The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-13
ARIZONA CAN'T HAVE 1T
Secretary Blaine Tells Why Nesoti-
AtlopS Cannot 00 Entered Into
for the Acquisition of
Lower California.


charge the committee ON foreign relations
from further consideration of and Ia lay
orr the tnblc the memorial OF the 18TH leg
islativc assembly OF Arizona, praying the
president and conGrcssmen tn enter into
negotiations with the republic Of Mexico
ing Arizona ON the southern boundary to
secure deep water port upon
the gulf Of California. which
would afford an outlet for the
senate an interesting document. Senator
Sherman chairman OF the committee
referred the memorial to Secretary
nan Sea snf caSc to- saw Sas can sa is
Germ no hopeful prospect of any nexotia-
tions being successfully conducted with
a limited result OF object in view. The
Mesico has been only reccntiy mani
as"'e Of any win nre aSfa the "'lsnnl mationni
.cEri.9ry by the prppp,iasncs pa;s siysn in Ger
Lower California by purchase: For the
information of your committee transmit
nsr IN the 81 nassp ~
ver.ation which he had with me ON this
subject subj ON the 9Th OF June last. together
Rome af 10 says I me ." : cory:
h1 s H%;s ssases shrs It 's
obligations Of good faith from approach
ing the government of Mexico with view
si,ors. ana aS Equally ' bslie~e @ s % mo- a%i"is-
tration of Mexico could face the manifest
nasio%Hi ,.;I :smiien. thnt would
nrovision Of the Mexican constitution
whis@ ,s se Mssean sss the .s Ms
over even did the subject promise favor
able negotiation the petition fails to set
forth the proposition i'm sufficient detail.
The northern, aud eastern shore of the
Gnlf Of California does not appear to offer
n deep water port until Libertesilobos !:
reached, some 300 miles from the Delta of
Colorado. and the country between the
coast and tlse present southern limit of
tn nfS Ss Is hirh~nx "a of a inserconr.S. "!. TSe
shonce to Noe.ies Sonssitate the s prcsens
the Gulf of california. Following
is the translation of the memo
insaer fgo nf snrs;en en1s nirSiss TO Scnr Rn Rn
Ro, Mexican minister tn the United States:
This department approved the article
you wrote and afterwards published in the
North <Amc',ican Lerie.c entitled '.rhc An
nexation of Mexico" because it il con-
of Mexican territory, whether by force or
l,y means Of intrigues. does not enter into
whatever political party they may belong.
the United States government and direct
quainted with their high character and po-
least doubt about their sense of Justice
any other subject. We have, therefore,
c1mplets Soniidense e':atd, that ,;ay any absnrsi
n,., p,nns OF ilis%sssrSm nni ,o. which arc fGr snc
enlightened majority of the American
people as tlisreputablc, will not he ap.
any support whatever to the Inachinations
of badly informed persons with n view of
changing the .lScidea opPeSsitiom W of ,u; our
tory. We do not attach much Importance
to the revelations, more ar less vague.
lately appeared I'm American newspapers
to procure at all hazards the anncxa-
is" ie%" and ' ESPECIALLY ss % Iawer e California S
but, though we treat with contempt the
pie who ,iccIaim of wars. OF conaucsts
and of a revolutionary movement plotted
on our border. with view to the anncxa-
with the other manifestations of respect
able source. though, they have their origin
tion. l refer tn the proposition origi-
mated i'm the chamber of commerce of
Los Angeles, Cal, and presented to the
authorizing the executive To negotiate
with Lower California. ! refer also to the
opinion which, without amy reservation,
expressed about the great c2nvcnicncc of
such acquisition. and ai,ove all tl,c pur-
chnse of sonora and Sinaloa, about which
No matter how much the Mexican
government might Ia inclined tn
overlook this double expression OF crron-
eous Judgment a. to our patriotic scnti-
ments and our entire conformity with the
opinion of our country. In this regard IL
cannot do so, considering the expression
of views by the present officials of the
state of California, which is coterminous
with our territory and interested i'm some
Of those annexations. We cannot
look with indifference upon any
thing coming from respectable an;
tell us no serious and well concerted plan
on the subject is entertained by them. but
that il is rather the influence OF % combi-
nation and the exigencies Of interior
politics which constrained them to express
such ideas we should be forced, even
though sharing in this belief. to deeply
lament that there were persons in Cali |
fornia with such misguided judgment re-
specting us who bad influence enough To
induce Governor Waterman to make pub
lie atterances without thinking of the |
effect which they might afterwards pro
duce in relations with neighb orinR
nation.
The memorandum then speaks of the
opposition of she Mexican
people 70 any plan looking to the aliena-
tion of national territory and the inlrSossi-
bility of such alienation under the consti-
tuition and continues: Il well known