The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-07-02
MEXICAN POLICY IS.
TO Be PROGRESSIVE.
PRESIDENT De IA HuERTA OUT.
LINES PLANS IN TALK WITH
NEWSPAPER MEN
LEGAL DEBTS TO Be ASSUMED
Oil Control Measures Will BE Liberal.
iy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Country
Is More Peaceful Than When
Porfirio Diaz Ruled

Mexico City, June 2l.-Mexican pc
troleum laws based on article ~ Of
the constitution. nation:lliZiny deposits
of oil. which article will be interpreted
| literally, will not be retroactive. de-
clared Adolfo tie la Huerta. provisional
president. to foreign correspondents
! yesterday. Senior de III Huerta spoke
| freely in discussing problems before
the country. being host ut luncheon
given tn the newspaper men.
The policy of friendship toward for
eign nations. especially the United
States. together with the assumption
Of all legally contracted debts of the
Mexican republic is Il part of the pro-
vi>ional presidents program.
The president answered Il rapid fire
of questions with amazing franknesS.
Once he had Il sudden attack Of illness
and WAS forced To cease speaking for
several moments. This attack. which
| alarmed the guests. came when the
provisional president was talking Of
the uprising against President Carran-
"a. and had said orders had been given
Gen. Juan :. Torres ut Hermosillo. to
arrest de Ia Huerta. hut that when
the general arrived in Sonora he re-
fused to obey orders. The provisional
president refused to leave the table
because Of his illness. and in II few
minutes resumed his narration Of
events. which spread to all parts Of
the republic and finally resulted in
the flight and death Of CarranZa.
Asked specifically what he meant by
debts legally contracted" the presi-
dent replied laughingly. please do not
confuse me with the former president
(Victorano Huerta). although our
names are almost alike"
Hints at Foreign Loan.
With regard to Mexican foreign
loan. he evaded the issue by declaring :
"'rhese conversations with foreign
journalists are the first steps which
have been taken In this direction
"Mexico faces two problems at pres
. emit" he continued. "These are the eco
nomic and military problems. Mexico
is more completely pacified now than
during the time of PorfiriO piaz. Villa.
whose status is thar of Il mere bandit.
is not Il military problem. Airpanes
are being sent to villa. who. pursued
, relen,esSly. soon will be eliminated.
1.-THE organization of the army.
> while difficult will he accomplished
without delay under the leadership Of
Plurarco Elias Gales. the war min
lister.
r Asked regarding censorship Of news
! dispatches. the president declared he
! had not been aware Il censorship px-
: listed. Turning to his chief of staff. Col.
. onel Ramirez he ordered that the cen.
= sorship be abolished Immediately. He
!. explained the censorship probably
was IA leftover from the former ad.
I mini>1ra1ion.
= With regard to the administration
: policy toward the banks. de la Huerta
Y said every assistance and guarantee
j. would he given private banking enter
/ priSes. hut that the government WoulG
l. establish, national bank with the sole
Il privilege Of issuing secured paper cur
T. rpncy. The same enlightened attitude
d toward banking would he assumed a.
had been assumed toward the petrO
$ leum interests. he added. The govern
" ment is making an effort to meet then
v half way in order To gain the friend
a ship and respect of the nations ant
l. take its rightful place with the civil
y lied governments.
y President de Ia Huerta describes
y Carranza's death as the ''only bio
:. upon the revolution"
Il Continuing he said:
~ Herrero Should Be Arrested.
!. IAN investigation of this tragedy
~ now in the hands of the judicial AZ
mr. thoritie>. into whose proceedings
o. cannot legally interfere. PERSONAL
m and unofficially. think Adn!fo Hel
zero should he arrested. hut as hav
, explained. ! said nothing. Carranza
. death was never intended by the Leaf
-. erS of the revolution. who did all
80 their power to prevent harmng him
~ The president was questioned r,
70 gardiing the reported treaty negotiate
nh between Japan and the CarranZa GO
be eminent.
il Among the government archives
a,,- he said in reply. II have not encoul
tered such a document