Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-03
COMMITTEE ON
MEXICO REPORTS
Urges Interventory against Unfriendi!
Govt. or Help Is Friendly

Washington, May alarmed interven-
ton in Mexico should the new forces in
control there show inability or unwilling
ness to set up stable government more
friendly toward Americans was recon-
mended to the Senate to-day by the for
eign relations sub committee which has
been investigating Mexican affairs.
Should stable government be estah-
liehed. the committee recommended that
full recognition he accorded it and that
financial assistance be offered by the
United States The committee said, how
ever that full recognition should not
be given until a treaty had been entered
into predcated up on assurances:
That provisions of article q of the con-
btitution Of 1917 commonly regarded by
foreigners as confscatory shall not be
enforced against Americans;
That the constitutional clause. provid-
ing that none by Mexican citizen may
be a minister Of any religious creed in
Mexico and that no periodical of a re-
ligious character shall comment upon any
political affairs of the nation or publish
any information regarding the acts of
the authorities of private individuals
insofar as they have to do with public
affairs, be inapplicahle to Americans.
That the provision that no minister or
religious corporation may conduct schools
or primary instruction, shall not he ap-
piled in the case of Americans and.
That the article under which undesra BILE
foreigners may be expelled be so revised
as to give Americans the right to confer
with the representative of their govern
ment.
The recommendations also proposed a
provision in the agreement for the mmedi-
ate appointment of claims commission
10 adjudicate the claims of Americans,
the commission to be made up of men
chosen by the two governments and with
the underst nding that it's findings he
binding and be Immediately carried out
BY the payment of the damages adiudg-
ed.
Should the Mexican officials fail to agree
10 such plan or to establish a government
capable of affording adequate protection
to Americans, the committee suggested
that we will send a police force, con-
sisting of the naval and military forces
of our government into the Republic of
Mexico to open and maintain open every
line of communication between the city
of Mexico and every seaport and every
border port OF Mexico.
The report was based on the testi'
mony obtained from 257 witnesses
heard here, in New York and on the
evidence. much of it coming from gov
eminent archives. The report set forth
that since the Madero revolution be-
gan there have been killed in Mexico al
a consequence of revolutionary comb
lions 461 Americans and large mum
Der of other foreigners. The number OF
Americans killed on the American sid
Of the border was placed at 126.
The aggregate damage that the com
mittee estimated should be paid fol
the death of these Americans was giver
as $l4,675. 900, while the total sum
mary Of losses Incurred by Americans
in Mexico was placed at $505.002,4 34
The losses suffered by the nationa
railways was placed at $50 900 arr
for other railways in Mexico there wal
credited a loss aggregating $4,000. 900
1.-The losses of one American mnint
looncern waEtixed at $25,ooo,ooo but, i