The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-23
Haycs,s DupIicity Toward Mexico.

HUNCs's DupuCity tOWuTu McNICo'
Minister FOSTER is on tho road to Wash
ington, 10 try To justify the ways Of HAYES
10 Congress. On the 10th Of May last, Act
ing Secretary SEWARD sent to MIR. FOSTER
an official statement Of why the HAYES Ad
minstration delayed to recognize DIAz:
1t waits before recognizing Gen Dz the President
Mexico until shall he assured that his election Is
proved by the Mexican people. and that his Admnisra
ton possessed OF stability to endure and NJ disposition
to comply with the rules Of International comfy and the
obie atoms Of treaties"
little further ON i'm tho despatch the spc-
cifc suggestion is made that while Mr.. Fos-
TER has already received assurances that
DIAz will gladly make arrangements for
concerted action between the military
commanders on the frontier for the preser
walton Of peace and order and the protec-
ton of life and property" yet guarantees
must bc demanded AZ n condition precedent :
Tits natural. the other hand that the Government
OF the United STATES should he disposed To believe that
gsaranec OF such arrangement shoHld he made
the condition prccedcntto any recognition, rather than
TO trust to the possibility that may ultimately follow
Here. then, we find distinctly declared the
conditions on which the HAYES Administra-
ton minated it's readiness to recognize
DIAz: First proof that his rulcrship is sta
bic, and approved by the Mexican people I;
secondly, guarantees that his military forces
will fully cooperate with our own in pre-
serving order and protecting lie and prop
crty on the frontier. Moro than eight
months have since elapsed; and, although
President DIAz has givcn most uncquiv-
ocally the proofs and guarantees required
Of him, HAYES still holds OF from rccog-
nizing the Government Of DIAz.
There is no question anywhere that the
DIAZ Government is the only Government in
Mexico, and that it is approved by the
people. Last Sunday it entered upon
its fifteenth month Of existence, and it il
stronger to-day than ever before. Yet HAYES
still prctcnds to wait for ASSURANCES a.
! If more could he given.
Nor is there any doubt that DtAz has
given guarantees of his disposition to per-
| form his International duties AMI to co.
! operate with our military forces. He has
performed those duties; he has 81 CO.
operated performances are the best posi-
Die guarantees. He has collected on the Rio
Grandc border force Of between 5000 and
| 1000 troops. drawing some OF them for this
purpose from the States Of the northwest
the sake of Mexican interests. lie has d-
rcctcd his military commanders TO cooperate
with ours in furnishing cattle raiders, and 1t
is a matter Of official report that the last
pursuit Of raiders on Mexican soil was con
Quoted by Mexican and United States
cavalry combined. A. IN dscharging his
treaty obligations, D.Al went bcyoni th'm
when hc ordered the rendition Of the Rio
! Granlc city jail BROKERS, while within q
month a second instance Of doing more than
the treaty required was afforded in surrcn-
dcring another criminal II is matter "
official report, also, that when the rioters at
san Eli2ariO tried to get II cannon from FL
Pa-o. on the Mexican side tho authorities
frustrated them; and further, that these
authorities went IL the length Of posting
haudbllls warning Mexican citizens against
crossing to the scene Of the riot while it
lasted
Nevertheless, the double dealing Of HAYES
practically dsowns his despatch Of May 10,
| lie ignores his implied pledges The "con-
| ditipns precedent" have been long ago per-
| formed, but HAYES acts in bad faith. What
| is the key TO his conduct That despatch
! which talks of pursuing "a generous and
! friendly course toward Mexico admits
| that " the recognition of n President in Mex
! leo by the United States has an important
moral inluonce-it aids to strengthen the
power and icngthcn the tenure Of the incum-
bent" Generous and friendly aid to Mexi-
go in strengthening the hands of her Gov
eminent and increasing the harmony Of the
proplc, does not suit the plots Of the annex
| atiOnists, and hence it does not suit HAYES