New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Mexico's Renlv
On Recognifiif,,n,
Due This Week
Memorandum to Obreg,,,.
Does Not Embody Recon- sD''
mendatiOns Made bv {.
retary Fall to the Sens,.
Press Welcomes Reuo,,
Order by War Gdice nj.
arning Miclioachap e;
villains Move Against Rod'


MEXICO CITY, May 28 (By r..
sociated Press).-Georee T. snmr'
lin, the American Charge g4was.
who recently returned here from W..
ington, called at the Foreign 0aca .sa -.
morning, but it was explained bis ...' 4.'
was merely to thank Foreign Secr.,..
PAM for the courtesies extended ~:
dental to Mr.. Summerlin's return ta..
With the memorandum Of the Irri,.1
States regarding recognition Of Me-
in his hands for consideration pre,i
dent Obregon, it Is stated sen1j-ose;.i
ly, will communicate with Mr.. Summ.,
lin early next week regarding the dor
ment. Mexican officials declined to-d.n
to be quoted on the subject, decIari,,
the matter was entirely in the hand, =.
President Obregon.
The memorandum brought ~ ~.
city by Mr. Sum1nerlin upon h, .' y.
turn from Washington was said N (.
in no sense an ultinlatum which c.rsS
upon Mexico TO sign a treaty or nrato
col as a condition ty recopnjtihn 7.
was also asserted that it was not ~
embodiment of the report on Neyisn
submitted by Albert B. Fall nrssars
Secretary of the Interior. which Nc.
submitted to the United States Senato
while Mr.. Fall was a member Of tSst
body. '"a'
This report has been welcomed ~
newspapers here which for some time
past had INDUCED in editorial attacks
Upon the Secretary. Apparently news.
papers here have been more agitated
over Secretary Falls influence In de-
termining the policy of the United
States toward Mexico than in rnnoors
that President Obregon would he
called upon to sign a treaty contingent
upon recognition.
Government officials thave refused n
comment upon Mr.. Sumn1erlin's return
from Washington, aside from calling
attention to repeated statements BY
President Obregon that ne cannot sn5
Will not sign a treaty or protocol 10
secure recognition.
Relations Cordial
Last nights conference betwsan
President Obregon and Mr.. Summerlin
was hastily arranged as soon as the
Foreign Office was advised that such A
meeting was desired by the American
Charge d'Affaires. Mr.. Summerlin. ac.
companied by Foreign Office repre-
sentative, met the President in Chapul
tepec Castle and for more2t than an hour
discussed the memorandum with him.
The conference is said to-. have been
an extremely cordial one and it ia
stated President ObreCon expressed
the desire for an amicable arEangement.
During the course 0f the converse
tlon Mr.. Summerlin is understood TO
have told President Obregon that Mex
lean affairs had occupied the Bnited
States State Department for some time
and that especial concern had been felt
IN Washington over rumored Bolshayik
activities in Mexico as cxempHfed By
the recent tragedy in Morela and Che
invasion of the Chamber of Deputies
by radicals.
Radicals Closely Watched.
President Obregon, according to ra-
ports, is declared to have assured Mr.
Summerlin that the radical movement
was being watched closely and that
all safeguards were being taken to PIE
vent its assuming menacing proper.
tions. Mr.. Summerlin to-day main.
tanned his policy of reserve and the
only comment he would make on bis
conference with President Obregon was
that the meeting was extremely
pleasant and the President was most
affable."
AS indicative that the government is
keeping a watchful eye en radicals is
War Office order issu.sd last might
directing the disarming of all civilians
in the State of Michoacan, which dur
ing the last week has been the scene
of several serious clashes between
Catholics and Socialists The federal
troops have also been ordered to be
prepared at all times to suppress
outbreaks.