Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-07

arrived at shall be written down
in the form of a protocol or pre-
liminary agreement, with the eX-
press declaration that same shall
be embodied in a formal treaty be-
tween the two countries so soon as
Mexican government is recog-
nized.
Suggests Financial Aid.
THE further suggestions of the
committee are that financial aid
should be Immediately extended to-
Mexico, preferably through a ma
tional loan from the United States
to that country, and in sufficient
amount to enable it to refund all
its outstanding Indebtedness; to re-
habilitate its railroads. etc, etc.
II may say to you, sir, that the
latter suggestions, as to finance,
etc, are Of course, merely in the
way of suggestions offered by the
committee, with the knowledge
that Mexico has been seeking loans
in the United States for years and
that the present government had,
when the report was made, and
has continuously since that time,
fiscal agents here seeking loans
through various financial institu-
tons and individuals.
For your convenience, / am at
taching hereto, upon separate
sheet, another copy of the forego-
ing quotations.
II have not before me the Off
cial correspondence or memoran-
dunn of the department of state
with Pesquiera letters, etc, but my
information, obtained verbally
from the state department and
through reading purported copies
of some of this correspondence in
the daily press, is to the effect that
the American state department has
practically adopted the majority of
these suggestions as a basis for aC-
ton between the two countries pre-
liminary to recognition by this gov
ernment of the Mexican govern
ment.
Negotiations Halted.
THE last paragraph, that is
paragraph fifth of the foregoing
recommendations is that upon
which apparently negotiations have
halted, viz:
EITHER no representative of the
Mexican government has been en-
powered to sign any such memo
randum of settlement, or the per-
sons now holding office in Mex
leo do not desire to enter into
written agreements prior to recog
milton.
Il regard such written agree
ment az absolutely essential as
prerequisite TO recognition, partic-
ularly for the reason that it will
stop Mexico from appealing TO
Latin America should any question
of dispute thereafter arise between
this government and Mexico.
80 long as I have anything to
do with the Mexican question no
government in Mexico will be rec
ognized, with my consent, which
government does not first enter
into a written agreement practi-
cally along the lines suggested.
should such government, or
any government, refuse to enter
into such agreement, then the
question would arise as to wheth-
er the United States should simply
pursue silent policy of inaction
or whether it should take immedi-
ately other action directed to the
protection of Americans and their
interests in Mexico, and the restor-
alton to full property rights of all
Americans who have been driven
from that country.
Mexican Conditions.
II have opposed, and shall con-
tinue to oppose, any recognition of
any Mexican government until all
pending questions between the two
countries and the people Of the
two countries shall be in course Of
settlement under the terms of a
written agreement.
81 shall oppose, in other words,
attempted settlement Of govern
mental questions, future business
relations, etc, between the two
countries based upon private ne
gotiations between any Mexican
officials and any one or more
groups Of Americans interested in
Mexico.
Mexican conditions now exist
ing, are due to fundamental causes
which must be understood before
this country can be of any material
assistance in bringing about peace
conditions in the republic of Mex
leo.
TT is for the Mexican people,