The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-19
ALLIED TREATY ON
MEXICO SPURIOUS
State Department Inclined to
Believe 1t Was German
War Propaganda.
JAP FEATURES FOOLISH
America, Britain and France
Had No Written Agreement
on Oil Flow.
JAP FEATURES FOOLISH

WASHINGTON, Nov. disqualification in
a Mexico city newspaper to-day of what
purported to be the text OF a treaty be-
tween the United States. Great Britain
and France, signed in 1917, and dealing
with certain rights claimed by those
countries in Mexico, brought prompt Of
fetal denial from the State Department
of the existence Of any such pact. Of
ficials were inclined to believe the pub
lished text was that of false treaty
pre- pared during the war by Germany Tor
propaganda purposes In Mexico There
lad been, they said. previous indications
of the circulation OF this false document.
The statement that one clause OF the
alleged treaty provided for certain meas
ures to meet possible Japanese hostility
was noted particularly and characterized
at the department as being as foolish as
Il was false
on the other main subject dealt with
in the spurious pact. continuation of the
flow of oil from Mexican wells owned
by nationals OF the three Powers 1t was
regarded as conceivable that some sort
OF informal understanding might have
been reached by the three governments,
necessitated by the exigences OF war.
It was said officially however, that
nothing OF the kind had been reduced
to writing. 1t was recalled in this con-
nection that Mexican fuel oil was essen
tial to British naval operations during
the war.
The suggestion that such written
agreement existed was made last month
IN the Mexico city press, and attributed
10 Hilario Medina, acting NJ mister of
Foreign Affairs in the Carranza Cabi-
t. lad hxy T,,tt,-
berto Hidalgo. holding a similar post
under the present Provisional Govern
ment who declared Medina had brought
about publication OF a statement he
knew to be false for the purpose of en-
barrasslng friendly relations between
the Provisional Government and the
United States.
The important clauses OF the treaty.
according to the Mexico City newspaper,
provided for recognition Of the Monroe
Doctrine by Great Britain and France
and priority for United states rights In
Mexico; England agreed not to permit
japan to acquire territory in Central or
South America or on the Pacific Ocean.
Extensive provision was made for the
development of the Tampico oil fields
for the benefit of the three nations, the
newspaper asserted. even to the extent
of furnishing troops In case such action
SnOulu ne nsCtSSdTy 10 pTpNlue COLI
tinuous flow of oil. the United States
agreeing to the priority of English
rights TO such fuel supplies.
"In case Jaran objects. the United
States and British fleets are to unite
against the Orienta's." said the news
naper's version. THE United States
may acquire control Of the Mexican
railroads. and II necessary extend its
territorial expansion to the Panama
Canal
La Vdnouardio, the newspaper pub
fishing the text OF the alleged treaty.
says II is an authenticated copy secured
IN the United States from an unnamed
source. The newspaper was recently
established to support the political de-
signs Of Louis Cabrera.