El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-22
Ell PAS0. TEXAS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST y, 1900

of our tributary country.
w. q. Tuttle said that while there
had long been q good deal of misu nder
standing with reference to the dam
question he believed tat the effect of
the retrial of the ipj unction case, at
Las Cruces last winter, which was re-
ported so very fully In the HERALD at
she time, WAS to enlighten the people
of El Psso and 70 aid greatly in crys-
that, whatever we might do in the
matter, we should consider the rights
and preferences Of the people Of south
ern New Mexico as worthy of the
most careful consideration.
G. w. Kindrick, United States consul
a. Jusrez, said that the people of
Juare were practically . unit in their
wiIlipgoess and desire to have the
sixth article Of the pro-
posed treaty eliminated, they being
ready to accept shis arrangement ne
apparently the only way out of the
difficulty which had arisen.
During Mr.. Kindrick's remarks the
committee returned. Cap.
tain Hart read the report OF the COIL
mistee as printed on the front page Of
today's HERALD. After readiog the
Captain Hart said in part:
"We must start out In this matter by
whatever harm has been done
and by correcting such errors as have
been made. 1t has been many years
now since some Of us began to Interest
ours elves in this project, and as we
look back, We can see wherein We have
erred, and We can take the necessary
steps to rectify the error.
I'VE were near the goal at one time,
very near; SO near, in fact, that ha6
1t not been for this sixth article of
the draft of . proposed treaty cub
m1t:ed by Minister Romero, Secreta-
ry .Olney would have signed the con-
venticn and ratification would have
been almost certain. If then. this has
all along been practically the only
serious obstacle, 1t is to that we must
turn our eyes.
"By she inclusion OF this clause. |
great opposition has been aroused L.:
New Mexico and Colorado. New
for instance, has cert
to Washington to proses'
against such legislation, aud tae Den
YER cham Der OF commerce has, l under
stand, a special committee, devoted
solely TO fighting the internasioosl
dam at Ell Psso, If to be built under
such conditions. These resolutions
Mr.. Chairman, will be q proclaim alton
10 these people that Ell Psso proposes
TO be just. and to consider the rights
and desires of the people north OF Us
THE people OF Juarez and the valley
b,lo~ are now preparing a petition to
Aspircz asking for the
negotiation OF treaty providing for
dam, but eliminating entirely all such
demands as those IF the sixth article
before mentioned, aud free from any
thing that might work to the detri-
ment of the people of New Mexico.
They are meeting the question like
practical business man, and are endea-
voring to solve the present problem
while letting the future solve it's own
il any shall arise"
Upon the conclusion of Captain
Hart's remarks, q vote was taken upon
the resolutions. They we're passed
ously and the meeting adjourn
ed.
Among those present we're Messrs.
Stevens, McCutcheon, Morehead. Kin
Trick, Hart, Magoffin, Smith. Logan,
Springer, Clifford, Kraksuer, Tuttle, |
Emerson, Ramsey, Slater, John, and |
Ellis.
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