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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-23

S.ptistnb-e e %. Al 'eer aver
al AguilA de Puerto RicoO nos sor
prerdi6 una noticia publicada en-
dicho peri6iico, acnSando a nues-
tro amigo y correligionario don Ar
mando Roiriguez. empl ado del
Asilo de ciegos, como c6mrlIce en-
un robo de prenias, ocurriio llace
POGO en- esta ciudad
ConocemoS hace muchoS amos
a Arman 10 y Siampre le hamos te
nido como IN homhre excesivamen
te honrado, hasta el extreme de
fartarle muchas veces 10 mas ntce-
sario para la vida y no doblegarse
ST espfritu ante las adversidades
Recnrdamcs que Armando fue
una de las victimas perseguidas y
atropelladaS por las tu'bls republi-
canas en- la epoca de Hunt, en- Pom
ce, Yauco y otros pueblos y sin EN-
barge, Armaudo, con mas yalor,
con mas energia, Ell la ttibuna siem
pre-, fustigaba q proceder de los re-
publicanos y deftp1ia la bandera
del partldo federal.
Nunca Sc \. vic f,quear, nj
t4mpoco nadie pudo sen llarle con
el dedo por actos iunobles que CO.
metiera.
Hoy, cuan 10 en- premio a sas
esfuerzos obtiene un pequeno EN-
pleo de IS dollars menSualeS; hoy,
cuando Sc encuentra tranqul'o cum
pliendo houradamente con Su de-
Der; hoy, cuando puede decirse Sc
eucuentra satisfecho, el inmundo
lodo de la calumnia lanzada des-
de las colum las de un peri6dico re.
publicano, trata de imprimir asque.
rosa mancha sobre la reputation in.
maculada del hijo del pueblo, del
patricia consecuente, de Armandc
Rodriguez.
Pero, 81 es verdad que hay TN
adagio que dice que ala calumnla
cuando no mata, manchaD, la calum.
MIA arroj ada contra Armando no ha
podido matarle nj mancharle.
Al contrario, q juicio celebra
do hoy en- el juzgado municipal
por denuncia que presentaran 10!
detectives Milan y Burguera, pre-
tendiendo enredarle en- las malta
de ese delito hacieudole aparecer co
mo c6mp'ice del robe de unas prem
daS, ha servido para poner mas d
relieve la intachable conducta d
Armando Rodriguez
Vamos a los hechos:
En- la tar le del sabado pasean
do Armando Rodriguez por las ca
lies de Ponce, SC encuentrd en-
calle de la Ulion frente doila An
geliua B luza una prenla De or
con piedras de brillante. Recoge
prenda y Sc dirige la redaccion d
ola Raz6n LibreD, para dar cuent
del hallazgo, pero { ia estaba CT
rrada. Sc dirige despues al ASH
de ciego5 donde examina la prend
" la guarda Ell uno de su5 bolsillo
para dar cuentl al dia siguiente
FL domingo Sc Gambia de rop
Armando y Sc o.vda dc la rrend;
Ell lupes al eniregar Ia rops a la |;
vandera Sc encu en!ra con la prend
que habia DEF 'do olvid.de y St di
rij- con ella a la plateria de do
Pedro Ventura dan lola q examine
4 don CaIm 10 Meroader, qnien r
conoce qle eS de orc Y bli!iante
lie pregunta a Mcrcader 81 ten
noticias de que ele hubiera perd
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-23

do 4 alguno y este contesta que no
Saba nj habia dido decir NADIA.
Armando Sc dirige entonces 4
joyeria del SELF or Nicole y lie ense.
m la prenda manifestandole que Sc
la habia enc )ntrado y que cuanto
podla waller. Nicole contesta que
podia waller II, IL 8 10 dollars, pc
70 que Sc habian robado unas prem
das de l's que tenia onocimieutc
el platero don Felix Ventura. Ar
mando l. deja la prenda a Nicole y
Sc va q Ia !l4terfa de don Felix
Ventura, quien le participa que las
prerdas Sc las habian robado a do.
ia Angelina ESbri de Bausa; Ar
mando Sc dirige casa de esta Sc
nora y lie da cuenta del hallazgo y
lugar donde tenia depositada la
prenda, a la saxon que llegaba Ell
detective Milar.
La seiiora Esbri da cuenta al
detective de 10 que manifestaba Ar
mando y salen ambos en- busca de
la ptenda a la ] ,yeria del seior Nj
cole; Armando pide la prenda al
sehor Nicole quien la entrega y este
la pasa al detective acompa1andolo
hasta la casa de la senora Esbri; la
seiNrA Esbri da las gracias a Ar
mando y cuando este va a despedir-
Sc lie dice el detective Milan que
tiene one acompanarle al cuartel
por haber eucontrado Ia prenda en-
81 poier; Arm ando lie acompafa y
una vez ALI escribe Milan un parte
al juez municipal en- el que declare
a Armando c6mplice en- el robo de
prendas y hace que le acompah=
prescencas del juez, quien visto e
parte presentado por Milan lie i'm
pone a Armando 200 dollars dt
6auza porque recupere su llbertac
mientras Sc celebra el juicio.
Dos amigos rrontamente res
pondieron a la fanza.
En- la mailana de hoy Sc cele
bro el juicio, quizas uno de los mas
interesantes, ante numeroso ptl
blico
: De las declaraciones de los tes
) tigos resulta, que Armando, obran
do como bombre honrado, no hiz
: otra cosa que indagar hasta encon
$ trar el verdadero duefio de la prer
da hallada, resultando la autora d.
: robo una sirvienta de la senior
t E>bIi, qlien habia cometido otr
t robo apteriormente.
La dtfenSa de Armando RI
dliguez estuvo a cargo del intel
!. genie abogado don Nemesio +
Canales, quien hizo resaltar Ii
a nobleS cualidades de Armando Re
driguez y su acrisolada honradei
Q FL juez senior Casalduc, visit;
a as declaraciones de los testigos
Z la brillante defensa del Lcdo. c;
. ual- IS, con el Codigo en- la mano
: teniendo cn cuenta la limpia hi
@ toria Ell la vida publica y priyad
a lie Armando Rodriguez, conocid
'S por todo q pueblo, 10 declare I'M
cente eu la causa que Sc lie in
putaba.
/, Arnando Rodriguez, es pue
4 un hombre honrado, q pesar de
Ia II oticia publicada en- ell periodic
i repubIicano oEl Aguila de Puer
n Ritoo y del parte presentado por
II detective MlIano, pretendiendo pr
e >entarlo c9mo c6mplice en- el rot
:. de dichls prendas.
ia is una mala escuela pretend
i llcvar hasta el cieno a los hombr
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-23
(redito y AhOffO P0n(e1O

~ IOS 1HtP0NehIeS S0Oye H0YeL~S
de ahoyyo. .--Habiendo muchas IL
bretas que no tienen inscritos los
intereses correspondientes al primer
semestre de 1907, Sc ruega a los
duedos de las mismas, Sc sirvan
presentarlas, en- estas ofcinas, al
empleado correspondence, q fin de
poder llenar ese requisite. = Ponce,
julio 1o de 1eo7.-H Presidente,
X. MAR1AN1. 800. S.
Para el mes de noviembre Sc
esta fernando una magnffca or
questa que saldra 4 hacer una jira
por toda la isla, en- la que hguran
nuestro amigo don Alfredo Cam
pos, hijo del inolvidable Campos,
don Tomas Clavell, don Rafael
Salazary otros j6venes.
Hoy embarcan para Europa
los j6venes don Ernesto Moringla-
ne y don Simon Rojas, quienes ha-
ran una atourneO por Francia, Italia,
Espafia e Inglaterra, estando de re-
greso en- el mes de enero
I En- el juicio celebrado hoy
por perjurio, contra don Francisco
G oicoechea, en- la Corte de Distri
to, fue declarado absuelto por ne
arrojar meritos la denuncia.
Ell domingo debutara en- al;
Perlan la compaiiia de aVeriedades
con las zarzuelas oRuido de campa
nasD, aCongreso feministaO y oLobo'
, mariuos,O
Anoche hubo un choque entr,
uno de los ca,ros del atrollyn y e
coche numero AZ, hablendo Sufridt
este (ltimo la rotura de uua rueda
Sc nos quejan de que frente i
casilla nImero II, del acueducto
una partida de zagaletones acos
tumbran q baiiArse q diario en- pei
iuicio de la moral p1blica.
-HEMOS VISTO un Aldu,
, de PostaleS en- el Bazar Otero gu
coutiene una rica collection de Ii
Gltimas creaciones artisticas. La
hay humorfsticas, de flores, con rt
tratos de artistas ETC., desde 3 cet
) tavoS una en- adelante.
-Parece que los certi6cadc
qle venian daudose hasta hoy
5 los come1ciantes cuando Sc les de.
i, truia alg1n artfculo por estar e
decomposition, solamente pued
, darlos el Board de sanidad.
-Ha regresado de la vecir
repdblica de Santo Domingo nue.
a tro respectable amigo don FederiC
Leon y Cortes.
Sc VENDEN en- Ponce, pt
la mitad de su precio, Ia casa de
!, calle del aSol0 numero Al, con 5
a espacioso solar que tambien tier
0 frente a la calle de aViveso, y la
o pografia de Lopez. Informas, sSo
i Al. IS 2
: -Tambitn regresaron hoy {
0 los Estados Unidos don Joaqu
Ferrau Y Luis y su estimada espo
r dona Carolina Rosaly.
S CORREsPoNSAI..
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-23

Lima, contra los terrenos del seilor
Acha, en- Santurce y la fabrica dc
Iicores de A. Caos y Co., ha infor-
mado que anteriormente habla he
cho la correspondence denuncia
oon fecha 20 de julio.
BUEN SURTIDO
Tenemos el mayor gusto de
avisar a nuestros favorecedores, que
hemcs recibido I'm surtido nuevo de
faldas negras y de colores, que hoy
vendemos al precio sumamente ba-
ratio de q so cada uno. Tambien
un surtido de Abrigos de Seda, de
todos precios. Como siempre nues-
tras mercancias son del mas alto
grado y daran Ia mayor satisfaction.
DAVID BELLAMoRR
21 Allen, altos y bajos. San
Juan, P. R. 3o-26
Sc han dado 6rdenes para
ingreso en- el Asilo de Ciegcs de
Ponce de los individuos Juan Fa
dea de Yauco y Celia Tomasa We.
lez de Arecibo.
-Ha sido nombrado el doctor
don Arturo Torregrosa Official de
sanidad de Aguadil a.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-09-23
venta de autom6vII

Sc vende Tin automovil de cinco asientos,
tipo Touring Car doce caballoS, marca
Franklin, Informaran Forta1eza, q, altos,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-02
CHIMNEY FIRE
AT COURT HOUSE
Burninu FIue Creates Excitement for
Few Mnutes-lnterrupts Night
Session of Court.

A special session OF the dlstrlct
court for Santa Fe county was being
held last night which was interrupted
by the cry of "Fire!" While Juan
Garcia was testifying in his own be-
half in the trial for the murder OF
his brother, some one came running
I'D stairs all out of breath and excited
ly broke the news that the court
house was on fire. Adjournment soon
followed and court officials, jurymen,
witnesses and others hurriedly left
the building.
The chimney that burned out is in
the center of the roof and was form
erly used by the hot air heater which
has been out of commission for some
time. The fire was built in the stove
in the court room and the blaze was
caused by the burning of the accum-
ulation of SCOT in the tlue.
The blaze called out the fire depart
ment, but the services of the fire
men were not needed. A passerby
who saw sparks flying rather prom
iscuously from the chimney turn
ed in an alarm, which attract
ed large crowd to the scene. The
sparks fell harmlessly on the metal
roof of the courthouse and finally died
out entirely.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-02
DYING MAN
SHOOTS HIMSELF
Uses Revolver To
Hasten Death at
Albuquerque
VICTIM OF TUBERCULOSIS
Became Despondent When
Told He Could Live But
Few Days.
Special to the New Mexican.


Albuquerque, N. NJ, Oct, 2.-Eman-
uel Matthews, a machinist, of San
Francisco, 81 years old, who, with his
brother has been living here for the
benefit of his health, ended his life
early this morning by shooting himself
through the heart with a pistol.
Matthews had been told that he
could live but few days, as he was
in the last stages of tuberculosis. AT
the time of his suicide he was suffer.
ing from a severe coughing spell. He
held the pistol under the bed clothes
so that his brother was the only one
who heard the report of the shot.
When he reached the bed his brother
was dead
Matthews had been Respondent and
had threatened to end his life. His
room had been searched for weapons
and even his pen knife had been TAX
en- from him. 1t is not known how he
secured the pistol.
Matthews leaves q widow and one
child in San Francisco. The body VIII
be sent there for burial. Matthews
father was en- route to this city, know
ing that his son was dying.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-02
TORRANCE FAIR
GREAT SUCCESS
Large Crowds From Central New
Mexico Participating in CeIebra-
ton at Estanca.
Special to the New Mexican.

special 10 the New Mexican.
Estancia, N. NJ, Oct, 2.-The Tor
rance County Fair is in full blast and
a great success. The exhibits of veg
etables, cereals and grasses are very
extensive and some of the specimens
are as fine as can be found anywhere
in the United States. Many farmers
from the surrounding sections have
arrived here and the crowd is large.
Every settlement and town in the
Estancia Valley and in the Manzano
Mountains is represented.
People living along the line of the
Ell Paso and Southwestern Railroad,
such as Tucumcari, Santa Rosa, Pas.
tura, Durand, Corona and Carrizozo
and further south, have taken advan'
tage of the low rates granted by the FL
Paso and Southwestern and the Santa
Fe Central railroads and are here in
goodly numbers.
From Santa Fe a number have ar
rived as we'll as from Stanley, Hagan.
Moriarty, Mcintosh and Willard The
fair is certainly proving a success and
the people are having a great time.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-02
FRENCH DEMANDS
ON MOROCCO
Sultan Must Settle All Back Claims
and Help Pay Expenses Of
Recent War.

Paris, Oct. AT his approaching
interview with Sultan Abdul Aziz at
Rabat, NJ Regnault, the French min
lister will make the following de-
mands:
First-The settlement of all back
claims Of France.
Second-A definite arrangement for
the policing of the Algerian frontier
zone.
Third--The settlement of the Casa
Blanca affair." including contribution
towards the war expenses and indem-
nifty for French citizens who suffered
from the anti-foreign outbreak there.
Fourth-The immediate execution
lof reforms provided for by the Alge.
! rias convention, beginning with the
installation in all ports of the Franco
Spanish police.
The powers, with the exception OF
Spain, have agreed to the measures
formulated by France for preventing
the introduction of contraband into
Morocco. In spite of the Spanish res
ervations these measures will be
placed in operation. The foreign Of
flee has received complete proof that
Mulal Hatig, the pretender, is not hos
tile to France, but simply desires
French neutrality in his contest for
the sultanship.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-02
TEMPORARY ARMY
RECRUITING STATION
Office Has Been Opened in catron
BIock-AbIe Bodied Men Wanted
for Military Service.

Able bodied men in this city and
vicinity who desire to enlist in any
branch of the military service will
have an opportunity of doing so here
during the next few weeks as
branch recruiting station was opened
today in the Catron block. The local
recruiting Office is temporarily in
charge of Private Huau, U. s. Army,
who has arrived here from Albuquer-
que. Lieutenant W. H. Ball, U. s.
Army, who is detailed in the recruit
ing service and stationed at Albuquer-
que, made arrangements for the op-
ening of a sub-station here and also
at Las Vegas. An effort was made to
secure quarters in the Federal build
ing in this city but all of the rooms
there are now occupied and so had to
seek elsewhere. The sub-station will
be maintained here as long as re-
cruits are forthcoming. Men and
boys desirous of joining the army
must undergo rigid physical exam
ination.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-02
COAL DEALERS co
BEFORE GRAND JURY
Understood Albuquerque Retailers
Obey Courts Orders to Answer
Questions.

Albuquerque, N. M, Oct, Wv. H.
Hahn of w. H. Hahn and Company
and John s. Beaven, retail coal deal.
ers of this city, were before the terri
torial grand jury here yesterday and
today to answer questions as to the
causes resulting in the recent advanc.
es in coal prices. 1t is understood the
two witnesses answered all questions
propounded to them in compliance
with an order made by Judge Ira A.
Abbott last week, following their re-
fusal to testify.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-02
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
IN ANNUAL MEETING
Forty.fifth Triennial Convention Con-
venes in Richmond, Virginia.
Problems Discussed

Richmond, Va, Oct. 2.--Facing all
the problems that have been discussed
and passed over in conventions gone
by and a number Of new questions
of great Importance the Protestant
Episcopal church of the United States
assembled today for it's forty tri-
ennial convention, which is expected
to be one of the most interesting in
the history of this church.
Right Rev. A. F. Winnington-lngram
bishop of London, preached the SER
mon at the celebration of Holy Com
munion, this being the opening cere.
mony. The meetings today We're for
the purpose of organization only.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-02
TO CONSTRUCT
s5,000,000 TUNNEL
Moffatt Road Plans
HugeUndertak-
ing
MEANS SAVING OF TIME
Projectof Colorado Line Will
Cut Down Schedule to Salt
Lake IL Hours.

Denver, Oct. 2.--Articles OF incor.
poration of the Continental Tunnel
Company signed by Thomas F. Walsh.
John w Springer James H. Blood,
Herbert George and w. O. Temple.
have been made ready for filing at the
office of the secretary Of state. The
company is organized to build tun-
mel through James Peak at an esti-
mated cost of five million dollars for
the use of the Moffatt road, cutting
out the present steep climb over the
range and reducing the possible run
ming time of trains between Denver
and Salt Lake TO twelve hours.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-02
SANTA FE ON TRIAL
FOR REBATINC
Government Alleges 1t Granted Con-
cessions to Arizona Cement Manu-
featuring Company.

Los Angeles, Calf, Oct, 2.--Evid-
ence for the most part Of technical
and documentary character was intro
duced by the government when the
trial of the Santa Fe railroad on the
charge of evading the Elkins law was
resumed before jury in the United
States district court.
The prosecution introduced many
freight documents in an effort to prove
that the Grand Canyon Lime and Ce-
ment company of Arizona received six
ty.six corrections" of weight and
charges, and depended upon the pre-
ponderance of such correction" cards
to show that the company was the
recipient of as many rebates. Attor-
neys for the Santa Fe are standing
upon the regular form" Of these cards
and claim that they sent agents to
points in southern California where
lime shipments were received, mere
ly as inquiries" as to the weight of
each car"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-02
ROBBERS HOLD.UP
RUSSIAN TRAIN
Dynamite Mail Car
With Disastrous
Results
EXPLOSION CAUSES FIRE
Which Consumes Coaches :
Several Passengers Fatally
Burned.

Odessa, Russia, Oct. "a train
having on board over two hundred
passengers was held up near here last
night by robbers who opened the mail
car by exploding dynamite under it.
The explosion set the car on fire and
the flames communicated to the crowd
ed passenger cars. Several women and
children were fatally burned. While
the robbers were trying to open the
safe some gendarnes attacked them.
Several of both sides were wounded.
The robbers escaped.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-02
Miss Gladys Van
derbilt the Bride
To-Be
AUSTRIAN LUCKY sU|ToR
Report Says Engagement to
Nobleman Will Be An
nounced This Week.

New York, Oct, miss Gladys
Moore Vanderbilt, who is said to have
inherited over twenty million dollars
from her father Cornelius Vanderbilt
is to be the next American girl to wed
a foreign title, according to story
published In the American today The
announcement Of her engagement to
an Austrian nobleman, it is stated,
Will be made this week at "The Break
ers" In Newport.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-02
WILL START FOR NORTH
POLE IN THE SPRING.

Sydney, N. S., Oct, 2.-The Ameri-
can auxiliary schooner, John R. Brad
ley, which left here in July last for
the Arctic regions, arrived, here late
yesterday. The Bradley landed DR.. r.
H. Cook, in command Of an explora-
ton expedition at Smiths Sound The
expedition expects to cross Ellsmore
land early in the spring and will at
tempt to reach the pole by way Of the
Polar Sea,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-02
CLOVER LEAF
CONTROLS ALTON
Formal Transfer Took Place Yester
day in Election Of Offcers-No
Opposition.

Chicago, Oct, 2.-The old Chicago
and Alton Railroad passed under rev
control yesterday by the election of
Edwin M. Hawley of the Glover Leaf
syndicate and H. A. Jackson, first
vice-president of the Rock Island Sys-
tenn, as directors to succeed Eward H.
Hartman and James Stillman. The
Hawley-Shonts Glover Leaf Syndicate
appeared to be in absolute control.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-02
SIXTEEN LABORERS BURIED
IN SLIDE OF ROCK.

Ell Paso. Tex, Oct, News has
reached here of another slide in the
Mexican Central ballast quarries near
Victoria, in which many laborers were
buried alive. Sixteen dead and eleven
fatally injured have been taken out
1t is known that many others are
buried under tons of earth and rock,
with no hope Of being rescued alive.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-02
WIDOW OF GENERAL
LEW WALLACE DEAD

Charlottesville, Ind, Oct, Mfrs.
Susan E. Wallace, widow of General
Lew Wallace, author of Ben Hur and
once governor of New Mexico, died
last night. She had great literary abil-
ity and assisted her husband in his
works.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-02

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Continued on Page Eight;
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-29
JAPAN AND UNITED STATES
No Friction Between the Two Coun-
tries-Japaa Has Entered No Pro
test Against Sending Fleet to the
Paci6c.

Washington, October 26.-"No such
relations exist between America and
japan. as would make it improper 20
send the American feet into the ia
cifie. IL there were. then the re-
lations between America and Great
Britain and the relations between
America and France which are the
same. would forbid the maintenance
of the battleship feet in the Atlantic
ocean"
This was the reply returned by Sec
retary Root, to the direct question as
to whether Japan had entered an
". test against the dispatch OF Ac-
miral Evans fleet to the Pacific next
Cccember. The statement was made
at the conclusion of a long conference
:,etween Secretary Root and Ambas-
sador Aoki, of Japan, at the state
department today.
Secretary Root was particularly de-
sirous to have it understood that the
relations between the two countries
America and Japan-were not only u
present harmonious, but that they
had not been otherwise and that
there had not been the slightest frlc-
ton between the governments OF the
two countries. 1t was stated at the
conclusion of this conference that the
government of Japan was operating
to the best of her ability with our
own government to secure the proper
enforcement of the immigration laws
of America, so far as they relate to
the treatment of Japanese with and
without passports.
No attempt was made to open ne
gotiations for a new treaty between
| America and Japan to prohibit the
| immigration from Japan to America
of coolie labor and and to sane
ton the passage of exclusion
laws by the United States
Although the status of japanese II
the United States was discussed, il
was simply in the light of the appll
cation of the existing rules and let
ters and not in conenction with any
proposed treaty changes.