Deseret Evening News | 1903-05-26 | Page 3 | Ratcliffe Case

OMm State Deportment Vil Do no Nothing Congress A II 1 I Must Act I Washington May the state tato department has hi not yet received the answer of or the governor of ot Colorado Colordo to It its I request tot for reparation for tor the ties des de ruction t of at the property of at the tM Eng the tIme have taken lallen note nf or the time newspaper r reports of ot the governors declination n to t entertain the tIme Nothing can b bl be lions done by hy th tIme department therefore except to appeal to tl Congress for tor an appropriation to pay PI the th claim and this will probably be he d ne at the next session This Thil claim line has been tending I for some th department lias liati ha practically satisfied It Itself itself self that It Is I a Just obligation and Hll to refute e tn to tl pay it would be b a n violation of at atthe the tights conferred by b the tho treaty t nty bo boo tim tun th States State and Great Olt Britain on tlc tIe te citizens of ot each Och country countr resident t In tho the other