiar TO your Exceilencys government and
that known that all assistance rendered In promot
ing the complication OF questions which engage the
serious attention Of the Cabinets OF two powerful sister
nations with which GuatemalA Is on terms Of peace and
friendship may greatly disturb and endanger the exs
the friendly relations between these two Powers
yet, under all these circumstances the late treaty Of
April 80, 1859, between the republic Of Guatemala
and Great Britain, q made and ratified by the
former, and the existence Of pending negotiations
in GuaAemala until the ratification Of the treaty. and
the notice ts existence published In the Guatemala
Gdsette Thus deprived Of privilege which the under
signed claims Is recognized and acknowledged not only
by the etiquette and courteees which belong and reg