El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-19
ARBITRATION Of
CHAMIzAL MATTER
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that river, following the deepest chan
mel" But this evidently was unsatis-
factory and subject to diverse inter
pretations, for in 1853, and just about
the time the river ran along East Over
land street, or Immediately following
a change from that location, It was
found nenecsary to make another
treaty, known as the Gadsden treaty,
which starts out suspiciously like there
had been an argument over the mean
ing of the previous treaty, for the
preamble says among other things:
60" to remove every cause Of dis
agreement, which might interfere in
any manner with the better friend
ship and intercourse between the two
countries, and especially, in respect to
the true limits which should be estab-
nshed, when notwithstanding what was
covenanted in the treaty of Gadualupe
Hidalgo in the year 1848, opposite in
terpretations have been urged, etc"
Following this preamble comes a re-
vamped wording OF the boundary
story, "* ." the limits between
the two republics shall be as follows:
beginning in the gulf of Mexico, three
leagues from land, opposite the mouth
of the Rio Grande. thence up the mid
die of that river to the point where
the parallel Of 81 degrees, At minutes,
north latitude crosses the same" Just
about the same wording except that
one calls for the boundary in the deep
est Channel and the other in the mid
die of the river. This can hardly be
construed to mean one and the same
thing or to be Of immaterial impor-
lance since it is practically the only
change in the wording Of article Of
the two treaties made within five years
of each other.
Another Treaty PrOvisO.
Or still another suggestion as to
Mexico's contention, for that country
certainly has something up its sleeve
that is making the state department
here sit up and take notice, and place
a much more serious Interpretation on
Mexicos attitude than the average FL
Pasoan does. In one of the treaties
Is found this clause: Article 8. No
artificial change in the course Of the
river by building jetties, piers or OBJ
structions which may tend to defect
the current or produce deposits of al
Iuvium shall be permitted to
affect or alter the dividing line as de-
termined by the aforesaid commissions
In 1852, but the protection of
the banks on either side from erosion
DH ISNSlm6LIS u stone OF OlGST ma
terial, not unduly projecting into the
current of the river, shall not be deem
ed an artificial change"
The Canal Headgates.
Go up to the headgate of the Frank
lin canal some day and form your own
opinion as to whether that headgate
forms an obstruction which might ''un-
duly" project into the river, defect
the current" towards the Mexican
shore, and produce deposits of allu-
vium' on the Texas side which in
years might amount TO enough land
on which to build a small city. At
least in the past few years, Mexico
has taken steps enough to stop this
DETECTED current to warrant the sup
position that it might be one of their
arguments. These may all be sUppo-
;itions or hinge on technicalities, but |
1t least they afford something TO /
hink about
Pensions to New Mexicans.
Juan Francisco Griego. aged sc, Of /
santa Fe, N NJ, has been granted an |
Increase of pension from $40 TO $40
James F. Chadwick, of Nara Visa, n. /
", has been granted an increase Of !
pension from $12 TO SPA a month !,