Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-19
fhe Crossing of the Troops Over thG
 Line.

H rmosillo Ll Co1stitucion. May' Our esteemed colleague, Fl Fraute- rizo, puDhshei at Tncsou, iu speaking | of the pTeparati lns made by General ! Crook, m Arizona, to undertake the
 campaign against the Apaches, says,
 that that American Commander propos- ed to cross tie boundary line to come to
 Sonora where he intended to pursue the
 savages far the period of one mon.h,, {,
 thus violating the existing treaty be-
 tween the two Republics in regard to l the reciprocal crossing of troops.
 Our col rague say-, also. that General Crook had taken tuIs resolution by virtue lf an agre -meut had vita the Com
 manders Oi the Mexican Federal forces
 ln this State. Tuis assertion carries ca
 very grave charge which need be TX
 planned lu justice to the Mexican ufficers
 commanding the forces n Souora, who
 are not deserving of such accusation.
 General Crook Was at GuayInas, where
 he had conference with Generals Car
 OO and IOpete, m Orler To arrange some
 means Ot making tue war against the Apaches more effective. All the news papers of Sonora ani Ariz lna have pub Ollshed tuat fact and have commented upon 1t In different manners, conveying the Idea that such aud such arrange ments had been perfected between the American ccmmtnder ami the Mexican commanders above named: but all those papers have acted more from theif own inspiration rather than from cor rect knOwledge of the facts.
 There IS no douDt that an arrange meut was ID lde between the command ] CTS alluded to, for the purpose of using l the most advantageous means m making l war against the savages, but IS ar l engagement we are satisfied has for its 1 principal basis the strict compliance | with the StIpulatIous of the treaty with | respect to the crossing of tue troops | over the line. At the time of referring | Co this subject, General C4rbu sand | to General Crook that the American as well as the Mexican troops would have to follow the law faithfully; that the convenience or inconvenience of the | matter could not even be discussed, and | that 1T the Inefficacy could be shown by the practice, the most that could be done on the part of one and of the other would be to apply to their respectIv, as the only ones that could attempt at a modification of the same.
 General Crook accepted. as he had to accept, these explanations SO well found ed, and 1t was definitely agreed that the troops on hoih sides of the line would respect and cause to be respected the existing treaty between the two coun- tries.
 On this basis an understanding was lad as to the mode of communicating speedy dispatches; and in ,rder to avoid any souses under the reaty, an understanding was had as to he manner of recognition of the regular orces of both countries iE cases where hey would 5e compelled to cross the inc "n the trail of the Apaches. accord ng to tba provisions entered into by both governments.
 The Information received by Fl From .erizo in regard to agreements entered ntO in violation of the treaty, are not { 'orrect, and 80 true IS this, that The com nanders of our forces operating on the frontier have been furnished with copies ot the international agreement to which | we have referred, with positive orders tO respect the same in hll it's parts.