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" be available far irrigatian, I suppase that yau farmed yaur apinian merely fram the, l~rlguage af the treaty itself, without regi'lr,J to. thase cdnversatians and exchang,es between the two. Gavernments that yau have spaken af. Wauld yau still be af the apinian that from the language af the treaty itself a caurt ar an internatianal arbitratian tribunal wauld nat hald that lviexica was entitled to. water that was fit for irrigatian purpases? "Mr. TIPTON. That is my unqualified apinian, Senator, be- cause the language af the treaty resulted from these canversatians that yau mentian, and the language af the treaty was just as plain as it was passible to. make it, and in my unqualified apinian the language af the treaty is such that Mexico cauld nat ask far mare water than 1,500,000 acre-feet far any purpase whatsaever. "Senatar DOWNEY. Yau do. nat think that just adding three simple words, 'regardless af quality, ' wauld have made it any plainer? "Mr. TIPTON, The language af the treaty is perfectly plain. "Senatar DOWNEY. Naw, Mr. Tiptan, yau say that if the treaty had included the expressian, 'regardless af quality,' that might perhaps have prevented the Mexican Senate fram ratifying the treaty? "Mr. TIPTON. The anes in the Mexican Senate are nat sa canversant with the situatian an the river as thase who. negatiated the treaty. Thase who. negatiated the treaty understaad fully what they were daing. They understand fully what the canditian might be ultimately, while thase in the Senate might nat be canversant with that canditian. The language in the treaty is plain and it m".ans ane thing, and ane thing anly, and the anes who. negati- ated this treaty for Mexico. understand it. They also. understand a!?9~~hat_~h~3!lality might be J:1Q<ieLultilI!.ates_@s:l~tion~.._In____ other wards, there was no tendency on the part af the United States negatiatars to. wark aut samething that was bad far Mexico, and Mexico.' s negatiatars, an the ather hand, knew plainly what they were daing, and the language was agreed to with ane purpr"'G in mind, and they understand it." On pages 342-43 the fallawing additional exchange taok place: "Senatar DOVl!NEY. And it is recited that the water shall come fram any and all saurces. "Mr. TIPTON. That was put in to caver drainage. That was the intent, Senatar, and there is no. questian abaut it. "Senator DOW NEY. Yau are still firmly af opinion that even thaugh we in the United States could work out aur irrig::tion B 12