Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-25
THINK REASONABLE PACT
WILL BE FINAL RESULT
Expect to Guarantee Foreigners
and Foreign Interests in
Republic.
NATIONS DEBT BUT $500, 900, 900
Secretary Of Treasury Stresses Neces-
sity of Reciprocal Border Service
and IndcmnifiCations.

MENICO CITY. August 2i.-The
highest Mexican government officials
are making close study Of the priu-
cipal points at issue between the Mcxi-
can and American governments with
the view of reaching arrangements
satisfactory TO the United States with
out impairment of Mexican national
interests and Mexican sovereignty. ac-
cording TO declarations made Saturday
night by Luis Cabrera. Secretary of
the Treasury, and one of the leading
members of the Cabinet.
These points as contained /: state
ment by Senor Cabrera Friday night
on the necessity for IA reciprocal bor-
ger de, Euard service. are petroleum legis-
iation, ndcmni'ications, frontier vigi-
lance and guarantees for the safety
OF foreigners and foreign interests in
Mexico
To fSplnin Points.
Within three or four days. according
10 Senor Cabrera, the government ofIi-
ciais Will begin giving out TO the
Mexican press statements regarding
the standpoint on the questions at issue
and the means which Mexico can right :
fully adopt 10 meet foreign govern
mental representations. The declara :
.iohs OIL the secretary are somewhat
OF o. ian an Indirect reply to critics of the
mating that Cabinet changes were n
necessary preliminary to meeting the
present international problems.
Taking UP figures which he said were
recently quoted in the United States
Senate regarding Mexico's debt. Senor
EaDrera asserted that. including every
item, MeXico'S obligations could bo ua in
in full with S500.OU0.00O.
Estimate of Debts
Promising to give out details and
exact figures shortly, he said that the
.otal debts could be given roughly
Damages resulting from the Madero
and Constitutionalisl revolutions so
100000 pesos.
decentralization to foreign interests
10; ior ,, ,ns use OF railroads and other pub
nc Utilities. l0oOo0,0OO pesos; the re-
maindcr of l.00O.O00.0O0 pesos or n
hait billion dollars being divided
,m netween the redemption OF paper
noheE, interest unpaid on the foreign
dcot and the amount due banks
Discuss flights to Lcrislntc.
concernng nes'TE lie Inc ho,ding r,ght 70 egisiate
Leon salinas, Subsccrctary OF Com,
metce and Industry. today said: The
~ aiGnt or the constituent legislator is
ed when dealing with the public or
ganiZation by rights acquired by pri
haen h PIT Pnriies: Examples which have
that when the constituent iegislafor
has considered 1t of general interrst
h hto enact any law of retroactive effect
over acquired rights of many Years
when have been sanctioned almost as
fiSnts inherent TO man. The only
ruhhdamentaI question is this: Is the
puolic interest at stake when retro
leum laws have been enacted? Evi
sentry yes Then the state has had
the right To enact such laws
These statements express. brie1v and
IN part the legal grounds unon wbinh
lnc MeXlcan government bases the
rn,ght or the constituent assembly OF
leueretaro, which enacted tho Nor;c,,,
constitution of 1917 to piace in ;ha,
document Article NNVII. matchmaking
me oil lands. They also provide a
on petroleum. develoninc Ar,i.io
NNVil:. which foreign oil interests are
attacking as confscatorv "