The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-11
WOULD FORCE
AMERICANS OUT
Mexican Soldiers Stop Drill
ing of Oil WeIIS-U. S.
Ships Hampered.
NEW ANGLE TO PROBLEM

Washington. Dec. 11.-G. N. S.)--
President Wilson. today is studying
a new angle of the Mexican situation.
Representations that the Mexican
government has taken steps to re-
strict the output of oil to the United
States have been made to John Bar
ton Payne, chairman OF the shipping
board, and forwarded to the presi-
dent, according to statement made
by Representative Gould, of New
York. It Is declared that the alleged
interference of the Mexican govern
ment with American owned oil prop
critics in Mexico may hamper the ope-
rations of a large number of oil
burning vessels, owned by the gov
ernment.
Oil interests have filed with Chair
man Payne large number of COM
plants and 1t is alleged that Mexican
soldiers have stopped the drilling OF
oil wells. owned by Americans. on the
ground that no permits have been
secured.
The state department has been In
negotiation with the Mexican gov
ernment in regard to the oil situation
for some months, but thus far there
has been no agreement.
Charges that the Mexican govern
ment is attempting to drive the
American interests from Mexico
were made public today. The testi-
monv of w. f. Buckley, an American
lawyer. who lived near Tampico be-
fore the senate subcommittee. de-
clared that Luis Cabreba, minister
of finance for Mexico. said that the
menace Of the Americans in Mexico
must be removed and that the only
way to do this was to drive him out
of the country and take his prop
erty," Cabrera is reported as saying
that President Wilson Is '11n adj
vanced LIBERAL" and that the efforts
to drive the Americans from Mexico
would have the support of the gov
ernment.
The Jenkins affair. still held as
pending by the state department., has
| apparently been set aside by ths
Mexican government. The United
| States still awaits a reply to its last
note of protest, but thus far there
has been no indication of its dis
patch from the Mexican government
WIN
There is growing irritation here be-
government to respond to the state
departments last note calling for in
formation in the matter of arrest anc
imprisonment Of Consular Agent
William o. Jenkins.
The state department feels thai
there should be a reply and is ex.
pecting reply, it was stated, today
| So far as the Mexican government
Is concerned, the state department
does not know of Jenkins release
from the Puebla penitentiary. Th'
only information the United Statel
has received on the subject cam'
from its own representatives in Mex
leo City.
| Nevertheless, there was no indica
tion today as to when reply nigh
be expected.
Denies Differing With Wilson.
Secretary Lansing again denied to-
day that there were any difference
between him and President Wilson
in regard to Mexico.
There is not now and never hav'
been any such differences" he stated
1t had been reported that Secretar.
| Lansing was on the verge OF tender
ing his resignation as the result of ;
difference of opinion between hin
and the president over the Mexican
policy. There was absolutely NJ
truth in the report, it was stated, an'
it was added the secretary of stat
and President Wilson were in thor
ough accord on the subject.
In government circles there seem
to be a growing resentemnt agains
the silence of Mexico in the Jenkin
cases.
Several days ago unofficial infor
nation reached Washington that
Mexican newspaper had stated tina
Mexican reply to the latest Amer
lean note had been prepared ant
would be dispatched that day t
Washington. Since then nothing o
any kind has been heard.