The Washington times., 1920-08-21
'HUERTA.ENv0Y
AIMS
Seeks to Promote Continuation
of Relations; Recognition
Not Needed, He Says.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS,
international News Service.


Declarinb Mexico stands ready
and willing to live up to tie letter
of her international obligations,
Iglesias Calderon, Mexican diplo-
matte representative here, has come
back to Washington to press, not
for official recognition of his gov
ernment, but merely for continued
relations"
CITES MeKINLEY's DEATH.
"Diplomatically,"" he declared In an
exclusive interview with an Inter-
national News Service correspondent.
"our situation in Mexico today Is
precisely that OF the United States
following the assassination OF Presi-
dent Mckinney. The Vice President
became President, and there was no
call nor necessity for the United
States to be recognized again by
foreign powers.
so il is with Mexico. Carranza
was assassinated. Congress met and
named successor as the constitu-
tion OF Mexico provides Now 1t Is
not question of recognizing
Mexico, but OF continuing relations
with her as before. The United States
had already recognized the Carranza
government and the present govern
mept is a constitutional continuation
OF the same.
II wish to say here" he went on.
that the report that l wired Mexico
City that Secretary of State Colby
had laid down to me three principles
which, IL agreed to by Mexico, would
bring about the recognition of Mex
leo, is utterly untrue. Secretary Colby
made no such stipulations. and ! sent
no such telegram.
ELECTION NOT POSTPONED.
Another rumor l would like to
scotch Is that concerning a postpone
ment of the presidential election in
Mexico, scheduled for September s.
There will be no postponement. The
date is fixed by Congress and Pro-
visional President de la Huerta could
not postpone 1t even IL he wished to.
which he does not.
''The election will ltake place on the
day set. Since the withdrawal of
Gen. Pavlo Gonzales, two candidates
are in the field. General Obregon and
Senior Rodriguez Domingez. General
Obregon belongs to the LIBERAL Revo-
lutionary party and Senor Domingez
the Republican Conservative, or Cath
olic party. The general, according to
Is favored by the ma
jority.
Immediately after the election con-
gress will review the process and
promulgate a degree debating the
winner. On December l the new
President will take the oath OF office.
TO FULFILL OBLIGATIONS.
IT do not care to predict when
relations will be resumed between
the United States and Mexico
u,h not will ha at uf
the election or not until the new
president has been sworn in. I would
like to see it done Immediately. 1t
goes without saying that Mexico
stands perfectly ready and willing
to live up to all her international
obligations.
There is not going to be an
other revolution in Mexico. A few
men in some of the Mexican states
have been doing pretty much as
they pleased and may rebel against
being called to terms, but they
will not succeed"
1t had been rumored that Senior
Calderon was on the point of being
recalled, his mission to the United
States, which was primarily to Sc
cure the recognition of his govern
ment by this country, having failed,
but he denied this fatty.
my plans include remaining in
Washington" he declared.
The Mexican representative stressed
his declaration that he was not
seeking recognition" by the Ameri-
can Government, but merely the
continuation of relations"
1t was understood that he would
continue to stress this point in his
informal conversations with Secre-
tary Of State Colby.