Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-02

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ENJOYS now intrusted with the work
of Cancellation.
| While the Latin American ENJOYS
bend their energies toward negotia-
tions for peace, the war and navy de-
partments are directing their activi-
ties toward bringing Americans out of
Mexico and to the transfer of the sit
uation at Vera Cruz from the navy to
the army with the arrival Monday of
Brigadier General Funston and his
army brigade from Galveston.
Arrangements are completed for
getting all Americans out of the City
of Mexico and Admiral Badger re-
ported plans for resuming train serv-
ice between City of Mexico and Vera
Cruz. Refugees were reported safe
at Tampico. Puerto Mexico and other
east coast points. Arrangements are
being made to get them to Galveston.
Admiral Howard on the west coast
reported the monitor Cheyenne at San
Diego with refugees from Ensenada.
President Wilson's acceptance Of
the good offices of Brazil, Argentina
and Chile to compose the Mexican
conflict has conferred the attention Of
international authorities on just what
the procedure will be and what good
offices" are under the practice of ma
tions.
The tender of the South American
ENJOYS speaks of good offices and the
reply of the United States govern
ment makes reference to intermedia-
ton.
John Bassett Moore, former counsel
Tor of the state department, and an
authority on international law points,
points out distinction between the
case of good offices and mediation,
and says:
1.-The demand of good offices or
their acceptance does not confer the
right of mediating"
John Hay, when secretary of state,
said:
The phrase good offices, being
somewhat elastic, should be confined
to two contingencies. In its first
sense it corresponds to the French
term 'officioux.' In it's second sense
1t is allied to arbitral INTERPRETATION
as an impartial adviser of the parties,
and not only implies but requires the
assent of both parties, and oftener a
spontaneous invitation from each"
The Hague convention uses the two
terms good offices and mediation in
terchangeably. The Hague provisions
follow:
Article 2. In case of serious dis
agreement or conflict, before an ap-
peal to arms, the signatory powers
agree to have recourse as far as cir
cumstances allow to the good offices
or mediation of one or more friendly
powers.
Article 8. Independently of this re-
course, the signatory powers recon-
mend that one or more powers. strang-
ers to the dispute, should, on their
own initiative and as far as circum-
stances may allow, offer their good
offices, or mediation. to the states at
variance.
Powers strangers to the dispute
have the right to offer their good Of
fices or mediation even during the
course Of hostilities.
Mobilization Need Not Stop.
The Hague convention also provides
that the acceptance of mediation can
not, unless there be agreement to the
contrary, have the effort Of interrupt
ing. delaying or hindering mobiliza-
ton or other measures of preparation
for war.
IF mediation occurs after the COM
mencement of hostilities it causes no
interruption to the military operations
in progress, unless there may be an
agreement to the contrary"
Brownsville. Tex.-Within a stones
throw of the Rio Grande, the United
States and Mexican border, a regi-
ment of the Texas National Guard and
two sQuadrons of United States cav
airy are now encamped.
The mobilization of a provisional
regiment of the state guard. ordered
by Governor o. B. Colquitt last Thurs
day. was completed Sunday with the
arrival of Company F. Fourth Infan-
try, of Crowell and the Dallas battery
of artillery. A detachment of the
hospital corps also has established
camp.
Colonel A. ". Blower of Austin re-
ported to the mobilization camp and
assumed command of the Texas Ma
tional Guard provisional regiment, re-
lieving Captain L. H. Younger of Aus
tin. The state troops are encamped
on United States government ground
adjoining old Fort Brown on the south.
a small lake separating the camping
grounds of the state and federal
troops. The latter are encamped in
Fort Brown proper.
There are approximately 1000 men
In the provisional regiment there. and
with the United States troops gives
brownsville about 1900 soldiers.