The border vidette., 1923-07-14
TWO PRESIDENTS COMING.
Harding and Obregon to Clasp Hands
at Port of Nogales.

Presidents Warren q. Hard
ing of the United States and
Alvaro Obregon Of Mexico are
to meet in the near future on the
Mexican American boundary line
at Nogales to pledge themselves
to work for lasting friendship
between the two nations.
According to Universal Ser.
vice dispatch appearing under
Washington dateline in Tues
days Los Angeles Examiner, the
meeting will take place between
Nogales, Sonora, and Nogales,
Arizona.
The dispatch reads in part as
follows: The date has not been
fixed. but probably will be day
soon alter President Harding's
arrival at Los Angeles on his
return trip from Alaska and be
fore his departure for Porto Rico
via the Panama Crnal.
Arrangements for the event
are being made through Ralph
Cameron, the first Republican
elected to the United States Sen.
ate from that state.
president Harding is thor.
oughly in sympathy with the
project. it was stated at Senator
Cameron's Office today, and has
given. assurances to the latter
he will view with approval any
measures taken to bring about
the meeting.
FAVORABLE REPLY
Just before the departure of
the President for st. Louis, on
the first leg of his Alaskan trip,
he replied favorably to a letter
from Senator Cameron on the
subject and invited the Senator
to the White House, where they
discussed the matter at length.
This followed a. less favor.
able exchange of correspond
ence, which took place about the
first of June. At that time the
result of the Mexico City recog
milton conference was still re
garded as uncertain and Mr..
Harding felt it would be unwise
to take steps which later might
have to be retracted. Develop.
ments in that conference were
so favorable prior to his depart.
ure. however, that the Execu.
tive's attitude of caution relaxed
and Senator Cameron was en-.
couraged to go ahead with his
plans.
MEETING PROMISED
'The proposal for a meeting
between the two Chief Execu.
tives was first made soon after
Harding's nomination for the
Presidency in 1920. A delega.
tion of Arizona Republicans Wis.
tied him at Marion and obtained
a promise that if the relations
between the two countries could
be regularized, Harding would,
if elected, be more than glad to
clasp hands with Obregon across
the border.
''The relations between Mex.
leo and the United States were
so strained until April of this
year that nothing further was
done until then, when the efforts
of Arizona Republicans and So
nora Mexicans were renewed.
President Obregon, notified
of the efforts on foot, at once
signified his approval, indicat-
ing that should the meeting be
brought about, he would prefer
that the two Nogales should be
selected, as he is a resident of
Nogales, Sonora.
CREDIT TO NOGALES
To the delegation of American
and Mexican business men from
Nogales who presented the pro.
ject to him, he said:
Mexico today, We hope, stands
on the threshold of a new era of
happiness, progress and pros
perity.
History, in making record of
the new developments and this
international meeting of concord,
will give credit for it to the citi.
zens of the Nogales, who start
ed it..''
Senator Cameron today point
ed out that the initerary Of Pre-
sident Harding already has been
expanded two days at Los An
geles for the purpose of permit
ting him to visit Catalina Is
land. He expressed the hope
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