The Red Cloud chief., 1898-10-07


interests there, but he would DO no
mor than promise his good Offices to
persuade the dusky sovereigns to be
good to us. At first we tried to hold
them to friendly conduct by the pay
ment OF stipulated tribute, but they
o began to object because they
didn't get an occasional voluntary
present" Of a warship or two. Finally
we did send several warships-but not
as presents-which at various times
used their persuasive powers In q very
undip'omatic but effective way to bring
about the signing OF treaties with Trip
oil, TunIs, Algeria and Morocco quar-
anteeing peace without tribute. One
OF the agreements was signed on a
United States war vessel after repeated
pleas for delay had been peremptorily
denied by the Yankee officials.
Our second war with Great Britain
had scarcely begun when President
Madison, In a message to congress-, an
nounced that he had conveyed to
Great Britain the terms upon which
peace might be brought about" Then
the car Of Russia offered his media
ton, which was accepted by the United
States, and James Bayard. Albert Cal
latin and John Quincy Adams were
sent to st. Petersburg. Their mission
proved n failure, az Great Britain de-
cliDed to accept the car as a peat1-
maker. Lord Castlcreagh, however,
wrote TO our state department propos-
Ing direct negotiations for peace. The
commission, to which Henry Clay had
been added. proceeded to Gottenburg
and later to Client, the first conference
being held at tho latter place Aug. &,
1914. On Dec. "a. 1914, the treaty was
signed by Adams. Clay and Gallatin
In behalf of the United States and
Frederick John Robinson, Henry Goul-
burn and Thomas Adams for Great
Britain. Thus was the Ratchet buried
between John Bull and Uncle Sam
never, let us hope, to he resurrected.
For In these days England Ia glad to
court au alliance with the nation she
once appeared to think not worth both
ering to keep faith with. while fair
Spthai'li Gt' iiS DOl W hlll hlDlOh .
advances distasteful.
The treaty OF peace which ended our
war with Mexico was negotiated by u
subordinate Of the state department
partly In defiance OF instructions from
Washington.
While tho conflict was going on Mich
olas p. Trist, chief clerk In the depart
ment OF state, was sent to Mexico to
receive any proposals for peace which
might be forthcoming. provided they
included the cesslon OF New Mexico and
California. Mexico couldn't see her
way clear to such an arrangement and
on Oct. s, 1Si7, Trist was ordered to
come home. II there had been a cable
to cut no doubt Trist would have cut
1t. for he wasn't ready to return and
didn't come till he got ready. When
he did come he brought the treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo. which he had con-
cluded with Louis q. Cuevas, Bernar-
do Couto and Miguel Atristain on Feb.
2, 1S4s. The agreement wac ratified
on May 80 and proclaimed on July 4
OF the same year. New Mexico and
California were coded and Arizona
came to Tie In a subsequent treaty.
There was. OF course, no treaty Of
peace at the conclusion of the rebellion,
SO this brings us to the negotiations
which will put or official end to the
Spanish war and which, in their pos
sible results, are second in Importance
only to the treaty in which King
George acknowledged the independ.
ence OF the United States.