The Washington times., 1922-02-25
NEW NOTE ON
RECOGNITION IS
SENT MEXICO
Dispatch, Couched In Same
Intimidating Terms, Is
Yelled in Secrecy.
by Universal Service.

by Universal Service.
A note to the Mexican Govern
ment demanding compliance with
conditions laid down by the United
States months ago as the price
of recognition has been dispatched
by the State Department within
the last few days.
Action Strictly Secret.
Preparation OF the communication
and its transmission to Mexico City
were surrounded with the strictest
possible secrecy so far as the gen.
eral public Is concerned.
No intimation has been given at
the State Department that this
In the Mexican situation, although
inquiries have been made daily.
The information came today from
a source which is frequently allowed
to speak unofficially for both the
White House and State Department.
The news, however, was not de-
signed for public consumption.
To give the disclosure its full
Significance II is proper to state that
the informant also Is a friend of the
powerful interests in this country
which have been instrumental in
blocking recognition OF the Obregon
government.
The State Departments activity,
| II is noted, comedies with the launch.
ing OF the fight in Congress to re
quire the Administration to let the
country know just why it declines TO
restore friendly relations with the
southern republic.
Connally Clarifies Situation.
Congressman Tom Connally OF
Texas, on Thursday, in an exhaus.
tive analysis Of the Mexican situa.
ton and the policy pursued by the
State Department. demonstrated
that there Is no plausible ground
| for longer delaying recognition OF
| Obregon.
Connally Friday vigorously do
nounced the refusal OF the Rules
Committee to even take up for
consideration his resolution for ar
investigation OF the plot OF Amer
lean oil interests TO secure the over
throw OF Obregon. Intense inter
est has been aroused among men,
bers of the House by the two
speeches, and indications are that
the fight will be maintained until
the State Department makes q
satisfactory disposition Of the mat
| ter.
Details Of the note Just sent tG
that Il IL said to have been sharp
almost peremptory. II Is understood
to have pointed out that q posi-
ton almost untenable for the United
States has been developed. The
responsibility for this situation was
charged to Obregon and his refusal
TO sign the treaty, which formed
the basis of the negotiations started
last summer.
II was also assertained that the
foreign governments which have
withheld recognition of the Mexican
government out OF courtesy to the
United States are now demanding
that this Government take the initia'
tive for a new status in the rela.
, tons OF this and the other powers
with Mexico.
Oil Interests In on Deal.
! The manner in which the news OF
! the dispatching of the note leaked
{ out apparently indicates that the
oil interests, whose activities were
| exposed by the Hearst newspapers
were the only ones permitted 10
know of the new development. To
| others, the State Department stead.
| fastly has claimed that the status
| was the same as last summer
when Obregon refused to sign on
the dotted line.
In bringing the situation to the
attention of the House again Fri
day, Congressman Connally said:
| Il introduced a resolution about a
month ago to investigate the alleged
activities and propaganda conducted
! by the oil interests of the United
States with reference to Mexico.
That resolution is now pending be.
fore the Committee on Rules, where
It will slumber peacefully; of course,
II will 60 to sleep there.
But II 1t was a resolution chok.
ing off debate and hammering
| through this House some legislation
| in favor of a special interest. such as
tariff bill or revenue measure, you
would witness the Rules COMMITTEES
rushing to the floor of this House
and urging that the rule be adopted
| and Immediately passed through this
| House"
House Approves Criticism.
The House expressed it's approval
OF tnlS CrltlClSm OF the Rules COM
mittee by general laughter. Mr..
Connally referred to recent press
accounts of uprisings and attempted
revolutions in Mexico, which the
Obregon Government Immediately
put down, and declared:
1T requires money to conduct q
revolution. 1t takes arms to con-
duct a revolution. know that those
wild, ragged bands that compose
the revolutionary armies OF Mexico
have neither resources nor money,
and IL there are revolutions and up.
risings along the Texas border, the
inspiration for those uprisings and
, revolutions Is bound to come from
other source than the revolutionists
themselves.
1T has been openly charged in the
press Of this country covering a long
period of years that American oil
interests were interested in foment.
| ing dissension in the Republic of
Mexico and were interested in a
change in that government.
my resolution simply proposes
to authorize the Committee on For.
eign Affairs to look into this ques.
ton and ascertain It's truth or fal.
sitty. This House ought to know,
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