Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-13
GovERN,IrNr o.. MExIco

tne Jnlteu states IS precluueu 10y
obligations of traditional good faith
from approaching the
GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO
with a view to acquiring any part
Of Mexican territory, and earnestly
believe that no administration Of
Mexico could face the opposition Of
the national sentiment that would
certainly attend any Indication OF a
disposition TO infringe on the pro-
vision Of the Mexican constitution
which withholds from the govern
ment the power to Gisposeo of Mexican
soil. Moreover, even did the subject
permit favorable negotiations, the
ietition fails To set forth the prOpo-
sition in sufficient detail; the north
ern and eastern shore OF the Gulf Of
California Goes not appear 10 offer
deep-water port until Liberated is
reached, some 300 miles from the
delta Of the Colorado, and the COuu-
try between the coast and the pres
ent southern limit OF Arizona is
broken and appears TO be i'll adapted
TO be a highway II intercourse. The
Guaymas * Sonora railroad, run
ming thence to Nogales, constitutes
the present channel Of the outlet
from Arizona to the Gulf Of Califor-
MIA.
The memorandum prepared 10y
Minister Romero for Senior Mariscal,
after his conversation with Secre-
tary Blaine, siys:
The Secretary of State then in
formed the minister that his per-
sOnal views and these Of the United
States government with respect to
the annexation Of Mexican terri
tory were expressed in his note to
Mr.. Morgan, United States Minister
to Mexico, dated June /, ISL and
which was published in
THE DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
appended to the Presidents message
in that year. He added that the
United states government did not
think, even remotely, of acquiring
any section of Mexican territory,
and that it would not support any
project having such n subject in
view; as the United States had al
the territory they required for their
progress and welfare, and desired no
more.
The Secretary Of State further
stated that the United States gov
eminent could not prevent the
newspapers or the citizens Of the
country from saying what they
pleased on that or any other subject,
but that as regarded the acquisition
OF Mexican territory by the United
States he felt certain that the state
ments made were Of no importance
whatever, since public opinion did
not favor further acquisition. and
that even if any other administra-
ton should favor them, ne thought
it would meet with no support in
the country for such design.
The memorandum then speaks Of
the unanimous opposition of the
Mexican people to any plan looking
TO the annexation Of national terri
tory AMI the possibility of such
alienation under the Constitution,
and continues:
1t Is well known that the
ADMINISTRATION OF CENTRAL DIAZ
has done all in its power to strength
en- the friendly relations by the at
traction Of the capital, industry and
commerce OF our neighbors, and by
erasing the last vestlge Of prejudices
which might divide them. 1t will
continue to do so. If convinced that
such is the only national policy, but
II, in the midst Of these efforts t.
secure 4 good and cordial under
standing for common benefit, obsta-
cles should arise TO interpose, not
raised by the government Of the
United States, but by State officials
Of the same nation, in such case,
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US and to a certain extent contrary
TO our internal policy, we should be
constrained 10 afford satisfaction 10
the Mexican people, SO sensitive in
this matter, having shed its blood
and made immense sacrifice to
achieve Independence and preserve
the integrity Of their territory. We
should find ourselves under the stern
necessity Of adopting restrictive
measures in regard to the acquisition
by certain foreigners of real estate
concessions, etc, as far as engage
ments already entered into might
allow. These steps might, however,
be interpreted as
SHOWING BAD WILL
on our part toward the American
people, when we are, on the con-
traEy, animated by exactly the OPP
posite sentiments. In order, there
fore, to avoid such an Interpretation,
under the instructions Of the Presi-
dent, | have made the foregoing
explanation.
But though we view with con-
tempt the boasts Of idle and evil
disposed people, who dream of wars
of conquest or of revolutionary
movements plotted on our border,
with a view OF annexation Of part OF
our country, it is not so with other
manifest sections of a respectable
source, though they have their on
gin in opinions equally destitute Of
foundation. / refer TO the PROPOSE
ton originated in the Chamber OF
Commerce of Los Angeles, Cal,
and presented TO the House of Rep
resentstives at Washington, au-
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