Arizona republican., 1920-12-22
France WiU Refuse To Recognize Mexic0 Until
 United SfafeS Is Ready
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 PARIS, Dec. 2f-The foreign office announced today that the negotiations in which France is collaborating with the United States and Great Britain looking toward recognition of the new Mexican government in the event that satisfactory guarantees are given, are less hopeful now than they were sev- eral weeks ago.
 1t was stated France will refuse 10 recognize Mexico until the United States does.
 MEXICO IN NO HURRY
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 21-Information regarded here as unofficial evidence that Mexico is in no hurry to bargain for recognition by the United States was submitted to the state department today by the American embassy at Mexico City. The embassy reported that Rafael Capmany zuparan, min- ister of commerce and labor, had de- clared in an interview that the cabinet Of President Obregon was unanimous in it's opinion and that Article 27 ol eh1 SOhotAt0AtOlA ct1oQlO lAOl OC Ck3d1R0a This is the article relating to property rights in Mexico which has been pro- tested by the United States and other governments as confiscatory.
 Officials of the state department were not inclined, however, to regard the at- titude of President Obregon's cabinet as definitely blocking the efforts at ar agreement between the two countries. i MT. Zubaran was quoted in the news papers in Mexico City yesterday, ac- cording to the state departments in- formation, as saying that the Mexican 1 government would continue 10 nam tain the principle of naturalization oi the petroleum industry. It was ex- plained here in this connection, that neither the American government nol representatives of American interests in Mexico have ever denied the right of Mexico to maintain such a prin- ciple.
 Mir. Zubaran's comment was not con. strued as indicative of a determination of his government to reject Gefinite1y the suggestion of Secretary of State Colby that an agreement be entered into by the United States and Mexico that would form the basis for recognition That suggestion was made to Roberto Pesqueira who was sent to the United States as confidential agent of Presi- dent de Ia Huerta and it is still believed that President Obregon, de la Huerta': successor, will accept the suggestion although no formal reply has been mad, to the suggestion.
 Obregon Content to Wait
 Unofficial information recently re. ceived has indicated that Presiden | Obregon may wait until after March to enter into any further negotiation: 1na <r deal with the new administration a Washington.
 Informal conferences are known t, have occurred from time to time be tween officials of the state departmen and the representatives of the Euro pean powers regarding Mexico as re ported in a Paris dispatch today an, the policy adopted several years az, by Great Britain, France and the othe European nations of leaving the leat to the United States in dealing witt Mexico is expected to be continued This policy has also been adopted large ly by bankers of the different Euro pean~countries and has been made tn basis for the agreement which is knowl to exist among them that no none, will be loaned to Mexico without tn consent of the entire group and tha no financial negotiations will take plac until International political relations O Mexico are more firmly established.
 Representative of France am Great Britain have from time to tim made suggestions to the United State regarding the course that should b taken, but in the main they have con ceded that the interests of their na tionals are so nearly like those O Americans that the course taken b, the United States would be approve, by their governments None of tn large European powers has recognize, Mexico. Germany has had her ministe in Mexico for four months, but he ha not presented his letters of credit
 Whether President Obregon will agre finally to an agreement which will b. regarded as satisfactory by this gov ernment and incidentally by those O Europe is said not to be definiteI known. It has been reported that h has declared he will make his govern ment such as will be given recognition solely on account of its merit and thu
 preserve a certain amount of dignit