Crain, William H., Member of Congress,
asked M. Romero for information on
Free Zone and was referred to official
letters, 431, 432; used arguments of pa-
per on Free Zone in House of Represen-
tatives, 447; offered amendment to Mr.
Cockrell's resolution, 471; his speech
in House of Representatives, on Feb-
ruary 27, 1895, in which he demon-
strated that Free Zone is not prejudicial
to interests of United States, 476; his
discussion with Mr. Cockrell and
speech on Free Zone, 487-489; read
letter from citizens of Brownsville,
Texas, in favor of Free Zone, 491,
492; and other papers from officials
from his district, showing that the Free
Zone was not prejudicial to the United
States, 490

Cullom, Senator, reported adversely on
Senator Reagan's Free Zone bill, 464

D

Decree, establishing Free Zone, when,
why, and by whom first issued, pro-
visions of, 436; Articles 1, 7, 8, and 9
of first, 437; second, and why issued,
438
Dingley, Nelson, Chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee of House, re-
ceived answer from the Treasury_De-
partment in reference to Free Zone
inquiries, 704; sustained privileged
character of Mr. Cooper's resolution on
Free Zone, 709

Disadvantages of Mexican frontier, rate

of duties merchants have to pay on in-
voices, State tax on sales, 438
Disadvantages to Mexico of Free Zone,
called attention to, in M. Romero's
Annual Report to Mexican Congress,
450, 451; Mexico has been obliged to
establish costly, oppressive, and com-
plicated system of inspection to prevent
smuggling, smuggling more easily car-
ried on in Mexico, 451; prohibiting
law prevents establishment of factories,
452

Documents bearing on Free Zone, list of,
439

Downey, Edward, delegate to Washing-

ton from Brownsville, Texas, to ask
abolition of Free Zone, 456; his Me-
morial to Congress praying for abolition
of Free Zone, 456, 457

E

Earnest, Frank B., Collector of Customs
at Laredo, Texas, letter from, to Mr.
Crain, on smuggling in Free Zone,
447; letter from, read in House of
Representatives by Mr. Crain, 489,

490

Evarts, William M., Secretary of State,

gave more importance to Free Zone
than it deserved, 453
Extension of Free Zone, reaction in favor
of, accomplished on June 24, 1885, to
States of Coahuila, Chihuahua, Sonora,
and Lower California, 440

F

Fairchild, Secretary of the Treasury, re-
port to Senate on Free Zone, letter
from, to Hon. John J. Ingalls, giving
him information on smuggling in Free
Zone, 444, 445; gives figures showing
smuggling in Free Zone to be insignifi-
cant, 446; Secretary Gage referred to
report of, in letter to Speaker of House
of Representatives, 707

Fish, Hamilton, Secretary of State, letter
addressed to, from Thomas H. Nelson,
United States Minister to Mexico, on
condition of Free Zone, 439; gave more
importance to Free Zone than it de-
served, 453

Foreign goods sent in bond, Act passed
by Congress of United States, no such
act passed by Mexico, result of Act, 435
Foster, John W., United States Minister
to Mexico, said Free Zone was detri-
mental to United States, but changed
his mind, 447; extract from letter of,
to Mr. Evarts on Free Zone, 447, 448;
thought Free Zone injurious to United
States, 453

Free Zone, when established (see Decree
establishing Free Zone); most opposed
by European countries, 449; feeling
against it being changed, 475; advan-
tages and disadvantages of (see Advan-
tages and Disadvantages); extension of
(see Extension of Free Zone); origin and
extent of (see Mexican Free Zone); right
of Mexico to establish the (see Right of
Mexico); opinions on (see United States
opinions, and Opinions on Mexican
Free Zone by Mexican statesmen); M.
Romero and the Free Zone (see Romero,
Matias); Free Zone problem, how could
be solved for Mexico; paper on, why
written, 431; paper submitted to Gen-
eral Grosvenor, of the Committee on
Ways and Means, and Secretary Gage,
object in submitting it, 708; Committee
on Ways and Means ask to be allowed
to insert in their report the paper on,
708, 709

G

Gage, Lyman J., Secretary of Treasury,
answer to committee's inquiries as to
loss to United States by Mexican Free
Zone, 705; answer to General Gros-
venor's resolution, 706, 707; paper on
Free Zone submitted to, 708

Inder.

Governor of Tamaulipas, issued Free Zone decree on March 17, 1858, 436; extract from decree of, 436, 437; in decree, guarded against smuggling, 437; issued second decree October 29, 1860, 438

Grant, Ulysses S., President of the United States, extract from Message of, on Free Zone, 453, 454; appointed commissioners to inquire into depredations by Indians and Mexicans in State of Texas, sent in report of marauding on frontier in his Message of December 16, 1872, final report of commissioners on marauding on frontier in Message of May 26, 1874, 466; extract from Message of December 7, 1874, on marauding on frontier, 466, 467; what his Message shows, 467; M. Romero unjustly accused of criticising in Free Zone paper, 711

Grosvenor, General C. H., Member of Congress, resolution of, asking Secretary of Treasury to report extent of frauds, if any, by reason of Free Zone, resolution approved, 706; paper on Free Zone submitted to, by M. Romero, 708; sustained privileged character of Mr. Cooper's resolution, 709; extract from speech of, on Free Zone, 711

H

Hancock, John, Member of Congress, Joint Resolution of, giving power to President to appoint three commissioners to inquire into depredations committed on frontier, 465, 466 Hanseatic cities had precedent in Free Zone question, and how, 477, 478

I

Imports and exports which passed frontier in 1894, 446, 447

Imports by the Free Zone of foreign commodities, 702

J

Joint Resolution of March 1, 1895, against Free Zone, 468, 469; subject of, failure of Mexico would like it to remain in force, Mr. Slayden on, 711 Joint Resolution to repeal Joint Resolution of April 1, 1896, regarding the Free Zone, final action not yet taken, 712 Juarez, Benito, issued Act to establish additional duty on cotton during Civil War, 458

K

745

Marauding on frontier, great deal done from 1872 to 1879, Indian raids, members of Congress from Texas thought Mexico was responsible for, 465; commissioners appointed to investigate (see Grant, Ulysses S.).

McCulloch, Hugh, Secretary of the Treasury, letter from, to Secretary of State, relating to bringing the injurious effects of Free Zone to attention of Mexico on Mexican authorities, 455

Mexican Congress, tariff bill which sanctioned Free Zone reported by Fifth, M. Romero took part in debate on Free Zone, voted for maintenance of Free Zone, 439

Mexican Free Zone, size and extent,

duties assessed, what applies to, why misnomer, 433; how originated, 434, 435; measure enacted by United States government previous to Free Zone, 435; established in spirit of self-preservation, why absurd to consider it as hostile act of Mexico, 443, 453 Morehead, C. R., his The Free Zone of Mexico, its Baneful Effects on the Commercial Interests of that Republic and those of the United States, an extract from, 443

Morgan, John T., Senator, resolution of, 474, 475; resolution submitted to the Senate asking extent smuggling exists in Free Zone, 445

N

Napoleon, Louis, tried to establish an European empire in Mexico, 458

Nelson, Thomas H., United States Min-
ister to Mexico, on Mexican Free Zone,
439; thought Free Zone injurious to
United States, 453

Official letters, written by M. Romero to
Secretary of State of the United States,
and printed with President's Message
of March 16, 1888, object which
prompted writing of, 431; published
in the shape of an article for the North
American Review for April, 1892, 432
Opinion on Mexican Free Zone by Mexi-

can statesmen, thought Free Zone was
necessary to existence of frontier towns,
441; Mexican merchants to south op-
posed to, and their arguments against,
of merchants and newspapers in inte-
rior that Free Zone was contrary to in-
terests of the nation, of other persons,
442; of public men and their theory of
how to abolish Free Zone, 457; favor-
able to continuance of, 452
Opposition on frontier to Free Zone, 476
Osborn, Thomas O., one of commission-

ers appointed to inquire into depre-
dations by Indians and Mexicans in
State of Texas, 466

P

Paterson, Senator, his bill on Free Zone,
457, 458; bill reported favorably, 458;
acts in regard to exportation of cotton
shows he did not understand Free
Zone, 459, 460; his bill, 460-464
Plumb, Edward Lee, United States
Chargé de Affaires in Mexico, thought
that Free Zone was great injury to
United States, 453

President's Message of March 16, 1888,
on Free Zone, 480

R

Reaction in favor of Free Zone, of Senate

in, 474; reference to Mr. Seth Cobb's
resolution to repeal, 475

Reagan, Senator, his bill to prevent trans-
portation of merchandise in bond from
United States into Mexico, 462-464;
amendment to bill, 464, 465

Right of Mexico to establish Free Zone,
442, 443

Robb, Thomas P., one of the commis-
sioners appointed to inquire into depre-
dations by Indians and Mexicans in
State of Texas, 453

Romero, Matias, his opinion on Free Zone
impartial, opposition to Free Zone in
Mexican Congress, his action on Free
Zone as Secretary of the Treasury in
Mexican Cabinet, 432; extract from
his report to Federal Congress of Mex-
ico on Free Zone, 477

Rosecrans, General William S., United
States Minister to Mexico, thought Free
Zone injurious to United States, 453

S

Savage, Richard H., one of commission-
ers appointed to inquire into depre-
dations by Indians and Mexicans in
State of Texas, 466
Schleicher, Gustav, Member of Congress
from Texas, stated that Mexico was in-
juring United States by Mexican Free
Zone, extract from resolution of, Chair-
man of Committee, resolution intro-
duced by, passed, 467; second resolu-
tion equivalent to declaration of war,
468; report of, on Mexican Free Zone,
M. Romero's remarks in Mexican Con-
gress published in report of, 439; at-
tacked Mexico about Free Zone, 453;
his death, 468

Scope and workings of Free Zone, used
to be benefit, now all advantages nulli-
fied, 438

Seward, William H., Secretary of State,
letter to, from Hugh McCulloch, in
which he is asked to call attention of
Mexican authorities to injurious effects
of Mexican Free Zone, 455; sent letters
from State Department relating to Free
Zone, to General Banks, knew Mexico
had not violated right of United States
in establishing Free Zone, 456
Slayden, James L., Member of Congress
from Texas, introduced Joint Resolu-
tion to repeal Joint Resolution of
March 1, 1895, 705; sustained privi-
leged character of Mr. Cooper's reso-
lution, 709; argument in favor of Free
Zone, 710; extract of speech on Free
Zone, 710, 711

Smuggling, in Free Zone, will never be
entirely prevented, 448; how far Free
Zone favors, in the United States, in-
jures Mexico more than United States,
444; estimate of its extent exagger-
ated, and why, 703

Southern Confederacy, Mexican govern-
ment did not sympathize with, 458
Stephens, John H., member of Congress,
contended Mr. Cooper's resolution was
not privileged, 709; thought Mr. Cooper
favored it because it was beneficial to
railroads, 710; argument against Free
Zone, 710, 711

Supplement to Free Zone, what it con-
tains, and where found, 494
Sutton, Warner P., United States Consul
at New Laredo, in official despatch
said European merchants on north side
of Rio Grande clamored most loudly
against Free Zone, 449; thinks Free
Zone not injurious to United States,
476

T

Tariff, Mexican, of June 12, 1891, Article 696 of, rate of duty imposed by decrees in regard to, 440, 441 Taxes local in Mexico, heavy, in United States none levied, caused establishment of interior custom houses, many articles practically prohibited in Mexico on account of, at Brownsville, Texas, and at Matamoros, Mexico, caused disproportion of prices as compared with similar commodities in the United States, 434; caused inhabitants to emigrate or to smuggle from United States, 434, 435

Treaty of February 2, 1848, fixed boundary line between Mexico and United States, 434

U

United States Congress adverse to Free Zone, passed resolution to inquire whether Free Zone was not in violation of treaty stipulations and unfriendly to commercial rights of this country, 456

United States, opinion on the Free Zone, is that it was established by Mexico with hostile spirit towards the United States, and for purposes of encouraging smuggling, 431

V

Vidaurri, General Santiago, Governor of New Leon, order to create tax on foreign cotton, 459