The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-26
CONFERENCES SECRET
0bregon Will Receive Com
mumication One Day Be
fore His Inauguration.
AFFECTS CONSTITUTION
George Creel and Lincoln Stef-
fens Both in Washington
Awaiting Outcome.
Special Despatch TO TIE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washnctou, ID. c., Nov. rs.

Special Despatch TO TIE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. C., Nov. 20.
Equipped with the detailed terms
on which recognition Of the Govern
ment of Mexico will be granted by the
United States, Roberto V. Pesquiera,
Mexican representative here, left for
Mexico City this afternoon. He will
go by railroad, reaching Mexico City
five days hence or just one day be-
fore the Inauguration of President
Oregon. This sudden turn in the
negotiations leading to the recogni-
ton OF Mexico has followed a week Of
intense activity on the part of the
Mexican representative and of other
persons interested.
Secret conferences have been held
by Mr. Pesquiera with Under Secre-
tary OF State Davis and Secretary of
State Colby. These conferences have
been at the homes of the American
officials and not at the State Depart
ment. On Tuesday evening Of this
week the conference at the home of
Mr.. Davis was extremely long.
Mr.. Pesquiera had expected to leave
yesterday by water from New York but
changed his mind at the last moment
returning to washington, where he held
final conferences with Mexican Embassy
officials and possibly received additional
information from American Government
sources.
During the time the conferences have
been on George Creel and Lincoln Stef-
fens. both interested in Mexican recog-
milton, have been in Washington. Mr.
Steffens asserts that he is the author of
the Mexican Constitution.
The general terms on which the United
States will recognize Mexico are con-
tanned in the note Secretary Colby re-
Gently made public. This note required
assurance of Mexican determination to
abandon the confiscatory features of Ar
ticle XVII. of the Mexican Constitu-
ton. although 1t apparently left loop
hole for handling the problem in the
form of generalities. Mr. Pesquiera re-
ceived more definite information orally
OF what the United States expects.
The secrecy with which the negotia-
tons have been shrouded by the State
Department has added TO the puzzle that
has surrounded the Mexican problem
since the advent of the provision gov
eminent and the elimination and murder
of Carranza. Yesterday State Depart
ment officials said Pesquiera had not
been at the state Department, had not
asked for an appointment and gave the
impression that no conferences had been
held.
In spite Of tho hurried departure Of
Pesquiera. it is considered extremely
doubtful that recognition will be ex-
tended before Obregon takes office. The
fact that Pesquiera will arrive in Mex
leo City only one day before Obregon is
inaugurated makes such an outcome eX-
tremely doubtful even If there were no
other reasons.
The Pesquiera mission. beginning with
the visit OF George Creel at Mexico City.
eliminating in Pesquiera's appearance
before the American Petroleum Insti-
tute, where he made the statement about
having tried in vain to get past the
State Departments red tape I'm an eff
fort to have a man to man talk has
been considered here as a unique adven-
ture in diplomacy.