The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-11-03
CEUR DALENE. IDAHO. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER B.
MEXICO AND GUATEMALA.


~PosU hotS00h Them
wAsHisoTox. October 3O.-senor I.azo
Arrlga, the Guatemalan Minister, to-day
made statement in regard to the po-
'i'icai difficulties between his country
and Mexico. He said:
with the object OF ending the old and
vexatious boundary question the prelim.
mary basis for = definite treaty was
agreed upon and signed in New York
city August II, 1852, and the formal
treaty Was subscribed To the 9th of
September OF the same year. In the
preliminary treaty ii WAS agreed among
other points that in the demarkation OF
the boundary line the actual possession
should be generally considered q base.
but that both governments by agree.
ment could change the rule by making
mutual CON pensatioDs, 30 that until the
boundary line 10 marked each of the con-
tracing parties should respect the party
In actual possession and that in the
event that said parties should not agree
about the total or partial designation Of
the line the difficulties that would arise
ehonid b- settled by arbitration of the
President of the United States OF Amer.
lea.
The definite treaty provides that a
parallel beginning near lKbul shall run
east 10 the Csnmselnta river, If this river
we're to be reached IN that direction, or
tie ChiIoy river. II the former were not
In the way OF said parallel. This par
AlIel did not reach the tsumarinta, this
ri'er being north OF IL, and according 10
the treaty said parallel should have
stopp-si al the Chixoy river, but the
Mexican engineers endeayoret u pro-
long II Ia the Cancuen river under the
gfoahdiess assertion that this is the Us-
auissinta riser. thus giving 10 Mexico
over 90 square miles OF the Guate-
malah territory. The government Of
baat~inaia made very strong protest
thereon. and the Mexican government
accepted lie yls@s ON this point, although
under the coalition that no other SINH
lar questions should Arise. There We're
no other difficulties in fact, except very
small differences in the work oil engi-
nerfs. ahd this they think can br AZ
ranged by themselves. In the mean
time each oil tho governments has pre-
srfN-i. according ,o the treaty. the do.
minion ot the respective territories tina,
will h- annexed 10y the other upon the
fhal denAf kAiion Of the boundary line,
and the authorities oi the tao countries
have GRANTED concessions 10 cut ulahos-
any In saii territories.
From an immemorisi time Gua;e-
,hala has is>-n IN possession. whenever
questioned lciorv by Mexico. OF a large
portion Of the land located on the wes,
sides OF the Chlxoy and suinAcinta
rtS~rs. ani upon this territory h-ing in
vai-d recently 10y MericAns the Gua,e-
inalan authorities ~rro obliged 10 erpci
them and Ia project agsinsi the inVa-
sion, Asking al the same time for an ex-
plana;lun. bot the Mexican government
nos asserts taA, SAID territory b-.lungs
80 Mexico. evidently t~ing misiniormed
by l,s engineers. The government, of
Gua,amAla had no; then nor has 1, al
pr~set, any armed !oryr outside Of its
u~u territory"
senior trrtra believes shat A. snon as
the M..icAn government is informed of
the real iAr,s II will change in attitude
,o,s ard baatrmAla. and also believes
'hAtA naY l~iucen the tao nations IL n
VERY improbable contingency. not onl,
t.ccausc The present difficulties are not o'
Urea, IMPORTANCE, bu, chiefly bccAuse
The tr~Aty provides tina; all questions
incident 10 the dc'nArkAiion OF the
BOUNDARY line shAll 10 settled. a. above
stated, hy tho civilized m-snr 81 Afhi'
,ra,4on. should The actual difficulties,
10 aidc-i. reach this point, the frctl
den, %! the United States wiU hc invited
to ACT A. arbitrator.