The Washington herald., 1916-06-30
Treaty Of Peace Between
United States and Mexico

Editor Of The Washington Herald: In
view OF the horrors Of the war that has
oesolsted Europe, Il seems Incredible that
the United States should be drifting into a
war with Mexico. In which our sons and
brothers, the flower Of our youth. will
be engaged In the work of destruction
and be themselves destroyed by thou
sands without any Justifying cause.
No nation has the right TO send its
armed forces into the territory Of an
other nation on punitive or other e1-
peditions without the consent Of the
nation so invaded, or TO keep them there
beyond the time and for occasions and
purposes other than those for which con-
sent was originally granted. unless IL
is actually waging war upon the invaded
nation.
There is no greater breach Of national
sovereiRnty than this and such invasion
is all the more offensive and apt to
provoke collisions u the invaded country
Is itself In the throes Of internecine con-
tests as Mexico is and has been since the
downfall OF Diaz. and has heretofore suf-
fered the less Of territory at the hands
Of these same invaders
At the close of our war with Mexico,
IL was provided in article XXI. OF the
treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo. ratified by
the two governments in 1855:
"If unhHppily any disagreement
should hereafter arise between the
governments Of the two republics,
whether with restsect 10 the interpre-
tztion of any stipulation I'm this treaty,
or with respect TO any other particular
concerning the political or commercial
relations of the two nations, the said
governments, in the name of those
nations do promise to each other that
they will endcaVOr. in the most
sincere and earnest manner, TO settle
the differences 80 arising, and 10 pre-
serve the state of peace and friend
shIp In which the two countries are
now placing themselves using, for
this end, mutual Representations and
pacific negotiations.
And IL, by these means, they shesA
not be enabled 20 come 20 an sgree-
ment, n resort shall not. this ae-
count, be had TO reprtsals, agrresssss-
or hostility of any kind. by the sss
republic against the other, until the
government of that which deems itself
agErieNed shall have maturcIy ces-
adhered. in the spirit of peace ssa
good neighbOrshIp, whether u would
not he better that such dineresce
should be settled by the srbitrA tssn
of commissioners appointed on each
side, OF by that of friendly nstica-
And should such course be proposed
TO by the other, unless deemed By "
altogether Incompatible with the
nature of the difference, or the cir
cumstances of the case
There is nothing 10 prevent, and there
is everything to recommend that the
course thus solemnly pledged by the two
nations 10 each other should be pursued
at this crisis.
God give the President and the people
OF the United States the wisdom and
the courage to refrain from war with
our distracted sister republic and 10 aid
in her regeneration by peaceful methods
instead Of plunging her and our own
happy land into the maelstrom OF
death and dcstru ton in which so
many sections OF the older world are
now engaged. In the words Of the great
soldier who saved the union. Let US
have peace"
CRAMMOND KENNEDY.
Washington June y