The evening world., 1921-03-29
Situation Not Being Helped by
Lobbyists and Mischief
Makers.
INTERESTS AT WORK.
Recognition of Obregon by
European Nations Depends
Upon United States.
By DaUid Laurence.
especial Correspondent Of Tho Eve
ming Worldly

ming Worldly
WASHINGTON, March 20 Copy
right, 19sD.-Nl the various infiu-
ehcss which managed to keep the
relations between the Wilson Ad-
ministration and Mexico in an Otmo-
sphere OF controversy, mutual suspi-
cion, propaganda and solfishness, in
terfering with the efforts OF the two
Governments to get tOgether, are at
work again trying this time to pre-
vent the Harding Administration
FROM reaching an understanding with
the Obregon Government.
Il is true that the conditions laid
down by Secretary Colby as a step
toward recognition are in the main
what the new Administration here
wants 20 see accepted. II the two
Governments, however, were the only
factors in the situation the solution
might be worked out amicably. But
certain American interests, impatient
TO force the hand OF both Washing
ton and Mexico City, are determined
70 show Gen. Obregon that unless
be comes 10 terms the same process
Of disintegration will set in as man
aged to weaken the Carranza Gov
ernmenL
-sa Notwithstanding the fact that con-
ditions Ia Mexico are greatly i'm
proved over what they were during
the Carranza regime and are closer
70 the status Of things in 1910 than
they have been since Diaz held power,
the impression sought TO be created
Is that Mexico is back in the same
stages OF anarchy as she was four
or five years ago.
Such discussions as the Harding
Cabi1et has had on matters of for
elgn policy have been characterized
By a desire to help Mexico by evolu-
ton rather than revolution. There
Is not the slightest ground for be-
lieving that the Harding Administra-
tion would countenanOc countsr
revolutionary propaganda II It were
in a position to control II, and the
danger 10 tho relations of the two
countries to-day is that Impressions
sent out broadcast concerning State
Department policy are apt to be ac-
cepted as authoritative when such Is
not the case
The trouble seems to be, OF course,
that President obregon is sparring.
He believes possibly that recognition
win come in the natural course with
out accepting the conditions laid down
BY the United States. He is willing /
assent % the desires OF the United
states unoHiclAlly, but unwilling to
record those pledges on paper in the
form OF a treaty. He contends that
the anti-American feeling in Msxlco
Is still strong enough 70 unseat him
politically II he appears 70 be Yield
ing to the United States.
However that may be, the Obregon
Government Is suffering now from the
fart that the oral pledges OF the Car
rama Government. indeed their
paper promises. proved vaiueless and
the great body Of Americans who
have interests in Mexico insist that
this time something substantial shall
be given a. n guarantee that the lives
a. well as property OF Americans will
be Gafeguarded-
Practically all the European Gov
ernments have indicated TO Mexico
/ that until the United States extends
recognition It would be impoiitic for
them 20 act This has been traditional
policy. Washington Is indeed the key
to the Mexican situation. and AmeTl-
can bankers stand ready to assist
Mexico in refunding her debts the
moment a favorable understanding 10
reached between the Harding and
Obregon Administrations. II these
two Governments were left alone TO
work out the problem an would be
well The difncliity is that emissnrles,
lobbyists, lawyers who justify large
fees and a lot OF mischief makers are
here again. They have already be-
gun, the campaign against Obregon
with armed Intervention back in their
minds as the single solution satisfae-
tory to them.