New-York tribune., 1922-11-19
position Of this government remains
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MEXICO CITY, Nov. 10 (By The AS
sociatsd press) All South and Central
American Republics were being in
formed to-day that Mexico resented
any censorship Of It's legislation by the
United States or other powers and that
President Ob7egon's statement to chat
effect had won for him the virtual vote
az confidence In the Chamber Of Dcpu-,
ties.
This action grew ont Of heated de-
bate In the chamber last night follow
ing the disclosure of q series of corn
,ni1rtcationss said to have recently
passed bstwseu Foreign Secretary Psni
and George T. Sasnmerlin. the Arneri
can Charge d'AfYaires. In these COM
municasions Mr.. Snmmeriin, speaking
For che American State Department., is
declared to have offered suggestions
concerning the prospective petroleum.
law which is to be considered by Con-
gress. The Mexican government iS
represented so holding tho opinion that
these suggestions are intrusive.
Seldom has there been such 81, out-
burst Of oratory and vindictive
speeches against the United States AS
was witnessed In the Chamber last eve.
ming when communications dating back
letters, some Of which were mere per-
sonal notes between Foreign Secretary
Pant and Mr. Sunmerlin, were inter
preted as an encroachment upon the ma
tional sovereignity, and The Lower
House, unanimously approving Presi~
dent Obregon's attitude, voted to in
form all Latin-Anerics countries of
"the Yankee attempts at imperialism" !"
According to the communications as
published here, Mr.. Summerlin on 0c-
tober 10 last wrote personal note TO
Secretary Pani inciodng copy Of a
draft of proposed petroleum. law and
soon ae II was prepared. On October
2l Secretary pani acknowledged tho
nete and on November 16, according 70
tho published memoranda, he received
another communication from che Amer
lean charge in which the latter said
he had received instructions from the
State Department to inform the Mexi-
can Minister that the proposed Pc
troleuEa law is entirely inadequate for
the protection Of rights legally ac-
quired by North Americans"
On November is Secretary Pani re-
piled that both he and President Obre-
gon had not been informed Of the text
Of such law aad thet President OBJ
TegoA Had sent no sacn project TO Con-
gress.
President obregon wishes to inform
yeu,' the note added, "that the de-
corun and sovereignty Of the nation
totally ircapacitates IL to accept sug-
gestion that its laws, which are wholly
legislative matters, should receive pre-
vious censure from the governments Of
other countries."
Chamber Applauds Obregcn
This declaration, when read IL the
Chamber, provoked storm Of applause
and the discussion resulted in the
adoption Of resolution coma1ending
the President for his patriotic senti-
ment."
Alvarez del Castillo. president OF the
Co"operatista psrty, which is dominant
in the lower house, declared that
vote OF thanks was due the United
States for uniting all parties in Mex
leo against shis aggression on the part
OF the United States"
The newspapers treat the incident as
the most Sensational news IN several
months.
"a grave international incident is
surging," says "El Democrata' "Pres-
ident obregon repulses all invasions Of
national sovereignty" says eel Uni