Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-09-05
CARRANzA OPPOSES
MONROE DOCTRINE
is NOT RECOGNIZED BY MEXICO.
DECLARES PREsIoENT-DE.
FENDS NEUTRALITY.
CRIT|C|SES UNITED STATES
Feels Alleged Injustices Practiced
Against Nationals-Did Not Ask
Admission to League of Ma
tions-Taiks Of Oil Laws.

Mexico City, Mex.-A defense of
Mexico against foreign representa-
tions, particularly from the United
States, regarding the lives of foreign
ers and their property, was contain
ed in message of President Car
rama read at the opening session OF
congress Monday. Particular refer
ence was made in the message to al
legged injustices practiced against Mex
leans in the United States.
Defends Mexican Neutrality.
A long list of the alleged offenses
was given under the section of the
address devoted to foreign relations.
The message also defended Next
cos neutrality during the war and
protested against charges that the
Mexican government was incapable
and unwilling to protect foreign lives
and property.
Monroe Doctrine Not Recognized.
In the message President Carranza
asserted that Mexico did not ask ad-
mission to the league OF nations be-
cause he said, the league did not es-
tablish equality for all nations and
races. He reiterated that Mexico had
not and would not recognize the Mon
roe doctrine.
Regarding oil legislation, the mes
sage said the government was willing
70 hut ac,.sfs no
it's national sovereignty.
Says Honor of Mexico Guarded.
Declaring that in international mat
tiers, "the honor of Mexico has been
guarded with energy and prudence"
the president gave four main causes
of International friction: American
eign property in Mexico; damages re-
sulting from injury and deaths of for
eigners and the results of application
of law developing from legislation car
rying out revolutionary ideals.
Regarding the first which has been
marked by punitive expeditions, Car
rama asserted the belief that when an
arrangement had been concluded for
the reciprocal policing Of the frontier,
the causes for unpleasantness would
disappear. In connection with the sec
ond and third he stated that new laws
providing for the payment of damages
up to the present time, including not
only damages suffered during the two
revolutions, but resulting from isolat-
ed cases of revolt now existing in parts
of Mexico, both to lives and property,
when the damages were not caused by
the fault of foreigners nor the negli-
gence of government, would remove
the cause for complaint
Declares Country Prosperous.
Statements from government de-
partments which were included in the
message, were cited by the president
to show the country was in pros
porous condition. The deficit of 3d.
100000 pesos in 1917, he asserted, had
been wiped out until the government
now is absolutely solvent, with pros
pect of soon resuming payments on the
foreign debt He said the army had
been recognized until the discrepan
cy between the number of men and
the number of officers had been re
moved He declared that discipline
had been improved and that the few
outlaw bands still in existence were
in process of being dispersed.
Optimism was apparent in every dec
Iaration Of the message, even when
the document discussed alleged trans
gressions by foreign powers against
Mexican sovereignty.