The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-08-30
Maintain Silence Relative to
Petroleum Problems and
Praise Delightful Gil
mate of Mexico City
OBREGON'S CABINET
TO MEET VISITORS
OIL MEN HOLD TWO.HOURS con
FERENCE WITH SECRETARY or
TREASURY, But FOLLOW
THEIR NON.CONiMITTAI.
POLICY

hSNlSO NllS' aug. oV.-IoNeINiltU mt
officials and executive heads OF Anne.
rican oil companies who conferred
late yesterday relative to petroleum
problems are reserved as to the sub.
jects discussed at the first meeting.
In interviews with the local news.
papet men, the oil men confined their
remarks to praise of the delightful
climate of Mexico City and their de-
sire for an amicable adjustment of
all questions now pending.
W. c. Teagle. president of the
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
and Harry +. Sinclair of the Sin
clair Oil Company said it was not ad-
visable to make statement of any
nature at the present. and, with the
exception Of denying widely circulated
rumors thai the conference had been
called off because Petroleum COM
panies had not paid the July taxes,
had nothing TO say. Officials paid
visit of respect yesterday on George
Y. Summerlin, American charge d.
affairs here. but Mr.. Summerln lat
er explained there was nothing sig
nificant in their call. He declared
the American embassy had concluded
its part in the conferences when IT
was arranged for meeting between
the oil men and representatives of
the government
1t is understood the oil executives
brought a personal letter from Pres
ident Harding to President Obregon.
but the declaration is made that it
was merely a letter Of introduction.
Cabinet TO Meet Visitors
The Americans met Adolfo de Ia
Huerta, secretary Of the treasury,
again this morning ard were later to
be presented TO President Obregon,
who was understood to have invited
his entire cabinet to meet the oil
men. This conference was to he brief
and informal and was considered
step preliminary u the taking up
Of the controversial questions later
in the day.
Last nights conference between
the Americans and the secretary of
the treasury lasted for more than two
hours. The oil men maintained their
non-cummittal policy and Senor de la
Huerta later issued statement say
ing that the meeting had been cordial
and was merely preliminary to tech
nical discussions which were to fol.
low,
Newspapers here are at present
giving much attention to the activity
displayed by the supreme court in
studying the appeals of oil companies
asking for temporary injunctions for.
bidding the carrying out Of alleged
retroactive and confiscatory clauses Of
article y Of the Mexican constitution.
II is expected that a decision will be
rendered soon and that II will have
an important bearing upon the inter-
probation placed upon this much dis.
puted article.
The court yesterday continued its
hearings and TO expedite matters. took
up fer immediate consideration four
cases typical OF certain phases Of the
oil controyersy--tw brought by the
/ Texas Petroleum company, one by the
Mexican Gulf oil Company and one
by the Miller ana Company. an inde.
pendent concern.
There has been considerable specu.
latlon as to the nature OF the courts
decision and several newspapers have
maintained they have received init
nations from high officials that Pres.
idcnt obrcgon's recent decree relative
10 tax on oil "a reported, would be
embraced In the courts ruling
Il. l.. I,ohcny. president Of the Mex.
lean Petroleum Company. Is the only
one Of the visiting oil men who has
consented to be quoted at any length.
In various interviews with local
newspapers he has declared the Amc-
ricans came 20 Mexico City with open
minds and had no intention OF plac.
INK themselves in opposition to McXi-
can laws,