The sun., 1918-12-01
Noted Citizens Al.
ways Have Rep.
resented United
States in Negoti.
ations-Paris the
Favorite Meeting
Place for High
Commissioners
Commissioners

true ana typical Adams Of his
lineage.
Clay was a sort Of American Cioaro
an orator, OF great personal charm ana
fine persuasive power, later TO he
known as THE Great COMPROMISED
Gallatin, on character, should have
been the man to do what Henry
Adams claims for him. He united
appropriate ability with appropriate.
personality.
Treaty Made without AUTHORITY.
The peace with Mexico. concludsd
in the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalro
was a curious specimen of such nego.
tiations. The lone hand American
commissioner was Nicholas PhYlp
Trist, chief clerk of the State Depart
ment under President Polk, and, like
Polk, a thoroughgoing Democrat A.
Democrats are to-day. There was
nothing very intricate to negotiat,
with Mexico. We had gone TO war I,
establish tho boundary at the Rio
Grande as against the Mexican con.
tention for the Nueces
The peace that was made not onl,
satisfied our Government as 10 tina,
portion Of the boundary but also fxei
the remainder OF IL, giving US New
Mexico and what was then called u.
per California. Trist's job WAS H.
make those stipulations and conclude
treaty yielding TO them. He frs, met
Santa Annals commissioners in tn
summer OF 1S47 Gen Scott had no
been notified OF Trist's mission. ami
quarrelled' violently with HIM when h.
appeared.
During an armistice in August iris.
whose Instructions as to New Mexico
and California had followed him, failel
to come to an agreement with tn,
Santa Anna commission, which mad.
counter proposals ana rejected a.,
the American demands. At the end q
the armistice fighting WAS resumed
and In Difference to Scott Trlst was
recalled by the authorities Mt Wash
ngton. Before the order reached
him, however, he had made friend.
with Scott and by SCOTS advice he re
manned on the ground re gardless % The
order. At Christmas time, 1S47. Scots
army took the city of Mexico and
santa Anna resigned the Mexican
Presidency.
Trist then. without any autlorl,"
except SCOTS, resumed negotiations
procured the treaty that was wanted
and took 1t back to Washington. Poll
submitted II to the Senate on Fcbrqa-y
%. Senatorial opposition caused mod
ficat!ons to which Mexico accorded md
Our treaty OF peace vita spain sva>
concluded at Paris, December u. 1875
The American commissioners wcrt
William r. Day. late Secretary " STAT.
chairman; Senators Cushman X Day!s
William l.. Frye and George Gray. ami
Whitelaw Reid. All but one ~ II,
men appointed by Mckinney wego o.
his own party. Senator Cray vas
Democrat.
Spain relinquished Sovereignty ovo'
Cut, coded Porto Rico. The pMay.
pines and Guam, and received So
100000.
The arbitration. of tho Madonna
claims. made possible 10y the Treat"
nj Washington, which was cuu..uio
on May s, 1871, was not thu ed ~
war, but il removed from on" inter.
national affairs a dangerous dispute
This arose from the fact thai con
tederate commerce destroying cruiser
were htted out in English ports and
suffered TO go r1i-iug witt 10 su'
acient interference by British Off als
Most Famous Arbitration.
The Alabama was tho mos l.moH.
OF these cruisers. She destroyed o.
captured more than SEVENTY Trior-
merchantmen. Others did mari,
much harm. Recognition of tho CuH.
tederacy was = political issu. IN Gra'.
br1thn The AMER AN NWs:a.
tharles Francis Adams. son o. 1oN
Quincy Adams, was for,,i 10 carry or
2 prouactcd diplomats duel with LORD
Iohn Russell, the Premier. ma tine mat
Ter OF the Confederate y.5!scr-
NteT ms protest concerning G
Alabama the Russell Government Ne
Gan 10 conform To- our yI.H-. a''h.l-
there was a time. win rcry.s.1'
.rpnclads building for n. C,rrr.
crates quite openly on ,u" Ct DE-. whey
Mr.. Adams was driven tho long
saying, at would bp suprrdn,.' IT
ne to point out 20 your L.r.-.
mat this mcans war
The lroncl&d~ above rrrl'.''.
never left por. The Cunfraor1, -.
not recognized American ~n.g.-
made claims aggrceating a largo ~..r
against Great Britain tor n'r aN'
IN the matter
In PRESIDENT Grants term as rro. os-.
was made Ivy 1t British dru"eJ.
10 submit this issue and u'ar~. '
negotiation. The Treaty of w. 49,
ton, concluded between IiaW.l-. ..
L. Hoar, ,lust,rc Sau"l N..-.r
Robert &. Schemes and G,r- ''
Williams for the United ~'.r'.. 'H
f."ri de Grey, Sir john Nj I'.
Sir stafford Northyot, So l-sE.,.
Thornton and Moniaguc Few '.
Great Britain, laid down p.;.". .-
govern the arbitration ~ .ha N..7.'
claims and provided fug t-
n"n' OF other EXISTING dispute. T'
German Emperor WAS Inun. g.
oroiter In tho northwestern l,...'\
Quc stion.
TIC Alabama Claims ,ru,.'.. ..
L; Geneva September H.. ~.
We're Charles Francis N'dns s'
," the United States; Sir A.N".E'
Cockburn. chosen ny Gl,-' H.'"
Count Fedcr:!o Sclupis. ,.'u-.: IS .."
King of Italy; Baron dJ.Ju...'
ny the EmDeror Of Rraai. 3d.. '.t'
S'aempiii, chosen ly ih. S. '.
federation.