Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-22
MEXICO NOT EAGER
FOR RECOGNITION
BY UNITED STATES
MENIChN CABINET UNANIMOUS
IN OPPOSING CONSTITUTION.
A. CHANGE.
MAY REACH AGREEMENT
Obregon May Finally Accept Agree
mrnt Which win BE Sailsfac.
tory 10 America aud
Europe.

W Associated Press
WASHINGTON. rec. sl.-Informn.
lion regarded here ~ unofficial evil
dcncr that Mexico II IN no hurry TO
bargain Tor recognition by the uniteI
states. was submitted Ca the State Do.
pnrtmcnt today by the American en-.
Missy ~ Mexico CITY The embassy
reported Rafael Cnpmany Y. zubaran.
"inistrr ~ commerce and labor. had
declared In nn interview that the cabi.
.rt ut President Obrcgun was unani.
nus In iis opinion that article % az
he constitution should not be changed.
This N the article relating to property
lights IN Mexico which has been pro.
'rt"d hy the United States and thu
other governments m cunfiscatory.
tate department officials were not
inclined, however. Ia regard the att
ode NJ President Obrcgon's cabinet NJ
definitely blocking efforts nj an ngrec.
vent between the two countries Mr..
ICharan was quoted In Mexico city
new vpapcrs yesterday. according 10 tn,
itiie departments Information. NJ
saying that the Mexican government
would continue o. maintain the prin.
'plc Of nai,onalizntlcn IL the petroleum
industry. n was explained here tina.
either the American Government noe
representatives. II American interests
In Mexico had ever denied the right Ot
Mexico Ia maintain such principles and
lad h""n concerned only In safeguard.
INK titles to property obtained prior
20 adoption ~ the constitution In 1917.
Mr.. Iubnran's comment was not con
Firucd ng Indicative Of n determination
{ his government Ia reject definitely
the suggestion of Secretary Colby that
an agreement be- entered into by In,
'nited States and Mexico that would
form the basis for recognition That
suggestion was made To Roberto v.
'csqueirn. who was sent 10 the United
States as q confidential agent Of Presi.
dent de- Ia Hucria and II n still be.
ievcd President ubregon. DE La Huer.
ta's successor. viii accept the suggos-
| iion
Unofficial Information has Indicated
that President Obregon may wait until
iftor March Ia enter into any fur.
II INV NfkNANfiNNNN NFNNAfAk w lffNANf
iion, prcfcrring To- deal with the new
administration.
| Informal conferences are known TO
have occurred between officials q the
State Department and representatives.
n European powers regarding Mexico.
as reported In a Paris dispatch today.
md the policy adopted several years
ago by Great Britain. France and tho
tnrr European nations IN leaving the
lead 10 the United States IN dealing
with Mexico II expected % be contin.
uod This policy has also been adoptci
largely by the bankers 81 the different
y rupran countries and has been made
hnsls for the agreement which N
known o. exist among them that ma
money will bc leaned o. Mexico with.
uut consent IT the entire group and
that mo- financial negotiations viii TAX"
place until International political rela'
lions IL Mexico are more fully estab'
iishcd
Representatives ~ France aud Grca,
Britain have. FROM time 10 time. mRdn
suggestions to the United States ~
gnrdng the course that should be- TAX
on. hut In the main they have con-
coded that the interests 81 their ns'
'ionals ARE So nearly like tho-c q!
Americans that the course taken bV
the United States would be- approved
10y their governments. None ~ thu
lhrg" European powers has recognized
MrXi'o Germany has had her minis
ter in Mexico four months but he has
NOT presented his letters ~ credit
Whether pr-Sidcn, Ohregon vi
ngrc" finally to an agreement which
viii be- regarded ~ satisfactory by this
government and incidentally by iho.'
Z Europe b. said Co be- not definitely
known.