Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-02-27

Newspapers have and still are in
dulging in disquisitious in relation to
tbo attack on Captain CrawGord's com.
niahd by Mexican troops, in The State
Of Sonora, and almost With one accord
have come to the conclusion that it is
a easEs helli on the part Of the United
States against our sister republic,
without inquiring into the facts con-
eerniug tho unfortunate affair and
confidently expect to hear the clash Of
arms between the United StHtss and
MeMco, Whatever may be the result
of the inquiry ordered by congress it
will not result in bloodshed or the ex-
psnditurO of powder
Such a contingency as has now
arisen waSproyided for by 'the Treaty
Of Guadalupe hidalgo," February 2,
1SiS, wherein it is stipulated that IN
case a disagreement should arise be.
tween the two governments they are
pledged mot to resort to reprisals,
agressions or hostillties Of any kind
by one republic against the other, un.
til the government which deems itself
sggrieyed shall have maturely con-
sidered, in the spirit OF peace and
good neighborship, whether it would
not be better that such difference
should be settled by the arbitration
of commissioners appointed on each
side, or by that of a friendly nation.
And should such course be proposed
by either party, it shall be acEesded to
BY the other unless deemed by il alto
gether incompatible with the nature
of the difference, or toe circumstances
Of the case"
The Gadsdcn Treaty, FIVE years later
(k8531 ro-aiRrms and re-adopts Sec
tions II and y of the treaty of Qua
dalupe Hidalgo, in relation to the set
tlement of disagreements, and in the
event of war the manner of con-
dGctrg it upon humane principles
arc specifically set forth, The treaty
Of Guadalupe Hidalgo stipulates that
at no time shall citizens of, or persons
residing within, the United States
purcAase, or acquire, horses, mules,
cattle or property Of any kind, stolen
within Mezican territory, by Indians,
anG as this stipulation has been fire.
qrent.y violated and on June 26,
1884, by a second Lieutenant, pre-
sumably acting under the orders of
Enmet Crawford, who or that day, at
San Carlos Indian Agency, sold up
wards of ninety head Of cattle know
hng them to have been stolen in Mex
CO by ChlricahUa Apaches, and that
too after the owner had appeared at
the Agency, and produced his brand
and demanded the possession Of his
cattle. The refusal to surrender them
was upon the gauzy pretext that they
we're the sposls of war, when in fact
SO war existed, but were taken from
armed bandits Of our own country
who were aggressive upon citizens of
both republics. What is war and
what is a bandit? War is a contest
between nations or states and accord
ing to the constitution Of the United
States can only exist so far as the
United States is concerned by act Of
congress, which alone has the power
to declare war, grant letters Of
n.arqUe and reprisal, and make rules
concerning captures on land and wa
ter. i bandit in a general sense Is a
robbgr, Z highwayman, a lawless or
desperate fellow, and as Geronimo is
neither a nation or state and being a
laSleSs fellow must 6e a bandit and
consequently the rules regarding the
SpoIlS ot war cannot apply. The per-
sonal assertion of Crook consradicts
WTitten law and reasserts the one
man power, such as obtains among
the Cbireahuas, who appropriate"
property without regard to forms of
law, as was exempliied in bis resist
ancc to the collection Of import duties
upon stolen cattle and horses when
brought by Chirieahuas from Mexico
to the United States, and assistance
rendered the Cbiricahuas in prevent
ing Mexican citizens from re-possess-
iag themselves of their own, which
had been taken, Vi ct armis, By ban
dts, from the homes of claimants in
Mexico.