Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-11
CARRANzA SILENT
ON U. S. OIL notes
Three Protests Made Against
Decree Forbidding New
Drilling in Mexico.

a memorandum on the Mexican Sit
Cation with reference to the opera
ton of American-ow ned oil prop
critics in Mexico. prepared by Chair
man Payne of the shipping board
vas sent to the President yesterday
T. X. Kellogg and other Representa-
tives of the associated oil producers
had previously outlined the situation
to MIR. Payne.
At the same time Mr. Payne pre-
pared and sent to Secretary Lansing a
letter urging the Importance of pro-
tecting the American supply of Mex
lean fuel oil. upon Which the ipping
board is almost so.ely dependent for
fuel for it's 500 oil-burning passenger
and freight steamers
II developed that the State Depart
ment has been continuing to protest
TO the Me lean government against
DEGREES forbidding the drilling of new
weiis on privately owned property in
affecting the oil interests of 0eri-
can and other Foreigners in Mexico.
Carranza Ii Silent.
Three notes have been dispatched
within six months, but it was said
today tat PresiIcnt C'arranzr had
not replied TO any of t~em e first
went forv ard last June Is the second
on October l a the third on Sovem-
The Fall committee investigating
Mexican affairs yesterday made pub
lie the testimony of w. F. Buckley.
an American lawyer. long resident in
Tampico. and one of the well-known
Mexico.
Luis CABRERA {Mexican minister of
fnance): told me very frankly" testi-
ned Buckley, that the menace of the
American in Mexico must be removed
and that the. only way to do this was
10 drive him out of the country and
take his property. t.
He explained to me-" the witness
continued. that Mr.. Wilson was what
ne was pleased to term an advanced
liberal, great democrat whose con-
Germ was for the welfare of the people
OF the world. and was not limited to
States.
He said" continued Buckley.
Mr.. Wilson was opposed to capital
in Mexico and everywhere else, no
matter to whom the capital belonged,
and that In expelling the American
would receive: the sympathy Of the
American government."
Had Pursued Weak Policies.
The oil companies. Buckley charged.
had pursued weak and vacillating pol
icy very similar to that Of the Amer
lean government in handling the gem
eral Mexican situation"
Representative Gould of New York.
after a conferences with Chairman
Payne. declared that. the Carranza
government, through refusal to permit
the drilling of new wells and by
other means. was attempting to force
american oil companies to relinquish
thefr properties.iH Mexico" His con-
ference with Chairman Payne fol-
lowed q call at rthe shipping board
Dy deIegatfon OF representatives of
American companies owning oil prop
critics in Mexico. who presented the
seriousness Of the situation to Mr..
"The shipping board" said Mr..
Gould, SIS 80 apprehensive over the
of fuel oil for our merchant marine
that the matter: has been placed di-
rectly before the President in the
form of a memorandum prepared this
afternoon for that purpose by Chair
man John Barton Payne of the board.
tary Of State Lansing, urgently press
ing the importance of protecting the
American supply OF Mexican fuel oil
from illegal Interference hy the Mex.
"The President now has before him
Senator Falls expose Of the bolshe-
eminent in this country and Judge
Payne's memorandum showing one Of
the practical effects upon our econom-
ic life of Mr.. Carranza's nefghhoray
attentions. In view of this infoffnnf
ton 1T would be hard for one OF Pte3+i
dent wilson's alert intellect to esc&bf
the suspicion that the Mexican Gov-
eminent deliberately seeks to aggraT'
vate the existing Industrial unrest In
This country by adding to the serious
ness Of the fuel famine here.