Arizona republican., 1921-06-08
SIGNING OF TREATY WILL AUTOMATICALLY EFFECT RECOGNITION OF MEXICO
Stipulatons As To Commerce and Reciprocal Rights In Both Countries and Convention For Settlement Of Claims For Loss Of Life and Property and Adjust ment Of Boundary Dispute Included In Treaty

stacles to the most advantageous re- lations between the two peoples.
 This question is vital because of the provisions inserted In the Mex ican constitution promulgated in 1917 If these provisions are to be put into effect retroactively. properties of American citizens will be confiscated on a great scale. This would con stitute an international wrong of the gravest character and this govern ment could not submit to its accom- plishment. If it be said that this wrong is not intended, and that the constitution of Mexico of 1917 will not be construed to permit, or enforced so as to affect confiscation, then it is important that this should be made clear by guarantees in proper form The provisions of the constitution and the executive decrees which have been formulated with confiscatory purposes, make it obviously necessary that the purposes of Mexico should be definitely set forth.
 Accordingly this government has proposed a treaty of amity and com merce with Mexico, in which Mexico will agree to safeguard the rights of property which attached before the constitution of 1917 was promulgated.
 
 not one of particular administration but of the agreement of the nation in proper form, which has become necessary as an international matter because of the provisions of it's do- mestic legislation. If Mexico does not contemplate a confiscatory policy the government of the United States can conceive of no possible objection to the treaty.
 ..The proposed treaty also contains the conventional stipulation as to commerce and reciprocal rights in both countries. It also provides for the conclusion of a convention for the settlement of claims for losses of life and property, which of course means prompt establishment of a suitable claims commission in which both countries would be represented, in order to effect just settlement There is also a provision for just settlement of boundary matters
 Treaty Before Recognition
 The question of recognition is 8 subordinate one, but there will be nc difficulty as to this, for if Genera l Obregon is ready to negotiate prop 1 CT treaty it is drawn so as to be negotiated with him, and the making of the treaty in proper form will ac- complish recognition of the govern ment that makes it. In short, when i appears that there is a government il Mexico willing to bind itself to the discharge of primary internationa obligations, concurrently with thal act it's recognition will take place This government desires immediate and cordial relations of mutual help fulness and simply wishes that ths l basis of international intercourse 1 should be properly maintained.
 Accordingly. on the 27th of May MT. Summerlin, American charge a
 Mexico City, presented to Genera Obregon proposed treaty covering matters to which reference has beer
 made. The matter is now in tn
 course of negotiation and it is to b
 hoped that when the nature of tn
 precise question is fully appreciates
 the obstacles which have stood in tn
 way of a satisfactory settlement vii disappear