Evening star., 1922-08-08
DEMAND ON MEXICO
RE|TERATEDBY U.S..
Paper Says Hughes Insists
; Upon Deeds With Regard
{ to Guarantees.
MAY NOTES ANSWERED
Confscatory Program Of obregon
Said to Be Complained of
t by Secretary.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXlCO CITY, August S.-Mexico
again has been told by Charles E.
Hughes, the American Secretary OF
State, that Mexico's accomplishments
regarding guarantees for American
properties and interests, must be
moro of deeds and less of words. If
American recognition is to be ex-
tended to Mexico. according to Ex-
celsior
communication to this effect. the
paper says, was delivered by George
T. Summerlin, the American charge
d'afraires, to Foreign Minister PAM
last Thursday. in answer to the Mexl-
can foreign office notes of May and
"a. In which it was asserted that
Mexico would provide the guaran-
tees aimed to be secured by a treaty
of amity and commerce and insisted
upon by the State Department at
Washington.
Excelsior asserts that 1t has re-
liable knowledge of the communl-
cation, which it describes as EN-
bodying friendly insistence by MT.
Hughes that recognition or Mexico
guarantee that American holdings in
MEXICO are not to be subject to con-
dscation.
Embassy Remains silent.
The American embassy has main
,ained its usual policy of silence on
the situation, all inquiries be-
ing referred to the Mexican foreish
office. where it was said such matters
must be treated confidentially. From
other sources, however, 1t was learn ,
ed that the communication referreu u
to by Excelsior was in the form OF
q letter from Mr.. Hughes to MI
Summerlin. 1t was dated July -. ~
1T the American secre,ary vi lad
reiterates his previously enunclateo
policy toward Mexico and asks the
charge d.affaires to incorporate the
letter in an informal document 10
Senior Pani for the perusal 'ol 'he
latter. ~
1t is understood that Mr.. HughsS'
while insisting on a treaty, polnts gu.
that IL in nowise shall impugn Mexi-
can sovereignty nor offend Mexlca II
national pride or dignity. Ihe iet'ei
is said to call attention to the appar-
ent confiscatory program when mas
been carried out during the Opreson n
administration against American
nroperty owners and to say that un-
til fair and reasonable compensation
is provided formal diplomatic ,rela- :
tions between the United states anu
Mexico cannot prevail.
Although the tone of Mr.. Hughes
communication is said to have been
friendly and to allow all freedom
10 Mexico in the accomplishment OIL
its guarantees. persons VINO profess
to know assert that, nevertheless:
there Is slight undercurrent OF
Irritation over it.
Excelsior says Great britaln'
France and Belgium recently sus-
gested to the United States the ad-
Visibility of recognition of the gov
ernment OF President Obregon. to
which Secretary Hughes replied In
formal communications reiteratinG
his stand with regard to a treaty.
Much interest is felt here with re-
gard to the complexion of the next
congress, which will convene the first
week in September. CHIEF interest
here lies in the attitude which will
amendment of article II of the con-
stirution dealing with the oil situa-
tion. and the agreement entered into
in New York by Secretary OF the
Treasury de la Huerta with Ameri-
can bankers.
The financial agreement reached by
Secretary of the Treasury de la
Huerta and the international COM
mittee of bankers in New York is
now ready to be presented for final
ratification to the Mexican congress
when 1t convenes in September.
The agreement was ratified and
signed yesterday by President Obre-
gon. without the slightest change in
the original text.
President Obregon has had the text
of the agreement at hand ever since
Senior de la Huerta returned from the
United States, but 1t was not until
Sunday that his health permitted him
to go over it with the latter, point by
point. 1t is understood the president
a t first objected to some of the minor
clauses but yielded to Senior de la
Huerta's request for unequivocal rati-
flea ton. and affixed his name to the
document just before the banquet
which he rendered to his private
secretary, Fernando Torreblanca. and
his bride, who was Hortense Gales,
daughter of the secretary of the
interior. In newspaper circles the
preSident's action is hailed as an
other step forward toward recogni-
tion by the United States government.