CO129-383 - Public Offices - 1911 — Page 392

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the China Commercial $.8.00. Ltd. does not in any way at- tempt to push for the resolution 26 wetiras, but only sees

tharo o the ractice of a jugai form of patition which is

jotected 3, international 1 & 2 Na a last resource in

the case th.t the negotiations are unsuccessful under the

provisions of the National Dew; but if by rood tertune

and a clear miscret/nding of the question, reare e is 51-

ven, it lil be a matter of rejoicing for the Company, not

only tiruugh the reparation to tre lujured interests, but

still more so, hocanoe it will co lum the gre t opinion

which it ha. Always had at t'u derned aumtristration of

General *i**.

I wo: lu like to Brorter dhà, Renorial, but it is

nece sary to present cortali obsarvutions which justify the

opinion of the Company and which are hero pr conted in the

name of

The oroors of the authoritias which provoked this dispute, wore based on the pealth of the Republic. Ecose

ware of a merely moral order, becaud such points were not

even confirmed or clarified under the law; but rather,

the effective provizions of the legislation on the subject

protected the contrary theory, either through ueficiency of

the former or through the evolution which created new al-

tations that were not adapted to the ola tests. The

postulate of the public health, ceriainly worthy of every

consideration in sny civilized country, acmanded tact, in!~

telligence anu oresight, 90 s not to lujure inciviqual

rig te, vested interests and international covenanta, 211

of which points are fully trented of in the texts of Inter-

natiorel 1:w.

The Voilais Delegate of Calins Cruz,

omitted these points in claiming to protect the public

health, and assumed facts of a professions) character which

are

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