Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-11-03

Cause Of she Eontentfcn Between Msx-
fcs and Gn&temafa.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2s.--ssnor Laxo Arri-
ga the Guatemslsn minister, made q state
ment In regard to the political difficulties
bet wern bis country aud Mexico.
with the object Of ending The old and
ysxaiious boundary question. tho prsiimi-
nary basis for detinite treaty was agreed
upon and signed in New York city on the
I2th Of August. 1882. aud the formal treaty
was subscribed to on the 27th of september,
the same year. ia tho preliminary treaty
II was agreed, among other points, that In
the dsmafkatton OF the boundary line ac-
GAL possession should be generally eonsid-
cred the base. but that bosn governments
By agreement could change this rule BY
making mutual eompensations; that until
the boundary line 10 marked. each OF the
eontraei.n: parties should rsspecE tie party
IN actusi possession, and that. I'm the event
ssid parties should not agree about the to-
fsi or partial designation OF the line. the
differences that would rise should be settled
BY arbitsation OF the president OF the unif-
ed States OF America.
The debate treaty provides THAI the
pzraissl Deginning near ixpui shall run east
10 Usumacints river. " thru river was to be
reached In that direction. or 10 the chixoy
ttF~t - t@& fSkhtSt was n8A EM tnF way Oh
said parallel. THIS parallel did not reach
Usumseiats. THIS river being north OF il.
anu according TO tho treaty, said parallel
should have stopped az Chixoy river, hui
the A~x.ean engineers endssyored tu pro-
long IL to the Cancgsn river, unsirs ground.
less assertion that this Ii the usumsclnta
r.ysr. thus giving Mexico over one thon-
sand squsre miles Of GuAfcmalAn territory.
The government Of Guatemala made very
strong protest the feon, and the Mexican
Roseramsnt accepted its views OF tina
po.ni, although under conditions that nc
other mlisr questions should arlze
There wsrs no other difficulties. in fact
except very small differences IN the work o
the engineers, but ibis they think can b,
arranged BY themselves.
lin the meantime each Of the govern
msnts has preserved according To In.
treaty, The dominion of the respective terri
tories that will be annexed by tha olhe
upon The final semafkation OF the boundar,
tine. and The authorities OF the two coun
triss have granted concessions 10 cut ma
hognny IN said territories. From an I'm
| nemorias time Guatemala has been In pos
session. never questioned before by Me<ic1
| OF largo portion OF tas land located on th
seat aide VI the Chixoy and usGmaclnt
rivers, and upon this territory being In
vaded recently by Mexieans, the Uuatema
Ian authorities were obliged so expel an
protest against the invasion. asking at ia
same time for duo explanation, but IN
! Mexican government now asserts that sal
terrisory belongs TO Mexico, evidenily be
ing nisin.ormed by its engineers. tn
government Of Guatemala had not ther
nor has az pres nj. any armed force outsid
OF its own territory"
Senior Arrige believes that as soon as IN
Mexican govern ment Is informed of tss
real facts II will change it's attitude towar
Guatemsia, and also believes that war be
tween the two nations In q very improbabl
contingency. not only because the prssen
difficulties are mot oil treat importance. bu
chiefly hscause the treaty provides that a
questions incident TO the demarkation I
the boundary line shall be settled as sboy
stated. by civilized methods of arbitration
Saoniu actual q faculties. he added. rssV
this point. the president 81 the Unite
States will be Invited TO act a. arbitrator.