The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-11

The President Transmits to the Senate
the Report Of the Secretary Of
.. State,
Together with voluminous Mass Of Cor.
respondencs Regarding the Deten.
tlon Of A. X. Cutting BY the
Mexican Authorities.
THE CORRESPONDENCE.


resolution OF the Senate asking for condr.
nation concerning the alleged illegal
detention Of A. X. Cutting by the Mexican
authorities at Ell Paso del Norte. the Presi.
dent transmitted to the Senate yesterday the
report of the Secretary of state, together
with voluminous mass of correspondence
relative to the case. under date Of July I.
United States Consul Brigham, at FL Paso
del Norte. forwarded to United States Minis.
ter jackson. at Mexico, a full statement OF
the facts attending the arrest and imprson::
ment of Cutting and an announcement OF
his brigham, 8, failure to procure any reply
lease on bail Of Mr.. Cutting. on July the
United States Minister sought from N.
Marescal. the Mexican Secretary Of Foreign
following day NJ. Marescai replied that he had
recommended the Governor of Chihuahua
to see that prompt and full justice was adj
on July II Consul Brigham stated that
Cutting was still In prison and nothing had
been done for his release. The secretary
citizen having thus continued for full
month without explanation or prospect OF
release. he Secretary Bayardl on July 10,
instructing HIM to demand of the Mexican
Government the instant release OF Cutting
This was followed on July 20 by instruction
all theprecedent. correspondence and facts
and stating the legal positions assumed by
this Government as ground for demanding
on July ~, teiegraphed the refusal of the
Mexican Government to accede to the tele-
graphic demand of Secretary Bayard for
Cuttings release, which was followed by an
other telegram giving statement of the
Mexican reasons. Consul Brigham. on July
oS, telegraphed that the Governor of Chihua-
IGNORED the proceedings. On July q the
Secretary mailed add .tional instructions to
Minister Jackson. The secretary In this letter
here based on the Mexican laws, whereby
Jurisdiction is assumed BY Mexico over
crimes committed against Mexicans in the
Ss ssass that UNDER s%
licatlou OF libel in Texas was made cogniz.
able and punishable in Mexico. This claim
and positively denied by Secretary Bayard.
who declared that the United States would
not assent to or permit the existence ofsuch
extra territorial force to be given to Mexi-
can law. MIR. Romero. he says. finally as
sured him that Cutting would be released in
a very short time. Convinced Of the friend.
Mexican Government, the Secretary in.
formed the Consul that, in his opinion, all
questions of conflicting interests between
GUILTY. be equitably. nonorably and salts
factorly adjusted. In his report the Seore-
tary says, touching Mexican laws cited by
more profound that the literal difference Of
corresponding statutes, for it affects the un.
DERIVING principles Of security to per-
e9Ha' op ana whies are s%enR
the main objects sought to be Sc
cured by our frame work Of Government.
frausht with the most serious results The
alleged offense may be end, doubtless in the
present case. is within the United States held
in Mexico may be associated with penal re-
suits of the gravest character. An act may
be created BY a Mexican statute an otiense
wou ID not be punishable in any degree. the
safety of our citizens. and all others lawful
" within our Jurisdiction. would be greatly
ting the power Of q foreign State to define
mitted within the jurlsdctlon Of the United
composing this Union. contain the only
forum to the trial of ofenses against their
laws and to concede to the jurisdiction of
be 70
stltute the Jurisdiction and laws OF Mexico
for those Of the United states over Of
ntes staten bs s9sy of hs nnea
IN Texas. BY CITIZEN os the united states. oi
MEXICO. M e No s Allegation ' Of its sci circuation in
Mexico by Mr.. Cutting is made, and indeed
no such circulation was practicable or even
made diV on the same day Of the publication in
the English language in Texas on the coming
| Of the alleged writer or publisher in Mexico,
and the Mexican correspondence accompany.
| ing M. MarescaIs refusal to release Cutting
| found in the accompanlments to Mr.: Jack
sons dispatch Of July %. 1898, show that the
| l36th article of the Mexican Code Is the
| ground Of the judicial claim. Under this pre-.
| tension It is obvious that any editor or pub
| Usher of any newspaper article within the
| limits and jurisdict on OF tho United States
| could be arrested and punished in Mexico
| II the same were deemed Objectionable tC
| the officials of the country after the Mexican
| methods of admins tering Justice should be
found within those borders.
Aside from the claim of eXtraditiona
power, thus put forth for the laws of Mexico
| and extending their Jurisdiction over alleged
OfYenses admittedly charged to have beer
! committed W thin the borders of the United
| States are to be considered the arbitrary and
| oppressive proceedings which, as measured
| by the constitutional standard Of the United
States, destroy the substance of judicial tria
been subjected.
In transmitting the document to Congress,
tho President, in brief communication
"As to the inquiry contained in the resolu
| ton whether anv additional United Statei
troops have been recently ordered to For
| Bliss, answer In the negative"
| The papers were referred to the Commit
| tee on Foreign Relations.
| The Presidents message in the Cutting
case reached the House during the roll call
| and consequently was not formally pre-
sented 1t was, however, informally laid BY
| the Speaker before the chairman Of Com
| mittee on Foreign Affairs tMr. Belmont. wht
Immediately called special meeting of tn,
| is understood that resolutions indOrsing IL
! every Dnrticular the action of the Secretar,