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<br /> <br />Court. Suoh a suit is a substitute for war and is the l~st resort. <br />. <br /> <br />All new states have the same pQW'ers and stand upon an equal <br /> <br /> <br />footing, in all respeotsj with the original thirteen. Their pO'ners and <br /> <br /> <br />rights are no greater ll>,>d no len. By relation eaoh new state, upon <br /> <br /> <br />admission. takes its plaoe in the ~ion as though it were one of the <br /> <br /> <br />originalt states. The western &1:ates have the same right to settle 'l;heir <br /> <br />oontroversies by interstate oompaots or agreements as do theorigi_l <br /> <br /> <br />thbteen. ,No burden or limitatio:a oan be imposed upon them that may not <br /> <br />be imposed UpOll the original 'Sta'l;es. <br /> <br />The treaty powers retained by eMh of the states have bee:n~l <br /> <br /> <br />too freq~ntly overlooked in the hlilSte of our national developmen'l;. The <br /> <br /> <br />very oomity exis'l;ing beween the states in their oollltnon cause for the wel- <br /> <br /> <br />fare of 'l;he republio has avoided 'l;he necessity of each state maintaimimg <br /> <br />a diplematie agency in the eapitel of every other state, for the purpose <br />of Ill\tioipating and "nipping in the bud" those disputes whioh have arislllR. <br />IJl.terstate diplomacy has, in 'l;he mail1. been forgo'l;ten and each state has <br /> <br />purs'lJl.ed it... Oml. course without due heed to 'l;he real.and more often' <br /> <br /> <br />imaginary grievanoes of i'l;s neighbors. As a result, the smoldering fires <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />of exaggerated and imaginary ilijuries have sudde~ b"t in'l;o flame by <br />interstate wars in :ehe foX'lll of suits before tIae United States Supreme Court. <br /> <br />without reasonable prior. att8lllPts at friendly settlements by interst:ate <br />j treatiel or. compacts and. unfortunately, umres'l;rieted by rules of Qourt <br /> <br />requ~ri.g a prelimiDary ahowing of attempts at friendly settleme~t as a pre~ <br /> <br />requisite to leave to commence each of the interstate suits. These inter- <br /> <br /> <br />state suits have usually been ill advised# _atef'ul and disappointing to 'l;he <br /> <br /> <br />hasty complainll.llt states. They have disturbed the comity beween the state.. <br /> <br />:.'~' <br />