The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-14
NEW ASSOCIATION
TO SEEK REDRESS
IN MEXICO FORMED
Charge Oil Companies Use
National Association for Pro-
lection of Rights in Mexico
to Further Interests
BY Associated Press

Washington, February Exchanges
that the oil companies have deliberate
ly used the National Association for
the Protection of American Rights in
Mexico to further their own interests
are contained in circulars received here
today announcing the organization of
new society to obtain redress of
past wrongs and to sustain rights. In
Mexico, the new organization, which
has taken the name, THE American
Association of Mexico" announces it
represents the small investors as well
as the large corporations, adding that
although the old organization has more
than 1000 members of which Certain
ly $500 are Americans of small means"
it is SO organized that these Ameri-
cans have no voice In its direction"
Paul Hudson, formerly the publisher
OF the Mexican Herald at Mexico City;
W. f. Buckley, formerly an attorney
of Tampico, Mexico, and the represen-
tative of group of Independent oil
operators, and Sidney A. Smith a
newspaper man formerly of Mexico
City, signed the circular as members
OF the provisional executive commit
tee."
sanlzation's purpose is suppleme ntea
by the Endorsement of eight conditions
which they insist be complied with by
the Mexican government. These con-
oitions are essentially the same as
those suggested in the report of the
senate subcommittee, headed by Sem
ator Fall of New Mexico, which spent
several months in f919-1920 investigat-
ing conditions in Mexico.
is NOT NATION
The chief reason assigned for the
formation of new association, as
stated by it, is that the National AS
soclatlon for the Protection of Amerf-
can Rights in Mexico is not ma
tional association at all, but an in
stIument of the oil companies which
nave financed it and directed its pol
icy. The charges are continued with
the assertion that efforts have failed
10 induce the old association to IAN
nounce a policy, and to fight for this
policy in the open"
II was submitted as further evidence
OF the domination of the National as
SoetAtion by the Oh association that the
olllces OF the former recently have been
moved to those occupied by the oil pro-
ducers organization.
In announcing the eight condition :
considered requisite to recognition by the
United States of the Mexican govern
ment, the new organization declares:
IN Formulating this programme we be-
neve that We are giving exception to
the policy that the incoming administra-
tion will follow"
The conditions are enumerated az
follows: %
The return to their owners of all
properties of American citizens confis-
cated or administered by the Mexican
government.
An acknowledgment OF the duty of
the Mexican government to reimburse
American citizens for damages suffered
during the series of revolutions begin
ning in 1910 and the appointment of a
joint commission to determine such dam
ages.
CONFISCATION PROVISIONS
The elimination of all provisions of
the constitution Of 1917 that have as their
erect the confiscation of property of
American citizens. This includes the arr
ticles that provide for the nationalist
ton of the oil-bearing subsol of pri-
vate property, and other stipulatious
furnishing basis for the confication Of
American holdings.
The elimination of those provisions of
the constitution of 1917 that impose re-
strictions on the development Of Amer
lean enterprise in Mexico, or an agree
ment not to apply them to American cit
Izens. Among these are the restrictions
go Ses@Au " tiic purchase OF rural and
clty real estate, and those forbidding the
acquisition of mining and oil properties
by American citizens
The elimination of the humiliatine
provision of the constitution of 1917 tina
requires that an American citizen shall
waive the benefits OF his nationality in
acquiring property OF any kind.
The elimination of the provision OF
the constitution Of 1917 that forbds an
American clergyman of any denomina-
ton to exercise his sacred office in
Mexico
The elimination Of the provision of
the constitution Of 1917 that authorizes
the federal executive to expel in Amer.
lean citizens from the country withou,
cause and without trial.
The removal Of all other government
tai restrictions on legitimate American
enterprise"