Evening star., 1921-06-02
Editorial Digest
Mexico and the United States.

President obreson's embarrassing
situation" arising from rumblings Of
discomfort from within Mexico and
the American offer Of conditional rec
ognition. apparently leaves the press
~ whole unwilling to speculate a.
to future relations with Mexico.
While many newspapers constdel
the American demand that foreign
involves an amendment to the Mexi...
can conStitutton. mot unreasonable;
as the Baltimore American (repubii-
CAM asserts. large number take the
opposite view. Whether the demands
q protocol, as was fifst suggested.
or are laid before the obregon cabi-
net through series Of diplomatic ex-
changes. number Of editorial writer's
hnd them unjust" and some agree
tina: they are "impossible."
or those who criticize the govern
ments procedure. the New York
World ldemocratic) is perhaps the
most severe. 1t reverses tho view
point ana pictures President Obre.
send the Mexican government q
written promise to amend our Fed
ss,s sssi Constitution by executive man
:. r Tie n. New =. York y. Globe t,na.psna.ntt.
policy "and the doctrines this nation
processes" Is Sufficiently obvious" to
challenge thought before we hnd
ourselves involved In a new line OF
development" The Houston Chroni-
line Of thought. asks: Can we ad-
vocate one set Of principles within
outside world7" The conditions Of
recognition. as at present outlined.
practically call for Mexico's "uncon:,
in the opinion of the Norfolk vir-
Einian-Piiot independent democratic).
and to require this. says the Johns
town Democrat (democratic), means
to set forth "on a troubled sea Of ad-
The st. Louis Star independently
expresses the hope that the "trucu-
lent" spirit of Secretary (then Sena-
tori Falls report has been eliminated
from the negotiations now under way,
and adds the warning that III we dc
not want intervention-which means
war-let US give the Mexican govern
ment q chance to get on friendly re-
lation8 with ourselves and the rest
Of the world, without being unduly
anxious over specific promises Of good
conduct"
To lay down "humiliating conditions
for the recognition of the obregor
government" Is certainly not the
generous. the Just or the wise course
to pursue. declares the Syracuse
Post-Standard (republican). and the
Cha ttanooga News (democratic) goes
SO far as to say that we ought "te
ritorial rights" in Mexico. The Man
chester Union independent republi.
CAM takes the view that while II
is perfectly reasonable to ask Mexico
to treat our nationals equitably.'
still President obregon cannot b
tion which he has sworn to uphold
However. q great many newspapers
like the New York Times Independent
democratic) feel the United States II
not asking for any special favors. bu
for the recognition of rights for hel
or imperiled by q constitution thai
offends against international law" TX
the Philadelphia Record (ndependen
democratic) what we are negotiating
should be looked upon simply 'as q
commercial treaty and signed b,
Prs:ident lent, oSrsSOn as unsnc,,, such tn,
humiliation" the Grand Rapids Heralt
(republican) believes. and anything
else would be q compromise Of Amer
lean citizenship rights" says thu
Columbia Is. C) Record (democratic)
4 similar view 10 held by the KansaI
City Journal (republican). and thu
Fort Worth Star-Telesram (independ
ent democratic) asserts that "i
would be well to keep in mind" tina
| the United States Ia contending fol
nothing but ordinary Justice and TO
nothing that 1t 10 not for the bes
interests Of Mexico to comply with.
Looking 1t the question AZ one At
fecting "our rights" the Boston Tran
script independent republican, warm
the government that Intervention b!
force Of armS' is . Contingency tina
We must face" though II feels that l
Obregon will not agree another Lead
ership may be found that will. Tn
I Philadelphia Bulletin (independen
| republican, believes that 1T 10 no
unlikely" that he will refuse to sign
and the Munoie Star independent re
publican) notes that tho conserv4
! tive business men" will undoubtedl,
favor this course.
Two optimistic views Of the situa
tion come from border cities. Tn
San Antonio Express (independen
democratic) sees nothing in the wa.
Of diplomatic harmony except T.
straighten out these few kinks 70
which Carranza was mainly respon
sible." and the Ell Paso Times (demo
cratic) asks, since all We desire 1
peace. good will and equal oppor
tunities." and since our demands ar
| to exact, why hesitate about recog
milton since the chief condition al
ready has been compiled with. name
ly, the restoration of peace and or
derly government?'