New-York tribune., 1922-05-09
BoardP
To Close Rift
With Mexico
Plan for International Com.
mission 10 Reach Agree
ment Discussed by Hard
ing With Senator Bo,rsum
L. 5. Stands by Treaty
Guarantees for American
Property Required Before
Recognizins o bregon

WASHINGTON. May 8.-Creation o.
an internal commission 70 canvass the
whole field OF relations between the
United States and Mexico was suc-
gested in official circles to-day as a
possible means Of reaching al agree
ment to permit American recognition
of the Mexico City government of Gen
eral Oregon.
So far as details were revealed i
was indicated tonight that neither the
Harding Administration nor the Obre-
gon authorities had been formally com
mitted to the commission plan There
were Indications, however. that the
suggestion was being looked upon with
favor by some officials, both in Wash
ington and the Mexican capital.
Almost a year has elapsed since the
United States submitted to General
Obregon the proposed treaty Of amity
and commerce which would provide
guarantees against the Mexican con-
tscatory DEGREES of recent yeats and
would automatically accord the
Obregon government full recognition.
in the negotiations which have fol
lowed this proposal no basis Of agree
ment has been found and there have
been limitations ON both sides that
any proposed method of procedure
which would contribute to better
understanding, would be welcomed
Harding Discusses Plan
t,o to, 7ieci
discussed with President Harding to
day by Senator Bursum, Reublican, Of
New Mexico, who said afterWard that
he was confident such 4 plan would
prove acceptable if General Obregon
and his advisers cared to suggest Ii.
In other quarters it was indicated that
some Mexican officials already had
given the suggestion serious consid-
Grafton.
1t was made clear during the day,
however, that whatever procedure was
adopted in continuing the negotiation
the American government was deter
mined that the guarantees against con-
fscation outlined in the proposed treaty
Of amty and commerce must be given
before General Obregon would receive
the formal recognition Of Washington.
1t was said at the Sta te Department
lI!GC Ciit lG'iucoNS IOl guarantees an
nounced in connection with the submis-
sion Of the proposed treaty on May II,
1921, remained unchanged and that no
further demands which might affect in
ternal Mexican affairs had been added
An article in the current number of
"The Nation attributjng to this gov
ernment policy Of political nterven-
ton as the price of recognition vas
vehemently denied by spokesman for
The Administration.
The article, written by Henry G. Ais
berg, was characterized as false in de-
tail, false in toto and a batch Of lies 81
The Administrator spokesman whose
attention was called to the article de-
clared the statement was "atror'eu
and worthy OF the utmost contempt
In dcnouncing the article, wn,-'i
sought to show that the Harding Ad-
ministration bad demanded the right
to interfere in the internal affairs Of
Mexico as the price of recognition, the
official said that nothing more despca-
bic had come to his attention since the
Administration came into Office. The
official then reiterated the policy Of the
/ President with reference to Mexico. as
.serting that the outstanding require
ment from Mexico was that she recog-
nize the rights Of American citizens.