Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-12-28
MEXICAN RECOGNITION

MEXICAN RECOGNIIlON
Representative c. B. Hudspeth of Texas, adj
dressing the House of Representatives recently
had the following interesting lnIofIlaeioh 70 give
about Mexico and Mexican recognition:
sNThe general trend of all this propaganda for
Immediate recognition of Mexico is to the effect
that there will be no confscatlon and no retroac-
tive laws but the constitution and laws OF Mexico
by express and very clear terms Dotn are conlisca-
tory and retroactive. In reply to this propaganda
Secretary Hughes wrote on June OF TINS year:
IF Mexico does not contemplate conflscatory pol
lev the government can conceive OF no possible
objection to the treaty. And again agree with
the Secretary of State when ne says: Inc Iunda-
mental question under consideration is the safe
guarding of property rights against conflscatlon.
Mexico is free to adopt any policy which she
peases with respect to her public lands but she
is not free to destroy, without compensation, valid
titles which may have been obtained Americans
under Mexican laws Oh, you say, What business
is it of ours what kind of constitution Mexico has
let it be socialistic or anarchlstlc. Wen, we
have not recognized the Bolshevik government OF
Russia and still there has been no cOnlscatlon OF
American property there We did not recognize
the government of Victoriona Huerta founded up
on assassination pillage, and murder, although 1T
was not alleged that American property was be-
ing confiscated. | am not SO greatly concerned
as to how Mexico governs her own peo-
ple although do not indorse socialistic govern
ment anywhere on this earth; but, gentlemen, |
American ought to be, as to the treatment she
accords Americans over there that the govern
ment invited in there and are still extending 1nyl-
tations to come and the extent of protection She
accords their person and property.
''Now, let me state to some of my friends who
are hollong so loudly for immediate and urcondl-
tional recognition; that if the Mexican govern
ment operating under this constitution, is recog-
nized, the effect will be to release Mexico from
every article of the existing treaty between that
country and the United States binding Mexico to
respect the private property lawfully acquired, or
the liberty of American citizens in that republic.
All you say, the supreme court will safeguard
their rights. They can resort to that tribunal to
guard against confscation.' Well you could sue
out in the supreme court of that country what is
called the writ of ampario this writ combines
The essential elements of the writ of habeaS cor
ous. certorari, and mandamus. 1t gives redress
to specific person or entity, and never makes
any general statement of law. 1t can never de-
clare law unconstitutional. Now, Mexico says,
and it has been repeated here on the floor by
some of my friends, that she can not sign the
treaty; it would be humiating to her national
pride Now, she did sign declaration acknowl-
edging the independence OF Texas on the battle
field of San Jacinto. | do not know whether she
saved her national pride, but Santa Ana saved
his hide. And again. this utterance may seem
strange indeed, for after the war OF l848, when
the Mexican nation was PROSTATE before vlctor1-
Gus American armies and the treaty OF Guada-
lupe-Hidalgo was signed at the point of the bayo-
net, the United States government dictated just
what should be the status OF an American cltl-
zen in Mexico and that these provisions were
binding upon both governments. The United
States government said in effect, You shall treat
Americans in Mexico exactly thus and So and
their rights shall be just But the rights of Mexi-
cans in the United States shall be exactly the
same Now, that is all the United States is con-
tending for today. Who is it on this floor or else
I, but hot baS
same rights before the courts in this country as
an American, and the same judicial mantle of
protection is thrown over his property? Now, let
us exact this from Mexico and while desire dip
lomatic and friendly relations to be resumed be-
tween the two countries, and probably recogni-
ton would greatly advance the commercial in
terests of my home city and along the border in
my district, which l would greatly desire, STILL
Mr.. Chairman, if that can not be brought about
in the proper manner, if Mexico is not both able
and willing to guarantee that protection over her
own signature. nothing humiliating and nothing
unreasonable, as one representative | would be
willing to defer recognition till the crack OF
DOOM"