Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-07
of
Relations With
Mexico Assured
Election of General Oregon
Regarded as Sure Protection
For American Lives in
Neighbor States.
by The AssocIatcd Press.

+ Washington, Sept. 6.-With the
election of Gen. Alvaro Obregon to
the presidency of Mexico yesterday.
officials here are looking forward to
betterment of relations between
Mexico and the United States. Gen
eral Obregon's public speeches and
statements regarding International
affairs have been closely scrutinized
BY officials Of the State department
and it is knawn that these, his plat
form.-and all that he stands for i'll
dicate that American lives and pro-
perty will be accorded protection and
respect which is their due without
in anyway infpairing the sovereignty
OF Mexico or belittling her dignity.
Every statement thus for made by
Obregon is favorable for a fair deal
to foreign interests, which is all
that any Of the COVE anients whose
nationals are interested in Mexico
have ever asked for. 1t remains now
only for Obregon to put INTO effect
the distinct commitments he has
made. according to the view of Off
cials here. which he can do with full
respect to Mexico's dignity and SOW
ereignty.
Are Wen Informed.
The state department has kept it
self fully informed as to the source
and motive. ito was authoritatively
stated today. Of much talk. charac-
terized as irresponsible to the effect
that American interests. particularly
oil interests, have been meddling in
Mexican politics. the charge being
made that American gold is being
used to pacify Mexico. 1t was
learned today that the department.
has no reason to believe. from de-
tailed and extended reports. i'll spite
oil the newspaper campaign III cer-
tain parts of. the country. that AMER
ican interests. oil. mining or agri-
cultural. : are doing anything bu.
complying with their obligations and
that SO long as this continues these
interests arc entitled to and will re-
ccive the protection to which they
are entitled under the recognized
usages of International law.
The situation. was summarized to.
day by a high official of the state
department as follows:
/. The Americen~v companies are
legally and rightfully in Mexico at
the invitation. often the expressed
request, OF the Mexican governmnt
Will Protest Yanks
,. That so far as the department.
knows, they are living up to their
legal obligations: tllat despite idle
sumors. there is no worthy evidence.
OF their departing from this line ~
conduct.
:. So long 8 the department feels
thai they arc not engaged in any
inlp,oper activities the ware entitled
to and will receive the protection
that is their Cue III International
practice.
1t was noted that there is nothing
to indicate that General Obregon
can or will take any exception. or
that the Mexicau government would
object to this. No nation OF the
world except soviet Russia. with
which Mexico does not wish to be
compared, ever takes exception to
another nation safeguarding the
rights of its nationals in foreign
land. an official of the department
said today, as long as these ntaoin.
ais act. within the principles .of in
tcrnltional law. McXico herself had
occasion to know this when she ap-
pealec to the United Staets for pro-
lection OF MeXicans in this country
wh2s through error or overzeael.
business OF local authorities. were
ca"ght i'll the draft net during the
ea.lv. DAYS of the European war.