Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05

Arbitration of claims between Mexico
and the United States is to be resumed
Even though Mexico's national affairs
! again are in state of upheaval, it is
| expected that the new president of the
General and Special Claims Commits
| sions of these two governments will call
| sessions of these bodies in the near
| future.
| Almost 5000 claims, aggregating a
| total OF $702. 682 ,846, are filed by this
| country on behalf of American citizens
| or corporations against the Mexican
| government The total number of
| claims filed by the Mexican government
| on behalf of its citizens or corporations
against this country is 1886, aggTegating
| $245, 900, 900, and 1t is the function Of
| the commissions to make amicable adj
| justments.
| DR. Kristian Sindballe of the Univer-
| sity of Copenhagen, Denmark, was des-
| ignated as presiding commissioner by
| the president of the Permanent Admin
| istratiVe Council of the Permanent
Court of Arbitration at The Hague. fol-
lowing the designations Of DR.. Rodrigo
OctaVio of Brazil, presiding commits
I sioner of the Special Claims Commits
! sion, and DR.. G. Van Vollenhoven, pre-
/
| claims body. Neither commission has
| functioned since their designations we're
rendered, the first in July, 1896, by DR..
Octavio, and the other in July 1927.
| OF the special claims, which num-
bered 3,148 cases arising from revolu-
/ tionary acts in Mexico from 1910 to
1920, only one decision was reached by
the commission. After the decision that
the Mexican government was not liable
for loss of life in the Santa Isabel mas
s1cre in 1916, Dr. Octavio, who cast the
| deciding vote, resigned his position.
! The case involved the murders of Amer
leans by followers of Francisco villa,
Ernest B. Perry was commissioner ap-
| pointed by the United States and F
Gonzalez Roa, was commissioner ap-
pointed by Mexico to this body.
Nature of the Claims.
The General Claims Commission
heard and decided 81 American claims
and Mexican claims. The American
claims totaled $3.790, 1862 and the
amount awarded ON So claims settled
in favor of this country was $2,221.-
| 65946 The Mexican government
claimed $440,910 and decisions favora-
bic to 1t were made in five cases, ag-
gregating awards of $4,000.
The greatest award made to the
United States was for 81 ,807 sci. SO on
behalf of the Illinois Central Railroad
Co. The claim involved indebtedness
on 81 locomotive engines sold under
written contract to the Government
Railway Administration of the National
Railways Of Mexico oy the claimant.
The next largest award made to this
country was for $4,000 without in
terest on the claim of H. G.. Venable
| for the detention of four locomotive
engines in Mexico, the destruction Of
three and the wrecking of the fourth
of these engines.
The largest award favorable to Mexi'
I can claimants was for $4,000 granted
Francisco Mallen, Mexican national
who was assaulted twice in Ell Paso
Tex, by an American deputy OF Mexi.
can origin. The amount of S200,00t
with interest was claimed as just dam
ages. Conflicting ana exaggerated tes'
| tinony given by the claimant compi'
| Gated the case.
The next largest award favorlng tnI
Mexican government was pr $lO,OoO
This claim grew out of the murdel