The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-02
LANE FIGHTS COX ON
MEXICAN OIL ISSUE
Ex-Cabinet Member Calls Gov
crnor To Task i'm Long
Telegram of Protest.
STRONG POLICY Is NEEDED
American Operators Entitled
20 Protection, He Says
Paid for Properties.

Frarkiin X Lane. who resigned as
secretary % ihe Interior In the Wilson
Cabinet. turned on Gov. Cox yesterday
for Remarks the Democratic nominee for
President made in a Western speech
atout the rights Of American oil land
owners in Mexico. Mr.. Lane In a tele-
gram 20 Gov Cox expressed the hope
"that you DO NOT believe the American
ga producers IN Mexico are the benefici-
arioa ~ favor. privilege or conccss' ons
frum tn piaE regime.
Tho principle "a b. announced Is the
u1usi simpie nnr" the former Sccretarys
messaWe said that property acquired
~ foreigners under the laws OF n nation
shall nor se taken from the owners save
unua uagnignf q 10 value. no matter
ahnt rVvnlutinn ~ constitutional change
aaea place ~ what the political cxig-
tuaiss 30 the United states Will take a
flrfn stand openly Ter this policy. which
fhf American conscience VAL approve,
heteNa Mextco under the new order win
ake that ~ 20 lta Own"
The assertion ~ Bov Cox that inn
PEELED MI Lame 20 send the telegram
was mai ~ the nominee In Terre
iiaufe. Ind. on October 3 He was
speakinE fron the steps ~ the Court
10 when = heckler asked: what
ahns. Mexico
'I'u ten vou. AR. Cox said. "Irs one
shing % tnlk about protecting American
nsea everywhere But n a man goes
into q hornets mes. knowingly I'll not
sen. brigade ~ h0idierx with him
Tbere 70 lat 81 people IN this coun-
.ry who brughf OF lands IN Mexico. who
tnsc.rst areat pastoral oil tracts in
Mevieo. rhsy bought them for practi-
rniiy nothing Why Because IL is
1anEcrous 20 tive down tbcrc.
~ you remove the danger the prop
erfy win hecoTne valuable. bat you
eannof remove the danger, apparently
unless We 80 in and shed lot ~ Amcri-
mn blood I'm NOT Voinr 70 turn the
biooe ~ American soldiers into the coin
~ tne I'm FOR group OF American
on inVust lrs
Mr. Lame says in hts telegram
"a arm connected with the Pioneer
Company ln MeaIco ami the largest oil
prod8rifK compauy there. arm farnil-
iar with the tities which 4 has 20 its
lands "a does not hold ON acre under
Government grant or concession. II
Bought every right ms therc from
MeEtcan owners and the same Is true ~
every ofher company savc perhaps ono
Chfafnsd large CONVERSIONS from the Cow
eruncnt bta has never pruluoed any on
ftrnsnn
when an American goes into a for
fign country und iaWfulif buys property
hr a. entNieia 20 IA. or else there n "a
end to ar Nncurifv in foreign invest
rleuts, and 90 teu the Mexionna that
they have been rnifhec hV uriuNo specn-
htUrs y tn eulhittsr the Mexican agsinEf
the AmHrican and rrrmnfe tfnsthir be-
twveu fns tno countries Tho American
han rut Refused tn rny taxes tn Mexico
Un ere contrary. fhe MEXICAN Govern
frcrt. under .GerfanFa was supported
End made roesibin ~ enc faxns paid ~
those American u4 companies Nhich
fnNaN e. nfy fHfsunni knauirGre. enne
tlFmea nnlnwnte1 81 as mufh ua ~ per
cert nr tit markot pnlaf ~ ire oii
War 1891 nNVrr ia rnrtHsnrN a. Er-
cure q sauerf Seal fran Me1irn. henuuEe
enc eluare Dealing MHHicnua nil NOT
stand fnf en- iufuNfies fhnt wrnii cinna
them win ths Nulshfvih Tte whole
Mexi,uu truuhis plfnfH g. thf rioar ne
ressity fof hHsinW b definite policy rec
0rniEcH hy aN thf rltiuus nud est ur.
9 hope. under ere Lsarue ~ Nations
which would make nns country 49, safe
as a place - inveHimrnt ~ another