The New York herald., 1872-07-15
THE WARLIKE NOTE.

THE WARLIKE NOTE.
The following Is translation in condensed
form of the insulting note addressed by the Minis
ter of the Argentine Confederation to the Brazilian
government. The tone adopted therein has led to
rupture OF diplomatic relations and, to judge by the
above dispatch, will probably lead to war.
BuENos AYREs April 27, 1874
To THE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Bio de
Mr.. MINIsTER-Your note Of February only
reached me on the 23d Of said MONTH explaining
at Asancion. Your note OF March "a, in reply to
mine OF February 10, suffered still greater delay
preston. In the first you forget the protocols Of
Buenos Ayres, and seek to repel newspaper criti.
only only for limits but for matters Of mutual
nos we % ws pves
expn the Course Of the dispute Let trce
the same in that spirit OF friendship which becomes
the representatives OF two nations until recently
united In defence OF their honor and right The
history OF broken treaties is nothing new In the
world, but the Triple Alliance compact seemed 80
commencing clauses, from the First to the Seventh
Articles being OF transitory nature, but oil the
rest permanent
with it, and up to Article no shaaow Of doubt
eq's Which the % %sentne neves
hesitated even when fortune was against
u.s. our empty and strong opposition rising
tained an idea Of retiring from the contest and
leaving our allies to themselves But the succeed
ing ten articles have no reference to the war but
to subsequent contingencies, and imply collective
fulhment
Here follows q resume Of the ten articles of the
treaty. The Minister Of the Argentine Confedera-
tion then continues:-
You say 1t Is absurd to suppose that Brazil should
have to ratify treaty OF limits between this re-
public and Paraguay, or rtce vetsa. The objection
OF absurdity can have no weight against written
C0mpacts. Meantime the Alliance Treaty was
ratified by all the Legislatures and governments,
and the limits therein expressed The Protocols OF
Buenos Ayres made mac the conventions about limits
that the allies were to proceed Of accord, either
separately or conjointly.
lied governments to maintain that the territory
expressed in article l6 belonged to this republic,
before e arranging with This is not cor
son, demanded q revision Of the Protocols. the
Oriental Minister and then the Brazilian, said the
Alliance had nothing to say with the de1nitive
treaties. DR.. Quintana found 1t impossible to make
his views prevail and retired. All our envoy had
altered. Neither is 1t true that we delayed the
treaties two years. After the conferences Of
Buenos Ayres the unexpected absence Of the Bra
lillian Minister caused the delay. We were always
ready to accede to any invitation on your part,
even when the war of Entire Rios was on our shoul.
Paraguay, nor to shut out Bolivian pretensions,
but merely to recognize the obligations OF the
TRIBE Alliance which were , then for the first time
matter for ourselves. Where, then was the difficulty
about admitting DR.. Quintana's requestY But the
getful Of the alliance and our common triumph you
think Paraguay justified In attaching Importance
nom M BOLIVIA but You our isi ay ONO ocousy % tell u.s. Of
her claims and side against your ally OF yesterday.
AS regards your note Of March % it is well to re:
mind you that national sympathies have no fixed
date The battle OF Ituzaingo did not snake us en-
emes forever nor the overthrow Of IHsas perpetual
allies But the triple alliance was pledge of con-
1dence between us for the influence OF battles lost
or won.
would prevent de6ntive treaty; but this does not
appear from any document. The, agreement of
June 20, 1870 in Buenos Ayres, apglies equally to
had your question OF limits with Paraguay pending
since 1856, and now you wind 1t up all OF sudden.
men in Paraguay territory backed by strong
fleet. II was neither loyal nor noble OF you to
POSITION % ON as % yourself but without the army m and
Meet. You have questions Of limits pending with
all the republics around you ,a whereas we are SO
amounts to longanimity:. You talk Of your gene
rosity to Paraguay in ceding your claim to the ter
lance treaty gave you. but 1t never was yours by
right, and always belonged to Paraguay. And how
to Paraguay likewise II the negotiations were pro-
ceeded with' You say the alliance remains but do
you mean for the purposes only OF the WARP The
treaty shows there are also purposes which
should have maintained us united until a de-
nnitve treaty. Now you make a distnc-
which seems futile. You offer us the faculty to
make separate treaties with Paraguay, which you
W but we 40 not a want your guarantee
public has, herself, sufficient power to enforce
them.
Alliance Treaty. and your occupation OF Paraguay
after the treaty Is violation OF the protocols Of
jealousy which, sooner or later must end in war.
In the conference at Buenos Ayoes it was agreed:-
"When peace Is restored the Argenttnes and
Brazilans shall evacuate Paraguay In three
months"
We only kept small guard at Asuncion; you had
an army and navy, beside able diplomats resident
there who had bought up the local papers. You
had stipulated for Paraguay to pay you your war ex-
penses; how then are we to be paidP Article Is Of
the Alliance said we were TO arrange this by pre-
viOus convention.
Meantime we trust in the wisdom and modera-
ment, as we should regret to see the Alliance
knocked in the head, after so many common glo-
ries. You ask us whether the allies are
expected again to make war on un-
happy Paraguay, II our pretensions be
ignored But your compassion for that country is
something new, since you persistently refused to
forego, as we suggested, any claim against Para
quay for the cost OF the war; What is the desert OF
The Chaco IN value compared to the enormous sum
that you have obliged Paraguay TO recognize as
war eypenses9 You profess 10 wish to uphold the
Alliance, and when passing through this city you
siastic as 20 say that the arrangement proposed
should be carried out, even though an adverse de-
Spatch came from MO Janeu0. Yet the ASuncion
Treaty was ratified In Brazil seventeen days after
your arrival
1t would be hypocrisy on our part were we to con-
cea the profound grief your hOte causes us, or ac
cept your explanations as satisfactory. The Ali.
ance treaty is at stake we expect your rank
concurrence to uphold it, in return for our loyalty
to 1t during seven years But If the oSath-knell Of
, ''iance has been rung, we still have confidence
Ine n:,. '~" will always be favorable 70 those
,as nas Tue Y lutu'Y s.. which never depart front
he strict line Of duty at the prvnslapSs VI se"'
crest. Permit me to renew my : -