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ther the clains are just or not, because in its opinion
it
they are morethan sufficiently justified by the documents
on which they are cupported. I therefore can see no
reason why, after the lapse of more than one year from the presentation of the cla me to the Department of Poreign AF- fairs in Mexico; after the many and reported communica-
tlong in which it was, re nected to send a final answer,
now attempts to Open a discussion relative to certain facts as for instance: "that the proceedings of the Vertean Au-
thorities were based, on the one hand, on the right which
every Nation has to prevent the entry into its territory,
of foreign individuals who, for different recons, may be injurious; and on the other hand, on the obligation which alos lies on every Government, 10 prevent injury to the in-
habitants of the country", etc., and then proceeds to as-
sert that there has been no infringement of the Treaty of Friendship und Navigatier wish Olins, or of the Article of
the Hoxiean Constitution. With all due romp-ot for the
opinion of H. E. the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexicg and without the lightest fear of showing my disrespect
for that High Officer, I bng to deny the theories he lays down in that answer, because they are not set forth and atili less sanctioned by modern International Lew, at least
within the last fifty years, because this no la amount to the tacit repeal of the Municipal Zuws which govern every
Thus in Selce, previoup to the your 1908 when the Immigration Law was passed Article 11 of the Pederal Constitution was in force which textually reads as followse
"Every man has a right to enter and leave the Republic, travel over its territory and change his residance without
any necessity of a passport, afe conduct or other similar
The exercise of this right shall not preju-
Nation.
re-misle.
dice thu legitimate powers of the Judicial or Adminitrative
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