The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-07
FIND OLD TREATY.

| FINU ULD Treaty.
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terest. The treaty was signed in Vera
McLane. American minister to Mexico.
and NJ O'Campo, secretary OF state and
j foreign affairs of Mexico, and shortly
afterwards transmitted to the senate
never ratified by the United States be-
cause of confusion incident to the out
! break of the Civil war. Article S, of
the treaty reads as follows:
| Terms Of Treaty.
| THE republic Of Mexico agrees
that should it become necessary at any
time to employ military forces for the
security and protection of persons and
property passing over any of the routes
aforesaid, it will employ the requisite
| force for that purpose but upon fail
| ure to do this, from any cause what
ever. the government OF the United
States may with the consent or at the
request of the government Of Mexico
or OF the minister thereof at Washing
ton or OF the competent legally appoint
ed local authorities. civil or military,
employ such force for this and for no
other purpose, and when in the opinion
of the government of Mexico. the ne
cessity has ceased such forces shall
be Immediately withdrawn.
I'm the exceptional case, however,
of unforeseen or imminent danger to
the lives or property of citizens of the
United States. the forces of said re-
public are authorized to act for their
protection without such consent hav-
ing been previously obtained; and
such forces shall be withdrawn when
ceases
Warning Went with It.
In a communication transmitting
the convention to the secretary Of
! state, Lewis Case. Minister Lane
warned that II the senate failed to
| would exist in Mexico, necessitating
Intervention. he said.
II am pursuaded that il the gov
eminent of the United States declines
the responsibility imposed upon it by
adoption and ratification of this con-
vention. further anarchy will prevail
in Mexico. until it will be Terminated
by direct Intervention from some
quarter, in the federal politics of Mex
leo, or by an Intervention Of our own
caused by some sudden and unfore-
seen provocation that will expose us
to the responsibilities of general war
and a conquest that few would desire
to undertake or consummate"
The fact that this convention was
drawn up so long ago and never rati-
Ned removes all possibility Of it's ever
becoming effective now. but it's pub
light Of the present Mexican situation.
Will Ignore HueFta's Note.
Washington, March State de-
partment officials have decided that
there will be no answer made to the
note recently presented by the Huerta
government suggesting that on ac-
count OF the Benton incident the
TInito6 shnr,1A Go i0I,
1t has extended to the constitutional
lists to purchase arms in this country.
Secretary Bryan said today the
communication required no answer.
The note had been presented to the
American government several days
after copies of it had been transmit
ted to the diplomatic representatives
of all other foreign governments.
The United States government is
biding its time while the commission
appointed by the constitutionalists to
investigate the recent execution Of
Benton and the disappearance of Gus
tav Bauch. makes a report No de-
velopments are expected here until
then. though there ia every prospect
that the general subject OF protection
in Mexico will be the occasion of spir-
tied debate in the Senate next Mon
day.
Senator Shively, ranking member
of the foreign relations committee,
has been in close touch with the state
department, gathering data on the
actual number of foreigners killed or
injured, as recorded by American con-
suls, throughout the southern repub-
lie. He will uphold the administra-
TONS policy in the executive debate,
Senator Fall Of New Mexico having
announced his intention Of advocat-
ing a change in policy.
Bryan Patiently Waits.
Washington, March 7.-Secretary
Bryan said today that Anglo-American
commission appointed to examine the
body Of William s. Benton, the British
subject still was in status quo" In
Official circles it was understood the
commission will make no further ef-
fort to accomplish the task for which
it was appointed. Secretary Bryan also
said nothing had been received con-
corning the Investigations being made
in the Benton and Bauch cases by the
Mexican constitutionalist commission.
The secretary expects to receive the
commissions findings in the Bauch
case. General CarranZa already had
declared that any information in the
Benton case must be delivered to the
British authorities themselves.
Letcher Returns Alone.
Ell Paso, March marion Letcher,
came here last Sunday to escort the
Benton investigation committee to
that city, returned alone today.
The commission has no instructions
! and its members believe that SO far as
they are concerned the investigation
| is over. Meanwhile the commission
appointed by Carranza to ascertain all
the circumstances Of the Scotchman's
death is at work in Juarez-