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g5ssion ~ defeat III our igSs war
lae cariliat wlth S.aiia. she Matifsi
soyeEniapiiE on JGlg ~. 1865. realiz-
ing that furihsr struggle mas f,llif.
ess. NFalie ayertlsres f0 the TisitFa
States through iuits CAnll.an. who
mas then French Ambassador at
Washington,
Protocol Was signet.
/ The American government iInmef1i.
ately awaited Itself Of tais chance 10
get to.ethei with lie foe and III aays
iatnr HE protocol was signed.
! When E.agiaud tired az tic long
losing fight With her American eCia-
! nies, she FIRST sent separate etigoys ID
ttie French government, Americas
ally These were followed by other
! negotiators who discussed the sifa-
alton with the commissioners TIE
American government had sent TO
/ Paris.
! The American commissioners had
| been positively commanded by the
| Continental Congress not TO negotiate
peace without the participation Of
France which reminds us of the
agreement In force to-day between
the present entente allies.
/ But ttie commissioners dff3 sign a
separate treaty with the reservation
that 1t should not so into effect until
France had made peace.
| When The French government was
Informed by the commissioners of
what had been done, IT accepted the
terms, which then came In force.
Our war Of 1912 saw an offer of
the Russian car 10 act as metiiator.
much like President Wilson'S action
Of few days ago The offer was re.
/ 1@eted by the British BGt Lord Cas-
/ tlereagh, speaking for the London
government, let 1t be known al the
/ tinie he refused the car as media
tor that he was willing to negotiate
directly with the United states.
The United States Immediately cent
/ commissioners. hut Great Britain de-
layed a long time. She did not ap-
I point the promised ENJOYS. who
! signed the peace of Ghent. until her
( troubles had aggravated greatly and
she was quite DESTROYS of peace.
| The Mexican War.
In the Mexican war President Polk
would have made peace at almost any
time, but Mexico would nor receive
1 his envoys.
Finally he sent representative,
/ Nicholas F. Trist, along with Gen. Win
field SCOTS army. Trist was author
| lied to treat with Mexico as soon as
| the enemy government would grant
him hearing.
| Bnt Scott qnarreied with Trist and
/ refused to transmit his letter to the
/ Mexican leaders, Trist was forced to
/ get the British minister to forward it
for him.
/ After repeated discouraging fail
! ures and rebuffs. he finally met COM
I missioners. who had been appointed by
1 the new Mexican government which
succeeded that Of Santa Anna. But
1 this was after President Polk had or
| dered his recall. Trist disregaried