New-York tribune., 1920-11-19
u. S. and Allied
Treaty Against
'EMexico Alleged
cabrera Newspaper Prints
! Pact Giving America Prior
J ity Of Rights, Except as to
5 Oil, Reserved for England
France Also Signatory
British Fleet Would Help
Z Repel Japanese; Story Is
i False, Says Washington

= MEXICO CITY, Nov. 18.--The text Of
IS treaty alleged to have been signed in
Washington in May, 1917, by the United
States, Great Britain and France. out
lining their course Of action in Mexico
and South America, was published this
morning by La Vanguardia, news
uaper recently established to support
: f,uis Cabrera, former Minister of the
Treasury.
J 4 The important clauses, according to
the newspaper, provided for 1ecogni-
tion of the Monroe Doctrine by Great
britain and France and priority for
United States rights in Mexico. Eng
land agreed not to permit Japan to ac
Iauire territory in Central or South
America or on the Pacific Ocean.
q Extensive provision was made for
the development Of the Tampico oil
fe!ds for the benefit Of the three ma
,fions, La Vanguardia asserts, even to
the extent Of furnishing troops in case
Such action should be necessary to pro-
vide continuous flow of OIL the United
States agreeing to the priority of Eng
,iish rights to such fuel supplies.
u. s. Could Seize Railroads
"ln case Japan objects the United
States and British fleets are to unite
against the Orientals," says the news
papers version Of the alleged treaty.
'"The United States may acquire control
of the Mexican railroads and if neces-
lsary, extend Its territorial expansion
Ito the Panama Canal"
4 Elaborate provisions are made in the
'treaty, La Vanguardia asserts. for con-
ltrolling Mexican imports, and in the
event that either the United States or
Great Britain goes to war with Japan
neither Of them shall aid Japan fnan-
cially. The treaty, the newspaper says,
was signed by Captain Andre Tardieu
tor France and Arthur J. baifour, then
British Secretary for Foreign affairs,
for Great Britain, but the slgnatory on
behalf of the United States is not
named.
q La Vanguardia says that the text of
the treaty, as published by it, is an
authenticated copy secured in the
limited States from an unnamed source.
Branded "False and Foolish
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.-Publica-
tion in Mexico City of what purported
10 be the text Of a treaty between the
Knitted States, Great Britain and
France, brought prompt official denial
from the Statee Department Of the ex
{Stence Of any such pact. Officials were
inclined to believe the published text
Was tina. of 6 false treaty prepared
during the war by Germany for propa-
fanda purposes in Mexico. There had
been, they said, previous indications
:bf the circulation of this false docu-
;nent.
! The statement that one clause Of the
alleged treaty provided for certain
measures TO meet possible Japanese
hostility was noted particularly and
'tharacterlzed at the department as
being as foolish as it was false.
/ On the other main subject dealt
of the flow of oil from Mexican wells
owned by nationals Of the three powers,
st was regarded as conceivable that
some sort of informal understanding
might have been reached by the three
governments, necessitated by the ex-
,agencies o. war. 1t was said officially,
However, that nothing Of the kind had
beer reduced to writing.