The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-25
SIMPLY "AGREE
TO DISAGREE"
Washington Believes Re.
strictions on Sugar Ex-
ports Are Cause
WERE REQUESTED
BY UNITED STATES
Export of Petroleum May
Be Stopped in Return,
Causing Crisis
(Ry AssoetareA Prnsa.N

Mexico City. Friday. May a.
Mexico has severed diplomatic reia-
tons with Cuba This waa learned
officially late today altar a. report
that the Mexican charge d'afEairas al
Havana and the Cuban minister here
had been recalled from their respaos
tive posts had been confirmed at thu
foreign Office.
The recall Of the Mexican repress
entative to Cuba and the suspendinA
for an indefinite time of the sending
OF new representative Is explained
oncaally as due to the fact that be-
cause OF the war in which Cuba ia
involved, that government has beau
obliged to dictate measures that af-
feet the interests Of the Mexican
government in many instances.
For this reason it Is declared the
making Of representations that the
Mexican representative would be
forced to make to the Cuban gov
ernment would be useless and would
restrict the liberty Of action Of a
friendly nation which is now in an
afflicted situation"
Explains The Move.
General Candido Aguilar minister
Of foreign affairs, tonight gave out
a statement for the announced pur-
pose Of avoiding q misinterpreta-
ton OF Mextco's action. The state
ment follows:
The president Of the republic and
the cabinet, at a special meeting,hav
decided that 1t was an imperative
necessity to recall the Mexican
diplomatic representative to Cuba.
and to suspend for an indefinite
period the sending Of q new rep
resentative because it was consider
ed an indispensable measure for the
high ideals anad interests Of the two
nations in the actual moments ct an
acute world crisis
The state Of war in which Cuba
4s involved has Obliged the govern
ment Of Cuba to dictate measures
which in many cases affect the in
terests Of the Mexican goveEnuent
and her citizens and for this reason
the Mexican legation would be call
ed upon to make frequent reprosen-
tauons to the Cuban government
which would only be useless and
which would restrict the liberty Of
action Of a friendly nation which is
now in an afflicted situation,
In consequence our diplomatic eS~
forts would not produce at this time
any practical results and would only
produce tension In our relations
which would have to be CLEARED up
later to maintain unbroken the
fraternal sentiments Of solidarity
which have always bound US to the
people Of Cuba and all Latn-Ameri-
can countries.
Mexico, upon recalling her diplos
mattc representatives from Cuba.
gives eloquent proof Of her consdd-
Grafton and respect for the sovar-
eighty Of friendly government
which is now passing through
critical period. At the same time IL
furnishes proof Of confidence, in
virtue Of which, the Mexican govern
ment expects her citizens viii be
treated with all benevolence that the
laws of Cuba and her institutions
permit under which protection they
will remain in that republic the same
as her own nationals.
I'm so doing, the Mexican govern
ment complies faithfully with the
line Of conduct which President Carr
rama has proclaimed upon innura-
erable occasions as the highest ideal
OF a true society OF nations. the
equality Of nationals and foreieners
alike and complete submission Of
all to the national sovereignty. The
crisis having passed, as the one in
which originated the revolution our
country is passing over, Mexico and
Cuba will be in a. better condition to
renew diplomatic relations upon the
basis Of justice and equality only,
and the great aspiration Of the Mexi-
can government in her new interna-
tional relations"