The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-11

of issue to their owners and of many other private properties formerly managed by the previous administra ton which was recognized by the Government of the United States In order to confine these proofs in what regards to American interests only il should be remembered first, that al most immediately after the present Government had come into power. it invited formally and through the De- partneit of Foreign Relations the banking house of Speyer & Co.,, of New York, and the International Committee of Bankers, Of which MT Lamont is president, to come to Mex ico to settle with the Government the pending questions relative to our exterior debt as soon as they sde- sired
 Would Arbitrate Claims
 "Secondly, in spite of the fact that there exists a National Claims Commission which has been estab- lshed to investigate and pass on all claims presented for damages caused during the revolution and although citizens of Austria, Cuba China, france. England and Italy have pre- sented claims through diplomatic channels tThe Mexican Government invited the foreign gov
 
 with the Mexican Government they should proceed to celebrate conven- tions to establish mixed commission which would permanently be charged with passing judgment on the claims of their citizens.
 Congress Against Retroactivity
 And. lastly, inasmuch as the non retroactiyity of Article 27 of the Con stitution with regard to privately owned petroleum properties, has been recently defined by decisions of the Supreme Court of the nati1n, the spir- 1t of which is found to be in full accord with various declarations and statements of the executive and of some of the members and groups of this Congress, not being hazardous jority,, thus settling an example of governmental solidarity which plain ly guarantees the future regulations and application of Article 27 in full subordination to the principle of non retroactivity; therefore. the three questions which principally affect the foreigners rights in Mexico, to- wit: the resumption of the payment of the public debt, the equitable re- Darat ton for damages incurred during he revolution as result of i'm partial findings of mixed commis- 'ions, and the n0n-retrcactive inter )retation of Article 27. may be con- sidered already solved by the sim
 le and voluntary execution of the
 rogram of the Government Of Mex Go, resulting therefore. as above stat ed, not oply unnecessary to incor- ,orate them in treaty with for sign government, but also, undigni- fled, fnasmuch as on the one hand diplomatic relations are in suspense and on the other an international treaty would deprive the acts of our Government of it's uncontroyersary. spontaneousness
 Mexico Wants to Be Fair
 'In other words, summing up. our Government is as much pre- occupied with protection of the in terests of Americans in Mexico as the Government of the United States. as . considers such protection one of ts most imperious obligations to hat great country, not only because If it's material bonds on account of it's reighborhood, but also because of the greater moral ones. ef our sympa- thy for it's democratic institutions and the high qualities of it's people"
 Believe tn Good Faith
 Americans. whom I met in Mexico. believe that Mexico is in good faith in her protestations against the re- troactivity of the alles ed confisca-, tory parts of her Cons tuition. and that it is the purpose of the Govern meEt, to eliminate some of the social istic features of the Constitution Il ie believed. also. by those who seem to be informed that many of the radical members of Congress will be gradually eliminated, and that the Government is in sympathy with the DrOnOsal tn rptira thofp