The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-13
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MEXICANS JEALOUS
OF FOREIGNERS
Because Latter Have Come in and Been
Given Special Privileges, Declares
Luis Cabrera in Address
in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Nov. l3.-In the event
other nations outside of America, Mexico
understands that he attitude must be
one of complete continental solidarity
said Luis Cabrera chairman of the Mex.
lean section of the American and Mex
lean joint commission in an address here
Saturday night. He was speaking before
the American Academy of Political and
Social Science and the Pennsylvania Ar
bitration and Peace society, who had as
their guests of honor the members of the
American and Mexican joint commission.
DR.. l.. 5. Rowe, president of the acad-
envy, and secretary of the commission,
opened the meeting, declaring in his
welcoming address that in the conduct
of international relations the United
States must stand for new and higher
standards, with jealosy and distrust
giving way to frankness, helpfulness
and cooperation. IF there is any one
mission" he said, (which the privileged
position of the United States calls upon
to perform, it is to sound new note in
international intercourse.
Mr. Cabrera, who, in addition to being
chairman of the Mexican section of the
commission, is the minister of finance
under the Carranza government, dis
cussed the ideals and purposes of the
Mexican revolution from purely scien
tific viewpoint, but in conclusion he re-
ferred to the international situation. He
said
"The main political international prob
Ian nf Mayipn consists IF bar alat inns
with the United States.
after the war of ls47 which cost
Mexico half of her territory, Mexcans
have not been able to regain confidence
in the regard to the imperialistie ten
dency that the Latin American countries
attributed to the United States. During
the Mexican revolution, after he occu
patton of Vera Cruz and the Columbus ex-
petition, the fears of Mexcans of con-
fict with the United States increased
considerably, chiefly since it is known
that one of the political parties of the
United States frankly advocates inter-
venion. The repeated and public state
ments of non-intervention made by the
Democratic government of the United
States have not been sufficient TO allay
the fears of the Mexicans.
"As a neighbor OF the United States,
Mexico will also have as an internation-
al problem the danger of conflict be-
tween the United States and some 9TH |
err European or Asiatic powers. The !
foes OF the United States, that are al |
ways foes of the whole American con
tinent, will certainly assume to be
friends of Mexico, and will try to take |
advantage of any sort of resentment, |
feeling or distrust that Mexico may have
against the United States.
Mexico, nevertheless, understands |
that in case of a conflict between the
United States and any other nation out
side of America, her attitude must be
one of complete continental solidarity.
From this viewpoint the revolution
airy government has followed a policy OF
frankness and consistency in her rela-
tons with the United States, putting
always her deeds in accordance with
her words, and sincerely trying to reach
an understanding with the people and
the government of the United States.
within Mexico, the real information
al problem means the protection of for
eign life and property and the condition
Of foreigners In regard to natives. On
account of the enforcement of the
political and civil laws in favor of Mex
leans and on account of the always
watchful diplomatic protection that for
eigners have adopted a sort of privileged
has arisen little by little in
favor of foreigners. Mexico has the
problem of equalizing the conditions of
Mexicans and foreigners, not by lowering
foreigners, but by raising the condi-
lion of natives.
"The privileged condition of foreign
srs that has existed in Mexico for long ,
time, has produced certain jealousy
md distrust with which Mexicans look |
upon the increase of immigration and
oreign investment in Mexico, since such
increase would be considered as the T
trentbening of privileged class. G
"The problem for Mexico is to find I
he way in which foreign money and c
can freely come to Mexico ID
md contribute to her progress without I
'ecoming privileged class, that is to
ay. that instead of becoming a growing
menace to the sovereignty of Mexico.
will contribute to the consolidation OF I
Ter sovereignty and independence as a ]