The New York herald., 1878-08-19


lBy TELRoRApH TO THE HERALD
fr#n WAsnSGToS, August. ls. 1873
ssaor Zamscona, the Mexicaa M,nis,cr, knows
nothing OF General Mackenze's Invasion oi his
country except what he has seen in the papers,
docs he know what tho policy OF our government Is
In permitting violations Of sovereign rights OF
Mexico. He does think there Just grounds FOR
such hostile measures and deprecates the course now
being pursued as calculated TO engender hostile feel
ings where mons now exist In view Of the serous
OF the question he does not think advisable
to publicly criticise the policy inuugurated
4 PREVIOUS INTERVIEW WITH THE MEXICAN
MINJsTER-HE DID NOT THINK WAR PROB
ABLE.
WAsHISGroS, August Is, 1878.
senior ZamAcona, the Mexican Minister, having re-.
GENTLY been asked whether he anticipated . war,
ihsre seeming 10 bs au impression that the United
States and Mexico tho OF serious complica.
tons, replied:-
"By no means. President Disz Is very ANXIOUS 70
preserve friendly relations with the United States
and Is doing everything IN his power to put down
lawicssness on the border But the Mexican govern
ment IL like this country in that respect cauno at
nlt titnes keep perfect order In outlying and
sparscly Inhabited States have visited many parts
OF the United States and been brought into with
the best classes OF the American peopie--the mer-
chants and man nufacturers-and have found not the
least sympathy with those who seek provoke hos.
tiulics between the On the contrary there
seems be the sincere desire TO preserve peace
and develop the commercial relations between the
two countrcs Since 1SIS thsrc has been talk about
Mexican depredations
r THE MIXED COMMISSION.
$50 much was said and written upon the subject
that at last In 1868. alter twenty years Of agitation
mixed commission waR ag rced upon who should ex-
and arbtrato all claims for damages. In 1875
commission concluded us labvrs with the follow
ing result :-ln the class oil r0bberies by Mexican
crossing the border during twenty years pet cen
1S48 and 1858 there were only twenty i've claims ali
told. twenty oil these amounting TO S4 709 472
d'saliowed, and hve. amounting 10 So 875, wore al
loved. In tho ei,ss oi Indian doprcdatIons across
the border from 1913 TO 1858 there ten clR ms
aagrsga.ins s446 $50
''oNLY FOUR MILLIONS" TAKEN.
"Of this immcnse sum Onyf$622 we're allowed by the
commission The other classes werc put In by Amer
leans living IN Mexico, who had lost Their property,
been injured 10 body, subjected to forced l0ans
Their claims anou ted $I7O 600 COO OF these
s. LIS. .622, were allowed. No one bus disputed tho
impartiay OF the umpirss yet tails Is the result OF
tho twenty years Of depreciation about which SO much
hus becn said.''
HADN'T HEARD THE NEWS
In reply 10 further iDquir es Scfor Zlmacona said
no did not believe that any usual orgunZt ttion
In progress on the Mexican side WIN view OF rcpci
ling invasion BY American troops. Minister Foster
was treating with the GovcrDmont OF Mexico, but
DO definite arrangement had xs yet been arrived ut
with view to the use I'll United States troops IN tho
pursuit OF depredat0rs taxing refuge Mexican soil
aud NO pc rm iss,on bscn given from hem
cross the border There desire 20 bring
about a with tho Unit, d States, ana an cxanna-
ZION OF the claims rejected ny the commission would
give insight into character OF tho only persons
engaged IN the effort to produce war sentiment
this country.