Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-14
NEW YORK SETS Us RIGHT.

The Journal again congratulates itself upon the
distance to which it Is making itself heard. IN
our "As the People View 1t" column Is letter
from the National Association for the Protection
of American Rights in Mexico. with offices at 81
Broadway New York City The letter deals Win
our editorial of June is.
The writer SAYS: you wish to know what pro-
norton of the titles in question were obtained
during the reign OF Daz" The suggestion is that
he is about to tell us. Read the letter and see
for yourself whether he does so.
For about ten years civil war was rife IN Mex
ico with American lives in imminent danger ana
with property subjected to all manner of arbi-
trary Ievies by insurgent group or another
Yet we are told that no alarm felt over titles
until the time Of Carranza. However, to be ex-
plicit in what want to know, we Will now ask
our correspondent to tell us the acreage now held
in Mexico by the following concerns or their az
filiated interests and the dates Of acquiring title to
their various tracts: The Inter-Continental Rubber
Company, the Pan-American Petroleum and
Transport Company, the Guaranty Trust Company.
the Pheps-Dodge Company the Greene Cananea
Copper Company the Texas Company the Yaqui
Delta Land and Water Company, and the Standard
OIL Company. We ask the gentleman to be ex-
plicit as to the acreage each has added since
the death of Diaz and also since the date that
the 1917 constitution was promulgated
The answer to these questions will help settle
the good faith of the arguments Of the National
Association, these companies are among Its lead
ing members.
But coming to the argument, It is of our
business how the constitution of 1917 came into
being. 1t is the constitution recognized and
accepted by the people of Mexico, under which an
organized government is operating and maintain
ing the first real domestic peace Mexico has seen
in many years No matter If 1t was picked off
BUSH If the people recognize 1t and the govern
ment operates under It. Public opinion and public
acceptance make and unmake constitutions as we'll
laws.
The English crown at time had vested
rights in America. 1t had later because
new constitution did not recognize any such
rights. True, treaty surrendered them but they
were taken by force. George the Third did not
give them up voluntarily. Organized government
took them just organized government took
vested rights" given away by the Dictator Diaz
and his successors at their whim.
The south had vested rights In the negroes for
a hundred years. proclamation of a president
took away these vested rights and constitutional
amendment forever confirmed that act
The liquor traffic had vested interests amount
ing to hundreds Of millions of dollars which
taken away In a moment by the American consti-
tuition.
British subjects had vested interests in the Ele-
plant Butte dam site. This government now ad-
mits that they had and is now engaged in an In
ternatonal arbitration to the damage done
by government in arbitrarily confscating these
rights. England did not regard us uncivilized
for such conduct and refuse to recognize us.
All property rights constitutional;
inherent. The American people could abolish all
private property with constitutional amendment
If they foolish enough to do so.
We are not discussing the justice wisdom
Of what Mexico has done. We merely assert that
Mexico has right to insert in her constitution
whatever she feels the public interest may require
We have no objection to the most strenuous rep
reservations to Mexico in effort to induce her
to do what our government may conclude is the
right thing But do object to our Withholding
recognition Of the Obregon government until it
complies with demands
Secretary FAN and the National Association
know that Obregon probably will fall If he COM
plies with our demands. They know he will fall
If his government is not recognized and foreign
loans obtained to aid the government and the
people. If his government falls, anarchy will
result.
Our correspondent naively says that the Mexi-
can interests do not ask for Intervention unless
that country apses into anarchy" But they
blandy pursue which will bring that re-
suit Then they expect the public treasury and
the blood Of our boys to confirm their titles