| Show NO RESORT TO REPRISALS THE negotiations now in progress between this government and M mexico exico in regard to tha cutting affair are governed by the follo following which is artl article 21 of the treaty between mexico ca and the united states that was ratified in 1848 it is not encouraging very to those firebrands fire brands in texas and elsewhere who declare themselves uncompromisingly for war if unhappily any disagreement S should gouid hereafter arise between the governments of the two republics whether with respect to the interpretation of any stipulation la in this treaty or with respect to aia aay other particular concerning the political or commercial relations of the two nations the said governments do promise to each other that they will endeavor in the most sincere and earnest manner to settle the differences so arising and to preserve the state of peace and friendship in which the two countries are now placing themselves using for this end mutual representations and pacific negotiations and if by these means they should not be enabled to come to an agreement a resort shall not be had on this account to reprisals hostility or ag aggression of any kind by the one republic I 1 ic against the other until the government of that will which ch deems itself aggrieved aggrieved shall have maturely considered si dered in the spirit of peace and good whether it would not be better that difference should be settled by arbitration of commissioners appointed on each side ur or by that of a friendly nation and should such course be proposed by either party it shall be acce eded bd to by the other unless deemed by it altogether incompatible with the nature of the difference or the circumstances of the case PLAYED OUT MR MK BASKIN the liberal ambassador to the seat of government puts the best face he can upon his bis record of unaccomplished intrigues he cannot poll point t to anything but barren results yet he wants try it again that is not surprising he managed to have a pretty good time on the money that foolish people donated for nis imi mission s and would like to try it over in an int arview with an omalia omaha herald reporter he prophesied the sure passage of the tucker bill next winter it is as certain ascertain as that you add abd I 1 live he said and 1 I feel confident that when it comes up for debate there will be tacked on to it such additions as will materially strengthen it baskin ahas has not succeed edias yet very wonderfully in the prophetic role and we do not attach amual importance to his he sent word wora to hi his organ several times that the bill was sure to pass this session and only fooled it and the hungry ring that are now cli ewing the cud of bitter disappointment and yet he told the herald reporter 1 I did not expect that anything would be gotten through during the session just ended judge baskin as he managed to get himself dubbed when away from home make his stories fit very well together and we rather think his occupations gone |
