The Washington times., 1922-01-23
Fate OF MEXICO
SEEMS To REST
WITH BANKERS
Huerta's Conference With La
mont May Settle Recog-
milton Question.
by OTHEMAN STEVENS.

BY OTHEMAN STEVENS. :
Copyright. 1922. by Universal servics)
MEXICO CITY. Jan. 2S.--Ministei
Of Finance de la Huerta may 60 &c
! New York to talk again with the
rather funny self-made minister
plenipotentiary. Thomas w. Lamont
and his associates about what Il
called by the newspapers here chan
tage," which means "hold up" BY
the international group OF bankers.
Or he may not go. II he doei
go 1t will not be as the "come-on
man, which possibly those bankers
expect him to be.
Voices Vigorous Opinion.
Minister de la Huerta. when asked
today to express himself ABOUT tbs
situation Of the negotiations with
hose bankers. said:
"Mr. Lamont does the Mexican gov
,rnment justice when he Is quoted
Is recognizing the high sense o.
honor and probity which has marked
ur actions about the negotiations
'egarding our foreign debt.
"He Is also said to have said that
re has confidence in our fulfilling
I'll our obligations. The speech late
made by Mr.. Lamont at the Wal
lori Astoria confirms that belief
II we should finally come to an
agreement satisfactory to both SIDES.
hat will be evidence Of the good
will that results entail.
ION the other hand. IL we should
not come to an understanding the
complete history Of the negotiation In
letail will prove to the people OF
Iexico and the United States and
he world that Mexico has indeed
deserved the encomiums which Mr.
amont has said about this govern.
nent, for that record will show the
motives and actions and records that
made 1t impossible to agree.
Speaking generally. may say
hat Mr.. Lannon'S utterances give
is great satisfaction because the
,onor of a government is the basis
4 its acts. ,
VIII Open Records.
in case Of failure OF these ne
rot atoms both sides in such an i'm.
'ortant controversy, which would
ave results potent one way or the
,ther to the world of finance. should
want to justify their position and
he only way to do that would be by
81 would feel II duty to do that
y the interests of truth. As the
natter now stands I think favorable
determination will soon be reached
'ossibly in a few days or a couple
VI weeks"
Despite Mr.. de la Huerta's polite
IMPRESSIONS. Mexicans thoroughly un'
'erstand the dolorous position In
which the delay Of recognition pend
ng the dickering OF the money
hangers has placed the United
States Government. II senses the
levieus construction placed on the
'hsurdly prominent part Mr.. Lamont
and his combination of dollar lords
ire permitted to play In purely In
crnational matter, one in which
mere spectators are permitted Ia
assume the power of diplomats with
,uI diplomatic sense. For example
he story goes that Mr.. Lamont be
ore he came here expressed hS
'onfidence to handle inexperienced
rabinet ministers in Mexico" aztec re
lai worked his will with the astute
government officials Of Europe.
Editorial Is Quoted.
he blunders he has committed as
dollar diplomat makes II easy r.
,elieve the Universal of this city, OF
which Mr.. Felix. F.. Palavicini Is
,wner and editor. reported veracious,
v public sentiment here, and for
hat matter sentiment Of the greater
,art Of the public opinion in the
United States, when II published yes
erday an editorial headed THE
Chantage OF the International Group
II Bankers"
A recent editorial by William
Randolph Hearst is largely quoted
md favorably discussed on this same
ooint of a "hold-up" Of Mexico by
he bankers. and Mr.. Palavicini ends
his article with:
Does the government at the White
House know It is being used by un
cleanly influences? Does It know that
big interests are using low means to
attain their objects?
"Mr. Hearst does not tell us, but
he does affirm that II 10 now time to
clear the way, and when there il talk
like that in the United States and
from the mouth Of a great journal
ist who is informed on the situation
that means there 10 something oc
o,,ltI,, t. yyan