The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-29
ANTI MEXICAN PLOT
is SEEN BY MONDELL
Says Administration Is Adroit.
ly Working for Interven-
ton Sentiment.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-Representa-
tive Mondell, Wyoming. in the House
charged to-day that the "Administra-
ton Is planting the seed and adroitly
endeavorins to create the sentiment for
Intervention in Mexico"
Such a conclusion, he asserted. cannot
be escaped by any one carefully read
Ing the newspapers
The plain effort is being made on
the part OF the Administration to create
q situation on which the Congress will
be compelled to act" said the Repub-
lican leader. who added that carefully
prepared information regarding inter-
vention was being spread throughout the
country"
During his speech Mr.. Mondell re-
ferred also to tho War Department.
plans for an army reorganization on the
basis of a force of $4,000 officers aud
, men, asserting such a force was toe
large, but that there need be no fear
that Congress would approve it,
This Congress. at least the Republi-
can members" said Mr.. Mondell. will
| not approve any programme that will
| cost more than a billion dollars year.
Mexico Changes OF Bill.
MEXICO CIrr. Aug. AZ delayed ~ THE
| Petroleum Committee OF the Mexican
| Senate presented to-day a report on leg
islation regulating Article XVII. oil
| the Constitution OF 1917, which national
ICES oil lands, and at the Same time
| laid before the Senate q draft OF a Law
| regulating this article and eliminating
all retroactive effects Of proposed oil
| legislation.
This is a concession for which for.
eisn oil interests have been contending
| The proposals submitted by President
| Carransa last November looking to thu
regulation OF Article XVII. are now be
! Ing considered by the Chamber of Depu
| ties without decisive action yet.
| The Senate committees draft Of thu
| law is based on the Presidents pro
pcsais but makes important changes II
his plan. These are embodied in section
4 OF Article III. which in providing 70
the nationalizing OF oil lands privatel!
owned or leased stipulates the proper
ties to be nationalized as al
private properties regarding which
there have not been made con
tracts for the exploration and exploi
tation of the subsoil before May !. 1871
1.-THE date when the present constitution
became efrective). and also those wher
the owner OF the surface has not show
by positive acts before this date tina
his intention has been to use substance
derived from the subsoil.'
Report Gets First Reading.
The committees report. which re
ceived its frst reading in the Senate TO
day, will be read for the second tim
on Friday. being scheduled to come u
Tor discussion next Tuesday. the da
after President Carranza will formall
address Congress at the opening OF I'll
regular session. Representatives OF nu
merous oil interests here have espresso
satiafaction with the recommendation
OF the committee, asserting that II tn
proposed regulations are passed IN
greater part OF the causes OF the pres
emit controversy over oil will be re
moved.
|, The introduction to the report set
forth the committees belief that PROF
ertv rights are protected by the prir
cipies expressed in Article XVII. OF III
constitution and that the principles out
lined In tho report respect the right
of the oil interests legttimately acquire
. before May I. 1917. without the sacrinc
of national sovereignty or Of the right
won by the constitutionalist revolution