The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-07
NEW PLAN LAUNCHED
 TO UNTANGLE MEXICO

Mexico City Sept. 7-Outside of President Harding and Secretary of State Hughes, the American most talked about in Mexico today is FL Mir Dover, who came to Mexico Citv with a group of Pacific Coast bankers and while here, held numerous con ferences with President Obregon, is now in Washington, where he is working to bring about an agreement between the United States and Mex ico. If he is successful and the United States Government recognizes the Obregon Government, it is likely that MT. Dover will be the next Amercian Minister to Mexico. There have been no outward fndi- cations that Mir. Dover is making progress, but Mexican officials and American business men in Mexico have not given up hope.
 MT. Dover was active in President Harding's campaign. Formerly he | lived in Ohio and at one time was secretary of the Republican National Committee. When he departed for Washington he left behind high hopes that, owing to his close relationship D with Republican officials he might be able to induce Secretary Hughes to change his severe attitude toward Mexico.
 Eager for Recognition. There is little doubt that most of the Americans here are eager for
 
 businesses which would improve with recognition or concessions from the Mexican Government, favor i'm mediate, unconditional recognition Others would be satisfied if the United States modified it's attitude to- ward Mexico. They talked with MT. Dover while he was here and inn pressed their views upon him. Whether MT. Dover carried any pro- poSalS to Washington with him is not known, but Mexican officials empha- sized to him their desire for recogni- ton before any treaty negotiations were undertaken.
 Mexicans have been led to believe that propaganda for recognition is making much progress with the pub lie in the United States.
 Hope Terms Accepted. It must be admitted that there are numerous Mexicans who wish to see the State Departments terms accepted Mexicans are property owners who by the Obregon Government. These look forward to the day when radi- caHsm will be eradicated from the Mexican Constitution and statute books Curiously enough the ranks of substantial property owners are being recruited from the new element thrown thrown into high places by the revolution. Many of these new men, are rapidly growing rich. Some have become large property owners, but have confined their pur- chases to city real estate. Only a few have ventured to become owners of I'large landed estates, because for ten years the big land owners in Mexico have been the chief target of attack. What the newly rich dread most is collection by State governments in the form of borrowing and acconm oda- ton or advance payments of taxes Men who have sold mines or other valuable property have shrunk from publicity, fearing a quiet but firm re- quest from the State Governor for "accom modation.''
 Some Provinces Upset Much has been done in the past year to restore order and public con- fidence, but Yucatan and some of the other States are still upset, and there are occasional clashes in some of the northern states-the most orderly in the Republic.
 In Yucatan it is reported that thou sands are facing starvation because of depression caused by the intense activity of Communists and Socialists Jose Poch, of the Labor Department, reported to President Obregon that 3o,C00 Indians and their families are in want in Yucatan because work cannot be found. Campeche, the neighboring State, shares in this de- pression, caused by militant agitators-