The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-05-12

several times pointed out tlat his
did not cansti ute formal armistice
but only an assumpci II hat aosrili-
ties would be susr nIed except to re
sist aggression.
Article : of The Hague conven-
tiol. Of which the United Sta es and
Mexico are signatcries, provides spe-
officially on troop movements pending
mediation as follows:
article :. The acceptance o.
mediation can no, unless there be an
agreement to the contrary, have the
effect Of interrupting, delaying CT
hindering mobilization or other meas
ures or prepara ion for war.
Must Be Specific.
"If mediation occurs after the COM
mencement o. hostilities, it causes no
interruption to The military ope'a-
ions in progress, unless there be al
ag1l ement to the c-ntrary.'
To wat exent the present sus-
pension at Vera Cruz operates un-
der .lese rules appears therefore to
depend largely on the construc ion OF
informal understanding that it was
assumed hostiIities would be suspend
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Leading authorities on interna ion
al law hold that an armistice, truce
or suspension CT hostilities should be
definite and exact and not implied.
One CT the leading authorities, Hal
leck, says:
"Such a general suspension of hos
tilities can only be made by the SOW
ereignty of the State, either directly
or by authority specially delegated.
Such authority is never implied, and
the enemy is bound to see that the
agent is specially authorized to bind
his pricipal.'
when an armistice is formally
agreed to, the authorities hold that
during is pendency neither party
may engage in any military work,
operation or movement, at least upon
tie immediate theatre of war;
This, however, is limited to the
"tnearte of war and it is added:
Each party may in it's own jurisdic-
ton do with its armed forces what
ever it could do IN time of peace. For
tificaticns can be built or put in or
der, vessels fitted out, troops raised
and trained and warlike stores man
ufactured and collected. Troops can
be moved about from one part of a
country to another, with the eXcep-
+ ton of the actual area of hostilities. -
| This latter applies only when for
NAL armistice is in operation, and it
is an opel question as to what the
condition is when there is no formal
armistice but only an assumption that
hostilities would be suspended except
to repel attack.
TAe fact that the army officers had
recommended the sending CT at least
$4,000 to $4,000 men to Vera Cruz
became known generally in official
quarters. A number Of officials ad-
nit ed that the administration was
confronted with the problem of de-
ciding whether its military ACTIVITIES
would be limited to protecting t. \
forces already al Vera Cruz or a suf-
ficient number of men would be
placed in readi@ess at Vera Cruz for
flying expedition to Mexico City in
case the Huerta regime collapsed and
irresponsible bands threatened the
lives Of Americans and other foreign
ers in the capital.
MediatOrS in Session.
The mediators continued their ses-
soins today, Reports that Mexican
delegates would come by way OF
Salina Cruz a2d Vancouver, B. c., and
thence across Canada to Niagara
Falls gave some concern as likely to
cause delay. The Huerta delegates